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Sega World Drivers Championship 2018 Begins Testing

Sega World Drivers Championship 2018 Begins Testing

arcadehero July 28, 2017 1

Last week news broke that Sega had a new racing arcade game in the works by the name of Sega World Drivers Championship 2018. Now a week later the game has been placed on

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The Future Of The Airframe Platform

The Future Of The Airframe Platform

arcadehero April 14, 2017 1

We recently covered the pre-order release of the new arcade exclusive shoot ’em up Skycurser, developed by Indiana-based developer Griffin Aerotech.  When that date hit, I reached out to them with a few questions

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New Website For Magician’s Dead Arcade Game

New Website For Magician’s Dead Arcade Game

arcadehero September 14, 2016 1

Japanese developer Byking has been working hard on a unique and original arcade concept by the name of Magician’s Dead. This game is an arena battle title where the player takes the role of

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Unknown NEO GEO MVS Fighting Game Discovered & Dumped (UPDATED)

Unknown NEO GEO MVS Fighting Game Discovered & Dumped (UPDATED)

arcadehero April 11, 2016 2

UPDATE: The game was tentatively titled Dragon’s Heaven and it would have featured an extensive story shared through text. It used elements of Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer for the code base, hence the reason why

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Stern Pinball Walks You Through Their New Spike Hardware

Stern Pinball Walks You Through Their New Spike Hardware

arcadehero June 24, 2015 1

In case you wanted to get really technical about Stern Pinball’s new hardware system, then here is the video for you. For many years, the circuit boards found behind the backbox glass in Stern’s

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The Strange, The Unusual And The Surprising Arcade Cabinets of Huataibaishun Ltd.

The Strange, The Unusual And The Surprising Arcade Cabinets of Huataibaishun Ltd.

arcadehero June 18, 2014 2

(Sent in by Kevin Williams of ) The arcade market of China never ceases to amaze and today you will get a look at some arcade cabinets that should fulfill that amazing requirement – for

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Newsblend: Sega Arcade For Comic-Con; Aircraft Skin Arcade Cab; Dark Escape 4D Review

Newsblend: Sega Arcade For Comic-Con; Aircraft Skin Arcade Cab; Dark Escape 4D Review

arcadehero July 12, 2013 0

The weekend is just about to get started and with that, here are some more links with my comments about some quick arcade-related stories. BTW, I had a great conversation with Brian Colins of

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IGS Launches PGM3 Hardware

IGS Launches PGM3 Hardware

arcadehero January 4, 2013 3

Among fans of unique arcade-specific hardware, some despair over the trend where most game companies these days find it easier and more economical to use PC machine builds tied to some sort of specialized

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Open Discussion: Arcade Hardware

Open Discussion: Arcade Hardware

arcadehero September 3, 2012 10

An article about embedded technology with Taito which gives us a place to discuss arcade hardware and technology in general

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What games are best enjoyed in the arcade?

Shaggy September 7, 2009 0

So the headline here is sort of a rhetorical question – we all know what works best in arcades and what doesn’t, but we may as well discuss the subject thanks to this link

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Behind the scenes at Sega

HeavyElectricity May 31, 2008 4

While I was at the Sega Rally 3 launch last week, I got to see a little bit of what goes on at Sega Amusements Europe. It is a fun place! The developers from

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A visit to a warehouse loaded with games

Shaggy April 30, 2008 0

As I mentioned just a few posts ago, I had the chance to go and check out a warehouse full of games today. I am kicking myself however as I forgot to bring my

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