System Reviews

History of Consoles: Nintendo Famicom (1983)

  Console: Famicon Manufacturer: Nintendo Availability: July 15th, 1983 Price: ¥14,800 ($186) $432.15 including inflation History:  In the early 1980’s Nintendo had a very successful arcade line of games including among others Popeye, Mario Bros and of course the Donkey Kong …

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Nintendo 64 Console Overview

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History of Consoles: APF MP1000 (1978)

  Console: APF MP 10000 Manufacturer: APF Electronics Inc Availability: 1978 Price: $130 ($459.34 with inflation) History: In 1978 APF Electronics Inc decided to enter the home video computer market by introducing the APF MP1000 home console. APF also released …

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Building a MAME Arcade

  We document our building and renovating a cheap stand-up arcade cabinet into a death metal black MAME arcade machine for the Game Room! The original cab is a Centipede machine, front end for MAME is Hyperspin and the controller …

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Omega Entertainment Machine Review

  Available at : http://arcadeworks.net/ What do you guys think of this new consolized Neo Geo MVS system? Leave comment below.  Please “star” and share, and be apart of the Gamester81 forums. Click here

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Sony Announces New Playstation 3 Model

  Just when you think the Playstation 3 couldn’t get any smaller, Sony announced this evening at the Tokyo Game Show that they will be releasing an even slimmer Playstation 3 model.  This newest model will be available in the …

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New Mega EverDrive Review

  Available at: http://stoneagegamer.com/   EverDrive What is your opinion about flash carts? Very cool and convenient I’d prefer to play the actual original game cart Undecided Current Results Leave comment below.  Please “star” and share, and be apart of …

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History of Consoles: Arcadia 2001 (1982)

Console: Arcadia 2001 Manufacturer: Emerson Availability: May 1981 Consoles Sold: Unknown Original Retail Price: $199 ($475.08 with inflation) History:  Emerson Radio Corp. (known for their development of affordable electronic products) decided to enter the video game home console market in …

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