Portfolio Category: arcade

November 2017

A few hiccups with the arcade machine but we got it working for a Puzzle Bobble competition. A few other fighters and shmups we're played afterwards. The theme of the meeting was weird peripherals.  There was a GameCube running Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix with a dance mat, a Wii running various GameCube games that used…
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October 2017

A small but dedicated group turned up tonight to play retro games.  There was a SNES Classic Mini, a Gameboy Micro, an N-Gage and a NES playing this month's Game of the Month - Ghosts 'n Goblins. Everyone had a go at Western Express on the arcade system and we all got held up at…
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August 2017

A small turnout this evening but a passionate bunch.  I'm hoping it was the weather and not something I said. After discussing it last month I managed to get my hands on a Nintendo iQue - the N64 for the Chinese market.  Dr. Mario 64 and Zelda got a run.  Zelda was supposed to be…
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July 2017

This month the theme was Japanese consoles.  There was a NEC Core Grafx with a multi-tap playing Bomberman, a Bandai Playdia with a variety of Edutainment titles and a Casio Loopy with a copy of Bow-wow Puppy Love Story - not that anyone could play the last two as they were completely in Japanese. Joe, at…
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