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T.G.I. Friday’s In Niagara Falls, NY Adds An Arcade

T.G.I. Friday’s In Niagara Falls, NY Adds An Arcade

arcadehero April 16, 2015 0

As a part of the T.G.I. Friday’s restaurant in Niagara Falls, NY, a new arcade recently opened their doors that simply calls themselves – Arcade. One does not need to attend the restaurant to

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A Few Thoughts On Walt Disney World’s Prize Redemption Ban

A Few Thoughts On Walt Disney World’s Prize Redemption Ban

arcadehero January 13, 2015 11

(Thanks to Nick Lombardo of Arcade Hunters for the link) This has been making the rounds in the arcade trade press for the past couple of days so it is probably worth a mention:

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Round 1 USA Opens Their Arlington, TX Location

Round 1 USA Opens Their Arlington, TX Location

arcadehero December 23, 2014 6

(Thanks to J. Wesley Chiok for the tip) I should have mixed this with the location news from yesterday but it slipped my memory – so better late than never 😉 We have known

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Exclusive: Safari Ranger Videmption Game by UNIS Coming To IAAPA2014

Exclusive: Safari Ranger Videmption Game by UNIS Coming To IAAPA2014

arcadehero October 31, 2014 2

Thanks to Universal Space, we have a first look at their next premier video redemption game which will be at IAAPA 2014. Called Safari Ranger, this is a follow-up to UNIS’s popular Pirate’s Hook

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Peter Piper Pizza Acquired By Chuck E. Cheese’s Parent Company

Peter Piper Pizza Acquired By Chuck E. Cheese’s Parent Company

arcadehero October 16, 2014 3

  (Thanks to Jonathan Leung from Arcade Repair Tips for the tip) Some quick arcade business news here. With almost 600 locations around the world, Chuck E. Cheeses is quite famous for their blending

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Baytek Games Officially Licenses Flappy Bird For Arcades

Baytek Games Officially Licenses Flappy Bird For Arcades

arcadehero August 21, 2014 6

The trend in “videmption” gaming as we call it is here to stay and one game that is looking to take over in the arcade redemption space are “Flappy” style games. A short time

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Kriss Sport Releases Catch The Light/Neuron Race For Arcades Worldwide

Kriss Sport Releases Catch The Light/Neuron Race For Arcades Worldwide

arcadehero May 22, 2014 7

Kriss Sport, a Polish developer of reflex/physical games like boxing machines has released a new competitive reflex game to markets in Europe, Japan and North America called Catch The Light. This is similar to

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Video: Namco America’s IAAPA 2013 Booth Tour

Video: Namco America’s IAAPA 2013 Booth Tour

arcadehero January 14, 2014 0

Just a somewhat quick post here – Bandai Namco America has just released a video to show all of their new products that were are IAAPA 2013. So this not only gives a look

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Monopoly Goes Videmption With Monopoly Arcade

Monopoly Goes Videmption With Monopoly Arcade

arcadehero August 21, 2013 5

The other day I was looking over the 2013 releases and upcoming list and one has to admit – it feels a little light compared to previous years. Given the time it takes to

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For the Weekend: The Origin of Shmups; NEO XYX Trailer; JAEPO News; Mario Kart loctest; Much More

For the Weekend: The Origin of Shmups; NEO XYX Trailer; JAEPO News; Mario Kart loctest; Much More

arcadehero February 9, 2013 9

I hope everyone is having a good weekend. When I first started to put this post together I was thinking there wasn’t much to discuss but it quickly snowballed into a larger post. There’s

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BayTek’s Cringe Inducing Valentine’s game video for Boink!

BayTek’s Cringe Inducing Valentine’s game video for Boink!

arcadehero February 13, 2012 0

(Thanks to BMIGaming for the tip) There’s really not much for me to say about this one – there aren’t really any arcade games out there that feature Valentine’s Day as a theme and

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New redemption – Free Fallin

New redemption – Free Fallin

Twisted Supreme April 30, 2009 0

I remember seeing this briefly at ATEI and having a little play on it. It’s defiantly one of this addictive one more go, I can do better, types games which always make a great redemption

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