46 episodes
The Arcade Files AJ
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4.9 • 7 Ratings
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Want to go to the arcade? That was my favorite question growing up and in this podcast, I'll dive into the history of arcades. Join me as I talk about the most famous arcade games of the past, introduce you to some you may have never heard of and explore the world of arcades.
PS. They are still out there.
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Popeye
Originally, Popeye was to be released before Donkey Kong, but Nintendo could not procure the rights to do so. However, they did not give up and was eventually given the blessing, with Shigeru Miyamoto and Genyo Takeda taking the lead for the project. Nintendo gave the world another fun arcade game for all to enjoy and a story worth sharing enjoy!
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Check out Revival Arcade at https://www.revival-arcade.com and follow their social media!
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Pengo
Sega enters the cute character competition in hopes of getting some attention off of Pac-Man, with a new maze game called Pengo. The game was a commercial success in North America and was the first arcade game to have a fully interactive environment. Just remember if you encounter a Sno-bee in the wild, just chunk some ice at him. Enjoy the show!
Check out Kid Shoryuken's YouTube channel and his arcade walkthroughs: https://www.youtube.com/user/KidShoryuken
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Moon Patrol
Irem enters the arena with Moon Patrol back in 1982 and was the first video game to feature a full parallax scrolling experience. Not only that, but teaming up with Williams for distribution led to one of the most beautiful cabinets released. Moon Patrol is a fun game and has a great story, with a game designer who wasn't a one and done, he was just getting warmed up. Enjoy the episode!
Atari's Moon Patrol commercial featured in this episode is sole property of Atari and was used as an educational piece. No copyright infringement was intended in its use.
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Check out the upcoming auction in September from the Museum of Pinball, hosted by Captain's Auction Warehouse!
https://captainsauctionwarehouse.com/
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Kangaroo
Back in 1982, Atari is looking to repeat the formula set by Nintendo and Donkey Kong. Thus, Kangaroo was born, but from Sun Electronics, with a four screen game design, and simple enough game play, plus it was cute looking game. However, some employees at Atari were not to thrilled about this game being picked up for distribution by Atari and they let their voice be heard. How so? Well just listen and find out, enjoy the episode!
Atari's Kangaroo commercial featured in this episode is sole property of Atari and was used as an educational piece. No copyright infringement was intended in its use.
Read the article from Arcade Heroes & Amusement Expo 2021
https://arcadeheroes.com/2021/07/09/amusement-expo-2021-round-up/
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Jungle King aka "Jungle Hunt"
In the summer of 1982, Taito released Jungle King to the arcades, but was quickly met with lawsuit and had to change the game to Jungle Hunt. Not only is this classic remembered for that little uh-oh, but it was the first game to introduce players to parallax scrolling, with the player jumping over enemies. Hmm...sounds familiar.
Atari's Jungle Hunt commercial featured in this episode is sole property of Atari and was used as an educational piece. No copyright infringement was intended in its use.
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Front Line
It's late 1982 and Taito is releasing their first military themed, run & gun coin op title. It does great in Japan, but does that translate well to the rest of the world? Unfortunately, Front Line feels like a forgotten game during the Golden Age of Arcades, but it's worth mentioning and should be fondly remembered.
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Check out Taito's Egret II mini arcade console coming in March 2022, but this link is only in Japanese!
https://www.taito.co.jp/egret2mini/shop
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Customer Reviews
Very informative and fun!
AJ gives his take on many games from a lot of our childhoods with a cool spin on interesting facts and knowledge many may not know about games and the genre. Very informative. 👍🏻
Interesting and fun podcast
I love the classic arcade games discussed in depth on each episode. Listen and you’ll learn things you didn’t know about your favorite games plus gain new insights on games you didn’t know much about.
Great show!
This is my favorite podcast for classic arcade games. Absolutely terrific!
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