All articles tagged with #arcade
The New York Times Strands puzzle for October 4, 2026, is rated as moderate difficulty. The game features a 1980s arcade theme, with hints revealing the first letters 'p', 'a', and 'c' for three theme words. The puzzle is part of a daily series released at midnight in the player's time zone.
The New York Times Strands puzzles for October 3 and 4, 2026, feature distinct themes: a paranormal focus for the 3rd and a 1980s arcade focus for the 4th. Mashable and CNET provide hints and answers, noting that Strands requires finding words without a list, using a 'spangram' to summarize the theme.
The October 4, 2026, edition of NYT Strands (Puzzle #945) features a theme centered on classic arcade video games. The puzzle includes five non-spangram words: Pong, Frogger, Scramble, Asteroids, and Centipede. The spangram, which spans the entire grid, is 'Arcade Games.' The puzzle was rated 'moderate' in difficulty by testers. Players can use unrelated words of four or more letters to unlock in-game hints if they become stuck.
Pinkbike’s Check Out curates a raft of new gravity-focused gear, from Peaty’s Monarch rebuildable saddle with replaceable rails and a hike-a-bike handle, to Aenomaly’s 8-position SwitchGrade Pro saddle tilt, Title CR1 cranks, Akta elbow pads, Velocio/Arcade belt combo, Fitnexa SomniPods, Glade Optics Stash sunglasses, and Wolf Tooth Locked-In bar ends—showcasing modular, repair-friendly designs aimed at boosting comfort, fit, and maintenance on the trail.
Lego’s $200 Donkey Kong arcade cabinet includes a functional Jumpman game with a joystick and jump button; a barrel-pump mechanism stores 20 barrels and cycles up to six down the track to a hopper for an endless loop. Nintendo reportedly asked heavier poison barrels, and Miyamoto is said to be happy with the execution; it launches August 1.
LEGO officially revealed the Donkey Kong Arcade set (72051) for adults, a 1,367-piece recreation of the classic arcade with Jumpman, Donkey Kong, Lady, scaffolds, ladder and hammer details, plus a lever-activated barrel loop and joystick-controlled movement; priced at £149.99 and releasing August 1, 2026, with a LEGO Replay note about reusing bricks.
Powerbomb Games’ Pro Jank Footy, a retro-arcade homage to Aussie Rules, launches August 12 on PS5. The high-scoring, fast-paced game uses a simple core mechanic where after every goal the opposing team picks from 150+ power-ups, enabling wild chaos like extra teams, transforming players into seagulls or cars, or even turning the match into a surreal spectacle. Modes include Pro Jank Footy, Normal Footy, Season Mode, Watch Mode, Kick-to-Kick, couch co-op and online play, plus arcade cabinet tournaments rolling out in Australian pubs to build a live scene.
A leaked reveal suggests a LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade Set from Nintendo and LEGO, recreating the classic arcade cabinet with a joystick, buttons, and screen. The 1,367-piece set is rumored to launch in August for $200, with an official announcement expected soon.
QUByte announced 13 retro titles returning on PS5/PS4 in 2026–2027, including the Gaelco Sports Collection (Squash, World Rally Championship, Touch and Go, World Rally 2: Twin Racing, Snowboard Championship), Biomechanical Toy, the Thunder Hoop Collection (Thunder Hoop, Thunder Hoop Strikes Back), Invasion from Beyond, Motor Mash, TigerShark, plus two free PS1 updates in 2027 for Glover and Street Racer Collection.
BuzzFeed's Sweet Pop Merge is a candy-themed arcade puzzle where you drag treats across a grid to merge them into bigger sweets. Keep merging until you reach a birthday cake before the jar fills up, using drag-and-drop (or spacebar on desktop) to drop pieces.
Nintendo teases an official LEGO Donkey Kong set with a brief teaser showing a rolling barrel, but no details are released yet. If true, it would be DK's first dedicated LEGO line, following appearances in LEGO Mario and other sets; rumors point to an arcade-cabinet concept and a past LEGO Ideas submission, with official details expected later.
Captain's Auction House in Anaheim, a long-running specialist in pinball and arcade machines, is auctioning about 100 machines owned by musician Ryan Adams on Sunday, May 17, 2026 (preview 9 a.m., auction 11 a.m.; bidding available online as well). The 40,000-square-foot warehouse holds roughly 1,200 machines, and past highlights include a $48,000 pinball and a $70,000 arcade game; a vintage Gibson Barney Kessel guitar is also up for bid. The article highlights Adams’s collection as part of the event and notes the shop’s ongoing, large-scale inventory and rotating auctions.
Kotaku curates five beginner-friendly pinball machines—High Speed / The Getaway II, Scared Stiff, Pin*Bot, World Cup Soccer / NBA Fastbreak, and Medieval Madness—highlighting clear rule sets, approachable layouts, and a progression from newcomer to seasoned player, with Medieval Madness as the standout entry point.
Canadian arcade repairman and YouTuber Callan Brown acquired Nintendo’s 1974 Wild Gunman film reels, digitized the footage, and, using reverse‑engineered patents and open‑source software, built a modernized, playable replica of Nintendo’s first arcade game to showcase at local conventions—perhaps the only playable Wild Gunman ’74 in North America.
A ComicBook.com list highlights ten of the rarest arcade cabinets, from urban-m legend Polybius to limited-run machines like Blaster’s cockpit, Sega’s R360 (G-LOC/Wing War), and LaserDisc titles Time Traveler/Holosseum, back to Pac-Man VR and Quake Arcade Edition. Each entry explains why the cabinet is hard to find—extremely low production runs, special configurations (cockpit setups, vector graphics, or VR rigs), licensing quirks, or barscreens in limited venues—with production totals cited (often just hundreds or a few dozen units). The piece notes these cabinets are sought after by retro gaming fans and collectors, and it emphasizes the cabinets’ distinctive features that made them memorable despite their scarcity.