Last year in December there were a couple of streamers on Twitch playing through Final Fantasy. This was followed by Games Done Quick in January and sooner than I realized, I had a hankering to play Final Fantasy 1 and found myself even trying to learn how to speed run the game. After a few…Continue readingFinal Fantasy Month
Last year for Christmas, my sister was getting ready to move out of state and thus was getting rid of a lot of stuff. Some of the items that they indicated that they were putting up for sale was their old Nintendo system and games. Naturally i bought them at a fairly low price because…Continue readingRetro Game Collecting
I recently found an article that a Utah arcade owner wrote about how his last year went in the industry. It is actually a really good article. It is rare to have arcade owners actually write stuff like this explaining what has been working, what hasn’t been working, plans on the future and thoughts on…Continue readingClassic Arcades from an Arcade Owner
It has been three weeks since I originally thought up my idea of the classic arcade and still my mind is racing with new ideas. Literally thousands of things popping through my head. Quarters, Tokens or entry-fee? Prices for everything, general feel of the establishment, what kinds of food to have. Then I move on…Continue readingSo Many Arcade Ideas, Not enough $$
Mario has always been a trendsetter, it is only recently that his role in video games has largely diminished. However, Donky Kong, Super Mario, Mario 3, Super Mario World, and Mario 64 all created buzzes in the industry. Even Mario Galaxy is hugely innovative, though the platformer may be so dead by now that we…Continue readingNew Classic Games
