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2022 Arcade Year-In-Review

2022 Arcade Year-In-Review

Shaggy December 31, 2022 0

Welcome to the annual Arcade Heroes Year-in-Review, where I take us back down the memory lane of the past 12 months, and review how things have gone in the industry, at least from my

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Astro Crow Games Launches Throwback! Jai-Alai Heroes

Astro Crow Games Launches Throwback! Jai-Alai Heroes

Shaggy December 30, 2022 0

H/T to Joe at Indie Arcade Wave for this news. One issue with IAAPA is that there is so much going on that one can easily miss something as important as a new arcade

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Previewing the Arcade Anniversaries of 2023

Previewing the Arcade Anniversaries of 2023

Shaggy December 26, 2022 1

Each year marks some kind of anniversary, although we tend to only pay attention to those ending in a 0 or a 5. This year saw Atari celebrating 50 years, and where I got

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2022 Home Arcade Ports – Arcade Games For Old Consoles

2022 Home Arcade Ports – Arcade Games For Old Consoles

Shaggy December 20, 2022 2

Back in my day, when all phones were connected to a wall and the only way to skip commercials was record an over-the-air broadcast, then fast forward through them all, our game systems were

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Location Watch December 2022: New Arcades Open Around The World

Location Watch December 2022: New Arcades Open Around The World

Shaggy December 17, 2022 0

Welcome to Location Watch, a curated look at brand new arcade locations that have recently opened their doors, all over the world. I’m a little bit behind on this news thanks to IAAPA, which

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Big Newsbytes: IAAPA22 Updates; The Last Ridge Racer; Michael Jackson/Sega Discovery; Headlines & More

Big Newsbytes: IAAPA22 Updates; The Last Ridge Racer; Michael Jackson/Sega Discovery; Headlines & More

Shaggy December 10, 2022 2

Welcome to Newsbytes, a curated collection of news from around the world of arcade & pinball. This post has been on the backburner since the weekend before IAAPA started but there has been so

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Spooky Pinball To Launch Scooby-Doo! Where Are You?

Spooky Pinball To Launch Scooby-Doo! Where Are You?

Shaggy December 7, 2022 3

“Boo-tique” pinball makers Spooky Pinball are at it again and this time they’ve taken on a beloved classic cartoon that generally had a spooky theme to it, Scooby-Doo!. This is not based upon any

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IAAPA 2022 Round-Up #2 – New Arcade Games For 2023

IAAPA 2022 Round-Up #2 – New Arcade Games For 2023

Shaggy December 3, 2022 0

Welcome to Part #2 of my IAAPA 2022 review; If you missed it, here’s Part #1. This post will repeat much of the first part for the games lists; Then I’ll continue thoughts on

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Toaplan Returning To The Arcade With Batsugun Exa Label

Toaplan Returning To The Arcade With Batsugun Exa Label

Shaggy December 1, 2022 0

If you’re a seasoned fan of arcade games, particularly of the shoot ’em up (“shmup”) genre, then the name Toaplan likely conjures up some warm gaming memories. The company was a trailblazer in the

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Win A Signed Copy of Cruis’n Blast On Nintendo Switch

Win A Signed Copy of Cruis’n Blast On Nintendo Switch

Shaggy November 29, 2022 0

It’s time to do something unusual for the site here – give away a prize! Thanks to Eugene Jarvis and Raw Thrills, I’ve been hooked up with two physical copies of Cruis’n Blast on

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