Apologies about the site being down for the past 24 hours but it seems to be corrected now and hopefully stays that way forever
There wasn’t much to talk about this week but we have a few blurbs to focus on for this weekend. Let’s start with:
The Sega Arcade Pop-Up Book Hits Kickstarter
I have three kids and for the all of the stockpiles of children’s books that we’ve accumulated over the years, I don’t recall coming across any pop-up books. However, I do remember seeing them all of the time back in the 80s when I was but a wee lad. Regardless, there is a new pop-up book that has hit Kickstarter and it’s something for any Sega fan to enjoy. We’ve covered paper arcades before but this book will take it to a new level. Per the description:
SEGA Arcade: Pop-Up History presents five of the most iconic ‘body sensation’ cabinets – Hang-On, Space Harrier, OutRun, After Burner and Thunder Blade – in a suitably innovative form: as dazzling pop-up paper sculptures.
As of this writing, the creators are well on their way to reaching their goal of $52,927 (kind of an odd number for a goal but whatever). They (Read-Only Memory) also have released Sega books in the past so you can rest assured that they will deliver this time as well. Click here if you want to support it!
The Spectre Files – A Complete History
We’ve mentioned the unreleased Midway prototype The Spectre Files on the site a few times and are still waiting for some kind of general release to the game although it is hard to say when/if that will materialize. If we’re lucky, a new and exquisitely detailed article over at the Daily Grindhouse will help gin up some additional interest towards that release but even if it

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