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New game history documentary – 8-Bit Generation: Playing the Revolution
Anytime the subject of video game history comes up, the influence of arcade gaming is unavoidable. A large number of innovations as well as innovators got their start in the coin-op world, which came
Read More »Al Alcorn talks Atari and Pong
Newsfeed 987 via Perhaps you’ve heard the story of Pong and how the video arcade industry got it’s start but it’s one thing to read about that story and it’s another to hear about
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The Netherlands Arcade scene, circa 1982
We’ve had a few stories pop up this year that related back to the arcade scene from the early 80’s, specifically convention footage from 1982 and a news report on how much money arcade
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Annual DiGRA Japan meeting dives into arcade history
Newsfeed 975 via One good thing for video game history buffs is that many individuals who helped shape the industry in the first place are still around to share their insights into what happened.
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Halloween special: Zombies at the arcade!
(Updated: I ran this story back in 2010 but have given it some brushing up in 2013) If you are into video games at all, then you have likely noticed the big fad these
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A History of Star Trek at the arcades
With important dates, new movies and a TV show coming along based on Star Trek, I thought it would be appropriate to take a look at the history of Trek in arcades. I’ve long been
Read More »Funland arcade in Toronto, Ontario closing in a few days!
Here at Arcade Heroes we like to focus on the positive of the arcade scene but I feel this needs to be announced. Funland arcade in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) will be closing sometime next
Read More »Leonardo DiCaprio as Nolan Bushnell in new movie called "Atari"
I have never really liked movies based upon video games – they always seem to miss the mark by a mile and end up disappointing. But it is not often that Hollywood decides to
Read More »Game Design Essentials: 20 Atari games
I’ve never held back on the fact that I’m an Atari fan at heart and I always have been – that doesn’t mean that I don’t appreciate games from other companies, I just happen
Read More »An in-progress arcade timeline
Well some days there is quite a bit of news and others there is nearly none. Today is one of the latter – it’s a slow news day. But that doesn’t stop us from
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