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Newsbytes: A Personal Arcade Experience; Exa-Arcadia Update; Sega’s Execution & More

Newsbytes: A Personal Arcade Experience; Exa-Arcadia Update; Sega’s Execution & More

arcadehero December 14, 2019 0

Hello there boys and girls, and welcome to another exciting edition of Newsbytes. It’s been a little bit since we’ve done this due to the work needed on IAAPA videos, but note that I

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April Fools 2019: Textminator II; Cosmotrons Console Edition; World President’s Challenge

April Fools 2019: Textminator II; Cosmotrons Console Edition; World President’s Challenge

arcadehero April 1, 2019 0

Well the first day of April is about over, so now that we’ve had some fun with the fake version of Super Smash Bros. Arcade, it’s time to see who else cooked up a

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Newsbytes: VR News; Capcom Beat ‘Em Ups & More

Newsbytes: VR News; Capcom Beat ‘Em Ups & More

arcadehero September 15, 2018 2

Happy weekend everyone. Let’s get to the headlines. First off, for anyone in the Carolinas, you probably won’t be reading this, but I hope that everyone will be safe. At the very least the

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SNK Reveals Samurai Spirits…Could An Arcade Version Be In The Works?

SNK Reveals Samurai Spirits…Could An Arcade Version Be In The Works?

arcadehero September 10, 2018 10

In 1993, SNK released Samurai Shodown on the Neo Geo MVS arcade platform. It did enough to stand out from other fighting games of the era, earning itself numerous sequels and console ports throughout

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Select Neo Geo MVS Games Come To PC Via GOG.com – Giveaway Contest Inside!

Select Neo Geo MVS Games Come To PC Via GOG.com – Giveaway Contest Inside!

arcadehero May 30, 2017 0

UPDATE: Winners announced below! Check the embedded widget to see if your username is among the 10 winners (you need to have cookies enabled for it to show). All winners have been notified with

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Spook-O-Tron Coming To Playchoice-10 Arcades In Late 2017

Spook-O-Tron Coming To Playchoice-10 Arcades In Late 2017

arcadehero April 18, 2017 3

We have covered the development of new content for old arcade hardware before but it isn’t something that we come across very often. With a large selection of arcade boards to choose from, interested

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Newsbytes: The Last Starfighter + Expos; NEON FM; Rope Game

Newsbytes: The Last Starfighter + Expos; NEON FM; Rope Game

arcadehero June 11, 2016 2

The Summer Slowdown has begun so there hasn’t been much to discuss this week – until now of course. If you own an arcade or want to promote one, don’t forget to sign-up to

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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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Newsbag: Medieval Madness; Funk’d Up; Toki Proto; NTG#33 + More

Newsbag: Medieval Madness; Funk’d Up; Toki Proto; NTG#33 + More

arcadehero January 31, 2015 1

Well, January is over already. That just flew by for me. I don’t mind too much though as it means we get closer to some warmer weather. Medieval Madness Update – We’ve been patiently

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Console-To-Arcade #1: Gauntlet; Kokuga; Riptide GP2

Console-To-Arcade #1: Gauntlet; Kokuga; Riptide GP2

arcadehero September 23, 2014 8

One trend that is a part of the modern arcade landscape is that of the Console-To-Arcade port. It was a very rare, but not unheard of occurrence, in the Golden Age. As development focus and

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The New Killer Instinct Gets It’s Turn As An Arcade Prop At MLG

The New Killer Instinct Gets It’s Turn As An Arcade Prop At MLG

arcadehero July 1, 2013 9

Newsfeed 1316, link via We don’t bring up the MLG very often here, aka Major League Gaming, as they typically focus on console gaming. On occasion an arcade-related thing manages to sneak in and

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Xbox 360 kiosks brought to hospitals with pre-loaded games; coin-op version next?

Xbox 360 kiosks brought to hospitals with pre-loaded games; coin-op version next?

Shaggy May 6, 2008 14

Ever since Microsoft revealed the term “Xbox Live Arcade” along with the concept that has included original content along with remade classic arcade titles, people have thought of bringing the Xbox 360 into the

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