Monthly Archives: December 2007 »

Playfield for Jubeat

Shaggy December 24, 2007 0

(Click to enlarge) A couple of days ago we posted about a new Konami bemani title called Jubeat but we didn’t have information to go on about it. Thanks to The Stinger Report, here

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Good Morning America Pinball Segment pushed back.

Shaggy December 22, 2007 0

We previously reported that the morning TV show Good Morning America was going to have a special segment on pinball to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the game itself on December 27th but it

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Last Stinger Report of 2007 – Good marketing tactics

Shaggy December 22, 2007 0

The last Stinger Report for 2007 arrived in my e-mail today and I have to really give props to The Stinger Report for their hard work and excellent writing all year round and I

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New bemani title from Konami – Jubeat

Shaggy December 22, 2007 0

I came across a blog for a new Konami Bemani title (if you are not familiar with bemani then think DDR) called ‘Jubeat’. There isn’t much information available on the game at this point

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AOU 2008 info site – Street Fighter 4 for arcades on the list

Shaggy December 22, 2007 1

AM Net has posted their AOU 2008 site and with it some interesting information. Probably one of the big ones: Street Fighter 4 is expected to be exhibited at the show. AFAIK, Capcom has

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Battle of the Week Reminder

Shaggy December 22, 2007 0

Just a reminder that today is the last day to vote for the Arcade Heroes Battle of The Week: T-Mek vs. Tokyo Wars. Anyone have any suggestions for next weeks battle? Vote now if

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Defend Earth Arcade Shooter Project

Shaggy December 21, 2007 1

Here is a video of some college students that made their own arcade game! Everything was built from scratch including the game circuit (so no PC hardware) – almost like it was an arcade

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A pinball players wish granted

Shaggy December 21, 2007 4

[Via Barcade.com and Play Meter Magazine] It’s always great to hear stories that come out of wishes granted by the Make-A-Wish foundation. This particular one deals with Ryan (last name not given), a 10

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Shaggy's Weekly Review – 1942 by Capcom

Shaggy December 20, 2007 0

This week I’m going with a true arcade classic, which also happened to be the first arcade game I purchased for my own collection. Images via KLOV. —————————————————————————————– 1942 by Capcom Players: 1-2 (not

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USB Desktop B-Ball arcade

Shaggy December 20, 2007 0

It’s been a while since I’ve seen any new Redemption arcade basketball games but this seems to fit the bill, even though it’s a bit smaller and there’s no ticket payout. Just plug it

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GameWorks Announces Half Price Holidays

Shaggy December 19, 2007 1

If you live anywhere near a GameWorks entertainment facility then this is good news for you. Gameworks has issued a press release detailing their half-off special for the holidays, where players can go and

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Virtual Racer X simulator

Shaggy December 19, 2007 1

While this doesn’t look like the type of unit that was made for an arcade environment, it certainly would make a nice addition to the game room (if you can afford it) By combining

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