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King of Kong Coming To DVD

King of Kong Coming To DVD

Twisted Supreme November 18, 2007 0

I have been away for a few days and this was a nice bit of news to hear on my return home (along with all the great news coming from IAAPA). According to GoNintendo,

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Article: "Evolving Arcade Culture"

Article: "Evolving Arcade Culture"

Shaggy November 17, 2007 1

[Via Argus Leader, Sioux Fall SD] Here is another news article that discusses the current state of arcades as well as the culture of arcades. While it misses the target on a few points(such

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The Act Part 2 – Physical movement sequence

The Act Part 2 – Physical movement sequence

Shaggy November 17, 2007 0

OK here is the next part of The Act that I promised to record for everyone, a part where you control the main character Edgar and his movement through the hospital hallways. It is

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UFO Stomper in action

UFO Stomper in action

Shaggy November 16, 2007 0

Here is a video from Trio-tech’s website showing their new UFO Stomper platform in action at IAAPA 2007. It certainly is attracting a lot of attention at the show. [Trio-Tech website] [Discuss on the

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Another new arcade fighter from Capcom – Fate: Unlimited Codes

Another new arcade fighter from Capcom – Fate: Unlimited Codes

Shaggy November 16, 2007 0

Just a day or two after hearing Capcom was going to increase it’s focus on it’s arcade locations comes news of a new fighter coming out of the the company known as Fate: Unlimited

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Exclusive – First Tekken 6 test location shots in US

Exclusive – First Tekken 6 test location shots in US

Shaggy November 16, 2007 0

[Via The Stinger Report] Namco has begun testing Tekken 6 in the US and we have an exclusive look at the test cabinets which are at the IAAPA 2007 event, thanks to our friends

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Arcade Heroes – 100,000 hits and rising

Arcade Heroes – 100,000 hits and rising

Shaggy November 16, 2007 4

We’ve just hit a milestone and it’s all thanks to you, the readers of Arcade Heroes. While 100,000 hits may not be impressive for certain websites or blogs that get that number of people

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UFO Stomper by Trio-Tech – foot controlled action on a new level

UFO Stomper by Trio-Tech – foot controlled action on a new level

Shaggy November 15, 2007 4

We have previously discussed “Interactive Floor” arcade games such as LightSpace but this new system from Trio-Tech takes the cake. While I have seen projected game systems before in malls, I have not seen

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Randy Fromm's Monitor Repair videos

Randy Fromm's Monitor Repair videos

Shaggy November 14, 2007 4

If you plan on working on an arcade monitor anytime in the future then you really need to watch these videos by the master of arcade repair, Randy Fromm. There are 9 videos total

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Capcom strengthing focus on it's arcade locations – games next?

Capcom strengthing focus on it's arcade locations – games next?

Shaggy November 14, 2007 0

[Via NEXT Generation] A couple of large game companies own and operate their own arcades, in Japan and elsewhere. Some prime examples are Namco and Sega and while it has far fewer locations, even

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