Home arcade manufacturer Arcade 1Up unveiled its newest cabinet, an Atari Star Wars home cabinet. According to the company’s press release, “This is the only at-home arcade cabinet that uses the original arcade software and features the X-Wing pilot controller! On this new addition to our line-up, will be the original arcade versions of Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi!” The Star Wars cabinet will be joining a roster of home consoles that includes Street Fighter II, Space Invaders, Mortal Kombat, Centipede, and several others. While no information on pricing has been d ..read more

The object of the game is to shoot the alien invaders and keep them off the ground. “Space Invaders” became one of the first coin-op video arcade games to enjoy mega-success worldwide. Teen-agers and college students spent hours at the local arcade (or wherever one of the game machines was placed) using a single laser base trying to defeat an army of alien creatures who marched from side to side in grid-like formation, slowly but perilously approaching Earth. In 1980, Atari released a home version of the wildly popular arcade game for its popular home video game system. The format of ..read more