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Crazy Speed Arcade goes Super

Crazy Speed Arcade goes Super

Arcadian January 5, 2011 1

At IAAPA 2010 I had a chance to check out Crazy Speed Arcade for the first time at the UNIS booth. They had four units setup there, two in English and two in Spanish.

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Stinger feeds: Real-life Frogger, Sonic’s 20th birthday, arcade art

Stinger feeds: Real-life Frogger, Sonic’s 20th birthday, arcade art

Arcadian January 4, 2011 1

Newsfeeds 980-982 via I’ve got a little catching up to do with Stinger newsfeeds once again as we have a few minor stories to look at. First is something that has been making the

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New company setting sights on pinball: Jersey Jack Pinball

New company setting sights on pinball: Jersey Jack Pinball

Arcadian January 3, 2011 4

We’ve seen a few stories come along every now and then about a new company being formed to start building new pinball machines to compete with Stern but so far, no one has really

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The arcade beat ’em up for a Masters degree: Mashup Basterds

The arcade beat ’em up for a Masters degree: Mashup Basterds

Arcadian January 3, 2011 1

Most students who finish up their degree at a University won’t say that they made an arcade game for their final project but Enrique Alcor and some of his classmates certainly can. When he

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Namco’s new Augmented Reality game

Namco’s new Augmented Reality game

Arcadian January 2, 2011 1

(UPDATED) Here’s a nice way to start off the new year – with a look at a new concept for out-of-home entertainment venues that uses Augmented Reality. We’ve discussed various AR games in the

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Happy New Year from Arcade Heroes

Arcadian January 1, 2011 0

Happy New Year everyone! We hope you have a safe and great 2011! 2010 overall was pretty good for the arcade scene – we had dozens of new games make their way to the

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The Netherlands Arcade scene, circa 1982

The Netherlands Arcade scene, circa 1982

Arcadian December 31, 2010 1

We’ve had a few stories pop up this year that related back to the arcade scene from the early 80’s, specifically convention footage from 1982 and a news report on how much money arcade

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How the year went at my own arcade

How the year went at my own arcade

Arcadian December 30, 2010 19

As long time readers of this site are aware, I own and operate my own arcade in Utah. I opened up back in June 2008 and it’s been a wild ride but I have

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NG:DEV TEAM bringing Last Hope Pink Bullets to the NeoGeo MVS

NG:DEV TEAM bringing Last Hope Pink Bullets to the NeoGeo MVS

Arcadian December 28, 2010 2

Earlier this year a development team based in Germany released a brand new shmup title for the NeoGeo MVS called Fast Striker. The game has been well received at several Japanese game centers and

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Arcade Infinity closing it’s doors January 15th

Arcadian December 28, 2010 13

UPDATE: Arcade Infinity will NOT be closing on Jan. 15th and will stay open for now. Read the details here I am always happy when I hear about a new arcade location opening their

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