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Amusement Expo 2022 Preview

Amusement Expo 2022 Preview

March 14, 2022, No Comments on Amusement Expo 2022 Preview

This week will see the arrival of Amusement Expo International 2022, a tradeshow that typically takes place every March in Las Vegas. Every once in a while it is held elsewhere, such as New Orleans back in 2020, but this year it is in Vegas as usual. It technically started today with different seminars »

Newsbytes: King Kong VR Chapter 3; Winner Winner App; New Arcade Books; Super Hoop Pinball & More

Newsbytes: King Kong VR Chapter 3; Winner Winner App; New Arcade Books; Super Hoop Pinball & More

February 5, 2022, No Comments on Newsbytes: King Kong VR Chapter 3; Winner Winner App; New Arcade Books; Super Hoop Pinball & More

Welcome to Newsbytes, a collection of news items from around the Arcade & Pinball world for your reading enjoyment. King Kong of Skull Island Adds A 3rd Chapter Operators who have a King Kong VR machine from Raw Thrills will be happy to hear that there is a free update available for the game, »

Newsbytes: Pinball Expo 2021; ZOMBEEZ & Spooky Smashers; Rhythm Game News & More

Newsbytes: Pinball Expo 2021; ZOMBEEZ & Spooky Smashers; Rhythm Game News & More

November 7, 2021, No Comments on Newsbytes: Pinball Expo 2021; ZOMBEEZ & Spooky Smashers; Rhythm Game News & More

Welcome to Newsbytes, a blog post that curates various bits ‘n bytes of news from around the wonderful world of arcade & pinball games. Pinball Expo 2021 By all accounts I’ve heard, it sounds like Pinball Expo 2021 was a success, with many people getting their first chances to play the likes of Godzilla, »

Location Watch: Pinball Growth (KY, NY, OR), New Arcades In CA, UT, FL, the UK, Croatia, India, Israel, & More

Location Watch: Pinball Growth (KY, NY, OR), New Arcades In CA, UT, FL, the UK, Croatia, India, Israel, & More

September 22, 2021, No Comments on Location Watch: Pinball Growth (KY, NY, OR), New Arcades In CA, UT, FL, the UK, Croatia, India, Israel, & More

Welcome to Location Watch, a series of posts where we take a look at brand new arcade businesses that are opening their doors for the first time. This provides some good news in lieu of the various highly publicized closures that have been taking place lately, including the closure of a beloved arcade in »

Newsbytes: Stern’s Insider Connected; Prototype Atari Basketball Game; Frogger Game Show & More

Newsbytes: Stern’s Insider Connected; Prototype Atari Basketball Game; Frogger Game Show & More

August 28, 2021, 1 Comment on Newsbytes: Stern’s Insider Connected; Prototype Atari Basketball Game; Frogger Game Show & More

Welcome to Newsbytes, a series of posts that curates some quick news from around the world of arcades & pinball. We’re a bit heavier on the pinball this week, which is no problem at all. Let’s get to it: Stern Pinball To Launch Insider Connected This Fall <operator soapbox activate> I hate to say »

Source Code For Several Williams/Midway Arcade Titles Pop-up Online

Source Code For Several Williams/Midway Arcade Titles Pop-up Online

April 14, 2021, 2 Comments on Source Code For Several Williams/Midway Arcade Titles Pop-up Online

This might be something that I normally leave for a Newsbytes, but given how absurdly slow arcade news has been this month, I think it’s fine to stretch things out with certain items – like this one! Thanks to Arcade Repair Tips for bringing it to my attention. What makes the games we know »

Jersey Jack Pinball Launches Guns N’ Roses: Not In This Lifetime

Jersey Jack Pinball Launches Guns N’ Roses: Not In This Lifetime

October 5, 2020, 1 Comment on Jersey Jack Pinball Launches Guns N’ Roses: Not In This Lifetime

It’s been on the rumor list for a while now, and today Jersey Jack Pinball has officially unveiled and launched their sixth game, Guns N’ Roses: Not In This Lifetime. The latter part of it launching today is a little bit of a surprise given that most of the time the games aren’t quite »

Newsbytes: Shutdowns Expand; More Amusement Expo Vids; Rampage Topper

Newsbytes: Shutdowns Expand; More Amusement Expo Vids; Rampage Topper

March 21, 2020, No Comments on 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 prepared for. While you can follow news on the various health and economic impacts across the Internet, I’m going to »

Aka & Blue Type-R Overseas Orders Begin Shipping

Aka & Blue Type-R Overseas Orders Begin Shipping

January 6, 2020, 1 Comment on Aka & Blue Type-R Overseas Orders Begin Shipping

The dust from New Years celebrations and vacations have settled, so now it’s time to get into some news. And for our first bit of news of the year – and the decade – we have an update on the Exa-Arcadia system and the first game shipping out for it. Aka & Blue Type-R »

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. »