Donkey Kong stands as a cornerstone of arcade history, marking the debut of Mario (originally known as Jumpman) and setting the stage for the platformer genre. This game is a must-play for its ...

Building a home arcade is a project that almost anyone can handle--if they have the right advice. From the seasoned wood worker and certified computer genius, to the technologically challenged guy who ...

Just as 'Doom clone' became an entire genre in the mid-90s, the world of 80s arcade games was dominated by Pac-Man-likes. Some were brazen knock-offs, but the broader idea of controlling a character ...

I was thinking of having some retro fun with MAME on the weekend, but as soon as I see a list of some 3000 odd ROMs I suddenly forget every game I've ever played. And then I dribble. So I was ...

This isn't a new development, but we're now in an era where some emulators are old enough to be run inside other emulators. MAME is best known as a preservation effort for old arcade games, but it ...

All the fun of the original, without the quarters. The little Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator that could (and could really use a better acronym, too) turned 14 years old this past February, and it ...