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Infinite Arcade Makes It Dead Simple to Build Your Own Videogames

Infinite Arcade Makes It Dead Simple to Build Your Own Videogameshttp://www.wired.com/2016/04/infinite-arcade-makes-dead-simple-build-videogames/In the early 1980s, a new kind of videogame came into existence: the “builder” or “construction set,” a genre that invited players to design their own game using a kit of…

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Bar Guide: An overview of the Columbus bar arcade scene

Bar Guide: An overview of the Columbus bar arcade scene | Columbus Alivehttp://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2016/04/21/bar-guide-an-overview-of-the-columbus-barcade-scene.htmlWhen it’s time to play, it’s more fun to do so with friends — and with a drink in your hand. The bar arcade scene in Columbus is healthy and growing.

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Game Guide: Comic artist lives and breathes pinball

Game Guide: Comic artist lives and breathes pinballhttp://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/story/entertainment/gaming/2016/04/21/game-guide-comic-artist-lives-and-breathes-pinball/83234610/Ryan Claytor, professor at Michigan State University, is popular for enthusiastic teaching, thoughtful comics and his vast contributions to the pinball community.

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This gorgeous iPhone game turns pinball into interactive art

This gorgeous iPhone game turns pinball into interactive art | The Vergehttp://www.theverge.com/2016/4/20/11467712/iphone-ios-mobile-pinball-game-inks-interactive-artModern pinball machines are typically loud and brash, full of bright lights and flashy effects. Inks, meanwhile, looks like a piece of interactive art. The upcoming iPhone game plays like pinball,…

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ZapCon 2016 Brings Old-School Arcade Action to Mesa

ZapCon 2016 Brings Old-School Arcade Action to Mesa | Slideshow Photos | Phoenix New Timeshttp://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/slideshow/zapcon-2016-brings-old-school-arcade-action-to-mesa-8228432 Fans of vintage pinball and arcade games gathered at the Mesa Convention Center on Saturday, April 16, and Sunday, April 17, for two straight days of button-pounding, joystick-wrangling fun. More than 300 classic games were featured at the event, including

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This ‘Star Trek’ shuttle pinball coffee table is out of this world

This ‘Star Trek’ shuttle pinball coffee table is out of this world | Robot 6 | The Comics Culture Bloghttp://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2016/04/this-star-trek-shuttle-pinball-coffee-table-is-out-of-this-world/Designed to look like an Enterprise shuttlecraft, this coffee table houses an original 1991 “Star Trek” pinball game.

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Pinball wizards make their own machines at Pequot Library

Pinball wizards make their own machines at Pequot Library – Fairfield Citizenhttp://www.fairfieldcitizenonline.com/news/article/Pinball-wizards-make-their-own-machines-at-Pequot-7256904.phpFAIRFIELD — Young pinball wizards fashioned personal versions of the arcade classic at a Pequot Library workshop last week. “Pinball Wizard Science Fun” was among the library’s vacation week programming. Pequot Children’s Librarian Susan Ei led the session, offering background about and showing photos

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