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Update on the "Special When Lit" pinball documentary
Last September we ran a brief story on a new documentary on pinball called “Special When Lit” and I sort of forgot about it until recently. Now, the documentary will be appearing at a
Read More »New arcade game location testing next month: World's Fastest Drummer
I may not be a follower of extreme sports by any means but when they do something arcade related, then it grabs my attention. If you live in the Nashville, TN area near an
Read More »Pipeline Games updates site, adds a Youtube channel
One of the more unique booths I saw at Amusement Expo last month was the new Pipeline Games Inc. We heard about them just before the show as news about James Ko leaving Andamiro
Read More »Stern's Official Ironman pinball promo video
I know that we’ve already discussed Ironman pinball by Stern but news has been less than abundant recently and I like to try and have at least one item up per day. So here
Read More »Arcade Propaganda posters and 8-bit chiptune music for the arcade or gameroom
The key to making a good gameroom or arcade is partially about the games you have and partially about the ambient of the room itself.Here are a couple of things that can help you
Read More »Getting a closer look at the somewhat new Crazy Climber
If we hop on the way-back-machine and check out an post here on AH from May 2007 then you’ll find that a new Crazy Climber game had been announced for arcades in Japan. After
Read More »Brief look at Konami's new Winning Eleven Arcade Championship 2010
Football/soccer (depending upon your preference) fans haven’t had much to look forward to lately when it comes to arcade games which involve their favorite sport but thanks to Konami that void is at least
Read More »Cool footage from an arcade convention in Chicago from 1982 (updated)
Long ago, arcade shows were much bigger than they are now, which was due to the arcade market itself being much bigger than it is today. What would it have been like to visit
Read More »Sega location testing Let's Go Island at Club Sega in Akihabara
The only disappointment I had at Amusement Expo this year was I went in expecting to see an actual cabinet of the new Sega shooter Let’s Go Island and instead they only had a
Read More »Let's talk some virtual golf
Via When Kevin (Stinger Report) sent me this particular link, I wasn’t really sure how to best approach but as it’s a pretty slow news day, I figured I’d take a crack at it
Read More »R3Play retro gaming expo coming in November to Blackpool, UK
Via If you live anywhere near Blackpool in the UK then heads-up – a classic gaming expo (which will include an arcade presence as well) is scheduled to be taking place there this coming
Read More »New pinball manufacturer out of Spain: Marsaplay
While Stern Pinball has carried the title of the world’s only coin-op pinball manufacturer for a while now (with occasional challenges by companies like Retro Pinball although AFAIK they haven’t been able to roll
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