Category Archives: Arcade

Space Invaders turns 48: The shooter that saved the video game industry

1978. Tokyo, Japan. An engineer at Taito Corporation named Tomohiro Nishikado was working on something [...]

Tetris turns 42: How a Soviet puzzle conquered the world and keeps stacking records

June 6, 1984. Moscow, Soviet Union. A 28-year-old engineer named Alexey Pajitnov was working at [...]

What System to Choose for Your Arcade Machine? Pandora vs Raspberry vs PC

Fulfilling the dream of having an arcade cabinet at home is an incredible journey. Designing [...]

Pac-Man Turns 46: The History of the Icon That Devoured Pop Culture and Never Stopped Eating the World

May 22, 1980. Tokyo, Japan. A young designer named Toru Iwatani presents the focus test [...]

Solar Gladiators: The Spanish Arcade Game Few Know and Everyone Should Play

Solar Gladiators is the free arcade game by Locomalito that few people know. We explain [...]

Snow Bros: The Legacy Story of Brothers Nick and Tom

Snow Bros is one of the most iconic arcade video games of the 90s. Its [...]