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Donkey Kong ’94 on Nintendo Game Boy is WAY MORE than an Arcade Port!

Donkey Kong,[a] also referred to as Donkey Kong ’94, is a 1994 puzzle-platform game developed by Nintendo and Pax Softnica and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. Donkey Kong is loosely based on the 1981 arcade game of the same name and its sequel Donkey Kong Jr. Like in the original arcade and NES […]

Jon

July 26, 2024

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My Arcade Rolling Thunder Micro Player Review – Albatross vs. WCPO!

Rolling Thunder from the My Arcade line of Micro Players hit the scene back, in 2019, but if you’re looking to flesh out your tiny arcade collection, is this one you should seek out? Rolling Thunder is a run-and-gun shooter action game produced by Namco, originally released as a coin-operated arcade game in 1986. Take […]

Jon

September 25, 2021

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Atari THE400 Mini’s THECXSTICK: Does it Have Problem & Can it be FIXED?

Atari brings the computer age home. Again! Welcome back to the Atari 8-bit world of computing! The powerful Atari 400 set a new standard of capability with its release in 1979, and along with its subsequent models, has been loved by gamers and computer enthusiasts for decades. Now Retro Games and Atari have collaborated to […]

Jon

April 3, 2024

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Arcade Sound Effects: How well do you know these sounds?

Join GenXGrownUp for Perks! » bit.ly/395HEr9 Those of us in Generation X will remember fondly the wash of arcade sound effects that hit us from the classic games when we walked into an arcade. But how well do you remember them? In this quiz, test your knowledge of classic arcade games by identifying the game […]

July 15, 2021

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Sonar: The Atari Prototype that Could Have Been a 2600 LAUNCH TITLE!

The Atari 2600 prototype game, Sonar, was in development at the very start of the Atari 2600 (or maybe even before). Utilizing stereo sound to send separate ping-back notifications to two simultaneous players was a creative use of the 2600’s dual internal speakers — which were removed prior to launch as a cost-saving measure! Possibly […]

Jon

April 4, 2023

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Namco Museum Mini Player | Why Wasn’t THIS the Way?

Five years ago, My Arcade released the Namco Museum Mini Player. It was a 10” cabinet with a vertical aspect ratio screen, loaded with real arcade versions of a number of classics like Pac-Man, Dig Dug, & Galaga. It was released right alongside the first wave of Micro Players that included NES ports of the […]

Jon

December 15, 2023

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