ARCADE GAMES
Playing the Holy Trinity of Video Gaming’s Roguelike Resurgence
Hardcore and each distinct within their field, today's randomly generated games are thrilling experiences.
1983’s ‘Tapper’ Better Reflects Glasgow Culture Than ‘GTA’ or ‘Call of Duty’
Video games don't make you violent, but could their depictions of alcohol abuse be influencing real-life drinkers?
How Sega’s Mega Drive Made Modern Gaming What It Is Today
Sega's 16bit machine set a whole bunch of precedents that the games world is still following.
Smells Like 8-Bit: Your Favorite Grunge Just Went Chiptune
In "8-Bit Grunge," Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam go 8-bit. This is like Rock Band in the arcade age.
Street Artists Resurrect Classic Arcade Gaming With A Psychedelic Twist
Featuring 18 arcade games and two pinball machines, FAILE & Båst's "Deluxx Fluxx Arcade" brings old-school gaming to the Edinburgh Art Festival.
And Now You Can Play Tetris On Your Shirt
We can only hope this is followed-up with an Asteroids V-neck.
Plug Into A 1930s Cartoon With New, Throwback Video Game
"Cuphead," for Xbox One, includes hand-drawn cell animation and a live recorded jazz soundtrack. Vintage cartoon fans eat your heart out.
"Obscure Video Games" Is An Insane Gaming Graveyard
With gems like Captain Commando and Dishaster, this GIF-filled Tumblr is an 8-bit amusement park for the id.
Hanging Out at Brighton's Virtual Fight Club
"I Am Arcade" is a night for gamers to meet up and beat the shit out of each other on Super Street Fighter IV.
Someone Made The Pac-Man Soundtrack 13 Years Before The Game Was Created
This Italian sound experiment from 1967 sounds eerily familiar...
These Old School Hackers Used Dead Tech To Make Arcade Game Art
PrintCade turns e-waste into Space Invader-inspired creativity.