Tag Archives: Arcade

Arcade, Pinball & More Retro Announced at CES 2020

John Hancock – There have been a ton of announcements already at CES 2020 and I am sure there will be more. In this video, I take a look at some of the recent announcements from 1up Arcade with their new pinball line, new arcade games, as well as take a look at a few other retro consoles and novelties that were discussed this week. What CES gaming news are you looking forward to in the new year?

LaunchBox 10.8 Is Here! New Default Theme, Retro Achievements Overhaul, Steam Image Scraping!

LaunchBox 10.8 has been released! The default LaunchBox theme has been completely overhauled and modernized, and now includes dynamic box sizing! We also have a retro achievements overhaul (a feature you guys voted on from the last community poll), Steam image scraping, and much more.

LaunchBox: https://www.launchbox-app.com/

How Capcom’s clever CPS2 Arcade Game Copy Protection stopped bootleg games | MVG

Arcade Game bootlegging was rampant in 80s and 90s with many arcade manufacturers including Capcom in the firing line with their CPS1 arcade hardware. But Capcom learned from their mistakes and the CPS2 hardware from 1993 to 2007 – long past its end of life – became impossible to crack.
This is the story of how Capcom kept bootleggers away from the CPS2 arcade hardware for over 15 years and how different individuals eventually lead to the ultimate defeat of the encryption.