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Some links to end the day on, mostly regarding facility news

Some links to end the day on, mostly regarding facility news

Shaggy October 1, 2009 0

I have a bit of catching up to do so I am going to consolidate a couple of links that were sent to me by Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report into one post,

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Arcade Heroes Podcast #8 – Discussion and new details on Dark Presence  +more w/ Aaron Auzins

Arcade Heroes Podcast #8 – Discussion and new details on Dark Presence +more w/ Aaron Auzins

Shaggy September 30, 2009 8

Here is the next podcast and joining me this week was AH contributor Aaron Auzins. Aaron had the opportunity to visit a few arcade related sites in Chicago in August and in addition to

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SFIV update teaser website; called SFIV New Warrior

SFIV update teaser website; called SFIV New Warrior

Shaggy September 28, 2009 0

Capcom has launched a site which teases us with the new SFIV update and while details are scarce right now (like it was when the game was originally teased) we at least know what

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A developers diary on the canceled American Idol coin-op game

A developers diary on the canceled American Idol coin-op game

Shaggy September 26, 2009 6

It’s been about a year now but last October, we received a tip about an American Idol coin-op game that was being brought to market by Raw Thrills’. Not long after that, the game

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Videos from JAMMA including Shining Force Cross,KOF Sky Stage, Giant Tetris, taito's table flipping game and more

Videos from JAMMA including Shining Force Cross,KOF Sky Stage, Giant Tetris, taito's table flipping game and more

Shaggy September 26, 2009 11

Who wants just still photos of an event when you can have videos? Sega’s Shining Force Cross. This is less like Gauntlet than I imagined it might be but it’s still cool. I really

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Sega Racing Classic the new Daytona?

Sega Racing Classic the new Daytona?

Shaggy September 26, 2009 1

Via Sega Nerds By looking at this artwork, it certainly appears that way – unless this is a fake of course, which I am trying to verify. If you listened to our last podcast,

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Blazblue gets an update with Continuum Shift (updated)

Blazblue gets an update with Continuum Shift (updated)

Shaggy September 26, 2009 0

There is another HD fighter out there that is turning heads in arcades and it’s not SFIV but the Guilty Gear-like BlazBlue. Personally I have not played BlazBlue yet although I have had a

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A Chuck E. Cheese "Entertrainment" video

A Chuck E. Cheese "Entertrainment" video

Shaggy September 25, 2009 0

If you have ever wondered what kind of intense training is required to work at an arcade or similar entertainment facility then here is another video for you (well over two years ago we

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Konami announces a DDR US championship

Konami announces a DDR US championship

Shaggy September 25, 2009 5

DDR fans, get ready to compete. Starting tomorrow in Dallas, TX, Konami will begin holding regional competitions at different GameWorks locations around the US, which will eventually lead to a final tournament in December

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"If Jimi were a pinball machine" T-Shirt

"If Jimi were a pinball machine" T-Shirt

Shaggy September 25, 2009 0

While we come across arcade-related T-shirts every now and then that are worth talking about, it’s pretty rare that we see a cool pinball t-shirt. This one comes from TeeFury.com and apparently this is

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Could the future of games follow the jukebox model?

Could the future of games follow the jukebox model?

Shaggy September 25, 2009 0

If you constantly follow the happenings of what goes on in the video game industry than looking forward into what gaming will offer in the future is something that is bound to come across

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Rampage and Time Crisis turned into movie trailers

Rampage and Time Crisis turned into movie trailers

Shaggy September 25, 2009 0

No this doesn’t have anything to do with Joust or Asteroids coming to the silver screen – yet anyways. But thanks to a competition that was recently put on by G4TV and the infamous

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