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Astro Ninja Man Exa Coming To Arcades This Year

Astro Ninja Man Exa Coming To Arcades This Year

arcadehero February 28, 2022 0

It’s been a spell since we last received an announcement for a new title coming to the exA-Arcadia platform, and today’s addition should be welcome for NES fans. The exA already has two titles

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The Current Home Arcade Landscape

The Current Home Arcade Landscape

arcadehero November 26, 2020 1

Rushing towards Black Friday and the holidays, and we see a perfusion of retro-mini arcade cabinets hitting the shelves. Friend-of-the-site, and trend specialist Kevin Williams looks at a selection of the releases hoping to

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Newsbytes: Toyshock Mini Pinball; Sega R360 On Location; Initial D & More

Newsbytes: Toyshock Mini Pinball; Sega R360 On Location; Initial D & More

arcadehero August 15, 2020 0

Welcome to the latest edition of Newsbytes, a weekend post where I curate some news about arcade & pinball machines from around the web. This week’s post is going to be a little shorter

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Newsbytes: Metal Slug Code J; Terminator Review; Golden Tee Go!; Beat Saber News; & More

Newsbytes: Metal Slug Code J; Terminator Review; Golden Tee Go!; Beat Saber News; & More

arcadehero June 27, 2020 3

Hello and welcome to this summer edition of Newsbytes. Arcade news itself has been pretty slow this week, apart from talking about Chuck E. Cheeses, but we’ve got enough “bytes” to hopefully tide you

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Newsbytes: A Personal Arcade Experience; Exa-Arcadia Update; Sega’s Execution & More

Newsbytes: A Personal Arcade Experience; Exa-Arcadia Update; Sega’s Execution & More

arcadehero December 14, 2019 0

Hello there boys and girls, and welcome to another exciting edition of Newsbytes. It’s been a little bit since we’ve done this due to the work needed on IAAPA videos, but note that I

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Newsbytes: Repro Star Wars Yoke; Marble Carnival; Cosmotrons Unboxing; Exa-Arcadia & Mario Party Updates

Newsbytes: Repro Star Wars Yoke; Marble Carnival; Cosmotrons Unboxing; Exa-Arcadia & Mario Party Updates

arcadehero April 27, 2019 3

I skipped Newsbytes last week as I was busy running an arcade at a comic convention, and just didn’t have the time to post about anything. Before we get started, I have updated the

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Newsbytes: French Arcade Raid; Switch Getting Nintendo Arcade Classics; WFD & Skycurser + More

Newsbytes: French Arcade Raid; Switch Getting Nintendo Arcade Classics; WFD & Skycurser + More

arcadehero September 18, 2017 3

I meant to post this last Saturday but life became very busy – in part because I bought The Simpsons arcade machine and it needed a cap kit replacement. I did that and got

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Tracking down the Namco Galaxian 3 6 Player Theater from Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada and Beyond

Tracking down the Namco Galaxian 3 6 Player Theater from Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada and Beyond

SaraAB87 August 8, 2017 14

Here at Arcade Heroes we like to track down arcade games to find out what happened to them if they are no longer on location, especially if its a game that is rarely seen

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Select Neo Geo MVS Games Come To PC Via GOG.com – Giveaway Contest Inside!

Select Neo Geo MVS Games Come To PC Via GOG.com – Giveaway Contest Inside!

arcadehero May 30, 2017 0

UPDATE: Winners announced below! Check the embedded widget to see if your username is among the 10 winners (you need to have cookies enabled for it to show). All winners have been notified with

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Spook-O-Tron Coming To Playchoice-10 Arcades In Late 2017

Spook-O-Tron Coming To Playchoice-10 Arcades In Late 2017

arcadehero April 18, 2017 3

We have covered the development of new content for old arcade hardware before but it isn’t something that we come across very often. With a large selection of arcade boards to choose from, interested

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Newsbytes: Cruis’n; Attack On Titan Loctest; Jersey Jack Pinball; Homebrews + More

Newsbytes: Cruis’n; Attack On Titan Loctest; Jersey Jack Pinball; Homebrews + More

arcadehero January 28, 2017 0

It has been a hectic week with various news items accumulating on the plate. I finally received the key to a new space this week and have begun the tedious remodeling process – the

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Arcade Games Turning 40 in 2017

Arcade Games Turning 40 in 2017

arcadehero January 11, 2017 4

With a new year upon comes the opportunity to reflect on games past. As usual we will start with the 70s and games turning the ripe age of 40. Prepare to feel old! Here

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