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Documentary about the game that started the fighter genre – Street Fighter II’s 25th anniversary documentary special from Capcom themselves I Am Street Fighter – 25th Anniversary Documentary from Street Fighter on YouTube

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History of Killer Instinct from Did You Know Gaming

Killer Instinct – Did You Know Gaming? Nintendo‘s classic fighting game developed by Rare, Killer Instinct, was a sight to behold when it was unleashed on the arcades in the mid-1990s. Not only was it wacky and violent like Mortal Kombat, but it also purported to have a deep fighting mechanic like Street Fighter II. […]

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Obscure Arcade Games: Bucky O’Hare The Arcade Game

A rather 1990’s piece of work here: Bucky O’Hare, the arcade game from Konami (of “The Simpson’s” and TMNT fare) featuring a neon green rabbit from outer space and his extraterrestrial friends. Beautiful graphics, excellent gameplay, and 90s nostalgia combine to create a potent tonic in this arcade classic. If you haven’t played it, it’s […]

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Arcade Games Arrive in North Korea

Changes in the DPRK are slow to come but there are a few small glimmers of hope that the despotic regime will be slightly less despotic under leader Kim Jong-un: namely, reports of an arcade in Pyongyang are discordant with images the regime has painted of itself in the past. Under Kim Jong-il, the current […]