I’ve always wanted to check out one of these places, and see how my great-grandparents disposed of their spare change.
What Arcades Looked Like Before Video Games [Arcades]Kotaku
The word “arcade” is these days synonymous with video games, but it wasn’t always that way. More »
But I wonder how much this new look will endear itself to fans of the old, dark, crowded hallway the old CF was known as? Either way, I have a feeling that if they bring the 2D fighters, the games will come back.
A Gaming Landmark, Transformed [Video]Kotaku
This morning, Kotaku video editor Chris Person and I took a trip to New York’s Chinatown Fair, which reopened last Friday following a sudden closure last December. It doesn’t look very much like the old Chinatown Fair. More »
Who else would’ve come up with such crazy tech, especially so far ahead of their competitors? Sure, they’re still technically in the arcade hardware business, but that industry is a shadow of what it once was. Without a home console, SEGA can’t bring cutting-edge tech like 3D glasses to home audiences, a’la the most awesome game to play when drunk ever made?
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Hey! I'm Mike, this is my blog. and my dream is to use my middling tech skills to make the world a better place (not in the techno-libertarian, "the world is a better place if I get mine" sense, but in the actual, "I want to help" sense).
