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Arcade Extinction Vs Revolution

Arcade Extinction Vs Revolution

Shaggy February 19, 2008 4

(I tried to put a picture up but WordPress is having issues yet again and it’s not working) Here is an interesting contrast we find about the arcade scene in it’s current state from

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Poll: Which new arcade Fighter are you most excited for?

Poll: Which new arcade Fighter are you most excited for?

Shaggy February 19, 2008 1

I’ve mentioned before that 2008 would shape up to be an interesting year for arcades and so far it certain has become such. With recent game news coming out of AOU we see a

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Shrek Pinball Prototype

Shrek Pinball Prototype

Shaggy February 18, 2008 0

[Via BMI Gaming] Thanks to an update to one arcade distributor’s website, we finally have an idea of what the very limited Shrek Pinball game will look like. This picture is just a prototype

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AOU 2008 ends on a high note and AOU Booth Babes

AOU 2008 ends on a high note and AOU Booth Babes

Shaggy February 18, 2008 1

(Image via Famitsu) AOU 2008 is over now and one thing is certain – there is still plenty of interest in arcades despite the presence of the Nintendo Wii in people’s homes. The lines

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Site News – Temporary Email Change

Site News – Temporary Email Change

Twisted Supreme February 18, 2008 0

Have been having some problems with our Google mail account so have reverted back to our Hotmail account for the mean time. So any news, tips or stories please send them to arcadeheroes@hotmail.co.uk. Or

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The Luna City Tour & Interview

The Luna City Tour & Interview

Twisted Supreme February 17, 2008 0

A few weeks ago we picked up on a story on Kotaku aboutLuna City, Peter Hirschberg’s private 80’s arcade wonderland. Well now up on You Tube is a interview with the owner himself. Best

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Location Review – Kingpin Bowling Lounge, Sydney

Location Review – Kingpin Bowling Lounge, Sydney

Twisted Supreme February 17, 2008 2

Some of you may remember that I was over in Sydney for Christmas and I mentioned that I visited a few arcades whilst I was out there. Well here is the first of two long

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Pac-Man Coasters

Pac-Man Coasters

Twisted Supreme February 17, 2008 0

So I have been away for a few days, and have just about caught up with everything that has been going on at the AOU (thanks Shaggy). Pretty cool stuff, I’m still mega excited

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Would you wait 90 minutes in line to play SFIV? (AOU 2008)

Would you wait 90 minutes in line to play SFIV? (AOU 2008)

Shaggy February 16, 2008 0

Just a friendly reminder from us and The Stinger Report that if scenes like the one above means that the arcade scene is totally dead (even in Japan – my guess is Namco probably

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Silver Strike Bowling Sweepstakes video

Silver Strike Bowling Sweepstakes video

Shaggy February 16, 2008 0

I really have to hand it to Incredible Technologies – since not every arcade or bar can be relied on to hold arcade game competitions, they’ve taken it upon themselves to run some great

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AOU 2008 Famitsu report – arcades bringing new innovations to the scene

AOU 2008 Famitsu report – arcades bringing new innovations to the scene

Shaggy February 16, 2008 0

With the flurry of news coming around with AOU, it’s hard to post about all of them on the current schedule I have (although Arcade Renaissance is doing an excellent job at that) but

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Gameinformer responds to my letter about arcades in latest issue, but changes a few things

Gameinformer responds to my letter about arcades in latest issue, but changes a few things

Shaggy February 16, 2008 8

So I received the latest issue of GameInformer magazine in the mail today and to my surprise they published an e-mail I sent to them a few months ago in response to an article

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