All posts by Shaggy »

An arcade that sells it's own brand of…soda pop?

Shaggy March 23, 2010 4

When it comes to running any business, you always want to find a way to set yourself apart from the others who run a similar business. It makes sense to do so, attracting people

Read More »

New Family Entertainment Center opening in Mebane, NC, Z-Bowl

Shaggy March 22, 2010 1

Via Here’s some more news of a new entertainment facility opening up out there, this time in the city of Mebane, NC (North Carolina) called Z-Bowl. While this one isn’t a traditional arcade like

Read More »

eBay oddity of the day: Sega Flash Beats

Shaggy March 21, 2010 9

Long, long ago when Arcade Heroes first started, Matt (the owner of the site) used to post regular updates about cool arcade related stuff he would find on eBay. I have been terrible in

Read More »

Watch an arcade auction live Saturday morning

Shaggy March 20, 2010 1

When I went to the Amusement Expo, AH contributor Phil Arrington and I attempted to do a live online broadcast straight from the show floor so you could see the games and anything else

Read More »

Reminders for releases this month: Terminator Salvation, Tank! Tank! Tank!, Pump It Up Pro 2 & Fiesta, Sega Racing Classic

Shaggy March 20, 2010 7

This post is just a reminder of some new games that have come to arcades this month which you can be on the look-out for. In case you need a little help in finding

Read More »

Who is up for some Japanese arcade market numbers?

Shaggy March 20, 2010 0

Via Statistics are fun – they are the perfect way to prove or disprove someone in an argument and stand as the perfect way to fill in small talk. Of course when it comes

Read More »

New arcade opening in Brookfield, IL this May: G3 Arcade

Shaggy March 18, 2010 13

When you see arcade game news out there on a site that allows comments, often I read about how people consider arcades being dead as they don’t know of any near them. Of course

Read More »

Next from Stern Pinball: Ironman

Shaggy March 18, 2010 5

(thanks to IcePagoda on the forums for the tip) Via Pinballnews.com Stern Pinball has revealed the first picture of their next pinball machine, Iron Man and with it, a good idea of what to

Read More »

Want Super Street Fighter IV in arcades? Let Capcom know about it!

Shaggy March 18, 2010 8

This comes to us from an interview with Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono by Shack News and brought to our attention by The Stinger Report. Street Fighter fans should find this interesting: “”

Read More »

Midwest Gaming Classic coming next week, with more arcade goodness and Bill Paxton Pinball!

Shaggy March 18, 2010 0

This is just a friendly reminder for many gamers out there that the Midwest Gaming Classic is upon us, with the show coming up on March 27th (a Saturday) and the 28th. As usual

Read More »

Rassen seeking to bring Vulcan-M and Shooting Star to the US UPDATE Vulcan now at Trocadero in London

Shaggy March 17, 2010 8

Of all the light-gun games we have discussed in recent times, perhaps one of the most surprising setups we have seen is the new content coming from Korean company Rassen as they seek to

Read More »

The Arcade Heroes podcast #13 – not too professional but it works

Shaggy March 16, 2010 0

Here continues the tradition of not really holding to a tradition with the Arcade Heroes podcast with Episode 13. Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report joins me once again as we discuss Amusement Expo

Read More »