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Location Watch January 2022: New Arcades In FL, CA, VT, IA, TX, Canada, The UK, India & Australia

Location Watch January 2022: New Arcades In FL, CA, VT, IA, TX, Canada, The UK, India & Australia

January 27, 2022, 2 Comments on Location Watch January 2022: New Arcades In FL, CA, VT, IA, TX, Canada, The UK, India & Australia

Welcome to the first Location Watch of 2022. This is an on-going series of posts which highlight new locations that have opened their doors recently (or semi-recently), curated from news around the ‘net. Granted, I can only cover what I hear about and I do try to cover them all, but sometimes things slip »

Newsbytes: RIP Lyman Sheats; Park Avenue 2022; NeoXperience; New Games For PlayChoice-10 & Much More

Newsbytes: RIP Lyman Sheats; Park Avenue 2022; NeoXperience; New Games For PlayChoice-10 & Much More

January 22, 2022, 1 Comment on Newsbytes: RIP Lyman Sheats; Park Avenue 2022; NeoXperience; New Games For PlayChoice-10 & Much More

Welcome to Newsbytes, a curated collection of news from the world of arcades & pinball, run on the weekends. As a note, I am working on a new Location Watch post and continue to work on the Games of 2021 video, among other things. Lyman F. Sheats Passes Away At 55 I hate to »

Arcade Heroes Turns 15

Arcade Heroes Turns 15

December 3, 2021, 1 Comment on Arcade Heroes Turns 15

It’s December 3rd, and where it’s 2021, the site now marks 15 years in existence. Thank you for your support of the site over these many years. Here’s the first post ever published on the site. The most popular post on the site? 40 Years of Arcade Games (Part 1) The most popular AH video »

Sega Opens Pre-Orders For Mission: Impossible Arcade

Sega Opens Pre-Orders For Mission: Impossible Arcade

March 1, 2021, 1 Comment on Sega Opens Pre-Orders For Mission: Impossible Arcade

One of Sega’s biggest games that they’ve done in recent times is nearly here, as after the added wait of an extra year, Sega Amusements is finally taking pre-orders for their arcade exclusive shooter, Mission: Impossible Arcade. Pre-orders being open means that you can contact your preferred Sega equipment distributor, with machines shipping out »

Newsbytes: New For Nintendo Vs.; Namco Art Gallery; Armored Princess Battle Conductor & More

Newsbytes: New For Nintendo Vs.; Namco Art Gallery; Armored Princess Battle Conductor & More

December 26, 2020, 1 Comment on Newsbytes: New For Nintendo Vs.; Namco Art Gallery; Armored Princess Battle Conductor & More

Happy Holidays everyone, regardless of the belief you have and the days that you commemorate. Welcome to the final Newsbytes of 2020, with these posts involving a quick collection of news from the arcade/pinball world. There’s not a ton to talk about this time since it’s on the tail end of what is usually »

Happy Space Invaders Day!

Happy Space Invaders Day!

June 16, 2020, 2 Comments on Happy Space Invaders Day!

It’s time to celebrate another game anniversary, as Taito appears to have taken a page from all of the celebrations surrounding Pac-Man’s 40th, and come up with their own ways to celebrate the game that made the company a force to be reckoned with. Space Invaders did celebrate 40 years back in 2018, but this »

Game Updates: Nitro Trucks; Heavy Metal & Hot Wheels Pinball; ValoClimb; Fozzy Football; Voxel; Monopoly

Game Updates: Nitro Trucks; Heavy Metal & Hot Wheels Pinball; ValoClimb; Fozzy Football; Voxel; Monopoly

June 15, 2020, 2 Comments on Game Updates: Nitro Trucks; Heavy Metal & Hot Wheels Pinball; ValoClimb; Fozzy Football; Voxel; Monopoly

We haven’t had many updates on game content to discuss as of late, as most titles have been stuck in development hiatus hell thanks to the pandemic. Today seems to be showing a shift on that however, making for a busy Monday to start off with. For anyone wondering “Who on Earth is buying »

The 10 Most Read Arcade Stories Of 2019 Are…

The 10 Most Read Arcade Stories Of 2019 Are…

December 30, 2019, No Comments on The 10 Most Read Arcade Stories Of 2019 Are…

It’s almost time to ring in a new year and a new decade, so with that, let’s do a recap of the stories that beamed across our computer screens from the wonderful world of arcades in 2019… and a few Most Read posts from the decade. 2019 was a busy year for arcade news, »

Spooky Teases Rick & Morty Pinball; Deep Root Reveals Zombie Adventureland

Spooky Teases Rick & Morty Pinball; Deep Root Reveals Zombie Adventureland

December 4, 2019, 1 Comment on Spooky Teases Rick & Morty Pinball; Deep Root Reveals Zombie Adventureland

News from IAAPA has kept me fairly busy for the past few weeks, but not all news in the arcade & pinball universe came from that show. Let’s catch up real quick on two developments from the world of “boutique pinball,” aka, the fancy way of saying indie pinball making. Rick & Morty Pinball »

As Arcade Heroes Turns 13, Let’s Find Out Your Game of the Decade!

As Arcade Heroes Turns 13, Let’s Find Out Your Game of the Decade!

December 3, 2019, 3 Comments on As Arcade Heroes Turns 13, Let’s Find Out Your Game of the Decade!

December 3rd seems to be an important date for game history. In 1979, the Intellivision game console was launched; in 1994, the first Sony PlayStation launched. And on December 3rd 2006, this website launched! Ok, so we’re hardly in the same class as a game console launch, but today is the day that this »