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The Making of Retro Arcade Cabinets

The Making of Retro Arcade Cabinets

arcadehero May 30, 2012 0

Old footage of arcade machines is often an interesting subject, particularly when we have come across trade show footage of the past. Now how about some arcade factory footage from the 80s? That’s what

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Donkey Kong Battle Rages On As Hank Chien Reclaims Top Score

Donkey Kong Battle Rages On As Hank Chien Reclaims Top Score

arcadehero May 30, 2012 0

Newsfeed 1209 via I’ve said before in regards to the world record score on Donkey Kong that this won’t be the last story about it and the same applies to this post. Made famous

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Fighter News: Tekken Museum & New Guilty Gear coming to arcades on Sega’s Ringedge 2

Fighter News: Tekken Museum & New Guilty Gear coming to arcades on Sega’s Ringedge 2

arcadehero May 29, 2012 24

Newsfeeds 1207 & 1208 via First off, Tekken news. Are you such a fan of the Tekken series that you would love to check out memorabilia for the game in a museum setting? Then

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Arcade Trivia Time #1

Arcade Trivia Time #1

arcadehero May 28, 2012 4

Being that it is a holiday in the US, I’m not expecting any news to come along but there is a new feature for the site which I figure now is a good time

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First pics of a nearly complete Wizard of Oz Pinball machine

First pics of a nearly complete Wizard of Oz Pinball machine

arcadehero May 26, 2012 7

Well we have been waiting a long time for this information to come along – what would Jersey Jack Pinball’s Wizard of Oz look like with the art and toys in place, as opposed

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Videos of the games of GAGA2012

Videos of the games of GAGA2012

arcadehero May 25, 2012 0

It’s been difficult to get more information on what was at the recent amusement trade show in China, GAGA2012. But enough time has passed that I’ve been able to scrape up a little more

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Light Trikes Brings TRON and Exer-gaming into one

Light Trikes Brings TRON and Exer-gaming into one

arcadehero May 24, 2012 1

When TRON Legacy came out back at the end of 2010, a lot of us were excited about it along with some of the arcade stuff being pushed as a part of the marketing

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Tetris – The Motion Picture Trailer

Tetris – The Motion Picture Trailer

arcadehero May 24, 2012 0

Tetris has shown up in arcades enough times that this is close enough to warrant a post here. I’m sure if this were real it would do better at the box office than BattleShip

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1up’s “What if Video Games Never Came home”

1up’s “What if Video Games Never Came home”

arcadehero May 24, 2012 16

Newsfeed 1205 via 1up.com is doing a “What if” series of articles and videos that covers their idea of what life would be like if some sort of situation in the game industry were

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Japan Update: WMMT4 news, Japanese Arcade Operator Interview, Western Games in Japan

Japan Update: WMMT4 news, Japanese Arcade Operator Interview, Western Games in Japan

arcadehero May 24, 2012 5

News for the West has been pretty slow lately although soon I expect the announcement on Big Buck HD so there will be that. But in the meantime here are some other items sent

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Sci-Shoota VR Demonstration in Hong Kong this June

Sci-Shoota VR Demonstration in Hong Kong this June

arcadehero May 21, 2012 5

[Via ] Well if you are looking for something different in the Out-Of-Home Entertainment sector here, then MoCap Games has something to show off next month in Hong Kong at the Asian Attractions Expo

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First look from the floor of GAGA 2012

First look from the floor of GAGA 2012

arcadehero May 18, 2012 5

Before you think I’ve gone off my rocker to start talking about musicians that are popular worldwide, this post has nothing to do with Lady Gaga. It just so happens that for whatever reason,

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