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The Case For Greater Variety in Arcades
Hello there, Arcade Heroes readers! I’m Dustin Wilcox, and I’ve been an avid fan of this site for about five years now. Even though I run an arcade blog of my own, it feels
Read More »Hybrid Rhythm/STG Game NOISZ ARC⌖CODA Announced For Exa-Arcadia
While there hasn’t been a whole lot of arcade news to chew on lately, some developers are doing what they can to keep things going through the pandemic. One of those cases is with
Read More »Newsbytes: Dragon’s Lair Live Action; General Chaos; Raw Thrills Interviews; G-Loc To Switch & More
Welcome to another Newsbytes, an aggregate collection of arcade news from around the world. If you’re under the stay-at-home quarantine that is affecting millions (including myself), then I hope that you are doing ok…I’ll
Read More »Lost From 1983: Garfield’s Quest by Atari
Now that April Fools is past us (until next year 😉 ), we can get back to real news. Although this post is dealing with a new find of an old game that never
Read More »iD Software Announces Doom Eternal Arcade
UPDATE: A small update has been added at the end of the post. It’s been a roller coaster of a year so far, but outside of the current pause on the economy & subsequently
Read More »Stern Releases The Making Of Stranger Things Video UPDATE: Unboxing video
There isn’t going to be a lot of news for a while thanks to the shutdowns surrounding COVID-19, which has also affected every manufacturer out there to one degree or another. As such, I
Read More »Newsbytes: Shutdowns Expand; More Amusement Expo Vids; Rampage Topper
Welcome to another Newsbytes, although this one is somewhat different from the norm. With a pandemic sweeping the globe, it’s presented an unprecedented challenge that wasn’t something that I think could have been easily
Read More »CAVE Returning To Arcades With DODONPACHI SAIDAIOUJOU EXA Label
With all of the bad news out there right now, all good news is welcome. We’ve already covered just how much change has come to the arcade scene thanks to the Exa-Arcadia company and
Read More »Amusement Expo 2020 Wrap-Up
It’s hard to believe that it has already been a week since Amusement Expo 2020 took place. This post and editing videos has kept me busy, but finally it’s ready to go. The Expo
Read More »Incredible Technologies & Glitchbit Officially Launch Retro Raccoons At Amusement Expo 2020
It’s been a long journey for the retro-styled multiplayer “drinkcade” that had first been known as Tipsy Raccoons, but after a couple of years and a lot of work, the indie produced arcade game
Read More »Raw Thrills Unveils Their First VR Title, King Kong Of Skull Island
UPDATE (3/17/20) – A new trailer has been added below. Long before IAAPA 2019 rolled around, I’d been hearing rumors about Raw Thrills experimenting with some different VR concepts. I had not seen or
Read More »Newsbytes: Virtual Rabbids Mini; King Kong VR; Insert Coin Trailer; Steam Pilots EXA; Groove Guardians VR
As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread, prepared route operators are stocking their machines with trending items. Although The Great Toilet Paper Panic of 2020 has to be one of the biggest facepalms of
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