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Catching Up On The Colorization of Pinball Machines Via ColorDMD

Catching Up On The Colorization of Pinball Machines Via ColorDMD

arcadehero March 7, 2016 3

It has been a while since we last talked about Color DMD, a company that specializes in providing color content replacements for old monochromatic pinball displays. The last time we mentioned a game they

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Newsbytes: Another Castle Arcade Opens; Artcade; Golden Axe Screams; Ship This Arcade; NTG77

Newsbytes: Another Castle Arcade Opens; Artcade; Golden Axe Screams; Ship This Arcade; NTG77

arcadehero March 5, 2016 3

Let’s add to your weekend with this quick round-up of some arcade items: Another Castle Arcade Edition Opens New Location In Bremerton, WA – If you are close to Bremerton in Washington state and

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Ghostbusters Pinball To Debut At Amusement Expo International 2016

Ghostbusters Pinball To Debut At Amusement Expo International 2016

arcadehero March 4, 2016 3

The typical reveal of a new pinball machine is preceded by some rumors floating around on forums, with the full unveil happening on an entertainment website, podcast or company social media accounts. Against that,

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Killer Queen Arcade Now Available Through Raw Thrills

Killer Queen Arcade Now Available Through Raw Thrills

arcadehero March 2, 2016 6

(Thanks to BumbleBear Games, Raw Thrills and Betson for the info; corrections have been made to the article regarding screen sizes and the company name) Not many independent arcade titles have found their way

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Newsbytes: Mortal Kombat Menus; Donkey Kong Remix; JAEPO; Pinball; Polycade; NTG#76

Newsbytes: Mortal Kombat Menus; Donkey Kong Remix; JAEPO; Pinball; Polycade; NTG#76

arcadehero February 27, 2016 2

I think we have a few videos to share this time around….happy weekend! Hidden Menus To Mortal Kombat Arcade Discovered (thanks to everyone that sent this tip in)- In the biggest news of the week, YourMKArcadeSource

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New Locations: The Funky Feather (AL); Jedi Alliance (WA); Buzzbin Arcade (OH)

New Locations: The Funky Feather (AL); Jedi Alliance (WA); Buzzbin Arcade (OH)

arcadehero February 24, 2016 0

We’ve got more arcade location news for you to enjoy, with an odd twist on one of them. Thanks to Michael Louie for the tip on the latter two locations. Let’s get to it:

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BayTek Games Acquires Skee-ball Amusement Games

BayTek Games Acquires Skee-ball Amusement Games

arcadehero February 23, 2016 0

When it comes to fixtures in the amusement/arcade industry, Skee-ball is certainly up there, having sold their legendary Skee-ball machines beginning in 1914.  While that type of game is supposed to be known as

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New Arcade Review: Rocky’s Big City Games & Sports Bar Williamsville, NY

New Arcade Review: Rocky’s Big City Games & Sports Bar Williamsville, NY

SaraAB87 February 23, 2016 0

As previously reported by Arcade Heroes a new arcade and sports bar called Rocky’s Big City Games & Sports Bar has opened up in the Western New York area. Today I will take a

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Timberman Now Available In The USA Via Barron Games

Timberman Now Available In The USA Via Barron Games

arcadehero February 23, 2016 0

Last year we reported on the arrival of a new videmption arcade game based upon a mobile game known as Timberman. The quick style of play involves chopping down an endless tree while avoiding

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Newsbytes: DDR A Announced; Bandai Namco Facebook; New Arcade Openings; NTG#75

Newsbytes: DDR A Announced; Bandai Namco Facebook; New Arcade Openings; NTG#75

arcadehero February 20, 2016 1

One of the nice things about February is that it always seems to fly by…although this year will have that extra day to it 😉 Here’s a round-up of some arcade news for the

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JAEPO 2016 #2: Now with 500% More Videos Of New Japanese Arcade Games

JAEPO 2016 #2: Now with 500% More Videos Of New Japanese Arcade Games

arcadehero February 19, 2016 1

It’s the second day for JAEPO 2016 in Japan and now we have more videos to share of the latest ideas and games that will be making their mark on game centers in the

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UNIS’s Strike Pro Fishing Shipping Soon; Bandit Express Doing Well

UNIS’s Strike Pro Fishing Shipping Soon; Bandit Express Doing Well

arcadehero February 19, 2016 2

Chinese arcade game manufacturer Universal Space (UNIS) had a strong showing of product at last year’s IAAPA and they’ve sent along some information about a couple of those games to promote how well they

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