The original Egret II was released in the ‘90s, and its key feature was the ability to rotate its screen 90 degrees so that games with tall aspect ratios — like Space Invaders and other shooters — ...

Taito, the Square Enix subsidiary behind arcade classic Space Invaders, is jumping on the mini hardware trend in a big way. The Japanese company has unveiled a desktop replica of its sit down arcade ...

Video game companies have been pushing out miniature versions of classic game systems for a few years, but the new Egret II from Japanese game publisher Taito may be one of the weirdest/most versatile ...

Lego's video game-themed sets for adults have focused mostly on home consoles and the Super Mario universe, but its newest set is turning its eyes to the arcade era. A new 2,561-piece Lego Icons set ...

We’ve all got a pretty good mental image of what an arcade cabinet looks like, so you probably don’t need to be reminded that traditionally they are single-screen affairs. But that idea dates back to ...

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Clear back at last year's E3 we got a chance to visit with the crew of Arcade1Up and check out all the retro arcade cabinets they were coming out with. The company was basically getting licenses at ...

The company behind Lite Brite said it wants to make Arcade1Up feel even more authentic than before.

Retrocade tries to bring players back to the arcade era using powerful mixed reality tricks, but it can't fully capture an irreplacable experience.

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GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. The Simpsons is coming to Arcade 1Up. We played the prototype of the ...