Mini arcade games provide the nostalgia that you want from retro arcade cabinets of the 1980s without taking up space in your home like the full-scale arcade machines. They are easy to collect and keep on a shelf or desk… Read More »Best Mini Arcade Machines to Buy in 2021 (Reviews and Comparison Guide)
With the explosion of the popularity of arcades in the 80s, many arcade games featured real life brands within the games themselves. Product placement in arcade games, along with pinball machines, started the trend in video games today. I want… Read More »History of Product Placement in Video Games (The First Arcade Game Examples)
I will provide a list of the most interesting hidden messages found in arcade games. A lot of these messages are easter eggs that programmers wanted to sneak into the game. They are odd secrets that help in showing credit… Read More »15 Arcade Game Easter Eggs and Creepy Hidden Messages
These Donkey Kong arcade clones show just how much these bootleg developers will copy from the classic, original Donkey Kong arcade game. They copy it in order to trick consumers into playing their knockoff game because they are familiar with… Read More »Donkey Kong Arcade Clones (Gameplay and Art Comparison)
There are a crazy amount of arcade game clones and in this part I’m going to cover clones of the popular arcade game, Centipede. Check out the full list of classic arcade clones for more similar games and knockoffs. There… Read More »Centipede (Arcade Game) Clones and Bootlegs
A coin pusher does exactly what the name suggests – it is an arcade game that pushes coins (duh). Put in tokens or coins and try to stockpile them as much as you can in order to push them off… Read More »Coin Pusher History – From Real Money to Cards (Are They Legal?)
Punisher, the 1993 arcade game, has a pretty complex control scheme. It took me quite some time to figure out how to do certain moves when I first started playing. I didn’t even know you could roll until I almost… Read More »The Punisher Game Controls (Arcade 1993)
Pac-Man Clones Pac-Man was released in 1980 by Namco. Midway published it in North America and owns the rights. The arcade game was extremely popular and sold over 300,000 arcade machines. Due to the success, there were many clones and… Read More »List of Pac-Man Arcade Clones and Similar Games
Dig Dug is a classic arcade game that was released in 1982 by Namco. Atari would later take over the license. Dig Dug has since been ported to PC and many home consoles. Provided in this article is basic information… Read More »Dig Dug – Controls, Enemies, and the Strange Scoring System
Space Bomber Description Space Bomber was made in 1998. Psikyo produced Space Bomber and released the arcade game in Japan only. Space Bomber plays similarly to Space Invaders and other arcade top-down shooters. It sets itself apart with it’s wild… Read More »Space Bomber (1998) – Arcade Game Shoot’em Up