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Pinball segment on Good Morning America

Pinball segment on Good Morning America

Shaggy January 22, 2008 0

As we reported last month, pinball had a brief moment in the spotlight last Friday on the US national news program Good Morning America. Here is that segment – the quality isn’t perfect but

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New arcade opened in Maryland

New arcade opened in Maryland

SaraAB87 January 21, 2008 8

UPDATE: Seems that this placed closed not long after this article was published. You can search for a local arcade by starting here at the master location list over at Aurcade.com. Game Time, a

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Sega Opening a ton of Amusement Parks in the Middle East

Sega Opening a ton of Amusement Parks in the Middle East

SaraAB87 January 17, 2008 0

Via GamesIndustryBiz Sega will be opening amusement parks and arcades similar to Joypolis in Japan in the Middle East. The first location set to open will be in the Dubai Mall in Downtown Burj,

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Big Buck Hunter Pro Contest "Beat The Pro"

Big Buck Hunter Pro Contest "Beat The Pro"

Shaggy January 16, 2008 0

Raw Thrills, Play Mechanix and Betson have teamed up to host “Beat The Pro”, a Big Buck Hunter Pro tournament that is travelling across the US, drumming up interest in not only BBHP but

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Wacky Races to be at ATEI

Wacky Races to be at ATEI

Shaggy January 14, 2008 0

While we weren’t sure about it at first, The Stinger Report confirms that Wacky Races will be at ATEI this year at booths U2240 and U2110. And also thanks to TSR we have the

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The Max Experience

The Max Experience

SaraAB87 January 11, 2008 1

Here is another early motion simulator, the Max Experience. It was produced around 1984 or 1985 by a company called Amusement Technology (Amtech) out of Asbury Park, NJ. This strange device designed for both

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Report on the Ball Bowlers at the Krow's Nest

Report on the Ball Bowlers at the Krow's Nest

SaraAB87 January 5, 2008 6

Ok, I went back to the Krow’s nest to get some more pics of the bowling machines that I reported on previously. There are 5 Ball Bowlers and 1 Puck bowler. All of the

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Playfield for Jubeat

Playfield for Jubeat

Shaggy December 24, 2007 0

(Click to enlarge) A couple of days ago we posted about a new Konami bemani title called Jubeat but we didn’t have information to go on about it. Thanks to The Stinger Report, here

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Last Stinger Report of 2007 – Good marketing tactics

Last Stinger Report of 2007 – Good marketing tactics

Shaggy December 22, 2007 0

The last Stinger Report for 2007 arrived in my e-mail today and I have to really give props to The Stinger Report for their hard work and excellent writing all year round and I

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AOU 2008 info site – Street Fighter 4 for arcades on the list

AOU 2008 info site – Street Fighter 4 for arcades on the list

Shaggy December 22, 2007 1

AM Net has posted their AOU 2008 site and with it some interesting information. Probably one of the big ones: Street Fighter 4 is expected to be exhibited at the show. AFAIK, Capcom has

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Update on my arcade

Update on my arcade

Shaggy December 13, 2007 4

It’s been a little while since I posted about my arcade progress. For those that aren’t aware, I am working on opening up my very own arcade place. It has been an arduous journey

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Coin-op coverage coming to Good Morning America thanks to AAMA

Coin-op coverage coming to Good Morning America thanks to AAMA

Shaggy December 8, 2007 0

[Via CoinOPToday.com] At Arcade Heroes we are always happy to report any efforts that the coin-op industry makes to promote itself to the public – it’s something we strive to do every day but

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