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Ask Arcade Heroes: How Come All These New Arcade Games Aren’t On Home Consoles?

Ask Arcade Heroes: How Come All These New Arcade Games Aren’t On Home Consoles?

arcadehero February 18, 2016 31

Not long ago, a question popped up on our Facebook page asking a question that I have read often on the interwebs: why not sega and others make them on the pc and consoles? –

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Game Review and Updates: Ghostbusters Videmption Arcade Game by Ice

Game Review and Updates: Ghostbusters Videmption Arcade Game by Ice

SaraAB87 February 15, 2016 1

Over the past few months I have been playing the Ghostbusters Videmption arcade game by Ice at my local Dave & Busters located at the Walden Galleria Mall in Cheektowaga, NY. We have had

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Newsbytes: Sega Theme Park News; Photobooth Nabs Thief; Ballspark; NTG#74

Newsbytes: Sega Theme Park News; Photobooth Nabs Thief; Ballspark; NTG#74

arcadehero February 13, 2016 4

This Valentine’s Day weekend post is approved for 1-2 players: Sega Looks To Expand on Their Theme Park Business – (Thanks to Stingray Travel for the tip) – News has come along that Sega is very

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Newsbytes: Silverball City, 1996, Space Invaders Skill Slots, NTG#73

Newsbytes: Silverball City, 1996, Space Invaders Skill Slots, NTG#73

arcadehero February 6, 2016 5

Happy weekend arcaders! News has begun to pile up finally so perhaps we are out of the doldrums of Winter…in that regard. Let’s get to it: Silverball City Coming To Johnson City, TN In April

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Discovered: Segasonic Bros. Arcade Prototype by Bubble Bobble Creator Fukio Mitsuji

Discovered: Segasonic Bros. Arcade Prototype by Bubble Bobble Creator Fukio Mitsuji

arcadehero February 6, 2016 2

In the past year or so we’ve seen some Japanese developed prototype games come to light, particularly Hammer Away, Kung Fu Master 2 and Wing Force. Now get ready for this look at a failed test

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Toss Out The Laserdisc Thanks To DEXTER

Toss Out The Laserdisc Thanks To DEXTER

arcadehero February 5, 2016 3

For a long time, arcade machines were a gateway to getting your hands on cutting edge/latest technology without having to drop thousands of dollars on the experience. That could be the display, the sound

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Bandai Namco Building A New Star Wars Battle Pod Location Directory

Bandai Namco Building A New Star Wars Battle Pod Location Directory

arcadehero February 2, 2016 7

Today Bandai Namco Amusements sent out the following e-mail, looking for information on where to find Star Wars Battle Pod arcade games out ‘in the wild’: To owners of: Star Wars: Battle Pod and

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Newsbytes: Joysticks Arcade Bar; Groove Coaster USA; Pinball; NTG#72

Newsbytes: Joysticks Arcade Bar; Groove Coaster USA; Pinball; NTG#72

arcadehero January 23, 2016 1

For North America, snow is mostly in the news. Enormous snowstorms in the Eastern US happen every once in a while but either way hopefully you are all staying safe out there. In the

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New Arcade Watch: National Video Game Museum (Frisco, TX); Press Start (Rapid City, SD)

New Arcade Watch: National Video Game Museum (Frisco, TX); Press Start (Rapid City, SD)

arcadehero January 21, 2016 0

Thanks to Michael Louie for the great tips on new locations opening their doors out there, we have two locations to highlight today. National Video Game Museum – Frisco, TX: Below is a news

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Two New Videmption Games: Strings & Red Light Green Light

Two New Videmption Games: Strings & Red Light Green Light

arcadehero January 19, 2016 1

(Thanks to JDevy for the tip) There are always new amusement games in development somewhere out there and today we have a look at two titles of the videmption persuasion: Strings and Red Light

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Newsbytes: Disney Quest; Indies including NEON FM, VEC9, Skycurser; NTG#71

Newsbytes: Disney Quest; Indies including NEON FM, VEC9, Skycurser; NTG#71

arcadehero January 16, 2016 9

We’ve got a bit of arcade news, especially for indie arcade developments going into this weekend so buckle up and let’s get to it! Disney Quest Not Closing Rumor – (Thanks to Michael Louie

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EAG 2016 Photo Round-Up – New Arcade Games

EAG 2016 Photo Round-Up – New Arcade Games

arcadehero January 14, 2016 5

One of the first big stories that Arcade Heroes had ran shortly after the site had launched was about a big trade show that takes place in London every January. At the time it

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