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Touch Magix To Unveil Whacky Tracks At DEAL 2022

Touch Magix To Unveil Whacky Tracks At DEAL 2022

arcadehero March 25, 2022 0

Fresh off of one arcade tradeshow we’ve got another taking place this next week, but interestingly enough, it is sounding like there will be more brand new content at this one than we saw

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UNIS Debuting Bigfoot Crush At UNIS Showcase 2020

UNIS Debuting Bigfoot Crush At UNIS Showcase 2020

arcadehero September 24, 2020 0

Growing up in the ’80s, monster trucks were enjoying their heyday. Even though I never had the pleasure of witnessing a monster truck car crushing event, I knew about the Bigfoot truck. It was

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The MagixFloor Virtual Playground By Touch Magix

The MagixFloor Virtual Playground By Touch Magix

arcadehero October 6, 2016 5

With IAAPA 2016 approaching fast, we’re getting more information on brand new product that is on its way. Not everything the industry uses is stored in a kiosk-like box and this product certainly fits

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UNIS Announces Drummer Kids For Arcades; Pirates Hook Sells 2000+ Units

UNIS Announces Drummer Kids For Arcades; Pirates Hook Sells 2000+ Units

arcadehero October 2, 2014 2

We don’t often see video arcade games with a focus towards kids, although they do come along every now and then. Universal Space has announced that they are bringing an IGS arcade game to

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Sega Develops A Real Sandcastle Building Arcade Game + Wonderland Wars

Sega Develops A Real Sandcastle Building Arcade Game + Wonderland Wars

arcadehero September 10, 2014 1

As we head into the Fall in the Northern Hemisphere, new game concepts and ideas begin to make their way tot he newswires. Sega announced a few new concepts for the Japanese market today

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Andamiro’s Hit The Beat Combines Drumming & Slashing

Andamiro’s Hit The Beat Combines Drumming & Slashing

arcadehero August 29, 2013 2

In 2010 we ran a story about a game that combined elements of a fighting game with a rhythm one. If it ever was released then it was fairly limited to South Korea and

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Taito’s Kickthrough Racers released in Japan; coming soon everywhere else?

Taito’s Kickthrough Racers released in Japan; coming soon everywhere else?

arcadehero September 30, 2011 3

A little while back we had covered the announcement of a new scooter racing game by Taito called Kickthrough Racers. It is a spiritual sequel to another kids racer called Hopping Road, which latter

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The Boy In The Claw Machine (Part XXIV)

arcadehero June 12, 2011 3

Newsfeed 1054 via As a part of our infrequently running series, here is another video of a small agile child finding their way into the confines of a crane machine. You don’t have to

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KidZania’s interesting twist on the FEC

KidZania’s interesting twist on the FEC

arcadehero October 4, 2010 0

Newsfeed 939 via When we normally think of FECs (or Family Entertainment Centers) we generally think of indoor amusement parks that can include a number of activities from rides to mini-golf, skating, lazer tag

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And the kid stuck in a crane machine today comes from…

Shaggy February 28, 2009 3

While we don’t see these stories of toddlers getting stuck in toy crane machines terribly often, they do seem to show up with some moderate frequency and today the story comes to us from

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