Arcade Heroes July 2010 - Page 5 of 6

Update on Metal Gear Arcade from the Japanese location test

Shaggy July 10, 2010 0

We have a few new details on Konami’s Metal Gear Arcade, which we reported just a couple of days ago would be getting a location test this week. The most significant change to the

Now on eBay: Williams 1983 Joust head-to-head pinball machine

Shaggy July 9, 2010 0

Back in 1983, Williams produced an innovative pinball table that sadly didn’t make any waves in arcades at the time. That game was Joust (based upon the video game of the same name) and

The DIY Mini-Daytona USA cabinet

Shaggy July 8, 2010 1

Newsfeed 860 via Today the wonderful world of DIY projects gives us a mini-cabinet based upon a standup Daytona USA cabinet. By running an emulator, the creator of this cabinet can not only play

Sega releases "Let's Go Kids Elephant Bus" in Japan

Shaggy July 8, 2010 1

Of all the current arcade game manufacturers, no one is more at the forefront of creating kids video titles than Sega is. That’s not to say that others aren’t trying but we are seeing

The arcade presence at the "It's All Fun and Games" exhibition in Bradford, UK

Shaggy July 8, 2010 1

The National Media Museum in Bradford, UK has a relatively new exhibit on display known as The Games Lounge. As the name implies, it is an exhibit which features video games which in addition

Konami releases Dance Dance Revolution X2 in Japan; begins testing new Pop N' Music Tune Street tomorrow

Shaggy July 7, 2010 0

It’s another great day for Bemani fans as Konami Japan keeps rolling out new games. First the latest DDR title, DDRX2 was released in Japan today. In addition to new modes of play, new

Former Gameworks managers to save ex-Gameworks spot in Columbus, Ohio

Shaggy July 5, 2010 1

Newsfeed 858 via Another Gameworks location has been “saved”, this time at the Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio. This one will be run by the company which managed Gameworks stores from 1999 to

SSFIV news for the day

Shaggy July 5, 2010 0

Newsfeed 857 via In case anyone was wondering how Super Street Fighter IV came to be considered for an arcade release, Kotaku has a few minor details on that. It’s nothing mind blowing so

Metal Gear Arcade location testing in Japan next week

Shaggy July 4, 2010 0

Newsfeed 856 via We haven’t heard much about Konami’s Metal Gear Arcade since AOU2010 but next week players in Tokyo, Japan will have a chance to play the game as it’s on location test.

Nike's Digital Pinball machine: "Write the Future"

Shaggy July 3, 2010 3

Newsfeed 855 via Pinball news has been pretty scant lately but we do have something new to look at in the pinball realm, courtesy of Nike. While Nike is an unlikely source for such

Weekend reads: the appeal of arcades and building your own cabinet; Dragon Punch machine breakage; China gets Audition Online; Orbatak video

Shaggy July 3, 2010 0

I’m going to take these recent Stinger feeds and combine them into one again, as a way to save a little time. Newsfeed 853: We’ll start off with a nice article about arcades found

A longer look at Blue Works' FORCE

Shaggy July 2, 2010 0

A short while back we covered a student project in Taiwan that set out to recreate an experience similar to Atari’s Warlords, but with modern graphics and a few changes to the formula. At