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If you had one of these in the mid 80’s you knew your gaming shit, forget atari, and SNES etc, this was the one to be seen playing by your mates…
Beat by me
Capcom: It's a game about a bunch of characters from different countries fighting for a gem. Don't go too overboard!
Some artist at Capcom:
Jokes aside, I fucking love Power Stone 1 & 2 and I'm gonna be one happy tanooki once it releases on modern consoles for the first time in years.
Mk1 Clash Poses I decided to make of The Riddler & Anarky (DC) and Arcade (Marvel). What do you guys think?
New fursona drop! Wanted to make an arcade themed one for a while and I finally made one that I like :)
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Brad Fuller and Hal Canon – Silly Race
30-Day Video Game Music Challenge (Super Hard Mode) Day 18: Music in a game released the year you were born From Marble Madness (Arcade, 1984)
The first FM sound chip in a video game. That poor thing… Normally, we’d game over first, but this song’s pitch and speed can keep on increasing until the sound chip can’t handle any more.
Source: YouTube, challenge by OverClocked ReMix I think?, via NintendoCapriSun
Neon FM
Tokyo Attack came to Matsuricon again and introduced me to Neon FM, a button-drumming music game with some neat features. If you fail a song, the game drops the difficulty level a little and lets you keep playing. The arcade, iOS, and Android versions all work about the same and even support online multiplayer matches between them. I want to try that sometime but the closest arcade with Neon FM is in the developer’s home town of Baltimore.
I thought Orange Lounge Radio had an interview with the developer, but the wiki had no mention of it. Maybe I've got it mixed up with the Kyle Ward interview in episode 596 where he talks about ReRave's arcade and mobile versions. I'm confused.
Source: Neon FM via Orange Lounge Radio episode 524 (1h59m in) which I had to look up again on the OLR Wiki
Mortal Kombat Arcade With NBA Jam Sound
What happens if you swap out Mortal Kombat’s sound board for one from NBA Jam? YourMKArcadeSource had some extra Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam boards and gave it a shot. As it turns out, you get a totally playable Mortal Kombat with a confused announcer that loves to say “Nuggets!”
Source: YourMKArcadeSource via Nathan Phillips and Now You’re Playing With Podcast
Spirited Play
The local arcades here recently got some exposure in the Columbus Dispatch. 16-Bit started a movement, and now a bunch of new arcades are popping up around town. Once I get to play at all of them, I’ll rank them in a fighting game tier list right here.
When Benjamin Morgan pitched his idea for an arcade to investors, the particulars of his upscale game plan didn’t quite click. “Their response was: ‘So, you’re opening a Chuck E. Cheese?’?” said Morgan, 29. Not exactly. His Old North Arcade is an adults-only hangout north of Ohio State University stocked with 30 vintage titles and 20 craft-beer taps. The venue targets nerd-chic enthusiasts of both Missile Command and microbrews. Call it Arcade 2.0.
In other local news, Columbus Retro League’s Chris Bidwell is playing in the Nintendo World Championships 2015 in Los Angeles. Watch him beat down a bunch of YouTubers this Sunday.
Source: The Columbus Dispatch via Arcade Super Awesome, and Nintendo of America’s Twitter via Chris Bidwell
Mindless Self Indulgence – Never Wanted To Dance
A couple days ago, I stopped by Gotcha Gachapon’s awesome new arcade. It has DJMax Technika 3, Jubeat, Dance Maniax 2nd Mix, DDR Supernova 2, and other Japanese music games that Columbus arcades have never had before…but it’s in basically a storage unit in a bad part of town. Yeah, it’s pretty much this music video. It’s Mindless Self Indulgence, so the lyrics are NSFW.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR0UkTiKxmc and https://mindlessselfindulgence.bandcamp.com/track/never-wanted-to-dance via Spotify via some OLd THPS videos and other friends
16-Bit Bar+Arcade
I visited 16-Bit Bar+Arcade tonight, and I've never seen that many people in an arcade in Columbus. Most games are in excellent shape, and there are some unique cabinets like Baby Pac-Man and Slick Shot. Here are the new high scores on Gorf, Space Invaders, and Rally-X. I'll be coming for the others later. I hope they get a good 90s shmup in there soon.
Source: good ol' cell phone camera and NerdKO
AU: Lucas, a spy/assassin and Jackson, son of a local cook and singer, had been the most closest friends for over the past year since they met. One night, an urgent call was sent out to Lucas, making Jackson worry that he might get hurt. He goes on a search for him, only to find his friend dealing with a criminal.
Jackson runs up, the criminal raises the gun...
BANG
Lucas watches as his close friend falls to the ground, and takes his revenge. He then tries to aid Jackson, who took the bullet right to the heart, but it seemed to be too late.
L: Why did you do that?
J: I - I knew, this would happen. I never wanted you to suffer.
L: Ever since I first met you, you have been the best friend anyone would ask for.
J: Meeting you was all I ever wanted, and I .. am so glad .. to call you .. my brother.