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Even more Street Fighter IV News

Even more Street Fighter IV News

Twisted Supreme February 27, 2008 0

It’s never ending isn’t it? Two more pieces of SF4 news has filtered through, both from Kotaku. First up there is talk that the console version of Street Fighter 4 will include a bigger roster. This

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What have we been playing…..and a new member

What have we been playing…..and a new member

Twisted Supreme February 27, 2008 0

I’d like to use this post to welcome our latest member to the Arcade Heroes team. HeavyElectricity has been a regular poster on our forums, so I hope you’ll join me in giving him a warm

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King of Fighters XII English Trailer

King of Fighters XII English Trailer

Shaggy February 27, 2008 0

It looks like KOF 12 was shown off at GDC and with it an English translation of the Japanese trailer (I couldn’t find any other differences). Video via youtube user ikarileo which is via

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76 "Mom and Pop" Japanese Game Centers

76 "Mom and Pop" Japanese Game Centers

Shaggy February 27, 2008 1

If you enjoy checking out the many arcades that are out there(or have been in the past), this may be of interest. Oga from Japan pointed us to a site that covers information on

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Play-On – arcade development system from Italy (w/ new arcade games)

Play-On – arcade development system from Italy (w/ new arcade games)

Shaggy February 26, 2008 0

The latest Stinger Report (Issue #618) finishes up coverage on ATEI from last month and with it plenty of great information, including news of a relatively new developer from Italy that has created a

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Sega Europe launches Primeval Hunt Mini-Site

Sega Europe launches Primeval Hunt Mini-Site

Shaggy February 26, 2008 1

(Click on the image to enlarge) For anyone familiar with the Sega Amusements Europe site, you know that the site features a number of ‘mimi-sites’ that cover their current line-up of games with some

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Battle Lines – Arcade Street Fighter IV Rocks GDC!

Battle Lines – Arcade Street Fighter IV Rocks GDC!

Shaggy February 26, 2008 1

From Kevin Williams comes this look at trends in the game console industry and certain issues they are facing there and a resurgence in interest in arcades thanks to Street Fighter IV. It also

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Last week on Arcade Heroes

Last week on Arcade Heroes

Twisted Supreme February 24, 2008 0

Heres a quick roundup of last weeks stories. Obviously there has been a lot going on with AOU. But that’s not all that’s been popular on the site. We had a couple of interesting pieces

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What other arcade website do you visit?

What other arcade website do you visit?

Twisted Supreme February 23, 2008 7

Now this is not me just being nosey. The reason I want to know what other arcade websites you visit is to add some more websites to our blogroll. Why would I want to do

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Our Japanese Arcade Friend

Our Japanese Arcade Friend

Twisted Supreme February 23, 2008 0

We received an email the other day from a fan of ours who comes all the way from Japan. He sent us a few links to some strange looking arcade games as well as

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Location Review – Galaxy World, Sydney

Location Review – Galaxy World, Sydney

Twisted Supreme February 23, 2008 6

(More picture after the break) The second arcade I visited whilst I was in Australia, which was called Galaxy World, had a great selection of games. The most exciting for me had to be

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Fighter poll results: King of Fighters XII or Street Fighter IV?

Fighter poll results: King of Fighters XII or Street Fighter IV?

Shaggy February 23, 2008 0

A few days ago I posted a poll via Survey Monkey asking a few questions about your thoughts on all of the new fighters coming out of Japan and I have to admit that

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