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Newsbytes: YT Milestone; Willy Crash Mini; Jurassic Park LE; Arcade Road Trip;

Newsbytes: YT Milestone; Willy Crash Mini; Jurassic Park LE; Arcade Road Trip;

arcadehero September 21, 2019 0

Welcome to another weekend and another Newsybtes. This is where I compile quick news that usually doesn’t need a full post to discuss it, so these are all combined together. It was a very

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Exa-Arcadia Systems Begin Shipping In Japan

Exa-Arcadia Systems Begin Shipping In Japan

arcadehero September 4, 2019 2

To back up the latest VLOG, this post will serve as some of the sources to the video here. But to sum it up, the EXA board by Exa-Arcadia is now shipping out to

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Sega Begins Testing Blox Hunter In Japan

Sega Begins Testing Blox Hunter In Japan

arcadehero August 24, 2019 1

While the hype about new products tends to focus on videmption and VR lately, there are other genres of products that are still seeing new developments. One of those is the wonderful world of

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Location Watch: The Game Preserve #2 (TX); The Game Show (IL); Laffy Happy Arcade (TX); The Pinball Arcade Museum (FL) & More

Location Watch: The Game Preserve #2 (TX); The Game Show (IL); Laffy Happy Arcade (TX); The Pinball Arcade Museum (FL) & More

arcadehero July 30, 2019 0

It’s time to get everyone up to speed on the latest arcade & amusement locations to have opened their doors out there. If you are involved with a location that opened recently or is

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Sega Announces Location Test For Mario & Sonic At The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Arcade

Sega Announces Location Test For Mario & Sonic At The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Arcade

arcadehero July 24, 2019 0

Back in 2016, Sega pulled an unexpected move and brought their Mario & Sonic collaboration to arcades. Sporting one of the longest titles in the biz, Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic

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Newsbytes: Wahlap’s AAA2019 Showcase; Running A Route in ’82; Upcoming Anniversaries & More

Newsbytes: Wahlap’s AAA2019 Showcase; Running A Route in ’82; Upcoming Anniversaries & More

arcadehero June 22, 2019 0

Welcome to another edition of Newsbytes, a compilation of quick (or last minute) stories that I’ve curated for the weekend. Wahlap At AAA2019 Chinese game manufacturer Wahlap has been busy as of late, and

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Bandai Namco Revives Arcade Classics As LBE-VR Titles At New Location in Japan

Bandai Namco Revives Arcade Classics As LBE-VR Titles At New Location in Japan

arcadehero June 20, 2019 6

I mentioned in the last post that we’d have another Location Based Entertainment Virtual Reality (LBE-VR for those that don’t want to spout that mouthful every time) piece to discuss today, and here we

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Newsbytes: New Rhythm Game From Taito; Outnumbered; Smash Bros Arcade & More

Newsbytes: New Rhythm Game From Taito; Outnumbered; Smash Bros Arcade & More

arcadehero June 8, 2019 3

Welcome to another edition of Newsbytes. here, I collect some quick news items from the week to share with you, as a way to pad the weekend with a variety of items. Today also

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New Arcades Open In CA, FL, IA, ID, KY, MN, MO, NM, TX, WI, & The UK

New Arcades Open In CA, FL, IA, ID, KY, MN, MO, NM, TX, WI, & The UK

arcadehero May 20, 2019 2

I’ve got a bit of catching up to do on the latest locations that have opened up their doors out there, covering more than a month’s worth of openings since our last such post.

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Location Watch: Maniac’s Mansion (TX); Quarters Bar+Arcade (CO); Apex Entertainment (NY); Play Money Pinball (FL); Pixels Arcade (WI) & More

Location Watch: Maniac’s Mansion (TX); Quarters Bar+Arcade (CO); Apex Entertainment (NY); Play Money Pinball (FL); Pixels Arcade (WI) & More

arcadehero April 8, 2019 2

I’ll keep on saying this until it somehow gets stuck into the public’s consciousness, but the amusement industry is on fire right now. Dozens of locations continue to open their doors out there, and

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Newsbytes: Samurai Spirits AC; Star Trek VR for Dave & Busters; AAMA Awards; Piano Pinball & More

Newsbytes: Samurai Spirits AC; Star Trek VR for Dave & Busters; AAMA Awards; Piano Pinball & More

arcadehero April 6, 2019 1

Hello valiant readers, and welcome to another edition of Newsbytes. If you’re new to the site, Newsbytes are posted every Saturday and feature a variety of quick news items from the wonderful world of

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Konami Launches DDR A20 In Japan

Konami Launches DDR A20 In Japan

arcadehero March 19, 2019 7

Just a quick post here, but it’s worth noting that Konami has released the latest version of their iconic DDR series in Japan, by the name of DDR A20. The “20” part of the

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