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The Hobbit Pinball Reaches Manufacturing Milestone

The Hobbit Pinball Reaches Manufacturing Milestone

Shaggy January 8, 2016 1

Seen today on Twitter and Facebook, Jersey Jack Pinball has announced that the first complete playfield for their second title, The Hobbit, was installed into a cabinet. This means that the game should begin

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Arcade Heroes Podcast #10 – IAAPA and 2015 Review

Arcade Heroes Podcast #10 – IAAPA and 2015 Review

Shaggy January 6, 2016 3

It’s been a little while since we did a podcast – the end of the year gets really busy for arcade operators like myself and Sean. That was boosted with Star Wars 7, which

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New Arcades: Moonwalker; Cobra Arcade Bar; The Quarter Barrel; Shelter Arcade Bar; Sunshine Pinball; Super Bario

New Arcades: Moonwalker; Cobra Arcade Bar; The Quarter Barrel; Shelter Arcade Bar; Sunshine Pinball; Super Bario

Shaggy January 6, 2016 3

I can’t recall a post quite like this that covers this many new arcade locations in one shot. From new ‘pure’ arcades to bar/arcades to those looking to open, it has everything except for

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Stern Pinball Announces Spider-Man Vault Edition

Stern Pinball Announces Spider-Man Vault Edition

Shaggy January 4, 2016 0

Sometimes there is a new game announcement this early in the year and today happens to give us one from the pinball side of things – Spider-man Vault Edition. The news was broken via

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Newsbytes: 2015 Review; Games Turning 40; Brad Fuller Passing

Newsbytes: 2015 Review; Games Turning 40; Brad Fuller Passing

Shaggy January 2, 2016 1

It’s 2016 and I hope that everyone had a great week with the turn of the year. 2015 was really good for my own arcade business and I have heard reports from a few

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New Pinball Parlor: North Star Opens In Montreal, Canada

New Pinball Parlor: North Star Opens In Montreal, Canada

Shaggy December 31, 2015 1

(Thanks to Arcade Hunters for the tip) Just a quick news item here, which nicely wraps up our 2015. I’m working hard at getting the 2015 Year-In-Review video completed before the year is officially

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“Pointless Arcade Cabinets”

“Pointless Arcade Cabinets”

Shaggy December 30, 2015 0

Time for something not-serious compared to what we normally talk about. It isn’t close to April Fools but these “pointless arcade cabinets” found on Imgur by Djmdesign would certainly fit right in with that

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The Top 10 Posts On ArcadeHeroes.com For 2015

The Top 10 Posts On ArcadeHeroes.com For 2015

Shaggy December 28, 2015 0

It’s the end of the year so once again it is time to look back over the past twelve months to see what news was big on everyone’s minds. And since it is possible

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Newsbytes: MaxiTune 5DX Music; Avengers Pinball Color; SF2 Car Bash

Newsbytes: MaxiTune 5DX Music; Avengers Pinball Color; SF2 Car Bash

Shaggy December 26, 2015 2

I hope everyone had a safe and happy Christmas and holiday weekend. We got a lot of snow where I am at although it was the kind that isn’t good for kids to make

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More New Arcades: Round1USA Opens in Taunton, MA; Quarterworld Opening in 2016 in Portland, OR

More New Arcades: Round1USA Opens in Taunton, MA; Quarterworld Opening in 2016 in Portland, OR

Shaggy December 22, 2015 0

The 2015 Year-In-Review Video is on its way and like last year’s video, we will look at the many new arcade locations we heard about opening through the year. Last year was about 50

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GameTime Fort Myers opening This Week in Florida; New Dave & Busters Opens in Springfield, VA

GameTime Fort Myers opening This Week in Florida; New Dave & Busters Opens in Springfield, VA

Shaggy December 21, 2015 0

I wasn’t expecting much news to come along this week although we have been surprised before with new games testing in Japan. Here is a quick note about a new FEC opening in Ft.

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Newsbytes: New DDR?; Ghostbusters Pinball Leak?; Computer Space

Newsbytes: New DDR?; Ghostbusters Pinball Leak?; Computer Space

Shaggy December 19, 2015 0

With it being less than a week before Christmas, things are getting as busy as they can get in the year – for me anyways. Here’s a round-up of your arcade news for the weekend:

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