Arcade Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Daily iPhone App -- Zoombies: Animales de la Muerte is cute, arcade fun

by Mike Schramm (May 17th, 2013)

Zoombies is a fascinating little game. It's made by a company called High Voltage that is probably best known for the Conduit shooter series, though they've been making licensed games for years (I remember visiting the studio for a tour back when I lived in Chicago -- they were based out in the ...

Daily iPhone App: After Burner Climax brings high flying action to iOS

by Mike Schramm (Feb 8th, 2013)

After Burner Climax was originally an arcade title, part of the old After Burner series (that was installed in an actual sit-in unit that spun around as you were flying -- pretty neat!). The title made the leap to Xbox Live Arcade and PSN a few years ago, and now Sega has released this version ...

Doodle Jump getting an Arcade version, plushies via licensing deal

by Mike Schramm (Oct 10th, 2012)

Doodle Jump has been moving along at a much slower pace than Rovio's Angry Birds lately, but of course it's one of the other early success stories from the App Store. Developers Lima Sky have updated the game almost constantly since its launch (including just recently to make it compatible with ...

Daily iPhone App: Super Hexagon is a wild ride

by Mike Schramm (Sep 10th, 2012)

Terry Cavanagh is one of my favorite game developers. He's probably best known for his retro, mind-bending platformer VVVVVV (yes, that's its name, six Vs in a row), but he's made a number of other great titles, including the somber Don't Look Back, and the wild cat-based MMO ChatChat. Now, ...

Daily iPhone App: Knights of the Round Cable

by Mike Schramm (Jul 18th, 2012)

At this point in the App Store's lifecycle, we're seeing a lot of copycats and reused ideas. Even some of the best apps out there are borrowing ideas and genres instead of creating something entirely new. But Knights of the Round Cable can't be accused of that -- it's one of the more original ...

Daily iPad App: Super Crate Box

by Mike Schramm (Jan 6th, 2012)

Super Crate Box appeared on iOS today (even though it's already packed with players), and I'm willing to say that it's the first great game of 2012. Especially on the iPad, where the virtual controls are a little bigger and the graphics are a little easier to see, this is a really slick and ...

Infinity Blade coming to an arcade near you

by Mike Schramm (Oct 17th, 2011)

If you like Infinity Blade on your iPhone or iPad, then you'll probably love Infinity Blade FX. That's the arcade version, which is apparently being introduced to arcades across the country very soon. You can see video of the game in action, and it looks -- well, like Infinity Blade. Though ...

Taito is making its own iPad arcade cabinet

by Chris Rawson (Sep 14th, 2011)

First ThinkGeek's iCade went from joke concept to real product, then Atari introduced its own iPad gaming controller. Now Taito, maker of legendary video game Space Invaders, is joining the fray with the InvaderCade. GameSetWatch reports the cabinet has only a single button and a ball-top ...

Atari planning its own iOS controller? (Updated: Yes!)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 6th, 2011)

Atari may be looking to capitalize on the success of the iCade gaming cabinet with its own joystick controller for the iPad. The gaming company recently updated its Greatest Hits iOS app to support the not-yet-announced Atari Arcade Duo Powered joystick. The gaming accessory has a slot for the ...

Daily iPhone App: Frogger Decades

by Mike Schramm (Sep 5th, 2011)

Everybody knows Frogger, right? 30 (!) years ago, Frogger jumped into the arcades and became one of the most popular arcade titles of all time, and now Konami has released a new version of the game on the iOS platform. It's not exactly the same as the old game (the graphics are in 3D now, and ...

iCade-compatible games listed

by Mike Schramm (Aug 18th, 2011)

Touch Arcade has a list of the games on the App Store currently compatible with ThinkGeek's iCade arcade stand for the iPad. It's certainly more than just the one official Atari app that it was compatible with at release, but the list is still pretty short, with only 16 titles included: No ...

Daily Mac App: Pinball HD

by Samuel Gibbs (Aug 9th, 2011)

Looking for some classic arcade gaming action on your Mac? Pinball HD might just hit the spot. Originally released for iOS, Pinball HD has made the jump to the Mac App Store bringing you three tables in one and upping the graphics to take advantage of modern Mac hardware. Tables include ...

HypnoBlocks offers 3-D block matching challenge

by Erica Sadun (Jul 27th, 2011)

HypnoBlocks from venerable Mac and iOS developers Ambrosia Software is a new block-matching challenge game for the iPad. It's a fun game if a little nerve-wracking as the action gets faster and faster over time. You're presented with a number of cubes. Your job is to select matching cubes. ...

Jailbreak app iMAME4All adds iCade support

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 11th, 2011)

The latest version of iMAME4All, a jailbreak app that lets you play retro arcade games on your iOS device, added support for the iCade desktop arcade cabinet for the iPad. It lets you play any MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) compatible ROM on your iCade and opens it up to a variety of ...

iCade, the almost-ultimate gaming accessory for your iPad (updated)

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jun 24th, 2011)

I've been playtesting the iCade for a few weeks now to see how it holds up under "real world" use. The iCade began as a joke product on ThinkGeek's website but was then produced by ION Audio as a real, working arcade cabinet for the iPad. Using Bluetooth to connect to your iPad, the iCade ...