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space ark: everything cool about old arcade games [xbla]

space ark strawdog studios xbla

What’s both retro and thoroughly modern? Space Ark, a forthcoming XBLA title designed as a tribute to some of the colorful, crazy games that once dominated arcades.

Take a little Breakout, a little Rainbow Islands for style, give it a coat of gloss, and voila! Perfect for the Xbox 360’s downloadable games service. Developer Strawdog Studios…

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May 22nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

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arkanoid cross stitch more fun than actually playing arkanoid

Arkanoid Cross-Stitch

Do you remember the classic video game Arkanoid? Some people do, and rather fondly, as evidenced by this elaborate cross stitched homage to it.

I’m not sure what’s up with the Philip K. Dick quote on there but I’m sure there’s a good reason for it. Artist Eunice Szpillman was asked to do the artwork…

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July 7th, 2008 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

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arkanoid for nintendo ds gets paddle controller

Arkanoid for Nintendo DS (fake boxart)

The classic arcade paddle-ball game Arkanoid is getting updated for the Nintendo DS, and comes with a special bonus. Since the game would be virtually unplayable without the old paddle (potentiometer) control, Taito is including one.
The controller plugs into the GBA slot on the bottom of the DS or DS-Lite, and will come in four…

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August 1st, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: retro video games