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Income results on Japanese arcade games

Income results on Japanese arcade games

Shaggy March 12, 2008 1

One thing that operators always want to know about before buying a game is “Did it test well?”. Good testing generally (but not always) indicates how well a game will do elsewhere although publishers

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Sega Amusements USA adds new games to site, manuals

Sega Amusements USA adds new games to site, manuals

Shaggy March 12, 2008 6

Since it’s rare for arcade developers to update their websites, it’s generally something important or interesting that is added to these sites when they finally do get around to an update.While there is nothing

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Help some retro arcade fans out

Help some retro arcade fans out

Twisted Supreme March 11, 2008 1

  A while back I went to Game On at the London Science museum which was a gaming through the ages type exhibition. By far the coolest aspect of this was the fact that there more

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Free haunted Ms Pac Man cabinet anyone?

Free haunted Ms Pac Man cabinet anyone?

Twisted Supreme March 11, 2008 16

Normally I wouldn’t think twice about accepting a free arcade cabinet, but after I read this I had to think twice. I don’t totally believe in the whole ghost thing, but why else would

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Big Buck Safari ready to go

Big Buck Safari ready to go

Shaggy March 11, 2008 1

(click to enlarge) Play Mechanix has updated their website with a cool picture that shows the production of their latest effort, Big Buck Safari. The team visited the production floor and snapped a picture

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2008 Texas Pinball festival

2008 Texas Pinball festival

Shaggy March 11, 2008 2

Do you live in Texas and love pinball? Then you’ll be happy to know that the 2008 Texas Pinball Festival is taking place this weekend on the 14th-16th in Grapevine, TX. Over 135 pins

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ASI 2008 promises prizes, events and new games

ASI 2008 promises prizes, events and new games

Shaggy March 10, 2008 1

I am hoping to go to ASI 2008 in Las Vegas here in two weeks but it will depend on how much cash I can spare to go down there. Whether I make it

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Last week on Arcade Heroes

Last week on Arcade Heroes

Twisted Supreme March 10, 2008 0

Last week we had mums fighting for thier kids to play arcade games, Japanese fighting to play SF4 (well the would fight if they weren’t so polite) and we had the Conservatives fighting for arcades.

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What have we been playing….

What have we been playing….

Twisted Supreme March 10, 2008 0

Do you ever get that feeling when you put a new game in your 360 and play it for an hour or so and then regret. Regret it because you wish you’d never put that

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Street Fighter IV pricing (in Japan)

Street Fighter IV pricing (in Japan)

Shaggy March 9, 2008 16

While many operators (including myself) are looking to get their hands on Street Fighter IV when it comes out to arcades this summer/fall, one factor that will determine which arcades will be able to

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