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Atari is 50! How about a Star Wars Easter Egg?
by Tony on June 27, 2022 at 9:25 pm
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the creation of the Atari Brand, by founders Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. Rather than write some opus piece about the company’s history, much of which is already well-documented (and I’ll bet you can find […]
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The TDE Podcast Ep 20: Gottlieb’s Krull developer, Matt Householder
by Tony on June 24, 2022 at 11:08 pm
Episode 20 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: Matt Householder co-designed Gottlieb’s underrated arcade […]
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A look back at Bally Midway in 1982
by Tony on June 3, 2022 at 6:30 pm
Over the next few weeks, I’m going to share several posts relating to Bally Midway, one of the cornerstone manufacturers of the Golden Age of arcade videogaming. Established in 1958, Midway Mfg. Co. began life by manufacturing and selling […]
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The TDE Podcast Ep 19: Asteroids Creator Ed Logg
by Tony on May 20, 2022 at 10:53 pm
Episode 19 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: Ed Logg, AKA Super Duper Game Guy, is the programmer’s […]
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Classic Arcade Gaming Postmortems
by Tony on May 13, 2022 at 9:22 pm
Every year in San Francisco, the Game Developers Conference (GDC) brings the game development community together to exchange ideas, solve problems, and shape the future of the industry across five days of education, inspiration, and networking. […]
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The TDE Podcast Ep 18: Former Atari VP Steve Calfee
by Tony on May 7, 2022 at 7:45 am
Episode 18 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: Steve Calfee has rarely gone on record about his time at […]
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Capcom Mini Cute Restoration 2
by Tony on May 1, 2022 at 8:52 am
A lot of progress to share this week on the Capcom Mini Cute candy cabinet that I picked up last year. If you missed the first part of this restoration, check it out here. As a reminder, I was starting with a horror show. The cabinet was a mess, […]
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The TDE Podcast Ep 17: Gottlieb alumnus David Thiel
by Tony on April 22, 2022 at 8:45 pm
Episode 17 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: David Thiel is perhaps best known for his pinball audio work […]
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Atari Gravitar Cabaret & Cocktail Cabinets
by Tony on April 17, 2022 at 4:44 pm
Released in 1982, Atari’s Gravitar, represents one of the last great colour vector titles released during the Golden Age of classic arcade gaming. Project led by Mike Halley and programmed by Rich Adam, the game is generally regarded as being hard […]
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The TDE Podcast Ep 16: author Tim Lapetino
by Tony on April 16, 2022 at 6:28 pm
Episode 16 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: A great discussion with author Tim Lapetino on the underrated […]