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Fleet Commander gives multiple touchscreens a purpose

Fleet Commander gives multiple touchscreens a purpose

arcadehero July 19, 2011 1

Newsfeed 1080 via The potential of multi-touch display technology is still in the early stages for out-of-home amusement and we certainly won’t see it tapped out anytime soon. One great example is Fleet Commander

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Flight Control coming to TouchFX in November

Flight Control coming to TouchFX in November

arcadehero July 15, 2011 3

When it was first announced, the innovative TouchFX coin-op platform by Adrenaline Amusements promised support for multiple games to make their way to it. They really pushed Fruit Ninja on it when it was

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The Funland @ the Trocadero closes its doors, here’s why

The Funland @ the Trocadero closes its doors, here’s why

arcadehero July 12, 2011 12

The Trocadero is a well-known retail business center in London and one highlight of the location would certainly be the Funland facility there, home to many great arcade games as well as serving as

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Mini-cabinets for Space Invaders and Street Fighter II

Mini-cabinets for Space Invaders and Street Fighter II

arcadehero July 8, 2011 1

Newsfeed 1072 via   and also thanks to Andrew for a tip as well! Not every arcade cabinet has to take up a small room’s worth of space – although for them to actually

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And the All-Time favorite Arcade Game ever (at least for 843 people) is…

And the All-Time favorite Arcade Game ever (at least for 843 people) is…

arcadehero July 5, 2011 1

Newsfeed 1069 via Well this really isn’t hard to guess – it’s not only the best selling arcade game of all-time with somewhere in the neighborhood of 100,000 units sold, a song was written

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Need a crash course on shmups?

Need a crash course on shmups?

arcadehero July 4, 2011 3

Newsfeed 1068 via Shooters are one genre that have prospered greatly in arcades and while they take many forms, there have been so many notable titles to come along that it’s hard to track

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Alterface’s 5Di Gamebox Attraction

Alterface’s 5Di Gamebox Attraction

arcadehero June 18, 2011 2

Anyone who has been to the IAAPA Expo every November knows that there are an awful lot of products to see and there’s no way to experience them all. This past November I recall

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Missing In Action: Run ‘N Gun Games

Missing In Action: Run ‘N Gun Games

arcadehero June 11, 2011 20

Given the recent slow news cycle, it’s given me some time to sit down and continue upon my editorial series I call “Missing In Action”. I take a look at a particular genre of

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Darius Burst Another Chronicle English Version First Look + More From Electrocoin UK Show

Darius Burst Another Chronicle English Version First Look + More From Electrocoin UK Show

arcadehero June 10, 2011 6

Newsfeed 1052 via Some months ago we revealed that Taito’s 4-player arcade exclusive shmup Darius Burst Another Chronicle game would in fact be making it outside of Japan with a special English version of

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Pile ‘O Links: Arcade Dominator, Interactive Billboards & Babycastles

Pile ‘O Links: Arcade Dominator, Interactive Billboards & Babycastles

arcadehero June 7, 2011 3

I’ve had a few items of news I’ve been meaning to get to but didn’t find the time yesterday. So it’s another all-in-one post. I’ll start with the BabyCastles Arcade first. We’ve discussed what

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New arcade in San Francisco: South Town Arcade

New arcade in San Francisco: South Town Arcade

arcadehero May 30, 2011 4

(This photo and more from the DigitalPress Forums) If you live in the San Francisco area and you’re looking for an arcade there, then you’re in luck with the new South Town Arcade. According

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From the makers of H2Overdrive comes Dirty Drivin’

From the makers of H2Overdrive comes Dirty Drivin’

arcadehero May 19, 2011 9

First they gave us a spiritual successor to Hydro Thunder and now Specular Interactive and Raw Thrills are testing out a new racing title that leans in the Offroad Thunder direction(or as the person

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