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Pins and Vids 4: A New Hoax Reviewed

Game room aficionados are always starving for new content. Let’s face it; neither pinball or arcade news is exactly mainstream. Luckily Al and Paul have stepped up to the plate with a new offering to fulfill our appetite. Pins and Vids 4 — A New Hoax has just been released. What is Pins and Vids? [...] Related posts:

New Spanish Pinball Machine Reviewed in Detail

Rare Pinball Holy Grail Currently Available on eBay

So who would like an original Big Bang Bar in their game room? Capcom only made 14 Big Bang Bar pinball machines. The game never entered production as Capcom decided to shut down its pinball division. In the years since, the game has developed a cult following due to it unusual theme, playfield toys, and [...] Related posts:

Rare Game Room Gems — Death Race by Exidy

Transforming Your Game Room with Spray Paint

Check out what the amazing artist HEKStyle did to this game room. Just a little time with a few cans of spray paint and the whole room is transformed. Simply an amazing way to radically make your game room your own. Related posts: Enhance Your Game Room Decor with Max Dalton Class Up Your Game [...] Related posts:

Rare Game Room Gems — Empire Strikes Back

The original Star Wars arcade machine given to us by Atari in the early 80’s is no doubt one of the all time arcade classics, as well as being a great collectors item. Well one game that trumps it in the collectors market is Empire Strikes Back. The Empire Strikes Back, while it is the [...] Related posts:

Driving Simulator That Costs More Than a New Porsche

Want the ultimate racing action in your game room? Do you have a nearly $45,000 to spare? Roughly $45,000 could get you a new Porsche Boxter, Chevy Corvette, Ford Mustang and many other fast and fun cars. But it could also get you the TL1 Professional Simulator. This thing is just insane. It features the [...]

The 12 inch Arcade Classic You Must See to Believe

Star Wars arcade by Atari is an all time arcade classic. But you certainly cannot fit one in the palm of your hand. Or can you? Check out the new Star Wars Mini cabinet. This is simply amazing. Related posts: True Arcade Classics: Star Wars Classic Arcade Video Review — Tempest Arcade Classic NFL Blitz [...] Related posts:

Hunting Down Details on the Upcoming Predator Pinball

Could a pinball renewal be upon us? Everyone knows all about the upcoming Wizard of Oz pinball machine by now, but another new pinball vendor has a hot new title in the works as well. Skit-B Pinball is working on bringing you Predator pinball — based on the 1987 film of the same name. Kevin [...] Related posts:

Nearly 20 Year Old Pinball Machine Found Still New in Box

My buddy Gerry at Pinball Promos recently purchased a still new in the box Road Show pinball machine for his game room. He was kind enough to share pictures with me of this incredibly rare experience. I am not sure how many classic pinball machines from the 90′s are still out there, but I expect [...]

Rare Game Room Gems — Environmental Discs of Tron

When it comes to movies there are some that really were just designed to be turned into a video game. Disney’s 1982 sci-fi classic Tron is certainly one of those movies, and today we are going to look at the second arcade game based on this movie Discs of Tron made by Midway. Specifically we [...] Related posts:

Seeking Holy Arcade Grails with Author Sean Newton

You may remember that the The GameRoom Blog talked with Sean Newton last year about his excellent book Bits, Sticks, and Buttons. Well Sean has a new book coming out soon and wanted to give us the exclusive scoop on it. So here goes… Sean thanks for talking with me today. I take it the [...]