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Sega prepping for a huge presence at ATEI
ATEI is fast approaching and with we’re beginning to see announcements of what to expect at the show. If Sega’s press release is any indication, this show is going to be huge and fortunately we’re going to have coverage straight from the show so stay tuned to the site around ATEI time. In the »
Andamiro's Pump It Up NX2 released
Well 2008 is here and what better way to start it than with a new game announcement. It looks like this was actually announced about a week ago but I only found out about it today. Andamiro has released the latest version of Pump It Up, a game very similar in concept to Dance »
Konami's Jubeat cabinet
Some images of the cabinet for Konami’s new bemani title Jubeat are out and it shows that the game is quite unique – in fact it uses a cube display but it is unclear as to how that will interact with the player (or if they are going to be trying out a holographic »
New bemani title from Konami – Jubeat
I came across a blog for a new Konami Bemani title (if you are not familiar with bemani then think DDR) called ‘Jubeat’. There isn’t much information available on the game at this point but it is going through location testing. As we find out more we will post about it – I just »
Spongebob Squarepants Pinball
It seems that since Ultrapin came around, pinball machines with digital displays is starting to gain a foothold in the industry. I don’t believe that they will ever take the place of a real table but it’s a nice idea that allows for flexibility in changing the playfield design if needed. The latest table »
Samurai Spirits Teaser Site
Back in Octoboer we reported about another fighter in the ‘Samurai’ series of games fron SNK that was in testing – it looks like another test is coming up in Japan (or it might be a release – no translation on this one) thanks to a teaser site for the game. There’s some nice »
Before Rock Band there was DrumMania/Percussion Master
Rock Band is the latest music instrument playing game available for consoles right now and personally I have played it and enjoyed it as it is a great game. I received my latest copy of a certain game magazine that prizes itself in generally ignoring arcade games unless it has to mention them (it »
Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year
Tomorrow I am off to Australia for Christmas and New Year to visit one of my best mates. So I’ll take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Fret not though as I am sure my fellow Arcade Heroes Shaggy & Sara will keep you up to date on all the »
Coin-op coverage coming to Good Morning America thanks to AAMA
[Via CoinOPToday.com] At Arcade Heroes we are always happy to report any efforts that the coin-op industry makes to promote itself to the public – it’s something we strive to do every day but you need more than a blog to get the word out to everyone. So I am quite happy to hear »
The Lord of Vermilion – new 'Squenix' arcade game creates lines in Japan
SquareEnixs’ new coin-op game The Lord of Vermilion began it’s testing phase in Japan today and as seen on Game Watch, it’s already a smashing success. A line of people eager to play the new game was seen coming out of the arcade where the game is testing and going around the block. We »
The Exidy Vertigo Simulator
This post will be part of my efforts to inform the public about some vintage simulators that are relatively unknown. There is some debate over which motion simulator was actually the first one ever produced for the video arcade for use by the general public so I will cover a few of them that »
A couple of shots on Criminal Action/Action Detective
Coming across information on Konami’s new motion-controlled arcade title known as either “Action Detective” or “Criminal Action” has been a little difficult since we first heard about it a couple of months ago. Finally I have encountered two shots taken from location testing, via Japanese blog d.hatena. It’s not much but it’s better than »
