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A Look At The New Pinball Playfields Exhibit At The Strong National Museum of Play

A Look At The New Pinball Playfields Exhibit At The Strong National Museum of Play

SaraAB87 August 3, 2016 0

  Recently I had the chance to visit a new Pinball exhibit at the Strong National Museum of Play called Pinball Playfields. Opened in Late Feburary of 2016 this exhibit is a permanent exhibit

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Japanese Racing Game Updates: Initial D Zero; MaxiTune 5DX; Real Drive

Japanese Racing Game Updates: Initial D Zero; MaxiTune 5DX; Real Drive

Shaggy August 2, 2016 2

There has been plenty of excitement over the upcoming return of Cruis’n to the arcade scene here in the States but over in Japan, they are keeping their racing scene plenty strong. Let’s take

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Color Pinball: RollerCoaster Tycoon; Cirqus Voltaire; Terminator 3

Color Pinball: RollerCoaster Tycoon; Cirqus Voltaire; Terminator 3

Shaggy August 2, 2016 0

One great thing I have noticed about the pinball side of the amusement business is the amount of R&D spent by different companies in the business of “modding” pinball machines. There are quite a

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The Walking Dead Coming To Arcades In 2017

The Walking Dead Coming To Arcades In 2017

Shaggy August 1, 2016 7

New games are always in the works for video arcades, it’s just a matter of time before we find out what is next. The current arcade industry has fully embraced the idea of licensing

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Newsbytes: Flynn’s Retrocade; Golden Tee; Skycurser

Newsbytes: Flynn’s Retrocade; Golden Tee; Skycurser

Shaggy July 30, 2016 0

It’s the last weekend in July, so make sure to get out and play some arcades or pinball (Ok, that’s our advice for every weekend)! Onto news: Flynn’s Retrocade Opening In Roy, UT On

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ReplayFX Arcade/Pinball Event Now Underway In Pittsburgh, PA

ReplayFX Arcade/Pinball Event Now Underway In Pittsburgh, PA

Shaggy July 29, 2016 0

Arcade expos are bigger and badder than ever thanks to renewed interest in collecting as well as new games. Just a short time ago, California Extreme kicked off their 20th annual event and now

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Lost Arcade Title KenJu (Atomiswave)

Lost Arcade Title KenJu (Atomiswave)

Shaggy July 29, 2016 2

Back in 2005, Sammy was still promoting their Dreamcast based arcade hardware Atomiswave, hoping that it could pick up enough development to become the next Neo Geo MVS. We’ve highlighted some titles that were

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The Fireshark Theater Multiplayer Experience Now Available

The Fireshark Theater Multiplayer Experience Now Available

Shaggy July 26, 2016 1

Interactive theaters have been an important part of the FEC market for a while now, offering unique mid-sized attractions for locations with some space and a budget. Most of the time, those theaters use

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Pump It Up Prime 2 Unveiled

Pump It Up Prime 2 Unveiled

Shaggy July 25, 2016 2

Andamiro has launched a new teaser trailer to promote their upcoming Pump It Up Prime 2 video arcade game. This is coming along just in time for Konami to ramp up DDR production in

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Guest Post: “The Death Of Melbourne’s Arcade Industry”

Guest Post: “The Death Of Melbourne’s Arcade Industry”

Shaggy July 25, 2016 5

I received an article from Anthony Cocking, former employee of the Galactic Circus in Melbourne, Australia. Recently, the “largest indoor interactive theme park” in Australia that has been open since 1999. They were recently

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