THE ARCADE AGE: Recent Episodes
Arcade Age exhibit
A podcast about the history of video arcade games and their significant impact on pop culture from the 1970s through the 1990s.
in this episode we discuss the long history of one of the greatest arcade and pinball companies... Stern
in this episode the group talks about their favorite urban legends involving arcade classics like berserk and space invaders
in this episode we talk about every hockey arcade game ever made and figure out which game played the best
the gang talk about the popular bar arcade game Tapper and shed light to one of the most underrated games in arcade history Timber
in this episode the group talks about the best football games in arcades and on home consoles
in this episode the group talks about one of the all time greatest basketball games ever made NBA JAM
the group continues their intense conversation about good and bad arcade to console game ports.
the arcade age group chats about both good and bad ports of famous arcade games making their way over to home consoles.
in this live bonus episode we discuss the impact of table top gaming on the world of the arcades and a bonus interview with George Portugal
in this episode we talk about the social impact that centipede and millipede had on bringing women into arcades worldwide
in this one we discuss the complicated history of one of the biggest games ever created. . . Tetris
in this episode we talk about the inspiring movie/game Tron and how it helped encourage kids to go to the local arcade
in this one we talk about the short lived boom of fully animated laserdisc games such as Dragons Lair
in this episode we tackle the relatively well know lawsuit of the game Jungle Hunt for using tarzan like characters and sound effects
in this episode the gang share opinions on "underground" hits in Atari's catalogue throughout the 80s
In this episode we talk about the history of the Williams company throughout its evolution of entertainment, from the back rooms of seedy establishments to the colorful bright light that surrounded the arcades of its time
in this episode we breakdown the impact on pop culture across the world after Pac-Man splashes into arcades everywhere
In this episode we take a dive into the early history of the video game kingpin that is Nintendo
In this episode we discuss the impact of Taito's big hit, along with Atari's upgraded clone of computer space with better gameplay and graphics
In this episode we go in depth on the history of Atari's Breakout starting from a thought in the mind of Steve Jobs and turned into a smash hit in arcades across the country
In this episode we discuss the first ever commercial arcade cabinet to hit the scene in the 1970's and how it created a ripple effect for what was to come in the following years