A wired article about a couple of college students trying to bring back to life Soviet era arcade games.

Last month, the four officially opened the Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines in a Stalin-era bomb shelter under a university dormitory. Packed into two rooms are dozens of Soviet-made video game carcasses in various states of repair. Some work perfectly; others last for a few minutes, then fade. One common feature among them all is a lack of a high-score list.

Closer to home, an arcade graveyard near Hugo. I don’t know where precisely. Many of these games were seen at the Penny Arcade at the State Fair.

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  1. Madaracs Said, June 11, 2007 at 7:20 AM

    You sold it already?

  2. Zoyx Said, June 11, 2007 at 9:29 AM

    The Tempest machine? Yep, guy picked it up last night. Next, the Marble Madness.

  3. Madaracs Said, June 11, 2007 at 9:34 AM

    This is madness! You can’t get rid of your arcade machines! 🙂