The Arcade lives on at California Extreme 2011
PHOTOS: Take a look inside North America’s premiere coin-op celebration
Above: And others were never even released to the public, like this Beavis and Butthead arcade game
Above: Same with The Act. The only way you can play this analog, animated oddity is at places like CAX
Above: And looky there, someone made something new into something old: Mortal Kombat 2011 retrofit for arcades!
Above: I believe this is gaming's first example of an (illegal) movie license
Above: There was actually a Pinball tournament going on outside the main hall, attended by players more serious that Harry Callahan himself.
Above: Love this one. And man, did these guys really hate getting their picture taken
Above: Wait, what?! Is someone still making pinball machines?
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Above: Ahhh, now this brings us back. Konami's The Simpsons, which was given away as a prize
Above: Could this be Capcom's most obscure game?
Above: Nope! They also made a game based of Willow -who knew?!
Above: That's right, kids! Some games game equipped with entire cockpits
Above: On the left, Toobin. On the right, the less-than-sensitively titled Arabian
Above: SHIT YEAH! The Tron machine was still glowing a beautiful blue!
Above: More Star Trek? This is getting illogical...
Above: I actually witnessed several people politely fighting for ownership of this Mappy Land cabinet
Above: Pinball machines representing the two most important things in my life before puberty ruined me
Above: I'm a HUGE Joust fan, and I've never seen this in my life. SPOILER: It sucks!
Above: Moon Patrol: Probably the greatest game ever made
Jul 12, 2011