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Eugene Jarvis Honored At Robotron 2084 Event At Star Worlds Arcade

Eugene Jarvis Honored At Robotron 2084 Event At Star Worlds Arcade

arcadehero June 19, 2012 0

(Thanks to Patrick O’Malley for the info) This past weekend the Star Worlds Arcade in DeKalb, IL held a special event to celebrate 30 years of Robotron 2084 (you might recall that a lot

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Atari Trivia #3 plus More Atari Promo Videos

Atari Trivia #3 plus More Atari Promo Videos

arcadehero June 18, 2012 0

We’re fast approaching June 27th, the official day that Atari was founded 40 years ago. Leading up to that I published a history on Atari’s Arcade Prototypes and here is the next Atari Trivia

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Arcades Get Some Love In New Issue of Continue Magazine

Arcades Get Some Love In New Issue of Continue Magazine

arcadehero June 18, 2012 4

The new Continue Magazine opens its second issue with a look at modern arcade gaming machines. More details inside!

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MoCap Game’s Sci-Shoota VR Game In Action

MoCap Game’s Sci-Shoota VR Game In Action

arcadehero June 16, 2012 3

Almost a month ago we revealed that MoCap Games was scheduled to demonstrate the latest in their motion capture technology at an IAAPA event in Hong Kong this month. That event took place last

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GHOST Squad Guy Meets Operation GHOST

GHOST Squad Guy Meets Operation GHOST

arcadehero June 15, 2012 5

Remember this guy? He gives new meaning to immersive gaming I was wondering how he might work with Sega’s newer Operation GHOST. The videos are about two months old now but as I was

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Atari Prototypes Over the Years Mega Post

Atari Prototypes Over the Years Mega Post

arcadehero June 15, 2012 16

One thing Atari became famous for over the years were its prototype games. As we celebrate 40 years of Atari this month, it is a fascinating avenue to go down. Many never made it

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From the Park Avenue UK Open Day – New Taito game Trickloose

From the Park Avenue UK Open Day – New Taito game Trickloose

arcadehero June 14, 2012 1

Newsfeed 1211 via Yesterday was the Park Avenue Open Day event in the UK, an annual event where Electrocoin and United Distribution Company show off what they have – usually along with some surprises.

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Underground Retrocade Opening Friday In East Dundee, IL

Underground Retrocade Opening Friday In East Dundee, IL

arcadehero June 13, 2012 3

The State of Illinois continues to strengthen its foundation when it comes to arcade venues. It’s already home to several companies that create arcade titles and we’ve had news on various locations opening their

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Namco Station in Manchester, UK undergoing major remodel, “21st century” version reopens July

Namco Station in Manchester, UK undergoing major remodel, “21st century” version reopens July

arcadehero June 12, 2012 1

If you are familiar with the Namco Station in Manchester, UK then you probably know already that the place closed down in May for a refurb. As we have just found out thanks to

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The latest from Sega’s R&D Spycam

The latest from Sega’s R&D Spycam

arcadehero June 11, 2012 5

If you have been following Sega Amusement’s Facebook page then you probably have seen this already, if not well it’s free to join. Sega has really been on top of keeping this updated with

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Atari Trivia # 2 and the Ultimate Atari History Timeline

Atari Trivia # 2 and the Ultimate Atari History Timeline

arcadehero June 11, 2012 0

Continuing our 40 years of Atari celebration comes another interactive trivia quiz game and a detailed history of Atari that has been compiled by Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report over years of his

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First pictures of X-Men Pinball with Wolverine and Magneto LE models

First pictures of X-Men Pinball with Wolverine and Magneto LE models

arcadehero June 7, 2012 6

As expected, it wouldn’t be long before Stern Pinball would unveil what the upcoming X-MEN Pinball machine would look like, so here they are. As with previous Stern units, they have a Pro model

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