Arcade Heroes February 2016

Newsbytes: Mortal Kombat Menus; Donkey Kong Remix; JAEPO; Pinball; Polycade; NTG#76

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I think we have a few videos to share this time around….happy weekend! Hidden Menus To Mortal Kombat Arcade Discovered (thanks to everyone that sent this tip in)- In the biggest news of the week, YourMKArcadeSource

New Locations: The Funky Feather (AL); Jedi Alliance (WA); Buzzbin Arcade (OH)

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We’ve got more arcade location news for you to enjoy, with an odd twist on one of them. Thanks to Michael Louie for the tip on the latter two locations. Let’s get to it:

BayTek Games Acquires Skee-ball Amusement Games

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When it comes to fixtures in the amusement/arcade industry, Skee-ball is certainly up there, having sold their legendary Skee-ball machines beginning in 1914. While that type of game is supposed to be known as

New Arcade Review: Rocky’s Big City Games & Sports Bar Williamsville, NY

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As previously reported by Arcade Heroes a new arcade and sports bar called Rocky’s Big City Games & Sports Bar has opened up in the Western New York area. Today I will take a

Timberman Now Available In The USA Via Barron Games

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Last year we reported on the arrival of a new videmption arcade game based upon a mobile game known as Timberman. The quick style of play involves chopping down an endless tree while avoiding

Newsbytes: DDR A Announced; Bandai Namco Facebook; New Arcade Openings; NTG#75

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One of the nice things about February is that it always seems to fly by…although this year will have that extra day to it 😉 Here’s a round-up of some arcade news for the

JAEPO 2016 #2: Now with 500% More Videos Of New Japanese Arcade Games

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It’s the second day for JAEPO 2016 in Japan and now we have more videos to share of the latest ideas and games that will be making their mark on game centers in the

UNIS’s Strike Pro Fishing Shipping Soon; Bandit Express Doing Well

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Chinese arcade game manufacturer Universal Space (UNIS) had a strong showing of product at last year’s IAAPA and they’ve sent along some information about a couple of those games to promote how well they

Arcade Expansions: Ground Kontrol (OR); Robot City Games (NY); Boss Battle Games (IN)

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Stories about new arcade openings are more common to find on the blog here but occasionally a location undertakes a major expansion, which is just as important to any business as opening their doors.

JAEPO 2016 #1: The Japanese Arcade Market Struts Their Stuff

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That time of year has arrived where Japanese arcade game makers gather together at the JAEPO event (JAEPO 2016 to be precise) to show off to their market and the world what it is

Ask Arcade Heroes: How Come All These New Arcade Games Aren’t On Home Consoles?

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Not long ago, a question popped up on our Facebook page asking a question that I have read often on the interwebs: why not sega and others make them on the pc and consoles? –

UPDATE: Bandai Namco NOT Halting Arcade Development

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We’ve all heard the phrase: “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” Unfortunately exaggerated death reports of the arcade industry have existed in some form or another since the industry crash back in