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JAEPO 2013: Mario Kart Arcade DX, Namco Booth, Konami Booth + Project Diva Arcade US Test

JAEPO 2013: Mario Kart Arcade DX, Namco Booth, Konami Booth + Project Diva Arcade US Test

arcadehero February 15, 2013 4

Coverage of the Japan Amusement Expo 2013 continues, this time with more Mario Kart and a few other games

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Arcade Exchange, A Facebook Community for Buying/Selling the Classics

Arcade Exchange, A Facebook Community for Buying/Selling the Classics

arcadehero January 24, 2013 37

When it comes to arcade collecting there are many resources one can use to hopefully find that one game (or games) that you are looking for. eBay and Craigslist would be well-known among those

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Weekend Reads: Pokemon Game, Music video, Light-Gun Game Ban, DNA Seminar

Weekend Reads: Pokemon Game, Music video, Light-Gun Game Ban, DNA Seminar

arcadehero January 11, 2013 4

UPDATE: Rebuttal piece to The Boston Globe on the violent arcade games issue added below It’s been a really slow news week but overall its seemed slow in other areas too, at my own

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Sega’s MaiMai Released In English – But Will We See It Out West?

Sega’s MaiMai Released In English – But Will We See It Out West?

arcadehero December 17, 2012 10

Earlier this year a video by Diginfo News covered a new music game released by Sega Japan called MaiMai. At the very end of the video which was covering the Japanese game release, they

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Mid-Week News: Pump It Up Tournament in London This Saturday; Pac-Man Ornaments; Arcade Network Device Update + More

Mid-Week News: Pump It Up Tournament in London This Saturday; Pac-Man Ornaments; Arcade Network Device Update + More

arcadehero December 12, 2012 3

There are several news items to look at today, from a UK Pump It Up tournament to Pac-Man Ornaments to a Q*Bert Prototype machine found and more.

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As Arcade Heroes Turns Six, A Look Back At Pong Variations

As Arcade Heroes Turns Six, A Look Back At Pong Variations

arcadehero December 3, 2012 3

I am sure that you have heard by now that Atari’s Pong celebrated 40 years in existence this past Friday. I did not forget, I just figured it would be nice to do an

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Past Glory: The Sega Super Circuit Amusement Setup

Past Glory: The Sega Super Circuit Amusement Setup

arcadehero November 29, 2012 6

Taking a look back at one of Sega's interesting ideas from 1989, Sega Super Circuit

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Start The Week Off With Wreck-It Ralph News, Bigfoot Bonkers Find

Start The Week Off With Wreck-It Ralph News, Bigfoot Bonkers Find

arcadehero November 19, 2012 1

Good Monday to everyone, here’s to a good week. If you are in the US then it is Thanksgiving this week so safe travels if you are en route anywhere for that. Also speaking

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IAAPA 2012 Show Floor Pictures Batch #2

IAAPA 2012 Show Floor Pictures Batch #2

arcadehero November 16, 2012 1

With today being the first day of the IAAPA 2012 trade show for for me, I had plenty of products to decide to look at and of course, not enough time to try it

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Barron Games Introduces X-Putt Nano

Barron Games Introduces X-Putt Nano

arcadehero November 10, 2012 0

One of the great advantages arcades can give to a video amusement experience is the hardware angle and that is often utilized when it comes to sports games. Basketball games are the most obvious

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The Arcade Network Project

The Arcade Network Project

arcadehero November 7, 2012 2

The following video I stumbled across on Youtube is still something that is in the “proof of concept” stages but one I would love to see get into production. Since I first dreamed of

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UNIS’s After Dark Channels Some Deadstorm Pirates, Dark Escape

UNIS’s After Dark Channels Some Deadstorm Pirates, Dark Escape

arcadehero November 3, 2012 5

Universal Space has a new light-gun game in their line-up called After Dark, details inside

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