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Difficult or A Cheat? Thoughts on Arcade Game Difficulty

Difficult or A Cheat? Thoughts on Arcade Game Difficulty

arcadehero July 26, 2012 7

A recent article from a mainstream gaming site claims that arcade games were cheating players out. Here's why that's naive and absurd

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Newcastle Pinball Fest Coming to Newcastle Australia in September

Newcastle Pinball Fest Coming to Newcastle Australia in September

arcadehero July 25, 2012 4

(Thanks to Kevin Williams for the tip) While it has been difficult to quantify, it seems that pinball has been having a resurgence of late. With more developers jumping into the pinball manufacturing pool,

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Time Masheen Arcade Open in Chehalis, WA

Time Masheen Arcade Open in Chehalis, WA

arcadehero July 22, 2012 2

Back in May this year, a new vintage arcade opened its doors in Chehalis, WA. Details inside!

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Chuck E. Cheeses Celebrates 35 Years With a New Direction, Mascot Design

Chuck E. Cheeses Celebrates 35 Years With a New Direction, Mascot Design

arcadehero July 19, 2012 9

A history of Chuck E. Cheese's, including a look at their future plans. Click for more details!

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Multi-Interest Post: Fighting Tournaments, BattleBlock Theater Arcade, Speed of Light goes to FB

Multi-Interest Post: Fighting Tournaments, BattleBlock Theater Arcade, Speed of Light goes to FB

arcadehero July 19, 2012 0

There are a few Stinger Newsfeeds I’ve been neglecting so let’s wrap them up into one little fuzzball of a post. Newsfeed 1220-23 via Fighting To the Top – An article found on The

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Zap Arcade Opens in Jordan, MN

Zap Arcade Opens in Jordan, MN

arcadehero July 16, 2012 0

Well I think we can safely say that the opening of vintage arcades is officially a trend now as when ti comes to the various location openings we are reporting on these days, this

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Video Tuesday: Grails Book, Knight of the Round Playthrough, CGR Interview

Video Tuesday: Grails Book, Knight of the Round Playthrough, CGR Interview

arcadehero July 10, 2012 1

Why is it Video Tuesday? Because junk science said so!. Click for more.

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40 Years of Arcade Games – Part 2 (1990-2012)

40 Years of Arcade Games – Part 2 (1990-2012)

arcadehero June 28, 2012 8

So the 40 Years of Arcade Games post to celebrate Atari’s 40th anniversary had so much content on it that I had to split it up to keep the post from crashing. See Part

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40 Years Of Arcade Games – Part 1 (1972-1989)

40 Years Of Arcade Games – Part 1 (1972-1989)

arcadehero June 27, 2012 5

Today is Atari’s 40th Anniversary which also marks a good time to look over 40 years of arcade games in general. What is your favorite arcade game and why? Here’s something that I find

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Insert Coin(s) Opening New Location In Minneapolis This Year

Insert Coin(s) Opening New Location In Minneapolis This Year

arcadehero June 20, 2012 0

Insert Coin(s) expands with a second location, click for more details!

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Arcades Get Some Love In New Issue of Continue Magazine

Arcades Get Some Love In New Issue of Continue Magazine

arcadehero June 18, 2012 4

The new Continue Magazine opens its second issue with a look at modern arcade gaming machines. More details inside!

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GHOST Squad Guy Meets Operation GHOST

GHOST Squad Guy Meets Operation GHOST

arcadehero June 15, 2012 5

Remember this guy? He gives new meaning to immersive gaming I was wondering how he might work with Sega’s newer Operation GHOST. The videos are about two months old now but as I was

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