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Setting Up A Soda Slam! & Missile Command Recharged By Alan-1
Welcome to a post centring around a topic that hasn’t been touched on for some time, and is being done in the absence of much else – you may have noticed the site has
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Newsbytes: Utah Retro GameXpo 2025; Speed Rider 4DX; Konami Tests New Gashaaaan!; More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a series here on Arcade Heroes that covers quick news from around the world of arcade and pinball gaming. Summer just keeps dragging on still, but as we get into the
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Newsbytes: Bowl Expo Updates; Buckfest; JAWS 50th; Headlines & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a regular series of posts which focus on quick news pieces from around the wonderful world of arcades & pinball. We generally aim to publish these on the weekend so that
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Alan-1 Launches Missile Command: Recharged Arcade
It’s been 45 years since Atari originally released the iconic Missile Command to arcades (released in June 1980) and in all of that time, it’s the only iteration of the game to have graced
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July Trade Shows: Bowl Expo & IAAPA Expo Asia 2025
With July fully underway, it’s time to take a look at a couple more trade shows that recently showcased arcade games. These are perhaps the most effective way for new products to get intra-industry
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Alan-1 Launches Soda Slam!
Alan-1 has announced that they have begun shipping their third title, the enhanced version of DSM Arcade’s Perfect Pour, known as Soda Slam! Let’s take a look at what this is as units may
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Arcade Recap: Soda Slam! (Alan-1)
Welcome back to Arcade Recap, where we will take a look at recently revealed games at tradeshows like Amusement Expo 2025 and give one or two games a highlight at a time. The purpose
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Alan-1 Introduces A New Arcade Joystick; Takes Two Games To Midwest Gaming Classic
Utah-based arcade maker Alan-1 is rather busy, and not just with post Amusement Expo stuff. Originally starting off as a creator of reproduction arcade parts, the company is reaching back to those roots with
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Amusement Expo 2025: The Full Wrap-Up
Spring is here and Amusement Expo 2025 has passed, giving us a solid look at what to expect for arcades once Summer kicks into gear. Let’s cover the new stuff that was on hand
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Amusement Expo 2025: The Big Preview
The arcade industry is coming together for another trade show event, and this time it is Amusement Expo 2025. Held every year in March as Spring starts, Amusement Expo International (AEI) usually happens in
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