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The Belated Arcade Heroes Podcast – April 2012

The Belated Arcade Heroes Podcast – April 2012

Shaggy April 12, 2012 1

It seems like it took place ages ago but we used to do podcasts on a semi-regular basis. Then life got too busy and that went to the wayside. Life is still quite busy

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It’s Time For Kits! Super Cars, FrightFearLand, VT4 & more

It’s Time For Kits! Super Cars, FrightFearLand, VT4 & more

Shaggy April 11, 2012 2

Kits have long been a cheap, easy way for arcade ops to get a new game in place without breaking the bank (well, unless you are dealing with Capcom’s latest fighters) but they have

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Videos of the Day: Caine’s Arcade; Dark Presence Arcade Panel; George Gomez Interview

Videos of the Day: Caine’s Arcade; Dark Presence Arcade Panel; George Gomez Interview

Shaggy April 10, 2012 0

Here are some great videos to share with you this afternoon. First off is Caine’s Arcade. Caine is a true Arcade Hero who made his own arcade machines out of cardboard boxes and some

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Pac-Man Fan Movie

Pac-Man Fan Movie

Shaggy April 9, 2012 1

I meant to get to this this morning when Sam @ Namco pointed it out to me but I got sidetracked. As I was doing a check, I see that this is getting played

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Japanese News Round-Up: Gunslinger Stratos Event, Guitar Pee, Puzzle Bobble + more

Japanese News Round-Up: Gunslinger Stratos Event, Guitar Pee, Puzzle Bobble + more

Shaggy April 7, 2012 0

Newsfeeds 1182-85 brought to you by It’s Easter Weekend and as such you can’t expect much out of the news but thanks to The Stinger Report, here are a few newsfeeds of randomness to

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Dance Core Location Tests Spread Across Asia

Dance Core Location Tests Spread Across Asia

Shaggy April 6, 2012 6

A short time ago I had noticed that Wahlap Technologies -producers of such arcade titles seen in the US recently such as Storm Racer, Power Truck and a couple of others – had a

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Article: What’s Happening With Western Arcades – My Thoughts

Article: What’s Happening With Western Arcades – My Thoughts

Shaggy April 3, 2012 28

Through the day I’ve been following a popular article that was published by Ars Technica, “Whatever Happened To the American Arcade?“. I was contemplating commenting on it and Kevin Williams then sent me the

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“The Arcade You Remember” In The Works For Raleigh, NC

“The Arcade You Remember” In The Works For Raleigh, NC

Shaggy April 3, 2012 0

Another arcade location is in the works, one that will be setup as a working museum, along the lines of a few other retro arcade museums we’ve reported on somewhat recently. This one is

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eBay Pick of the Week: Awesome custom made Dracula Pinball machine

eBay Pick of the Week: Awesome custom made Dracula Pinball machine

Shaggy April 2, 2012 0

Picking something arcade/pinball related from eBay this week has been made easy thanks to this custom made Bram Stoker’s Dracula pinball machine. This uses a real casket to house the playfield, along with  a

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Sega Card Gen MLB 2012 Footage + Sega Bass Fishing of the Dead

Sega Card Gen MLB 2012 Footage + Sega Bass Fishing of the Dead

Shaggy April 2, 2012 2

Here are two videos, one real, the other fake for April Fools Day, both done by different divisions of Sega.   Here is some location test footage of Sega’s upcoming Sega Card Gen MLB

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Firefly: The Arcade Game Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Short-Lived TV Show UPDATE

Firefly: The Arcade Game Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Short-Lived TV Show UPDATE

Shaggy March 31, 2012 19

We have unveiled many firsts on brand-new games coming to the arcade industry – H2Overdrive, Justice League: Heroes United, Sega Rally 3, Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Arcade,  Terminator Salvation, and many others. So

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Wizard of Oz Pinball Playfield Art

Wizard of Oz Pinball Playfield Art

Shaggy March 31, 2012 1

It’s been a long time coming but here is the playfield artwork for Jersey Jack Pinball’s Wizard of Oz Pinball machine. According to the artist Greg Freres, who has been working on this since

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