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AAA 2024 Day 1: New Arcade Games Shown Off In China
Trade shows may be dormant in the States right now, but AAA 2024 (the Asia Amusement & Attractions Expo 2024) has just begun over in China. From it, we can get a look at some of the latest arcade titles that might show up on Western shores whilst the US industry waits for Bowl »
Interview: Shinichi Ogasawara and Pang Shu on Sega Amusements, Apex Rebels, & 3MindWave
For a generation of arcade fans, some names are synonymous with spearheading scores of the greatest video games to grace their grounds. The likes of Yu Suzuki, Toru Iwatani, and Tetsuya Mizuguchi in particular are perceived as pioneering artists – in the minds of many, they have left a lasting impact on the medium »
Location Watch March 2024: New Arcades Open Up All Around The World
Welcome to Location Watch, our regular series of posts covering recently-launched venues across the world. What new arcade businesses have opened up lately? That question is what these reports are all about. For many years now here at AH, we’ve strived to report on all of the recent grand openings for out-of-home entertainment establishments »
Raw Thrills Gets A New Website; Godzilla VR Update
We’re a week out from Amusement Expo 2024, and while some news that should pop up over that time involves games, there can be other things to discuss – such as Raw Thrills’ new website, and an update to Godzilla VR. Raw Thrills Modernizes Their Site Back in January 2002 (assuming that archive.org is »
Andamiro USA Takes Arcades To The Ballgame With Bobblehead Baseball VS.
Andamiro USA’s Bobblehead Baseball VS. is now available for arcades, and we’re here to provide some details. But first, a quick history. Baseball In Arcades In what used to be known as “America’s Favorite Past Time,” it was natural to see the sport adapted to video games early on. While electro-mechanical batting games had »
State of the Industry & Arcade Year-In-Review 2023
It is time to look back at the year and see where we’re at as an industry, with this Arcade Year-In-Review 2023 and ‘State of the Industry’ report. I’m harkening back to Play Meter Magazine with this idea, where that trade publication used to present a ton of valuable data about where the arcade »
Arcade Heroes Turns 17
Seventeen years ago today, an intrepid creator in the arcade industry known as “PointyThing” created this site, Arcade Heroes. He did so as at the time, there was very little reporting being done to promote arcades to the wider world, beyond industry trade magazines. Giant game news websites and general gaming magazines basically ignored »
Newsbytes: Nova Blast City; Big Buck Update; Goldstorm Pirates & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, an occasional post that curates quick bytes of news from around the arcade, pinball, and amusement world. Due to the deluge of news coming out of IAAPA 2023, this series has taken a little hiatus, but it is time to catch up where we can. I also want to take this »
Japan Amusement Expo Recap
Changes have greatly affected the Japanese amusement scene since the pandemic, which includes the changing up of dates and formats to amusement trade events. The Japan Amusement Expo (JAEPO for short) has generally taken place in February since 2013; and has always been covered as such on here. However, after all of the disarray »
Adam Pratt’s Portfolio
Welcome to my portfolio! I appreciate you taking the time to take a look at the various works I’ve created over the years. As a father of three, I keep busy while professionally I’ve been involved in writing, editing, videography, marketing, graphic design and photography. Presently, I’m self-employed with Arcade Galactic & Arcade Heroes, »
Newsbytes: Taito 70th; NBA BOX; Phoenix Monitor Troubles; Zooom Studios & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a post that curates news from around the world of arcade games and pinball. Taito Turns 70 August 24th was Taito’s 70th anniversary, one that they’ve been keen to celebrate over in Japan. Unfortunately the company doesn’t have much of a presence in the States anymore, so over here only those »
Sega Amusements International Celebrates 40 Years In Business
“Segaaaaaa!” When you read that, do you also hear it in your head? If you grew up playing Sega stuff, particularly at home on the Genesis/Mega Drive, then the answer is likely yes. Of course, the company didn’t get it’s start at home, but in coin-op arcades. Today is a milestone for the arcade »
