In October 2023, I visited World Game Circus, also known as “音楽ゲーム&レアゲームメインゲームセンター” (translated: Main Game Center for Music Games and Rare Games). Situated on the outskirts of Tokyo, World Arcade Circus is originally an arcade focused on international rhythm games. It consists of two buildings: a main building and a smaller branch across the road. […]
On August 19th, the Windjammers National Competition took place at the DDR-Exp arcade, Games Guild in Alphen aan den Rijn. This event brought together 13 participants who engaged in fierce competition to claim the title. The stakes were high, with prizes and certificates awaiting the winners. The competition featured matches played on both the original […]
On February 15th, the Gamestate Pump Cup was held at Gamestate Arena in Amsterdam. Three machines were set up for this competition and placed back-to-back in a circle, which was impressive to behold. The tournament was divided into three divisions, all using the double elimination bracket. This means that if you scored low in a […]
Airforce Ultra is a vertical shooter game for PC or your web browser. You are a pilot of a one man’s fleet currently in enemy territories. Doge the many bullets and upgrade your weapons. Are you going to complete this dangerous mission? Airforce Ultra: The game The 2nd game published by DeSchuurr and […]
Endless pinball fun The Dutch Pinball Museum in Rotterdam is open to the public 3 days a week for playing and learning about the history of pinball. The entrance, walls and the ceiling are covered with pinball themed decoration, so anyone with nostalgia or interest will be amazed. On the first floor you will find […]
Vectorblade The first Retro spotlight will be about the Vectorblade project from Malban. Vectorblade is a game that was released 2 months ago for the Vectrex, a game console that was released in 1982. Because the Vectrex is old, there are a lot of limitations when making a game for it. Because of this, Vectorblade […]
Online competitions have become very popular in recent years, it is a simple way for people to participate from all over the world. The match that comes to mind within the DDR community is Stamina RPG. An online ranking tournament in which you are able to play an “RPG” by playing ITG (a game often […]