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The least joyful amusement park in the world

The least joyful amusement park in the world

arcadehero November 5, 2011 0

There are great theme parks as well as some bad ones – then there is the Mangyongdae FunFair. The difference between this and an abandoned theme park is that this place occasionally serves a

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Full Wizard of Oz cabinet revealed

Full Wizard of Oz cabinet revealed

arcadehero November 4, 2011 1

We’ve seen plenty of bits and pieces, along with some video of the whitewood but now we have a full rendering of the upcoming Wizard of Oz pinball game by Jersey Jack Pinball. Hopefully

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New arcade puzzle game Magical Beat being tested in Japan

New arcade puzzle game Magical Beat being tested in Japan

arcadehero November 4, 2011 0

(Image via AM-Net Blog) Arcade puzzle games don’t come around too often these days although over the past year or so they seem to be popping up with a little more frequency with the

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Arcade Hunters stake out the Disney Boardwalk Hotel Arcades

Arcade Hunters stake out the Disney Boardwalk Hotel Arcades

arcadehero November 3, 2011 2

Newsfeed 1132 via It’s been a long time since I visited Disneyland and I’ve never had the chance to visit any other Disney theme park but I’ve often heard that Disney’s arcade facilities spoken

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Following up on LEPOS Arcade

Following up on LEPOS Arcade

arcadehero November 3, 2011 0

A little while back we covered a project that is “documenting the crossover of street art to video games”. In particular they are using arcades as a canvas on the video game side, which

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New trailer for Sega’s Virtua Tennis 4 Arcade

New trailer for Sega’s Virtua Tennis 4 Arcade

arcadehero November 1, 2011 2

Sega has been busy for the past few weeks with their new Youtube channel for Sega Amusements. Yesterday in particular they uploaded quite a few new trailers including a new trailer for one game

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Some games to look out for this Halloween

Some games to look out for this Halloween

arcadehero October 31, 2011 1

I meant to publish this earlier today but I got sidetracked. Last year I did a post compiling the different arcade games to feature zombies prominently in the game somewhere. This year, I’m feeling

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DJ Max Technika 3 to be at IAAPA 2011

DJ Max Technika 3 to be at IAAPA 2011

arcadehero October 28, 2011 0

IAAPA is approaching fast and with that includes some game announcements. We already had heard about DJ Max Technika 3 being tested in South Korea and soon we’ll get a chance to get some

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Pinball Update: News on Wizard of Oz Pinball + The Lil JuJu Mobile Pinball Museum

Pinball Update: News on Wizard of Oz Pinball + The Lil JuJu Mobile Pinball Museum

arcadehero October 28, 2011 0

More pinball news to speak of today, first with the upcoming Wizard of Oz Pinball game by Jersey Jack Pinball. They’ve been busy fine-tuning the game for a release here soon, adding more features

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Stop! Rumor Time! Bejeweled making jump to arcades?

Stop! Rumor Time! Bejeweled making jump to arcades?

arcadehero October 26, 2011 1

Newsfeed 1130 via It’s been a while since we had a rumor to post about but with the huge industry trade show coming up in just a few weeks called IAAPA, now is certainly

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Ben Heck’s Zombieadventureland Pinball coming in 2012

Ben Heck’s Zombieadventureland Pinball coming in 2012

arcadehero October 26, 2011 9

It now appears that there will be two unique pinball games for you to get your hands on around the beginning of 2012 – Jersey Jack Pinball’s Wizard of Oz and now John Popadiuk’s

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The NBA Jam Pitch Video

The NBA Jam Pitch Video

arcadehero October 26, 2011 0

When you have an idea and you are seeking a goal like funding or further approval, the pitch is an important part of the development process. A bad pitch can sink a project early,

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