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  • A Return to Retrovolt Arcade
    by Tony on September 16, 2023 at 11:13 am

    I should start with an apology for the lack of posts here in recent weeks. The summer has been a busy time, but we can put that right as we head towards the end of the year. One of the things I did during August was a ten day trip to California, […]

  • Environmental Discs of Tron Roadside Pickup!
    by Tony on July 22, 2023 at 2:27 pm

    We’ve spoken about arcade Tron a few times here on the blog over the years. Specifically, I shared some development documents a few months back here. For those of you that don’t know, Tron essentially became two games – the regular Tron game […]

  • The TDE Podcast Ep 29: Atari’s Franz Lanzinger
    by Tony on July 2, 2023 at 11:52 am

    Episode 29 of the Ted Dabney Experience podcast is available now for your listening pleasure! If you enjoy reading ArcadeBlogger.com, you’ll love the other project I’m involved with: Franz Lanzinger programmed the singular Crystal Castles for […]

  • Arcade Raid! Nashville Barn Haul
    by Tony on June 24, 2023 at 9:30 pm

    Finding larger stashes of classic arcade cabinets is becoming an increasingly rare event these days. Outside of individual cabinets listed on eBay, Craigslist and Marketplace, arcade “raids” of the type written about on this blog seem to be a […]

  • The TDE Podcast Ep 28: Food Fight programmer Jonathan Hurd
    by Tony on May 12, 2023 at 6:48 pm

    Episode 28 of the Ted Dabney Experience podcast is available now for your listening pleasure! If you enjoy reading ArcadeBlogger.com, you’ll love the other project I’m involved with: Jonathan Hurd coded Food Fight at General Computer Corp for […]

  • Atari Arcade: From Concept to Cabinets
    by Tony on April 28, 2023 at 10:57 pm

    This week, I wanted to share some cool shots of very early concept models of Atari cabinets from the early eighties. These things have never really been highlighted before, but represent a key part of the design function at Atari Coin Operated […]

  • Arcade Raid! Huge Arkansas Barn Find
    by Tony on April 15, 2023 at 9:14 pm

    After something of a drought of Arcade Raid reports in recent months, I have another great classic arcade cabinet stash find to share on the blog this week. Maybe we’re on a roll! Check out last weeks’ arcade raid tale here if you missed it. So […]

  • Arcade Raid! South Dakota mega-haul
    by Tony on April 10, 2023 at 9:22 pm

    Here’s a cool arcade raid tale from a few years back that turned up several rare titles. US-based collector Joe Magiera received a message from a fellow collector back in 2006 with a lead on some arcade cabinets being sold off. It read: I got a […]

  • The Ted Dabney Experience at the Arcade Archive!
    by Tony on April 1, 2023 at 5:04 pm

    Over here in the UK, the opening of a place where classic arcade titles can be played is always something of an event for those of us in the collecting community. Its probably fair to say that we have a decent number of options across the country […]

  • The TDE Podcast Ep 27: Midway artist Paul Niemeyer
    by Tony on February 18, 2023 at 7:05 pm

    Episode 27 of the Ted Dabney Experience podcast is available now for your listening pleasure! If you enjoy reading ArcadeBlogger.com, you’ll love the other project I’m involved with: In any video arcade, especially during the proverbial Golden […]

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