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.
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.
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,…
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 […]
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.