A popular theme in many manga (mangi?) and anime flicks is the retconning of World World II. Games, manga and anime such as Valkyria Chronicles, Operation Darkness, and Pumpkin Scissors all take the setting, esthetic and look of 1940′s Europe and each add their own twist, whether that be mechs, steampunk technology, or field medics in fetish [...]
Posts Tagged ‘arcade’
Halloween Spooktacular: Vs. Castlevania
Posted in Featured Article, Reviews, tagged arcade, castlevania, dualsystem, halloween, horror, konami, nes, nintendo, playchoice, playchoice 10, red tent, retro, unisystem, video games, vs. on October 31, 2010 | 12 Comments »
Nintendo’s Vs. arcade hardware, released in the mid 80′s, was truly unique at the time of it’s release. Nintendo took what they did with their earlier dual screen Game and Watch releases and their 1984 arcade release Punch Out! and designed an entire arcade hardware configuration based on dual screens. Although Nintendo offered the Vs. [...]
Nintendo Vs. Arcade Hardware / Red Tent Cocktail Cabinet
Posted in Featured Article, Reviews, tagged arcade, cabinet, cocktail, donkey kong, dual system, dualsystem, Famicom, hardware, nes, nintendo, pcb, playchoice 10, red tent, retro, versus, video game, vs., vs. dr. mario, vs. super mario bros. on September 15, 2010 | 15 Comments »
When you think of Nintendo and the arcade, there’s a good chance the first thing that pops into your head is Donkey Kong. Released in North American arcades in the summer of 1981, Donkey Kong is legendary as not only the first game designed by gaming god Shigaro Miyamoto, but also as the first appearances [...]
The Simpsons arcade game
Posted in Reviews, tagged arcade, beat 'em up, konami, retro, review, the simpsons, video game on November 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In the late 80’s and early nineties, Konami had a knack for turning its licenses into monster arcade hits. Following in the footsteps of such coin-op pay-dirt as Aliens and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Simpsons was yet another example of Konami’s knack for translating licensed properties into pure pixilated wonderment. Taking many cues from [...]
New Game Room Addition (Rad Arcade Content)
Posted in Art of Collecting, finds, tagged arcade, collecting, finds, game room, JAMMA, konami, retro, the simpsons, video games on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The above photograph portrays the swath of destruction I carved through my game room on Sunday night. Why would I intentionally have created such chaos in my normally tidy and uber-organized temple of doom? For probably the best reason of all; an arcade machine. Having owned an arcade cab in the past (Rygar), and having [...]
The Ten Best Konami Games
Posted in Lists, tagged arcade, best, Famicom, genesis, konami, mxs, mxs2, nintendo, playstation, sega cd on June 9, 2008 | 6 Comments »
The two things that have kept Konami on the forefront of video game publishers and developers are consistency and longevity. Going all the way back to the heyday of arcades, Konami has time and time again managed to put out fun, engaging games that challenge conventions and set new standards for excellence. There is hardly [...]
Review: Soul Calibur II Limited Edition Arcade Stick
Posted in Reviews, tagged arcade, fighting games, peripherals, review, Soul Calibur, Soulcalibur on May 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
It is pretty much an undisputed fact that Soul Calibur II is among the greatest fighting games ever made. Released across the three major 6th generation consoles, the game featured a bonus playable character unique to each console version; Link (from the Zelda series) in the GameCube version, Heihachi (from the Tekken series) in the [...]
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