If you’re a regular Arcade Blogger reader, you might recall that back in November 2019, I made my annual trip to The Free Play Florida event in Orlando – read…
The TDE Podcast Episode 4: Atari’s Owen Rubin
The Ted Dabney Experience Podcast talks to Space Duel designer Owen Rubin about the frontier days of videogame creation at Atari, the volatility of vector hardware, the original Boss Key,…
The Development of Robotron
Is there a classic arcade game player out there that doesn’t like Robotron? Released by Williams Electronics in 1982, it is the quintessential arcade shooter. Ferocious enemies, panic-inducing gameplay and…
The TDE Podcast Episode 3: ACAM’s Gary Vincent
The Ted Dabney Experience Podcast catches up with a long-time friend, ACAM’s Gary Vincent. We discuss Gary’s early days at Funspot, NH, his participation in Randy Fromm’s Arcade School, Funspot’s…
Williams Robotron (EU) Restoration 3
Williams Robotron (EU) Restoration 3 So I’m in the home straight here with my Robotron upright restoration. If you missed Part 2, you can quickly catch up here. In short,…
The TDE Podcast Episode 02: GORF’s Jamie Fenton
Episode 02 of the Ted Dabney Experience podcast is out now! TDE sits down with Jamie Fenton, the developer of the original multi-game shooter, Gorf. We dig deep into Jamie’s…
Atari Centipede Prototype surfaces!
Atari’s Centipede was a huge hit with arcade operators and players during the golden years of classic arcade gaming. Second in terms of production numbers only to Asteroids, Centipede shifted…
Nintendo Red Tent Vs Cabinet Restoration
You’ll recall a few weeks back I wrote about the acquisition of this great cabinet, released by Nintendo in 1984. This particular example is in great shape, and I was…