April Trade Shows: GTI Southeast Asia (Malaysia); ARE (UK); TAGE Expo (Taiwan)
In the recent past, April hasn’t always been home to many (if any) amusement trade »
SNK Announces The King Of Fighters ’98 Is Returning To Arcades Via exA-Arcadia
SNK has been busy as of late, announcing a new Metal Slug and the AES+ »
Sega Tests New Sonic The Hedgehog Coin Pusher “Sonic Balloon Carnival” With Round1USA
This year marks the 35th birthday of Sonic the Hedgehog, with Sega just beginning to »
Incredible Technologies Aims For A 300 With Silver Strike: League Night
Sixteen years since they released Silver Strike Live, Incredible Technologies has followed up with their »
Newsbytes: Stranger Things Arcade Hits Dave & Buster’s, StepManiaX In Japan, Wild Gunman Restored & More
Welcome to another edition of Newsbytes, the series of posts here at Arcade Heroes that »
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The Inspiration of Manic Panic Ghost?
Saw this in the Trocadero last week, and it reminded me a lot of Sega’s Manic Panic Ghost. The game is called Critter Crusher which is also made by Sega, and is essentially a whack-a-mole
Read More »Initial D Arcade Stage 4 Video
Just found this on You Tube, thought it was worth putting on the site. Don’t know how long it’ll be before we see it over here in the UK, but it’s looks pretty polished, although it’s hard
Read More »Big Buck Hunter Pro's Debut in US Maxim
If you get a little bored this weekend or you want to see pictures of half naked girls, make sure to grab Maxim Magazine’s March issue. The #1 men’s Magazine in the United States
Read More »Konami Arcade Collection for DS
Not much going on at the official Japanese website for Konami Arcade Classics. You can check out one screen of each game for now. Hopefully more will be added soon. [via GoNintendo
Read More »Pro Evo Arcade Location Tests
Konami is currently trialling an arcade cabinet in the UK based on the hit Pro Evolution Soccer franchise. The two-player Pro Evolution Soccer Arcade Championship is being tested in two locations in London,
Read More »Soul Calibur 3 Review
By: Ryan Cravens Soul Calibur 3 is finally out for the arcades and that is a great thing because fighting games have always been better in an arcade cabinet. Namco got it right
Read More »Game of the Week….
Football Power I completely forgot about this game by Gaelco until I saw it the other day in the Trocadero. Now I know there’s quite a few footie games out there and the football kicking
Read More »ebay listing of the week
Marble Madness But it now – £595 Ending Time – 02-Mar-07 17:58:20 GMT Now this is a game they should remake for the arcade. Just think Marble Blast Ultra graphics with trackball control! Heaven! Personally
Read More »Let's go Jungle in the Wild
Another new machine in the arcades, at the Trocadero again. Probably one of my favourites just because you can’t beat an enclosed cabinet for the atmosphere that it creates. Hopefully more developers will follow suit
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