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Exa Boards By Exa-Arcadia Are Now Available For Pre-Order

Exa Boards By Exa-Arcadia Are Now Available For Pre-Order

November 2, 2019, 2 Comments on Exa Boards By Exa-Arcadia Are Now Available For Pre-Order

The Exa board, by Exa-Arcadia, is something that has been a frequent subject of the posts here on Arcade Heroes. In case you missed those posts, let me sum it up in a sentence: The Exa Board is a modern Neo Geo MVS, a conversion kit that can go into an existing JVS cabinet »

New Info & Footage For Super Bikes 3 By Raw Thrills

New Info & Footage For Super Bikes 3 By Raw Thrills

April 13, 2019, 1 Comment on New Info & Footage For Super Bikes 3 By Raw Thrills

It’s springtime, which in the arcade business means new games. We covered a few of them as a part of the Amusement Expo 2019 coverage, and today, we’re focusing on another title from a major manufacturer – Super Bikes 3 by Raw Thrills, This game was first seen at IAAPA 2018, where only 3 »

New Release: Fantasy Soccer (UNIS)

New Release: Fantasy Soccer (UNIS)

March 15, 2019, No Comments on New Release: Fantasy Soccer (UNIS)

Video arcade fans, we’ve got a new release for you to be on the look out for, as Universal Space (UNIS) has begun shipping their latest amusement title, Fantasy Soccer, to arcades in North America. First revealed in September of last year, Fantasy Soccer piqued interest among many in the community for a few reasons. »

New Locations: FEC Expansion In CA, CO, IL, MI, NJ, UT; Galloping Ghost Pinball (IL); Player One Arcade Pub (GA)

New Locations: FEC Expansion In CA, CO, IL, MI, NJ, UT; Galloping Ghost Pinball (IL); Player One Arcade Pub (GA)

March 4, 2019, No Comments on New Locations: FEC Expansion In CA, CO, IL, MI, NJ, UT; Galloping Ghost Pinball (IL); Player One Arcade Pub (GA)

For our first look at the latest locations to open their doors around the world for this month of March, we have quite a few places to talk about. The explosion in FEC’s continues apace, especially in my neighborhood. It’s getting to the point where it has me a little concerned for how us »

JAEPO 2019 Wrap-Up: New Arcade Games For Japan & The World

JAEPO 2019 Wrap-Up: New Arcade Games For Japan & The World

January 29, 2019, 1 Comment on JAEPO 2019 Wrap-Up: New Arcade Games For Japan & The World

Another arcade trade show has come and gone, but this one has really stirred things up thanks to the Exa-Arcadia platform, guaranteeing a larger amount of content for arcades to enjoy. As a lot of the news was covered in the first JAEPO post, I’ll only be including items here that are new, such »

UNIS Pulls The Curtain Back On Fantasy Soccer

UNIS Pulls The Curtain Back On Fantasy Soccer

October 12, 2018, 1 Comment on UNIS Pulls The Curtain Back On Fantasy Soccer

Exactly a month ago, we ran a story about a brand new soccer video game that was shown off at a trade show in China. Apart from a photo of the game at the UNIS booth, we had no other information to go off of, so we’ve had to wait. Today, UNIS uploaded a »

Newsbytes: Aki To Blue Type R; WCCF 2017-2018; Arcade Cab Conversions; Starcade Goes Prime

Newsbytes: Aki To Blue Type R; WCCF 2017-2018; Arcade Cab Conversions; Starcade Goes Prime

January 13, 2018, 4 Comments on Newsbytes: Aki To Blue Type R; WCCF 2017-2018; Arcade Cab Conversions; Starcade Goes Prime

January has been fairly mild as far as weather goes – at least where I live (hanging around the 40s most of the time). Even though it’s not super-freezing like the Eastern US, it has seemed to keep people coming to the mall and thus to the arcade. Let’s start with just a headline: »

New Locations: The Grid Arcade Bar (MN); Big Al’s (CA); Little Big Thrills (MN); 1up Arcade (AU); Rock N’ Fun (HI)

New Locations: The Grid Arcade Bar (MN); Big Al’s (CA); Little Big Thrills (MN); 1up Arcade (AU); Rock N’ Fun (HI)

April 21, 2017, 2 Comments on New Locations: The Grid Arcade Bar (MN); Big Al’s (CA); Little Big Thrills (MN); 1up Arcade (AU); Rock N’ Fun (HI)

Time for new arcade locations and updates! These have been accumulating for a few weeks as I’ve been very busy with other things, mainly in remodeling my own location. Let’s jump into the news of the locations out there: The Grid Arcade Bar (Lansing, MI) Let’s start off with a bar/arcade that opened their »

Video Arcade Games Turning 20 In 2017

Video Arcade Games Turning 20 In 2017

February 25, 2017, 8 Comments on Video Arcade Games Turning 20 In 2017

Welcome to Part 3 of our series on games that will be celebrating a certain anniversary during this calendar year of 2017. With going back to 1997, we will be looking at games turning 20 this year. But first, check out the first two parts if you haven’t already: Arcade Games Turning 40 in »

Industry Passings: Masaya Nakamura (Namco); Marvin Yagoda; Dick Hawkins

Industry Passings: Masaya Nakamura (Namco); Marvin Yagoda; Dick Hawkins

January 30, 2017, No Comments on Industry Passings: Masaya Nakamura (Namco); Marvin Yagoda; Dick Hawkins

There have been a few amusement/arcade industry deaths to occur this month, hopefully the families of those affected can find peace through the grieving process. Masaya Nakamura – Various outlets are reporting that Namco founder Masaya Nakamura has died at the age of 91. The cause of death was not released by the family but »

Newsbytes: Arcade Revival; Monkey Magic; Densha De Go!!!; Polybius

Newsbytes: Arcade Revival; Monkey Magic; Densha De Go!!!; Polybius

October 8, 2016, 3 Comments on Newsbytes: Arcade Revival; Monkey Magic; Densha De Go!!!; Polybius

I hope you have enjoyed the news this week. October is always a better time for news than September as we get close to IAAPA so more new game announcements come to light. Let’s start off with some news from about Cruis’n Blast and go from there. Cruis’n Blast Launch Party At Logan Arcade »

Newsbytes: Super Arcade; Skill Games; Houdini Pinball; NTG#97

Newsbytes: Super Arcade; Skill Games; Houdini Pinball; NTG#97

October 1, 2016, 3 Comments on Newsbytes: Super Arcade; Skill Games; Houdini Pinball; NTG#97

Welcome to October. The second month of the year after January that people seek out horror movies. In case you missed the biggest news of the week due to it coming out on Friday night, click here for the latest news on Cruis’n Blast. News You Can Use Super Arcade Finally Gets The Thumbs »