Description: It's a game no one remembers, but in 1984, a company by the name of Nova Games created Intrepid, a game of espionage that was only released in arcades. You play a secret agent who must infiltrate the embassy, avoid the Soviet guards, and steal the classified documents before making it out of the building alive. This design stars the player character, Agent 001, or Secret Agent Man. Design includes some typical 80's flare, such as pastel triangles.
Description: One of the most important and used CPUs in video games was the Motorola 68000 (also known as the 68k). In addition to be found in game consoles & computers like the Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, Sega Genesis & more, many arcade boards used this to power games, including Street Fighter II, Rastan, Chase HQ, Do DonPachi, Xenophobe, Starblade, Xybots and hundreds of other arcade games.
Description: Join up to the Silverhawk Squad and start earning your stripes today, solider! Silverhawks are the iconic starfighters from the long-running video game series Darius by Taito. In that game, you pilot your Silverhawk against hordes of robotic fish known as the Belsar, who are bent on the total annihilation of Earth and it's inhabitants.
Description: If you played games in an arcade in the late 80s/early 90s then you very likely came across a title developed by the legendary Toaplan. Flying Shark, Twin Cobra, Tiger-Heli, Zero Wing, Truxton and so on. Toaplan is a company that left and indelible mark on video games as they would become. This particular design features the starfighter used in Truxton behind the Toaplan logo.
Description: Back in the Good Ol' Days of arcade gaming, nobody went to the arcade to win tickets or prizes. They went to experience the full social atmosphere - whether it was competing against another player or against themselves in the never ending quest for the highest score possible. This shirt embodies that idea where redeeming yourself is more fun, exciting and fulfilling than redeeming tickets for cheap prizes.
Description: Playing on a previous shirt design while also playing on a famous lyric from an old rap song - In this case, I like BIG GAMES and I Cannot Lie. Arcade games are where you find games going big and generally its the biggest games that get played the most in arcades out there. So in terms of popularity, the public likes big games too!
Description: Another tee combining the love of video games and pinball into one. 1cc stands for "1 Credit Clear", which is a feat not many can achieve, and it is best found in arcade games where the games are tough and you have a single credit on the line. This term is particularly referenced with shmups/STG arcade games but it can apply to others where skill is king.
