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The Top 10 Arcade Heroes Posts of 2011

The Top 10 Arcade Heroes Posts of 2011

arcadehero December 26, 2011 0

I am not a big fan of Top 10 lists – sure I could pass off my opinion of the “Top 10 Arcade Games to Feature a Winners Don’t Use Drugs Logo Screen During

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A Lesson In Arcade Game Design

A Lesson In Arcade Game Design

arcadehero December 23, 2011 4

newsfeed 1147 via Arcade games have always in a class of their own in how they present themselves and how they are played. There are certain things that work best in video games found

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Vote for the Arcade & Pinball Game of the Year 2011

Vote for the Arcade & Pinball Game of the Year 2011

arcadehero December 21, 2011 22

It’s that time of year again  – time to find out what you readers think is the Arcade Game of the Year for 2011 happens to be. There are three polls to vote in,

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Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada Details Fan Support and Arcade Business in Tohoku Quake Aftermath

Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada Details Fan Support and Arcade Business in Tohoku Quake Aftermath

arcadehero December 21, 2011 0

Newsfeed 1146 via When natural disasters hit, the immediate concern for the survivors is to keep on surviving and to make the best out of a terrible situation. It’s not just your physical side

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Walking Through Disney Quest

Walking Through Disney Quest

arcadehero December 20, 2011 4

Newsfeed 1143 via As an amusement park, they almost always have an arcade of some sort but when it comes to Disney, their arcades carry a big reputation since they happen to be expansive

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Pac-Man Power Girls Appearing At Select D&B Locations Friday and Saturday

Pac-Man Power Girls Appearing At Select D&B Locations Friday and Saturday

arcadehero December 16, 2011 9

(A couple of Pac-Man Power Girls enjoying Pac-Man Battle Royale at Amusement Expo 2010, back when it was a wee prototype) (Thanks to Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report for the tip) So I

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Square Enix and ByKing Inc. cooking up a new arcade title for 2012

Square Enix and ByKing Inc. cooking up a new arcade title for 2012

arcadehero December 16, 2011 1

When it coems to arcade titles, Square Enix might not be a household name in that regard but that seems to be due for a change. We recently ran news of their transforming arcade

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Dariusburst Another Chronicle Now Available For Purchase Worldwide

Dariusburst Another Chronicle Now Available For Purchase Worldwide

arcadehero December 10, 2011 10

We’ve been covering the progress of Taito’s epic shooter Dariusburst Another Chronicle for a while now and after seeing it released in Japan last year and then tested in Europe and the US this

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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Arcade as seen in the US

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Arcade as seen in the US

arcadehero December 9, 2011 7

Thanks to JJ Kam on our Facebook page, here is a picture of the new Tekken Tag Tournament 2 machine as seen at the Fun Works in Hawaii. They’ve just reused the Tekken 6

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News from Japan: Namco Dark Escape 3D Details; Sega Maimai loctest; Konami Pop N’ Music 20 release

News from Japan: Namco Dark Escape 3D Details; Sega Maimai loctest; Konami Pop N’ Music 20 release

arcadehero December 9, 2011 4

There were a few different arcade news items coming out of Japan today so I figured it would be useful to combine them into one post. Let’s start off with the quick stuff, both

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Pac-Man Battle Royale Deluxe Launches at all Dave & Busters locations

Pac-Man Battle Royale Deluxe Launches at all Dave & Busters locations

arcadehero December 6, 2011 1

(Pac-Man Battle Royale Deluxe at IAAPA 2011) If you have a Dave & Busters location near you then you certainly have reason to be excited. In October, all 57 locations served as the launch

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Your Five US Test Locations for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Arcade

Your Five US Test Locations for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Arcade

arcadehero December 5, 2011 3

(Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Arcade as seen at a recent trade show in China) Newsfeed 1139 via We’ve know for a little while that Tekken Tag Tournament 2, which came out to Japanese arcades

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