Alan-1 Introduces A New Arcade Joystick; Takes Two Games To Midwest Gaming Classic
Utah-based arcade maker Alan-1 is rather busy, and not just with post-Amusement Expo stuff. Originally »
Sega’s Hatsune Miku Project Sekai & Chunithm Collide In Colorful Stage Hyper Arcade (Updated!)
Thanks to its imminent US release and recent appearance at Amusement Expo 2025, one of »
Location Watch March 2025: New Arcades Open For Business
Welcome to Location Watch, a regular series of posts here on Arcade Heroes that tracks »
Amusement Expo 2025: The Full Wrap-Up
Spring is here and Amusement Expo 2025 has passed, giving us a solid look at »
Newsbytes: Wangan Midnight Speed Ignition Tests; Portal Pinball; Gitadora Arena Model & Idolmaster Tours Release; More
Welcome to Newsbytes, the series of posts at AH that curates stories from across the »
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New bemani title from Konami – Jubeat
I came across a blog for a new Konami Bemani title (if you are not familiar with bemani then think DDR) called ‘Jubeat’. There isn’t much information available on the game at this point
Read More »AOU 2008 info site – Street Fighter 4 for arcades on the list
AM Net has posted their AOU 2008 site and with it some interesting information. Probably one of the big ones: Street Fighter 4 is expected to be exhibited at the show. AFAIK, Capcom has
Read More »Battle of the Week Reminder
Just a reminder that today is the last day to vote for the Arcade Heroes Battle of The Week: T-Mek vs. Tokyo Wars. Anyone have any suggestions for next weeks battle? Vote now if
Read More »Defend Earth Arcade Shooter Project
Here is a video of some college students that made their own arcade game! Everything was built from scratch including the game circuit (so no PC hardware) – almost like it was an arcade
Read More »A pinball players wish granted
[Via Barcade.com and Play Meter Magazine] It’s always great to hear stories that come out of wishes granted by the Make-A-Wish foundation. This particular one deals with Ryan (last name not given), a 10
Read More »Shaggy's Weekly Review – 1942 by Capcom
This week I’m going with a true arcade classic, which also happened to be the first arcade game I purchased for my own collection. Images via KLOV. —————————————————————————————– 1942 by Capcom Players: 1-2 (not
Read More »USB Desktop B-Ball arcade
It’s been a while since I’ve seen any new Redemption arcade basketball games but this seems to fit the bill, even though it’s a bit smaller and there’s no ticket payout. Just plug it
Read More »GameWorks Announces Half Price Holidays
If you live anywhere near a GameWorks entertainment facility then this is good news for you. Gameworks has issued a press release detailing their half-off special for the holidays, where players can go and
Read More »Virtual Racer X simulator
While this doesn’t look like the type of unit that was made for an arcade environment, it certainly would make a nice addition to the game room (if you can afford it) By combining
Read More »An unexpected surprise in Sunday's paper
(Click to enlarge) While I don’t bother getting a newspaper at home (I have the internet so not much of a need) my parents do and when I stopped by their home as I
Read More »Tempest heads to XBLA
(Click to enlarge) As you may already know, I hold a soft spot for anything Atari so when I see some updates of their awesome arcade classics, I find it hard to resist mentioning
Read More »A family in Rapid City, SD opens a NASCAR themed arcade
(Photo credit: Dick Kettlewell of the Rapid City Journal) I came across this new article today detailing the opening of a new arcade in Rapid City South Dakota USA that discusses a family switching
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