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Location Tests Continue For Exa: Strania EX; Vritra Hexa; Blazing Chrome AC;  Nippon Marathon Turbo

Location Tests Continue For Exa: Strania EX; Vritra Hexa; Blazing Chrome AC; Nippon Marathon Turbo

arcadehero July 16, 2020 0

It might seem a little odd to be talking about location tests right now, but not everywhere is locked down, as Japan has mostly recovered from the pandemic. Various locations have re-opened their doors

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New Screenshots Released For Vritra Hexa UPDATED

New Screenshots Released For Vritra Hexa UPDATED

arcadehero June 29, 2020 0

Just a brief post to start out the week, thanks to some screenshots that were released today for the horizontal scrolling shooter, Vritra Hexa. For quick background, Vritra is an obscure shoot ’em up

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Newsbytes: House of the Dead Attraction; Gremlins Arcade; Dark Presence & More

Newsbytes: House of the Dead Attraction; Gremlins Arcade; Dark Presence & More

arcadehero February 22, 2020 0

Hello there, and welcome to another exciting edition of Newsbytes, a weekend post that highlights quick news items from around the world of arcades for your reading pleasure. BTW – For anyone who has

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Belated Newsbytes: More from JAEPO 2020; Armed & Gelatinous Promo; Rick & Morty Pinball

Belated Newsbytes: More from JAEPO 2020; Armed & Gelatinous Promo; Rick & Morty Pinball

arcadehero February 14, 2020 1

This Newsbytes was meant to be run back on February 8th, but as I was finishing it up, the site crashed and began the week long nightmare of not working properly. Fortunately that has

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Newsbytes: Super Nintendo World; Rabbids & Ladders; Making JP Pinball & More

Newsbytes: Super Nintendo World; Rabbids & Ladders; Making JP Pinball & More

arcadehero November 9, 2019 0

Welcome to another edition of Newsbytes, a quick collection of news items from the arcade world. Things Coming Along For Super Nintendo World At Universal Studios Japan If you plan on heading over to

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In-Development For The Neo Geo MVS: Project Neon

In-Development For The Neo Geo MVS: Project Neon

arcadehero November 6, 2019 0

With our recent focus on indie arcade games, there’s plenty going on in the realm of arcade video development. I do hope to have a “Coming Soon” indies video to accompany the Currently Available

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Innovation Comes To Shuffleboard With Fozzy Football

Innovation Comes To Shuffleboard With Fozzy Football

arcadehero May 24, 2019 1

UPDATE: New cabinet images have been added to a slider below When it comes to “traditional” arcade games like pool/billiards, air hockey, foosball, and shuffleboard, creative innovations are generally few and far between. Out

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Taking A Closer Look: Blazing Chrome

Taking A Closer Look: Blazing Chrome

arcadehero May 20, 2019 1

We’ve been covering the Exa-Arcadia platform for a while now, and with the release of the new multi-game platform approaching fast, I figured it might be good to highlight some of the games that

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Delving Into Galactic Battleground by Slackerz Inc.

Delving Into Galactic Battleground by Slackerz Inc.

arcadehero April 4, 2019 1

The big surprise of Amusement Expo 2019 for me, was the strong focus on indie-made arcade games. These are titles that have not been developed by one of the major manufacturers that we generally

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New Release: Black Emperor (BumbleBear Games)

New Release: Black Emperor (BumbleBear Games)

arcadehero March 15, 2019 2

It’s not often that we have news about two new game releases for the West on the same day, but we’ll take it! In case you missed it, the other one is UNIS’ Fantasy

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New Indie Arcade Game: DeathBall

New Indie Arcade Game: DeathBall

arcadehero March 12, 2019 2

Friction. Killer Queen Arcade. Skycurser. Cosmotrons. Tipsy Raccoons. Rashlander. These are just a few of the indie titles that have found their way to coin-op arcades over the past several years. Now there is

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Newsbytes: Primus Pinball; Donkey Kong Score; Kraut Buster Testing; Armed & Gelatinous; IAAPA & More

Newsbytes: Primus Pinball; Donkey Kong Score; Kraut Buster Testing; Armed & Gelatinous; IAAPA & More

arcadehero November 24, 2018 3

Hello user, and welcome to another Newsbytes. We’ve not had one for a little while since I’ve been busy working on videos and news from IAAPA 2018; I’ve still got more to get to

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