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The Museum Of Pinball in Southern California Launches A Kickstarter Campaign

The Museum Of Pinball in Southern California Launches A Kickstarter Campaign

arcadehero July 9, 2013 0

Building a business is not an easy task and it becomes even more of a challenge when you start off with a gigantic facility. Arcades and similar ideas need space and generally speaking, the

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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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Tecmo Koei Re-Entering Arcade Market With Dead or Alive 5 AC and Sega’s Help

Tecmo Koei Re-Entering Arcade Market With Dead or Alive 5 AC and Sega’s Help

arcadehero July 5, 2013 7

(Scroll down for updated details) Bomb Jack. Solomon’s Key. Ninja Gaiden. Rygar. Tecmo Bowl. Dead or Alive. These titles are familiar to many gamers and among them are some commonalities. One, they were made

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Discovering Jaleco’s Unreleased Chimera Beast

Discovering Jaleco’s Unreleased Chimera Beast

arcadehero July 3, 2013 4

When arcade news is slow here, it is always fun to sift through the rich history of games both released and unreleased. Today let’s take a look at an unreleased game from 1993 by

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High Scores Arcade Relocates To Alameda, CA

High Scores Arcade Relocates To Alameda, CA

arcadehero July 1, 2013 3

(Thanks to Dave. K for the tip!) In the reporting of new locations opening their doors, it’s not too often that we come across one that makes a move from one side of the

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Dave & Busters Launches A Search For “The Next Big Game”

Dave & Busters Launches A Search For “The Next Big Game”

arcadehero June 25, 2013 13

What will the next game changing sort of game be? No one really knows that exact answer although someone out there may be formulating a plan on that right now. If so, the restaurant/arcade

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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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Golden Tee 2014 Shown Off

Golden Tee 2014 Shown Off

arcadehero June 19, 2013 2

It’s been said before here on Arcade Heroes, that it’s that time of year again for a look at the newest Golden Tee. We all know it’s coming, it would only be a shocker

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Backstage Retro Arcade Now Open in Ludington, MI

Backstage Retro Arcade Now Open in Ludington, MI

arcadehero June 19, 2013 0

Among the many points I made in my book about arcades, one was that arcade machines are not limited to being placed just inside of facilities called arcades. Just about any business can find

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Wrapping-Up The Week: Arcades At E3; Metallica LE Pinball; Big Buck World Championship 2013, Pirates of Monster Island + More

Wrapping-Up The Week: Arcades At E3; Metallica LE Pinball; Big Buck World Championship 2013, Pirates of Monster Island + More

arcadehero June 14, 2013 5

If you’ve been sloshing through the work week, it has finally come to an end to begin sloshing through the weekend. Here’s a review of some stories that have taken place this week that

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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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