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First footage of Wizard of Oz Pinball from E3 + other arcades at E3

First footage of Wizard of Oz Pinball from E3 + other arcades at E3

arcadehero June 5, 2012 6

Jersey Jack Pinball has surprised us by taking a production Wizard of Oz Pinball machine to E3. As such, some videos are already out on the net showing the game in action (in narrowvision

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Atari Arcade Conventions & Promos of the Past

Atari Arcade Conventions & Promos of the Past

arcadehero June 5, 2012 0

As this week marks the E3 convention for the gaming world and it’s Atari’s 40th anniversary this month, what better way to reminisce than to check out videos and photos from past trade shows

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Atari Trivia To Kick Off Atari Month

arcadehero June 1, 2012 0

40 years ago in June 1972 a business was created that would launch off an industry that would influence and entertain millions of people, while also providing an economic boost to many. That was

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Next up from Stern – X-MEN Pinball

Next up from Stern – X-MEN Pinball

arcadehero June 1, 2012 5

UPDATE: See the cabinet and playfield pictures here! With AC/DC Pinball under their belt this year, Stern moves ahead with their next project which takes us back to a comic book theme. They had

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The Making of Retro Arcade Cabinets

The Making of Retro Arcade Cabinets

arcadehero May 30, 2012 0

Old footage of arcade machines is often an interesting subject, particularly when we have come across trade show footage of the past. Now how about some arcade factory footage from the 80s? That’s what

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Donkey Kong Battle Rages On As Hank Chien Reclaims Top Score

Donkey Kong Battle Rages On As Hank Chien Reclaims Top Score

arcadehero May 30, 2012 0

Newsfeed 1209 via I’ve said before in regards to the world record score on Donkey Kong that this won’t be the last story about it and the same applies to this post. Made famous

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Fighter News: Tekken Museum & New Guilty Gear coming to arcades on Sega’s Ringedge 2

Fighter News: Tekken Museum & New Guilty Gear coming to arcades on Sega’s Ringedge 2

arcadehero May 29, 2012 24

Newsfeeds 1207 & 1208 via First off, Tekken news. Are you such a fan of the Tekken series that you would love to check out memorabilia for the game in a museum setting? Then

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Arcade Trivia Time #1

Arcade Trivia Time #1

arcadehero May 28, 2012 4

Being that it is a holiday in the US, I’m not expecting any news to come along but there is a new feature for the site which I figure now is a good time

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First pics of a nearly complete Wizard of Oz Pinball machine

First pics of a nearly complete Wizard of Oz Pinball machine

arcadehero May 26, 2012 7

Well we have been waiting a long time for this information to come along – what would Jersey Jack Pinball’s Wizard of Oz look like with the art and toys in place, as opposed

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Videos of the games of GAGA2012

Videos of the games of GAGA2012

arcadehero May 25, 2012 0

It’s been difficult to get more information on what was at the recent amusement trade show in China, GAGA2012. But enough time has passed that I’ve been able to scrape up a little more

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Light Trikes Brings TRON and Exer-gaming into one

Light Trikes Brings TRON and Exer-gaming into one

arcadehero May 24, 2012 1

When TRON Legacy came out back at the end of 2010, a lot of us were excited about it along with some of the arcade stuff being pushed as a part of the marketing

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Tetris – The Motion Picture Trailer

Tetris – The Motion Picture Trailer

arcadehero May 24, 2012 0

Tetris has shown up in arcades enough times that this is close enough to warrant a post here. I’m sure if this were real it would do better at the box office than BattleShip

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