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- Atari Steeplechase Restorationby Tony on October 20, 2026 at 8:59 pm
A few years back I was fortunate enough to be a part of a rescue mission that took a group of arcade collectors to France to remove multiple arcade cabinets from a run down building. If you missed that write up, check it out here. Suffice to say, […]
- Atari Xevious TV Arcade Commercial Finally Unearthedby Tony on September 28, 2026 at 10:27 am
Shout out to user Jumpman over at Gaming Alexandra for this one. A while back I wrote about the development of Namco’s classic shooter Xevious. Check the article out here if you missed it. Along the way, I noted that Xevious was the first classic […]
- Resurrecting Midway’s Ms Gorfby Tony on September 25, 2026 at 3:59 pm
Developed by Jamie Fenton of Dave Nutting Associates, Gorf was Midway’s biggest arcade hit since Gun Fight. A classic shooter that drew inspiration from other titles such as Space Invaders, Galaxian and Phoenix. GORF is an acronym for Galactic […]
- The TDE Podcast Ep 40: Atari Project Manager John Rayby Tony on August 7, 2026 at 8:07 pm
Episode 40 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: John Ray joined Atari Inc in 1977 as a hardware engineer, […]
- Lyle Raines: Pioneer of Atari’s Coin-Op Gaming Eraby Tony on July 26, 2026 at 3:13 pm
A batch of previously unseen videos from the Golden Age of coin-operated gaming for you this week. Lyle Raines was one of Atari Coin-Op’s most influential employees. He arrived at Atari with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the […]
- More Tales From the Arcade Factory Floorsby Tony on July 3, 2026 at 1:56 pm
Thought it was about time we did another one of these. Looking through my archives, I found a bunch of arcade production line photographs that to my knowledge, haven’t been shared before. I originally posted some arcade factory pictures exactly a […]
- Exidy’s Howell Ivyby Tony on June 25, 2026 at 7:27 am
Some sad news to share on the blog this week: the passing of Exidy co‑founder and arcade pioneer Howell Ivy. His impact on the early years of arcade gaming cannot be underestimated. After serving in the US Air Force, working on missile […]
- The TDE Podcast Ep 39: Rob Quinn of Sternby Tony on June 20, 2026 at 11:28 pm
Episode 39 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: Rob Quinn joined Stern just as the company was branching out […]
- How did Atari apply side art to Arcade Cabinets?by Tony on June 14, 2026 at 10:00 am
One of the most fascinating sequences in Atari’s arcade manufacturing process in the early 80s, was the application of the fabulous artwork that adorned all of its cabinets from the golden age of arcade gaming. So this week, I thought it would be […]
- Atari Pole Position: Factory Assembly Line Footageby Tony on June 5, 2026 at 3:24 pm
The development and release of Pole Position is probably worthy of an in depth deep dive for another time, so look out for that in a future post. In the meantime, I’ve come across some more extended footage of the game being constructed on […]