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Arcade Game Tournament Kit: How to Host a Retro Gaming Night

July 11, 2025 / Gaming

There’s something timeless about the sound of pixelated explosions, the thrill of button-mashing combos, and the neon glow of arcade cabinets. Whether you’re reliving childhood memories or introducing younger gamers to the classics, hosting a retro gaming night is the perfect way to celebrate gaming history. Add a bit of competition with a well-planned arcade […]

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The Golden Age of the Video Game Arcade : 1983

July 19, 2024 / Gaming, The Golden Age of the Video Game Arcade

1983: The year of the video game crash, and, of course, Return of the Jedi! Home computing, for me at least wouldn’t start for another year. On my cousin’s rubber keyed Spectrum, Horace Goes Skiing didn’t do it for me, and the Arcade was still very much king, the cutting edge of the gaming industry. The arcades, at

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The Golden Age of the Video Game Arcade

July 15, 2024 / Blog, The Golden Age of the Video Game Arcade, Writing

This new blog series will chronicle a golden age of my life, before home consoles, social media and even mobile phones took over. I was lucky to be born in 1974. As a young boy I witnessed the birth of the arcade computer game (and computer games in general) in the late 70’s, was a

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Browser Games: The Future of Gaming?

May 29, 2021 / Blog, Gaming

How browser gaming re-ignited my passion for the oldest and purest gaming platform of all: The Video Game Arcade. Have video games become too complicated? When I think of my favourite video games of all time, most of my top 10 would have to be from the Golden Age of the Video Arcade, which, for

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