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Two Bits Retro Arcade And Bar Opens In NYC

Two Bits Retro Arcade And Bar Opens In NYC

arcadehero December 11, 2012 7

In a post earlier today I brought up the trend in retrocades opening up this year and almost as it were on cue, here comes another location that has opened its doors with that

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Two-For-One: Angry Birds Pinball Auction; Playing Retro Games On New Monitors

Two-For-One: Angry Birds Pinball Auction; Playing Retro Games On New Monitors

arcadehero December 11, 2012 2

Time again for another variety post, but only two items to speak of right now. First is something found from The Gameroom Blog, an auction on eBay for a unique homebuilt Angry Birds Pinball

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Fix-It Felix Jr. Cabinet Sells For a Mere $20,000

Fix-It Felix Jr. Cabinet Sells For a Mere $20,000

arcadehero December 11, 2012 2

The Fix-It Felix Jr. Cabinet that was on eBay sold and for a lot more than many including ourselves expected.

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Location News: 60th Dave & Busters In Dallas, Retro Arcade Open in Japan

Location News: 60th Dave & Busters In Dallas, Retro Arcade Open in Japan

arcadehero December 10, 2012 0

Normally we only have one new location to speak of per post but today we have two. Bring more of them on I say! First off Dave & Busters has been busy opening more

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Weekend Newsblast: Battle of the Arcades, Fix It Felix cab, Real Life KOF

Weekend Newsblast: Battle of the Arcades, Fix It Felix cab, Real Life KOF

arcadehero December 8, 2012 0

Not much has gone on in the arcade world this past week, which is often the case in the post-IAAPA month since all the new game announcements come along at that time. But enough

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Grab Some Tesla II Mech Pods for Only $25k

Grab Some Tesla II Mech Pods for Only $25k

arcadehero December 5, 2012 12

(Tip via The Stinger Report) We don’t normally post about sales of equipment although in the past we have done “eBay Pick of the Week.” I will consider this along those lines, even though

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As Arcade Heroes Turns Six, A Look Back At Pong Variations

As Arcade Heroes Turns Six, A Look Back At Pong Variations

arcadehero December 3, 2012 3

I am sure that you have heard by now that Atari’s Pong celebrated 40 years in existence this past Friday. I did not forget, I just figured it would be nice to do an

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Jersey Jack Pinball Officially Announces 2nd Machine: The Hobbit

Jersey Jack Pinball Officially Announces 2nd Machine: The Hobbit

arcadehero November 30, 2012 9

Hot on the heels of the announcement that their first pinball game, The Wizard of Oz is starting to ship, Jersey Jack Pinball wasted no time in leaving it up in the air what

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Stern Unveils AVENGERS Pinball

Stern Unveils AVENGERS Pinball

arcadehero November 29, 2012 2

Stern Pinball unveiled pictures today of their new Avengers pinball machine, which is based upon the hit film from earlier this year. I haven’t followed all of the rumors about what was being said

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Past Glory: The Sega Super Circuit Amusement Setup

Past Glory: The Sega Super Circuit Amusement Setup

arcadehero November 29, 2012 6

Taking a look back at one of Sega's interesting ideas from 1989, Sega Super Circuit

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Varied News of The Day: Atari Book Out Now; Rusty Quarters Month Long Event; Pac-Man Moons

Varied News of The Day: Atari Book Out Now; Rusty Quarters Month Long Event; Pac-Man Moons

arcadehero November 28, 2012 0

Here are some various news bits that are related to arcades and interesting enough to talk about.

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New Footage Of NG:DEV TEAM’s NEO XYX

New Footage Of NG:DEV TEAM’s NEO XYX

arcadehero November 23, 2012 0

Independent developer NG:DEV TEAM has just released this footage of their latest creation, NEO XYX which is being developed for the Neo Geo MVS arcade hardware among other “dead” platforms. I always find charm

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