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Atari’s Paperboy Lives Vicariously Through PaperDude VR

Atari’s Paperboy Lives Vicariously Through PaperDude VR

arcadehero August 1, 2013 0

After Warner bought up the Midway properties, which included the Atari Games content, they haven’t really done much with the treasures they have. Yet another sequel to the Mortal Kombat series was handled and

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All You Can Arcade Aims For Widespread Rental Access

All You Can Arcade Aims For Widespread Rental Access

arcadehero July 17, 2013 3

In the many discussions I frequently have with current or prospective operators or people just looking to have a little game room arcade action at home, there is one question that pops up all

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Newsbag: Sega UK’s Virtua Tennis 4 Sale; Ace Attorney Attraction Returns; New Mario Kart GP DX video

Newsbag: Sega UK’s Virtua Tennis 4 Sale; Ace Attorney Attraction Returns; New Mario Kart GP DX video

arcadehero July 8, 2013 1

Here’s a few news stories about arcades to discuss, which have appeared With British tennis player Andy Murray winning the Wimbeldon tournament and bringing the prize home to England after a 77 year drought,

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The Brief Life of Arcade First Person Shooting Games

The Brief Life of Arcade First Person Shooting Games

arcadehero June 28, 2013 13

I hope that everyone is having a happy summer if you are in the Northern hemisphere and if in the Southern, an acceptable Winter. Arcade news has been relatively slow for the past little

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Namco’s Sonic Storm Now Testing In Japan

Namco’s Sonic Storm Now Testing In Japan

arcadehero June 22, 2013 3

A little while back we received a tip that Namco had a new arcade game that they were testing out at a Dave & Buster’s in Illinois called Sonic Storm. If you missed that

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Raw Thrills Launches the Big Buck HD Summer Training Tour

Raw Thrills Launches the Big Buck HD Summer Training Tour

arcadehero June 20, 2013 1

For regular players of Raw Thrills/Play Mechanix‘s Big Buck HD, hearing of a tournament to play on the machine is nothing new. But with a new “Summer Training Tour” promotion that begins tomorrow and

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IGS Shows Off Overtake

IGS Shows Off Overtake

arcadehero June 10, 2013 1

New game news has been spotty for a while and this story will not take exception to the larger stream of news we’ve had coming from regions like Japan, Taiwan and China for the

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Newsblend Today: XCOM Arcade Cab; Gauntlet Design; New Videmption; Sonic Storm In Japan

Newsblend Today: XCOM Arcade Cab; Gauntlet Design; New Videmption; Sonic Storm In Japan

arcadehero June 9, 2013 1

It’s been a busy weekend for me as I’ve been handling 5th anniversary dealings with my arcade, The Game Grid Arcade. According to the conventional wisdom, the business should not even exist, much less

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Sega’s Wonderful Simulation Games Over The Years

Sega’s Wonderful Simulation Games Over The Years

arcadehero June 6, 2013 8

On June 6th 1964, Sega began selling arcade games. They had been in business prior to that dealing with vending machines but they recognized the value of electromechanical amusements at the time. This path

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Private Events Show Off New Product for Sega and Taito in Japan

Private Events Show Off New Product for Sega and Taito in Japan

arcadehero June 1, 2013 2

Newsfeeds 1310 & 11 via With Summer just about to start (I do wonder, given that the heater in my house kicking in this morning with as cold as it was), its time for

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Midway’s Unreleased Arcade Prototypes of the Past (Part 1)

Midway’s Unreleased Arcade Prototypes of the Past (Part 1)

arcadehero May 27, 2013 6

UPDATE: Part 2 can be found here. It’s been a long while since we did an arcade prototype overview in regards to a single company and with news all but dried up this weekend

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Sega Stuff: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone on Test; Sega Card GEN MLB 2013 release ; Maimai Green Update

Sega Stuff: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone on Test; Sega Card GEN MLB 2013 release ; Maimai Green Update

arcadehero May 23, 2013 2

A little news from Japan today, in particular about Sega. They have announced a new version of their popular Project DIVA Arcade that has the subtitle Future Tone. You might recall that Sega did

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