Arcade Show Report Shows Coin-Op Endurance

Thanks to GamesRadar for its report from the recent London-based ATEI arcade game show. The article, following quickly on the heels of a recent Slashdot Games post about new arcade games, points out: "When you can play an online version of Project Gotham Racing 2 from the comfort of your very own living room, the concept of heading to a grungy arcade emporium to play the latest coin-ops seems, to say the least, quaint", but still finds arcade-only highlights, including Out Run 2 ("...retains its predecessor's sheer speed-fuelled thrills while adding a decidedly 21st century feel") Ollie King ("a rarity among skateboard games in that it's a checkpoint-based racer"), and even the bizarre Flamin' Finger ("...an odd little LED maze game in which you have to trace a route out with the tip of your finger within the harshest of time limits.")

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Just the thing to save the arcade industry

[_Sexy_Pants_]

A huge f-zero machine that will drive any company that buys it into debt!

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[Deraj DeZine]

And then with those tickets you can... wait, why did I want tickets, again? So I can get a friendship bracelet? No thanks.