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Raw Thrills Moves 2020 Big Buck World Championship To October

Raw Thrills Moves 2020 Big Buck World Championship To October

Arcadian June 5, 2020 1

There are many amusement-related anniversaries being celebrated this year, but Pac-Man & Sega aren’t the only ones marking important dates. Another game that is reaching a milestone is Big Buck Hunter by Play Mechanix

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June 3rd, 2020 – Sega Marks 60 Years Of Gaming

June 3rd, 2020 – Sega Marks 60 Years Of Gaming

Arcadian June 3, 2020 1

60 years ago today, Sega was officially formed by a trio of partners looking to supply amusement needs to other businesses in Japan. “The rest is history” as they say, and to celebrate the

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Tecnoplay Details Race Craft EVO Update

Tecnoplay Details Race Craft EVO Update

Arcadian June 1, 2020 2

To start off June, we have some news on another arcade racer software update: Tecnoplay’s Race Craft. This is a racing game released to the European market last year, and has been detailed on the

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Cruis’n Blast Gets An Update With New Car Changes

Cruis’n Blast Gets An Update With New Car Changes

Arcadian May 29, 2020 2

While in the process of writing up a review on Cruis’n Blast, I was poking around the Raw Thrills website and discovered that the game had received a new software update back in February

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Cowabunga Dudes: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Stern Pinball

Cowabunga Dudes: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Stern Pinball

Arcadian May 27, 2020 2

It seems that almost every pinball release is “the worst kept secret” up until the final reveal, with the latest talk of Stern’s next game as being Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Now the rumors

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Newsbytes: Golden Tee Go; Insert Coin Review; Pac-Man Book; Elite Basketball & More

Newsbytes: Golden Tee Go; Insert Coin Review; Pac-Man Book; Elite Basketball & More

Arcadian May 23, 2020 0

Welcome to this edition of Newsbytes, a quick collection of arcade news from around the world to share with you. There hasn’t been a lot to share lately, thus I haven’t done a Newsbytes

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Canceled But Not Forgotten – Star Trek Battleground by Raw Thrills

Canceled But Not Forgotten – Star Trek Battleground by Raw Thrills

Arcadian May 22, 2020 1

Not every game that we discuss on the blog boldly goes into production, and such is the case with a videmption arcade piece developed by Raw Thrills that we talked about last year by

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Over-The-Hill – Pac-Man Turns 40 Today

Over-The-Hill – Pac-Man Turns 40 Today

Arcadian May 22, 2020 1

Back during the “Console Wars” of the ’80s & ’90s, big game consoles were known for their “mascots,” a game with a protagonist that served as the face of a particular console and brand.

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Pandemic Shutdown Updates: The Slow Act Of Re-Opening

Pandemic Shutdown Updates: The Slow Act Of Re-Opening

Arcadian May 20, 2020 1

It’s been a little bit since we had an update on the happenings within the industry since the pandemic made chaos a daily part of life, so let’s get you up to speed on

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Tokyo Joypolis Rides In First Person

Tokyo Joypolis Rides In First Person

Arcadian May 18, 2020 0

In lieu of hard arcade news right now, let’s highlight something that would normally go into a Newsbytes post. Last week, the Tokyo Joypolis YouTube account posted some videos of their rides in first

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