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State of the Industry & Arcade Year-In-Review 2023

State of the Industry & Arcade Year-In-Review 2023

arcadehero December 29, 2023 1

It is time to look back at the year and see where we’re at as an industry, with this Arcade Year-In-Review 2023 and ‘State of the Industry’ report. I’m harkening back to Play Meter

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Arcade Heroes Turns 17

Arcade Heroes Turns 17

arcadehero December 3, 2023 2

Seventeen years ago today, an intrepid creator in the arcade industry known as “PointyThing” created this site, Arcade Heroes. He did so as at the time, there was very little reporting being done to

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Pinball Designer & Legend Barry Oursler Passes Away At 70

Pinball Designer & Legend Barry Oursler Passes Away At 70

arcadehero February 22, 2022 0

Sad news hit the wires today that we’ve lost another legend in pinball, this time it is Barry Oursler. He had been battling cancer for the past 9 years; He was 70. Barry started

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2021 Year-In-Review With The Top 10 Posts

2021 Year-In-Review With The Top 10 Posts

arcadehero December 31, 2021 0

Welcome to something of an annual tradition here at Arcade Heroes, albeit something sort of rare on my part – a Top 10 list. I’m not big on such lists since most of them

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Arcade Heroes Turns 15

Arcade Heroes Turns 15

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It’s December 3rd, and where it’s 2021, the site now marks 15 years in existence. Thank you for your support of the site over these many years. Here’s the first post ever published on

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2020 Year-In-Review W/ Top 10 Posts

2020 Year-In-Review W/ Top 10 Posts

arcadehero January 1, 2021 0

It’s the start of a new year, which means that it’s time to recap the arcade & pinball news from 2020. It goes without saying that last year was an anomaly in the 14

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And we’re back!

And we’re back!

arcadehero February 13, 2020 0

ArcadeHeroes.com is back in action! My sincere thanks to everyone who messaged me about the site – it wasn’t hacked, but I was quite frustrated with the extreme slowdown that the site was frequently

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The 10 Most Read Arcade Stories Of 2019 Are…

The 10 Most Read Arcade Stories Of 2019 Are…

arcadehero December 30, 2019 0

It’s almost time to ring in a new year and a new decade, so with that, let’s do a recap of the stories that beamed across our computer screens from the wonderful world of

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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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As Arcade Heroes Turns 13, Let’s Find Out Your Game of the Decade!

As Arcade Heroes Turns 13, Let’s Find Out Your Game of the Decade!

arcadehero December 3, 2019 3

December 3rd seems to be an important date for game history. In 1979, the Intellivision game console was launched; in 1994, the first Sony PlayStation launched. And on December 3rd 2006, this website launched!

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Newsbytes: YT Milestone; Willy Crash Mini; Jurassic Park LE; Arcade Road Trip;

Newsbytes: YT Milestone; Willy Crash Mini; Jurassic Park LE; Arcade Road Trip;

arcadehero September 21, 2019 0

Welcome to another weekend and another Newsybtes. This is where I compile quick news that usually doesn’t need a full post to discuss it, so these are all combined together. It was a very

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And We’re Back!

And We’re Back!

arcadehero May 18, 2019 1

Well that downtime was a load of fun…and hopefully will be avoided in the future. It appears that the main issues with the website have finally been resolved and the site (on my end)

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