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Labor Day Weekend News – Pinball, Big Buck HD, Sonic Rise Of The Hedgehog, NTG #14

Labor Day Weekend News – Pinball, Big Buck HD, Sonic Rise Of The Hedgehog, NTG #14

arcadehero August 30, 2014 4

It’s Labor Day weekend in the USA and I don’t have a bunch of time to spend on this multi-news post so it will be “short.” For anyone taking the weekend off, have a

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The Big Buck Hunter World Championship 2014 To Take Place In Minneapolis, MN

The Big Buck Hunter World Championship 2014 To Take Place In Minneapolis, MN

arcadehero June 26, 2014 0

For the past few years, Play Mechanix & Raw Thrills have held an annual world championship for their headlining arcade title Big Buck Hunter. It has become the tournament with the biggest prizes at

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Results Of The Kong Off 3 Donkey Kong Tournament

Results Of The Kong Off 3 Donkey Kong Tournament

arcadehero November 26, 2013 1

As mentioned a few weeks back, the month of November has turned out to be a big one for the e-Sport arcade space, there was the Big Buck World Championships and The Kong Off

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Coming in November: The Kong Off 3

Coming in November: The Kong Off 3

arcadehero October 11, 2013 0

Since the release of The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, one event has come along to really capitalize on the resurgent interest behind Nintendo’s original arcade classic Donkey Kong and competitive classic

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Meet N’ Greet With Several Arcade Creators This Saturday At The General Chaos Arcade Party in Brookfield, IL

Meet N’ Greet With Several Arcade Creators This Saturday At The General Chaos Arcade Party in Brookfield, IL

arcadehero September 23, 2013 0

If you ever wanted to meet up with a creator or designer of a classic arcade game then the opportunities are often infrequent. Aside from an occasional classic game expo you might get lucky

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Next Up In The Arcade High Score Wars – MAN VS SNAKE

Next Up In The Arcade High Score Wars – MAN VS SNAKE

arcadehero September 4, 2013 0

Since the early days of arcade gaming and single player games started making their way onto the scene, the concept of “Man Vs. Machine” has been a challenge taken seriously by many gamers. That

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Raw Thrills Launches the Big Buck HD Summer Training Tour

Raw Thrills Launches the Big Buck HD Summer Training Tour

arcadehero June 20, 2013 1

For regular players of Raw Thrills/Play Mechanix‘s Big Buck HD, hearing of a tournament to play on the machine is nothing new. But with a new “Summer Training Tour” promotion that begins tomorrow and

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Coming In July: ITG European Cup 2013; Bonus: Weston Super Mare Pier Walkthrough

Coming In July: ITG European Cup 2013; Bonus: Weston Super Mare Pier Walkthrough

arcadehero February 21, 2013 0

Two news stories here that are different in nature, shared more by them being located in Europe than anything else. Both were sent our way by Toby Nanakhorn, thanks to him for that. And

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Mid-Week News: Pump It Up Tournament in London This Saturday; Pac-Man Ornaments; Arcade Network Device Update + More

Mid-Week News: Pump It Up Tournament in London This Saturday; Pac-Man Ornaments; Arcade Network Device Update + More

arcadehero December 12, 2012 3

There are several news items to look at today, from a UK Pump It Up tournament to Pac-Man Ornaments to a Q*Bert Prototype machine found and more.

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Weekend Newsblast: Battle of the Arcades, Fix It Felix cab, Real Life KOF

Weekend Newsblast: Battle of the Arcades, Fix It Felix cab, Real Life KOF

arcadehero December 8, 2012 0

Not much has gone on in the arcade world this past week, which is often the case in the post-IAAPA month since all the new game announcements come along at that time. But enough

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Results From The Big Buck World Championship 2012

Results From The Big Buck World Championship 2012

arcadehero November 23, 2012 0

Check out some results and pictures of the recent Big Buck World Championship 2012 event.

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The Kong Off II Headed to Denver, CO

The Kong Off II Headed to Denver, CO

arcadehero October 29, 2012 0

While interest in competing for the top score on Nintendo’s Donkey Kong arcade game has existed well before the documentary The King of Kong came along, after that found success interest in competing for

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