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Game Gear
December 28, 2016
The Sega Game Gear is an 8-bit handheld games console that was ultimately developed to compete with the Game Boy...
Christmas Games to Play this Year!
December 23, 2016
It’s only a few days til christmas, so why not play these classics for some festive-fun this holiday season! Holiday...
Ms Pac-Man and Zaxxon
December 23, 2016
By 1982, the arcade industry was booming and well into its ‘golden years’. This can be reflected by some of...
Atari Lynx
December 21, 2016
The Atari Lynx was an 8-bit handheld console that was originally distributed around North America in 1989. The system is...
Defender
December 16, 2016
Eugene Jarvis’s Defender stands today as one of the most influential and popular Arcade machines that was released in the...
Mario: From Arcade to iOS
December 15, 2016
Mario first jumped onto our screens in 1981 in the hit arcade classic Donkey Kong. This platformer game was revolutionary...
Mega Drive
December 14, 2016
The Sega Mega Drive has been titled one of the best video game consoles of all time. Similarly to our...
Turbo and Galaga | Early Arcade History
December 9, 2016
Turbo (1981) Sega’s Turbo has shown to be one of the most popular games of 1981. Furthermore, it presented a...
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
December 7, 2016
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) was the follow-up system to the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The Japanese release of...
The Last Guardian
December 6, 2016
The Last Guardian was in development for eight whole years. The production team came across many issues such as software...
Frogger and Bosconian
December 2, 2016
Frogger (1981) Frogger, developed by Konami, is regarded as one of the hits of the golden age of video games....
Nintendo Game Boy
November 30, 2016
Game Boy Nintendo’s Game Boy was released in 1989, and quickly became a worldwide success. The device featured 8-bit graphics...
Donkey Kong | Early Arcade History
November 25, 2016
Nintendo’s Donkey Kong is possibly one of the most influential games ever released in the video game history, kick-starting the...
Sega Master System
November 23, 2016
When History passes judgement, many might sum up the Sega Master System as a failure, but this would be unfair...
Scramble + Jump Bug | Early Arcade History 1981
November 18, 2016
By 1981, the popularity of arcade cabinets was in a boom cycle. In this year some huge titles were created,...
NES
November 16, 2016
The Nintendo Entertainment System (or the NES) was originally released in Japan under the name of ‘Family Computer’ (Famicom) in...
Xbox - 15 years on
November 15, 2016
To celebrate Xbox’s 15th birthday, we look into where it all started… The Xbox is Microsoft’s addition to the games-console...
Mini NES
November 12, 2016
Mini NES The tribute to the highly esteemed Nintendo Entertainment System was released yesterday in the form of the Mini...
Missile Command and Berzerk | Early Arcade History - 1980
November 11, 2016
Berzerk (1980) In 1980, Stern Electronics released Berzerk, which was a multi-directional shooter game. However, Berzerk had very controversial past,...
PlayStation - From Retro to Pro
November 10, 2016
Sony have come a long way since their first console – the PlayStation. A whopping twenty-two years and eight consoles...
Atari 7800
November 9, 2016
The Atari 7800 was the follow-up system to the Atari 5200, and was developed as a response to the overwhelming...
Space Panic, Rally X & Battlezone
November 4, 2016
Space Panic (1980) Space Panic is often alluded to as the first platform game, as it predates more successful titles...
ColecoVision
November 2, 2016
The ColecoVision was a home console released in 1982. The console was sadly very short-lived being discontinued only three years...
Top 5 Arcade Games to Play this Halloween...
October 31, 2016
We countdown our favourite Halloween-themed arcade games… 1. Ghosts ‘n Goblins Series When it comes to horror games, Ghosts n...
Pac-Man
October 28, 2016
The 1980s were a decade where the video game market flourished. In 1980 itself, one of the most iconic video...
Intellivision
October 26, 2016
The Intellivision is an early games console developed by Mattel Electronics, and is seen as the main competitor to the...
Early Arcade History - 1979
October 21, 2016
Radar Scope (1979) Nintendo’s Radar Scope was thought of as a huge commercial failure across America. However, in Japan was...
Nintendo Game and Watch
October 19, 2016
The Nintendo Game and Watch refers to a series of handheld electronic games which were released between 1980 and 1991....
Virtual Reality - The Arcade Come-Back?
October 17, 2016
Virtual Reality (VR) has been discussed pretty much from the dawn of technology and the popularisation of using it in...
Galaxian and Asteroids - 1979
October 14, 2016
After the success of Space Invaders in 1978, the video game market started to develop and grow as companies such...
Atari 2600 - Part 2
October 12, 2016
Hey guys! Thanks for reading the blog today, just to let you know that this is the second part of...
Early Arcade History - 1978 - Part 2
October 7, 2016
Gee Bee (1978) Gee Bee was the first game developed at Namco, and was designed by Toru Iwatani (who later...
Atari 2600 - Part 1
October 5, 2016
The Atari 2600, or Atari VCS (Video Computer System), stands proud as one of the longest running video game consoles,...
Space Invaders - Early Arcade History
September 30, 2016
1978 was a landmark year in gaming history, as it marked the start of the ‘Golden Age’ of arcade gaming....
Magnavox Odyssey
September 28, 2016
The Magnavox Odyssey, although not being a major success, still stands at the world’s first commercial home video games console....
Early Arcade History - 1976 Part 2
September 23, 2016
Road Race / Moto-Cross / Fonz (1976) As we move into the late 70s, racing became big news in the...
New Console Series!
September 21, 2016
Hello again! Bespoke Arcades would like to announce that we are starting a new series all about consoles! Starting from...
EGX
September 20, 2016
Bespoke Arcades are excited to announce that we will be at EGX later on this week! We will be there...
Early Arcade History: '75 - '76
September 16, 2016
In the years 1975 – 1976, the arcade and video games market started to expand out to include more complicated...
Early Arcade History: Mid 70s Games
September 9, 2016
During 1973 and early 1974, many of the Arcade games being produced were different variations of Atari’s Pong. Churning out...
Star Trek 50!
September 8, 2016
Here at Bespoke Arcades we love Star Trek! Today marks the 50th anniversary of when the show first aired back...
Legends Of Gaming Live!
September 6, 2016
Here at Bespoke Arcades we are extremely excited to announce that we will be attending Legends of Gaming Live this...
Pong - Early Arcade History 1972
September 2, 2016
Pong 1972 was a pivotal year in the development of the gaming market. In this year, Atari was formed and...
Our New Series...
August 31, 2016
As a few of our followers may have already seen, the first in our new series of blogs was uploaded...
London Film and Comic Con 2016
August 19, 2016
As many of you may know, on the 29th-31st July, Bespoke Arcades attended London Film and Comic con. We’d like...
Retro Christmas Games
November 27, 2015
With the sleigh bells ringing and jolly old St. Nick and his elves on their way, why not spice up...
Making the Mortal Kombat X Arcade Machine
November 13, 2015
After Mortal Kombat IX and Injustice: Gods Among Us, our relationship with Warner Bros continued for the launch of the...
EGX 2015 – Sold Out Ticket Competition
September 24, 2015
EGX Expo’s first day is today, 24 September 2015! We are already in Birmingham ready with our arcade cabinets for...
The First Arcade Machine
April 22, 2015
Usually when asked to name the first arcade machine, most will name the first true arcade hit, Pong. However, arcade...
Gadget Show Live 2015
April 1, 2015
Gadget Show Live, one of the largest European technology trades shows, is coming up from 7 April until 12 April...