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A little more help with opening your arcade and an update on my own

A little more help with opening your arcade and an update on my own

Shaggy March 7, 2009 10

I know that there are a lot of you out there who would like to open an arcade but might not be sure where to start (you might also be scared out of your

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Showdown Championships fighting tournament coming in April

Showdown Championships fighting tournament coming in April

Shaggy March 7, 2009 1

(Thanks to John Leigh of Anime Matsuri for sending this in) Another big fighter tournament is headed our way, this time it’s next month in April at Anime Matsuri in Houston Texas. Known as

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A few more details on Taito's Elevator Action Death Parade

A few more details on Taito's Elevator Action Death Parade

Shaggy March 7, 2009 1

A Japanese fan site that is dedicated to light-gun titles has posted a detailed preview of Taito’s upcoming game, Elevator Action: Death Parade and with it, a few more details on how the game

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California Extreme 2009

California Extreme 2009

Twisted Supreme March 6, 2009 1

Dates for California Extreme have been confirmed for 2009. The 13th annual celebration of pinball, videogames and other games found in arcades of the past, is to be held on the 11th & 12th July

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Fighting Club Tournament coming to Gameworks in Tempe, AZ

Fighting Club Tournament coming to Gameworks in Tempe, AZ

Shaggy March 5, 2009 0

(thanks to Brian Matthews for the info) The tournaments continue to come along at various Gameworks locations around the country and the next one players can look forward to is a fighter tournament at

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A trip down memory lane: Namco's Starblade

A trip down memory lane: Namco's Starblade

Shaggy March 5, 2009 2

Sorry about the lack of updates recently – news has sort of dried up the past week or so compared to what we usually see. But we’re still here scouring for what we can.

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Man assaults Chuck E. Cheese mascot, gets slapped with a fine

Man assaults Chuck E. Cheese mascot, gets slapped with a fine

Shaggy March 4, 2009 3

Those crazy, overprotective adults who keep on showing up at Chuck E. Cheese locations around the country are at it again and this time, a man who assaulted a CEC mascot has been fined

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Arcade Belgium's look at ATEI 2009

Arcade Belgium's look at ATEI 2009

Shaggy March 4, 2009 0

In case you are on the look out for some more ATEI goodness, Arcade Belgium has posted a plethora of very nice high-rez pictures of the event. I guess this will help tide us

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We're going to ASI!

We're going to ASI!

Shaggy March 3, 2009 0

Just a brief note here, I have made all of the arrangements to go to ASI next week, so we’ll be out and about to take video of what’s going on and maybe do

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Bid on this custom Street Fighter IV arcade cab for charity

Bid on this custom Street Fighter IV arcade cab for charity

Twisted Supreme March 2, 2009 1

You may well be able to get Street Fighter 4 for consoles now, but as we all know here at Arcade Heroesthere is nothing better than the real arcade experience. Well here’s your chance

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Sega USA releases Clay Challenge and Bass Fishing Challenge kits

Sega USA releases Clay Challenge and Bass Fishing Challenge kits

Shaggy February 28, 2009 1

click on the image to enlarge Sega Amusements USA has updated their website with information on two new arcade releases for the US, Clay Challenge (which we revealed in our AMOA 2008 coverage) and

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And the kid stuck in a crane machine today comes from…

And the kid stuck in a crane machine today comes from…

Shaggy February 28, 2009 3

While we don’t see these stories of toddlers getting stuck in toy crane machines terribly often, they do seem to show up with some moderate frequency and today the story comes to us from

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