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IAAPA 2019 Day 1: Sega, Raw Thrills, LAI Games, TouchMagix, UNIS, & More

IAAPA 2019 Day 1: Sega, Raw Thrills, LAI Games, TouchMagix, UNIS, & More

arcadehero November 20, 2019 1

Day 1 of the IAAPA Expo 2019 event has come and gone, and boy was it a loooong one. That’s not to say it wasn’t fun though (it just gets a little exhausting to

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The IAAPA 2019 Pre-Game Post

The IAAPA 2019 Pre-Game Post

arcadehero November 16, 2019 2

It’s time for the biggest event in the arcade industry to take place, which is the IAAPA Expo in Orlando, FL. Because there is a ton of information to sift through, I like to

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Exa Boards By Exa-Arcadia Are Now Available For Pre-Order

Exa Boards By Exa-Arcadia Are Now Available For Pre-Order

arcadehero November 2, 2019 2

The Exa board, by Exa-Arcadia, is something that has been a frequent subject of the posts here on Arcade Heroes. In case you missed those posts, let me sum it up in a sentence:

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Location Watch: New Arcades Open From The UK to Japan

Location Watch: New Arcades Open From The UK to Japan

arcadehero October 30, 2019 0

We’re almost done with October, but before the floodgates open about the latest games that you’ll find in arcades next year, let’s take a fresh look at the newest venues that are opening their

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Newsbytes: Pinball Expo 2019; Outnumbered; Capcom & AtGames Home Arcade & More

Newsbytes: Pinball Expo 2019; Outnumbered; Capcom & AtGames Home Arcade & More

arcadehero October 26, 2019 1

Welcome to yet another exciting edition of Newsbytes. I’m your host, ArcadeHero, and I’ll be guiding you through these curated pieces of news for this weekend. Be sure to catch my review of the

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Book Review: NBA Jam by Reyan Ali/Boss Fight Books

Book Review: NBA Jam by Reyan Ali/Boss Fight Books

arcadehero October 26, 2019 0

While I cannot recall the first time I heard about Midway’s NBA Jam, I can remember when I came across one for the first time. I was a fresh teenager and the part of

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Sega Confirms Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games Arcade For IAAPA 2019

Sega Confirms Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games Arcade For IAAPA 2019

arcadehero October 23, 2019 0

The E3 of the arcade biz, IAAPA 2019, is less than a month away, which means that we usually start to hear about some of the products that will be making their grand debut

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Adrenaline Amusements Unveils Hot Wheels – King of the Road

Adrenaline Amusements Unveils Hot Wheels – King of the Road

arcadehero October 18, 2019 4

It wasn’t too long ago that we talked about an interesting new indie game by the name of King of the Road. Today we have more information on the wide release of this title

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Location Watch Japan: As One Arcade Closes, Many Open

Location Watch Japan: As One Arcade Closes, Many Open

arcadehero October 16, 2019 1

(Post cover photo via Atlas Obscura; also thanks to everyone who send the news about Anata No Warehouse in) It has been a little while since our last Location Watch post, either due to

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Big Money & Big Prizes At The Big Buck Hunter World Championships XII

Big Money & Big Prizes At The Big Buck Hunter World Championships XII

arcadehero October 16, 2019 1

Has it already been 12 years? It’s hard to believe, but the answer is yes, as one of the biggest events in arcade gaming took place this weekend, with new titles and fatter wallets

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Exa-Arcadia Update For US/EU Customers

Exa-Arcadia Update For US/EU Customers

arcadehero October 8, 2019 2

Back in February 2018, we broke a story about a new conversion kit system that was in development for arcades by the name of Exa-Arcadia. Since that news dropped, we’ve been keeping a very

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Newsbytes: Ms. Pac-Man In Court; Mario & Sonic Tokyo 2020 Arcade; & More

Newsbytes: Ms. Pac-Man In Court; Mario & Sonic Tokyo 2020 Arcade; & More

arcadehero September 28, 2019 2

Sorry about the slow week again…I do have a big update on an indie game that we covered recently, but am waiting for one last piece of important info before going to wire on

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