Category Archives: arcade

Pinback’s Booze Elroy

Posted on January 1, 2026 by Ice Cream Jonsey

This is the Pac-Man game everyone has been waiting for. I present… BOOZE ELROY. This is an independent video game created by Benjamin “Pinback” Parrish with a nod to the very understanding Namco, Inc. More info over here at itch.io. … Continue reading →

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Fantasy Raceways

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Ice Cream Jonsey

I was in Rochester, NY last week. I was born and raised there and since the Internet wasn’t on everyone’s Nokia Ngage when I was born (through no fault of the Ngage) I was forced to make friends in real … Continue reading →

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Q*bert Serial #1 Found!

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Ice Cream Jonsey

koolmoecraig on the Killer List of Video Games arcade forum recently posted about finding the “first” Q*bert game – one that was still technically a prototype! He says the following: I scored probably my ultimate “grail”, the 1st Q*bert machine … Continue reading →

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Who Framed Wreck-It Ralph? (As A Launching Point To An Arcade Post)

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Ice Cream Jonsey

There is a movie in development called Wreck-It Ralph. I hope it makes a billion dollars and everyone involved had that moment where they go see it in a theater and sneak in some scotch to celebrate a job well … Continue reading →

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Arcade Manual PDFs on the Internet Archive

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Ice Cream Jonsey

Well, well, well: lookee here. That’s a the manual to the arcade version of Pac-Man, in pdf form. There is already a nice stash of arcade manuals on pdf.textfiles.com, but Jason Scott, who was recently hired by the Internet Archive, … Continue reading →

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Marble Madness, Pac-Man GDC Post-Mortems

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Ice Cream Jonsey

I have a Marble Madness cabinet currently being shipped to me. I have been turned onto these Game Developers Conference post-mortem vids – won’t you let yourself be turned on with me? We’ll get a blanket. Marble Madness by Mark … Continue reading →

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The 1984 Arcade

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Ice Cream Jonsey

(For another look at the weekend trip to the 1984 Arcade, please visit Rob “Flack” O’Hara’s blog post on it here.) It was a trip that wasn’t supposed to work. One of the Bruces had wanted a bunch of us … Continue reading →

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Invading Spaces by Rob O’Hara Review

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Ice Cream Jonsey

“He can get the virus.” — Bill Parcells, speaking of New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton’s pass-happy playcalling.  Oh, I hear you there, Tuna. We all have those little, involuntary spasms of impulse, don’t we? Maybe it manifests itself in … Continue reading →

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Lovely Vegas

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Ice Cream Jonsey

Lovely Vegas “Vegas is the city of Las Vegas. No one is quite sure how the Soviet missiles managed to miss the city, but most folks figure it was because the “house” was betting against a missile landing — and … Continue reading →

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Get Your Goddamn Multi-Q*bert On

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Ice Cream Jonsey

The Multi-Q*bert board is coming back! I just received an e-mail from Mike Doyle, and the thing is coming back into production, with the intent to get it to people by Thanksgiving.  All right, just what is the Multi Q*bert … Continue reading →

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