This LEGO Arcade Machine is Adorable and You Can Buy it Right Now

LEGO is that timeless toy that has spanned across many generations and still keeps on coming out with great and imaginative new designs. This time it comes in 468 pieces and features a Shmup called “Space” which lives in an arcade machine. What’s even better is that you can open up the arcade machine to […]

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Big MiSTer, Analogue Pocket & FPGA Gaming Update from JOTEGO – CPS3, NGPC, Golfing Greats and More

Overall Progress The team is back in full force after some holidays in July, with two extra full-time people joining for a month to help out. The short-term plan has the assistant focusing on NGPC work, while the lead will progress toward CPS3 (Capcom Play System 3) by tackling Golfing Greats, then Run and Gun, […]

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More TAITO F1/F2 Games Come to MiSTer FPGA – Metal Black and Dead Connection

MiSTer FPGA core developer wickerwaka has shown of more games working on his Taito F1/F2 core. In the above video you can see “Metal Black” running. The other game is a game called “Dead Connection”. While Metal Black is an awesome horizontal Shmup, Dead Connection is a little trickier to describe, maybe a run and […]

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Remaining Games on the Taito System SJ are Coming to the MiSTer and Analogue Pocket

FPGA Core Developer Anton Gale, who has brought us a number of core over the years for the MiSTer FPGA and the Analogue Pocket. Cast your mind back a bit, and you’ll remember they released the Taito SJ core. This release had the vast majority of the games working, but some were not implemented due […]

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The Iconic GiGO Akihabara Arcade Building 1 Set to Close After 33 Years

One of Akihabara’s most iconic arcades, GiGO Akihabara Building 1, will officially close on August 31, 2025, ending a 33-year run in the heart of Tokyo’s gaming district. From Sega to GiGO Originally opened in 1992 as Hi-Tech Land Sega Shintoku, the venue later became Club Sega and eventually rebranded as GiGO in 2022, following […]

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Star Force zooms it’s way over to the Analogue Pocket just days after MiSTer FPGA release

We got the arcade classic ” Star Force” loved by so many on the MiSTer FPGA courtesy of core developer madoov. Well, that very core has now been ported over to the Analogue Pocket by non-other than Obsidian dot dev, just a couple of days later. I’m sure it’ll hit the updaters soon, but for […]

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