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80s Games – Your Own Retro Arcade Game!

Posted on March 21, 2013 Categories Words

I used to love playing arcade games when I was a kid. I have such fond memories of going to the arcade and losing all my pocket money. So, this is something that really excites me – you can now own your own retro arcade game and play it at home!

Dream Arcades sell pre-built games with over 145 classic games built in, so the fun begins as soon as the machine is plugged in – no quarters required! These are the actual games that were played in the arcades, not fake reproductions, so if you remember the moves that got you to the end way back when, you can still use those today.

Yesssss!

Yesssss!

Popular arcade machine options from Dream Arcades include:

  •  The 4-Player Dreamcade® 2.0 Cocktail Arcade: a classic sit-down/table top gaming machine featuring tinted safety glass, built-in trackball and integrated music. The 4-Player Dreamcade 2.0 comes with over 145 games, a 19 inch arcade monitor and a high quality ¾ inch computer routed Melamine cabinet.
  • The Cabaret Dreamcade® 2.0: Just as you remember in the arcade, this “stand-up” machine will bring back memories as soon as you plug it in.  The Cabaret Dreamcade 2.0 is the perfect size for both adults and children, has “pinball” flippers on the side for video pinball games, includes a 19 inch arcade monitor with tempered glass and over 145 games.

Arcade units can be ordered at DreamArcades.com or by calling 916-761-6925.  When you order one, take a photo of you playing it and send it in to the blog for me to be super jealous over!

The following is a sample of the games included in Dream Arcades machines at no additional cost. The full list is available at DreamArcades.com:
Atari® Game Pack
Asteroids®
Battlezone®
Centipede®
Crystal Castles®
Gravitar®
Millipede®
Missile Command®
Pong®
Super Breakout®
Tempest™
Warlords®

Digital Leisure Game Pack
Dragon’s Lair®
Dragon’s Lair II®
Space Ace®

Midway® Game Pack
Spy Hunter®
Defender®
Gauntlet®
Joust®
Paperboy®
Rampage®
Robotron 2084®
Sinistar®
Marble Madness®
Toobin’®
Satan’s Hollow®
Root Beer Tapper®

Namco Museum® Pack
PAC-MAN®
MS. PAC-MAN®
Galaga®
Galaxian®
Dig Dug®
Rally-X®
Pole Position®
Xevious®
Bosconian®
Mappy®

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Fab Friday – Pepsi Throwback Atari Arcade

Fab Friday – Pepsi Throwback Atari Arcade

Posted on July 4, 2011 Categories Words

I’m not really one for modern new-fangled games. I find them confusing (read: I am crap at them!). But I LOVE old school games, which is why I’m pretty excited about this: Pepsi Throwback and Atari are teaming up for something very cool – until the end of the year on the Pepsi Throwback Facebook page you will be able to play a different classic Atari game each month! And each week’s highest scorer will win an Atari Flashback 2+ gaming console! You can also enter to win an iCade and iPad loaded with Atari’s Greatest Hits.

How rad is that?! The first game was Asteroids, released in 1979 but HUGE in the 80s. Who knows what gem we’ll get in July? Definitely worth stopping by the page, if not for the prizes then just for the cool retro fun!

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Fab Friday – Super Mario Brothers 3

Fab Friday – Super Mario Brothers 3

Posted on January 28, 2011 Categories Words

Today I’m all about my other fave video game from the 80s – Super Mario Brothers 3!

This is one of the most famous games of all time, and likely needs no introduction, but here’s the storyline anyway…

Mario and Luigi embark on a mission on behalf of Princess Toadstool to stop Bowser and his children—the Koopalings—from terrorizing the kings of seven regions in the Mushroom World. The Koopalings stole the kings’ magic wands and transformed them into animals.


 This is another classic left-to-right game (as I mentioned on Monday, that’s the only type I can play!). Everything about it is totally iconic and I remember it being really quite hard to complete (especially Giant Land, where everything gets super big!).

I have seen this type of game making a comeback recently on Nintendo DS etc., and I think that’s a great thing – it’s not fancy but it’s a heck of a lot of fun!

Hope you all have a great weekend!

 

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Double Play Wednesday – Games

Posted on January 26, 2011 Categories Videos

Alright, so it was a bit of a feat trying to tie this week’s games theme into a double play! The best I could come up with was to give you two of my fave 80s songs that have the word “game” in the lyrics!

First, a classic ballad by Berlin – Take My Breath Away… (I so dig this clip! I feel the need for speed!)

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Manic Monday – Games Week

Manic Monday – Games Week

Posted on January 24, 2011 Categories Words

This week I’m going to revisit some of my fave video games from the 80s. I can’t say I was a massive game head in the decade, but there were some games that I still love and play now – I even have an old Sega Master System II that I use to play them!

Today I’m going to show you my all time fave – a game called Wonder Boy III – The Dragon’s Trap.

Here’s the storyline:

Curses! After having defeated the mighty MEKA dragon, Wonder Boy discovers to his dismay that a terrible spell has been cast on him by the mortally wounded beast: He's been changed into a Lizard-Man!

Now the only thing that can save him is the Salamander Cross. Legend has it that the magical cross has been hidden by the Vampire Dragon deep within Monster Land. To get the cross and change Wonder Boy back to his original appearance, you'll have to journey through desert, jungles, under the deep blue sea and even underground. And in each of these lands, you'll have to overcome an evil dragon!

Guide Wonder Boy through Monster Land, but be prepared to battle some of the most deadly, frightening creatures you've ever faced. Each step can mean death. each battle may be the last. Above all, be prepared for change!


I love this game so much! It’s your classic left-to-right style game (which is the only type I can play – I can’t get used to those new fangled 360 degree games!). You collect treasure, open chests, buy and upgrade armour and weapons, – totally classic game play. My fave feature of this one was that you change into different versions of yourself during the game – mouse-man, pirhana-man, lion-man and hawk-man.

There is so much to do and see in this game, it keeps me occupied for hours on end – and I’m still not even all that good at it! (I’ll never be a pro-gamer!!)

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Fab Friday – Michael Jackson: The Experience

Fab Friday – Michael Jackson: The Experience

Posted on December 10, 2010 Categories Pictures, Words

Michael Jackson is so quintessentially 80s it’s almost stupid to bother saying so! Love him or hate him, there’s no denying the man was a legend and his music throughout the decade was iconic. Since his death in 2009 everything MJ has come back into fashion (though I’m not convinced it ever left!). The latest thing on the market is a new Nintendo game called Michael Jackson: The Experience.

I have to say, this looks beyond awesome! In the game you dance along with some of MJ’s best songs – 26 in total, including my faves of his – Smooth Criminal, Bad, Beat It, Thriller and Remember the Time (best film clip ever!). The graphics look really cool as you can see in the shots below.

Of course, the best thing about games like this for the Wii and such is that you’re exercising while you’re playing – therefore, it’s all guilt free! I am a total dance enthusiast and think it would be a lot of fun to try out those classic MJ moves.

I’d love to hear from anyone who’s played – what did you think?

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