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Disney Quest Arcade closing in 2008

Disney Quest Arcade closing in 2008

SaraAB87 December 9, 2007 0

Many sources are reporting that Disney Quest will be closing in early 2008. If you have not heard of Disney Quest, it is a big arcade at Disney with lots of classics games and simulators. The

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Coin-op coverage coming to Good Morning America thanks to AAMA

Coin-op coverage coming to Good Morning America thanks to AAMA

Shaggy December 8, 2007 0

[Via CoinOPToday.com] At Arcade Heroes we are always happy to report any efforts that the coin-op industry makes to promote itself to the public – it’s something we strive to do every day but

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Tiny Toons Arcade Segment

Tiny Toons Arcade Segment

Shaggy December 8, 2007 0

When I was a kid I watched a lot of Tiny Toons but I don’t remember seeing this. Then again, I don’t remember a lot of segments from that show since it’s been years

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The Lord of Vermilion – new 'Squenix' arcade game creates lines in Japan

The Lord of Vermilion – new 'Squenix' arcade game creates lines in Japan

Shaggy December 7, 2007 2

SquareEnixs’ new coin-op game The Lord of Vermilion began it’s testing phase in Japan today and as seen on Game Watch, it’s already a smashing success. A line of people eager to play the

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The Exidy Vertigo Simulator

The Exidy Vertigo Simulator

SaraAB87 December 7, 2007 6

This post will be part of my efforts to inform the public about some vintage simulators that are relatively unknown. There is some debate over which motion simulator was actually the first one ever

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Two More Street Fighter 4 Screens

Two More Street Fighter 4 Screens

Twisted Supreme December 7, 2007 0

[via Blogeek, via Arcade Renaissance] Looks like these two screens and the information that was released by Bloggeek have got them into some trouble as thier site has been shutdown. I’m presuming the screens

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A couple of shots on Criminal Action/Action Detective

A couple of shots on Criminal Action/Action Detective

Shaggy December 7, 2007 0

Coming across information on Konami’s new motion-controlled arcade title known as either “Action Detective” or “Criminal Action” has been a little difficult since we first heard about it a couple of months ago. Finally

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Spain's Pac-Man Christmas tree

Spain's Pac-Man Christmas tree

Shaggy December 7, 2007 1

This is probably the best Christmas tree ever – a Pac-Man Christmas tree in Madrid Spain and on top of it all, this tree is animated (although it’s not fully animated to the point

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More Street Fighter 4 News & Screenshot

More Street Fighter 4 News & Screenshot

Twisted Supreme December 6, 2007 0

1UP and magazine EGM have snagged some new details and the first screen shot of the next Street Fighter game. Click on the image to see the full high-res version of it. As for

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Blazing Angels Arcade by Global VR

Blazing Angels Arcade by Global VR

Shaggy December 6, 2007 0

[Discuss on the Forum] (Click on the thumbnail below to enlarge) Afterburner Climax, meet your competition. Then again the games are probably quite different as far as gameplay since AfterBurner is on-rails and this

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What Have We Been Playing This Week….

What Have We Been Playing This Week….

Twisted Supreme December 5, 2007 0

  Now you may notice an extra name on the post this week and that is because we have added a new member to the team. Sara has been tipping us for a while on simulator related news. So I thought

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Editorial: 1 step to improve your arcade – Fix the games!

Editorial: 1 step to improve your arcade – Fix the games!

Shaggy December 5, 2007 9

Have you ever walked into an arcade, looking for your favorite game that you always play and once you find it plop in some quarters/tokens to find that one of the buttons don’t work?

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