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Grinkers Grand Palace Opening October 5th in Eagle, ID

Grinkers Grand Palace Opening October 5th in Eagle, ID

arcadehero September 27, 2012 0

A new classic arcade will be opening their doors in Eagle, ID next week! More details inside!

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Now Open In Monona, WI – Rossi’s Vintage Arcade & Pizzeria

Now Open In Monona, WI – Rossi’s Vintage Arcade & Pizzeria

arcadehero August 23, 2012 1

A new arcade eatertainment business is now open in Monona, WI. Details inside!

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Arcade Cake Deliciousness

Arcade Cake Deliciousness

arcadehero August 17, 2012 0

It has been quite a while since we had an arcade related cake to share – last time I recall was back in 2008 with the Sinistar cake. Today’s cake comes from KLOV Forum

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Time Masheen Arcade Open in Chehalis, WA

Time Masheen Arcade Open in Chehalis, WA

arcadehero July 22, 2012 2

Back in May this year, a new vintage arcade opened its doors in Chehalis, WA. Details inside!

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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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Sonic Drive-In Hearts Sega’s Outrun

Sonic Drive-In Hearts Sega’s Outrun

arcadehero May 7, 2012 13

I heard about this but I don’t watch a lot of live TV so I had not seen it until today when I found it online. For any of our international readers, Sonic is

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5th Avenue Frogger

5th Avenue Frogger

arcadehero April 21, 2012 1

(Thanks to Adam Coate for the Tip) How do you make a classic game like Frogger more exciting? By using augmented reality and getting real time road traffic input for the game of course.

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Arcade Games Turning 30 this year

Arcade Games Turning 30 this year

arcadehero January 5, 2012 1

For a little over a year we’ve had some talk about games reaching their 30th birthday, in particular with Pac-Man but as this marks the 30th year since 1982, I figure why not take

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New reality TV show about arcades coming to a screen near you?

New reality TV show about arcades coming to a screen near you?

arcadehero December 4, 2011 9

Newsfeed 1137 via Reality TV has covered a seemingly never ending range of subjects so it was only a matter of time before arcades would become the major focus of one – or at

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The Video Fever circa 1982

The Video Fever circa 1982

arcadehero August 14, 2011 5

It’s not the first time we have discussed a report from 1982 that covers arcade games – it seems that ’82 was the time the media really started to notice the craze (right before

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The few arcade games of E3 2011

The few arcade games of E3 2011

arcadehero June 16, 2011 1

(Thanks to Igo for the tip!) While this isn’t exactly what I was talking about recently, E3 did have a small selection of some great classic arcade games to play, as shown by ClassicGameRoom.

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