A bit of sad news for Japanese Gamers and Gamettes. After 17 years of operation, the iconic Sega Arcade in Japan’s Akihabara District is closing its doors. The arcade has become a fixture when it opened in 2003. It served as an entryway from Tokyo center city and hosted thousands upon thousands of anime signings …
Tag: arcade
Apr 03 2019
Granzella to develop crowdfunded R-Type Final sequel!!
Game developer Granzella has plans to create a sequel to the PlayStation 2 game R-Type Final with help from a crowdfunding campaign that will launch soon. They will reveal more detail about the project in May. R-Type Final was released for the PS2 in 2003. The game will be the first to be made for …
Jun 29 2017
Jump into the ring with Pit Fighter!! Time Warp Review!!
If you’re old enough to remember the 1992 US Olympic basketball “Dream Team”, then you will recall the fighting game boom of that decade. The era of the Clinton Administration was where several companies put out their best fighters, generating a new influx of attendees to the arcade scene. Capcom and Midway held the top …
Apr 21 2017
Time Warp Review scares up Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors!!
There are a lot of good fighting games due out this year. Ever since the genre was restored thanks to Capcom and their release of Street Fighter IV, and Netherrealm Studios with their reboot of Mortal Kombat, fighting games seem to be on the rise again. In that same time frame, fans have been wanting …
Oct 21 2016
World Heroes on Time Warp Review!!
Fighting game were all the raze of the 90s. Each one featured a variety of characters from various backgrounds. Some were travelling warriors, others were hulking man-beasts and there were those that were of the feminine quality. These warriors were gathered to complete in a battle for supremacy. They were even gathered from the recesses …
May 12 2016
Time Warp Review celebrates the 20th Anniversary of X-Men vs. Street Fighter!!
Fighting games have come a long way since the very first Street Fighter arcade game. They have gone through many renovations over the years and most are pretty straightforward—two fighters enter, only one can leave. But one title took the competitive fighting game genre and gave it a new twist: the ability to play as …
Sep 18 2015
Fight Stick Fridays: Matt Gummo
For this week’s #fightstickfridays, Matt Gummo will be our featured modder. If you don’t know who that is, Gummo is probably one of the most respected and well known hardware modification engineers in the business. He doesn’t make things pretty, he doesn’t really build kits, he doesn’t even specalize in replacing buttons and other hardware. …
Sep 11 2015
Fight Stick Fridays: Sai Evermore
Every Friday, J1Studios will be featuring an arcade stick modder for #fightstickfridays. Last week, the clean wiring and clear cases of Crispy Links was featured, and this week the spotlight will be focused on Sai Evermore. Probably the most famous of Sai’s work is the Green Ranger Arcade stick he made that was signed by …
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