The Invasion ...posted 16/11/2009
Some of you may already have visited the 'Space Invader - the story of an invasion site', if not then you should pay it a timely visit - http://www.space-invaders.com
It tells the story of an Urban Invasion in the form of a 'Reality Game' online. It appears the invasion has hit London town. One of my scouts and part time contributors Paul J Ronalds managed to snap the following image below on a trip to London last week!

Tim Burnham ...posted 10/11/2009
This guy is totally addicted to Video Games in the best possible way. Here is the info that appears on the YouTube page about his arcade: (This was filmed for a local TV show called "Chronicle". They said the TV crew would stay for up to two hours but ended up staying for 4 hours due to the fun factor. Since the airing, the basement has been expanded another 600 square feet to accompany 20 more games). Check him out on YouTube at this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19M6fvwe2kU

Chasing Ghosts ...posted 01/02/2007
Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade is a love letter to arcade gaming, an era past and stained forever into popular geek culture. If you were part of the scene, a kid of the 80’s, or just a pop culture fanatic, Ghosts offers an entertaining look at the days of Pac Man. Read a review of the film here

GP2X ...posted 07/04/2006
What if you could play all your favourite Classic Games on the move, on your way to work, on the train or even while at work. Well now you can with the GP2X. Its an open source handheld games console which runs linux. This means a whole world of Classic Games and emulators in your hands..brilliant! www.GP2X.co.uk

OutRun 2006 ...posted 07/04/2006
What a month to be a Retro Gamer! Not only do we see the release of Taito Legends 2 but hot on its heals comes OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast. Released on Playstation2, PSP, XBox and PC and its a storker too cementing the fact that 'Good Games Never Die!" www.outrun2006.com/es/

Taito Legends 2...posted 06/04/2006
Finally the long awaited Taito Legends 2 has been released on Playstation 2, XBox and PC and its as good as was hoped for. Only gripe is that the XBox and Playstation releases have four exclusive games each, meaning you would have to own both versions to have the full back catalogue of games Boo-Hoo! www.taitolegends.com

MAME cheat ...posted 06/04/2006
Here is a small cheat which re-maps your keyboard when playing Defender to give a more authentic feel to playing the MAME 0.84 version onwards, kinda brings back the old arcade feel. Gratefully donated by a "Phred Williams" get it here defkeyz.zip

Request to find a long lost game...posted 05/12/2005
This is a request for help by a visitor to our site, please read and see if you can help.

I'm trying to find the name of an old arcade game I used to love. Its a space shooter scrolling top down, similar to galaga and galaxian in style, but most of the battles took place over a wire mesh type structure. Enemies were both ground cannons on the wire structure and space craft, it was out in the late 80's early 90's. Thanks Jon. If you know email us at thebasementarcade@yahoo.co.uk

Latest RetroGaming Radio Show...posted 18/11/2005
The guys at RetroGaming Radio have revamped the site as well as publishing the latest broadcast for download so get over to their brilliant site via the new link added to every page on this site.

Gaming Room Photo's...posted 5/6/2005
Have you got Photo's of your home Gaming Rooms, in your Basements, Garages or Attics. Why not send them to us, we will create The Basement Arcades very own gallery. Let others admire your collections by emailing them to us at thebasementarcade@yahoo.co.uk

Classic Gaming Expo UK 2005...posted 4/6/2005
The time of year is fast approaching again when British Gamers get their very own Classic Gaming Show CGEUK visit the site for full details

Atari 2.0 Flashback Preview...posted 3/6/2005
Our friends at Atari realise that Retro Gaming is big business, so getting back on the bandwagon their R&D division have been busy recreating past consoles that were hits decades ago.

Atari Flashback got some mixed reviews when it was released but version 2 promises to put right a lot of the wrongs of the original re-release as it were. Flashback is a new console version of the ever popular Classic 2600 VHS Home Console System which made Atari's name in the home market.

Over at ClassicGaming.com they have managed to get a sneak preview of the system from the latest E3 Show. Be one of the first to find out what all the fuss is about.

Rebirth of The Basement Arcade...posted 28/5/2005
Well it has been a while and alas work etc have got in the way but we are back bigger and better than before. The rebirth of The Basement Arcade has begun. There is a new layout and some new features. Some areas have been dropped and some new areas added. The Guess The Game has been plugged back in and is raring to go. So get your credits out and blast around the site I hope you enjoy it.

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