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Newsbytes: More From EAG 2023; TRON 3; Space Invaders 45th; & More
Welcome to the first Newsbytes of 2023, one that I had meant to post a couple of weeks ago but I just didn’t find enough to pad it out at first – then I became too occupied with moving equipment from my now closed location to the open one. Over that time then a »
Newsbytes: SFGE 2022; New Asteroids Arcade Game; TRON’s 40th & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a post for the weekend that curates news from around the arcade & pinball world to for your reading pleasure. Let’s get to it: Southern Fried Gaming Expo 2022 Is Underway SFGE 2022 has been taking place in Atlanta, GA since yesterday and with that there are a few videos out »
Cosmotrons Now Available As A Kit Purchase For Commercial Or Home Use
It’s been a while since I’ve mentioned the indie game Cosmotrons on the blog, but today there’s some news about it to share with you. Having launched in 2018, Cosmotrons takes the idea of Atari’s Gravitar, and greatly builds on it to create a different kind of retro gaming experience. The concept creator, Shane »
PAC-MAN Going Strong at Forty-One
In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes, entertainment industry specialist Kevin Williams, turns his gaze, after Mario, to the other leading video amusement gaming character: the iconic legend that is PAC-MAN. Kevin takes a look at his birth, ascendance, and continued popularity as a classic character and icon of the Video »
Newsbytes: Repro Star Wars Yoke; Marble Carnival; Cosmotrons Unboxing; Exa-Arcadia & Mario Party Updates
I skipped Newsbytes last week as I was busy running an arcade at a comic convention, and just didn’t have the time to post about anything. Before we get started, I have updated the Akka Arrh Controversy article with some reshaped thoughts. I have been seeing a lot of vitriol aimed at collectors of »
April Fools 2019: Textminator II; Cosmotrons Console Edition; World President’s Challenge
Well the first day of April is about over, so now that we’ve had some fun with the fake version of Super Smash Bros. Arcade, it’s time to see who else cooked up a fun prank today. Don’t forget to revisit our old joke of Firefly Arcade while you’re at it. Ctrl P VR »
Games Not At IAAPA 2018: Cosmotrons; Exa-Arcadia; Oktoberfest; Racecraft; Step ManiaX; Tipsy Raccoons
While it could just be me, it feels like the run-up to IAAPA 2018 is the busiest I’ve ever experienced. There are a ton of products on their way, setting 2019 up to be quite the stellar year for arcades. Even though the IAAPA event is our version of “E3,” it is not the »
Arcadeaholics & VP Cabs Team Up To Produce A New Cosmotrons Cabinet
We’ve mentioned that Arcadeaholics LLC has been teasing a new product since last week, and today we know what it is. Unveiled at Pinball Expo 2018 as a part of the VPCabs booth, Arcadeaholics has designed a new cabinet for their multiplayer classic-style arcade title Cosmotrons. While this particular model doesn’t have an official »
Let’s Unbox A Maximum Tune 5 + New Cosmotrons Bonus
It has been a little while since I had the opportunity to “unbox” an arcade machine, but today the clock gets a reset! That is because I got my hands on a pair of Maximum Tune 5 cabinets by Bandai Namco Amusements. If you missed previous unboxings, click here for the playlist. While the »
Newsbytes: Beat Saber Arcade; Willy Crash; Rifftrax Plays Krull; Starwing Paradox; Cinematronics FPGA; & More
Greetings, programs! It’s Labor Day weekend in the US, meaning that a lot of people are out and about for a last minute Summer vacation. Beat Saber Arcade Announced One VR title I’ve heard a lot of positive things about is Beat Saber. It’s a rhythm game meets light-sabers, a simple concept that has »
Newsbytes: Redline Rampage; Cosmotrons Map Contest; NEO GEO Mini; Factory Video Updates; Pinball
It was a quiet week on the site as I was busy, busy, busy working on a game conversion of a Need For Speed Underground to a Redline Rampage Gas Guzzlers and troubleshooting that. I’m not a trained technician but I used to repair computers for a living so the same basic concepts of »
Cosmotrons Update: Now Available To Order!
The journey of the indie arcade game Cosmotrons is about to come to a head as we have a new update to share with you in regards to the production version of the game. Let’s get to the big news first: any operators or distributors interested in carrying the game can now place an »
