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Namco's Dead Storm Pirates now testing in Illinois
(Thanks to Sam for the tip!) If you didn’t have the chance to make it to IAAPA to check out games like Namco’s Dead Storm Pirates and you live anywhere near Addison, IL then this is for you. Namco is currently testing the game out at the Dave And Busters there for a limited »
The 2009 Dance Dance Revolution Nationals get a recap; Ongaku Paradise tests in Japan
(thanks to Aaron Auzins for the tips) Ever since it was first announced a few months ago, we have kept tabs here and there on Konami’s National DDR Championships that were held in different regions around the US. Those nationals are now complete and thankfully Bemanistyle.com has a complete recap on what went right »
Konami now testing DDR X2 in Japan, "Jukebeat" in the US
(Thanks to Eddie and Aaron of Bemanistlye for the info!) I’ve been focusing so much on IAAPA news lately that I didn’t have much time to squeeze anything else in but there are some other arcade related thing happening out there. While Konami didn’t have anything to show off at IAAPA (they were at »
Sega Racing Classic testing at Gameworks Chicago (updated w/ new flyer)
(Thanks to reader Alan S. for the tip) Attention any readers who so happen to reside anywhere near the Gameworks in Chicago – Sega is testing Sega Racing Classic there until next week. Apparently it has been on test for about a week already but the tipster who passed this along didn’t send us »
A full look at the Sega Card Gen MLB location test in Japan
Location tests rarely get a lot of attention in the US but in Japan it’s usually a different story. While Sega’s newest coin-op title, Sega Card Gen has already tested at the Gameworks in Chicago, we never saw any pictures from that test but we did get an excellent description about the game on »
Pop'n Music 18 now testing in Japan
(Thanks to Aaron Auzins for the info and tip) I missed this one by several days but I figure it’s worth mentioning anyways despite that. Konami is now testing the latest iteration of their Pop’n Music bemani series in Japan, Pop’n Music 18 Sengoku Retsuden. The subtitle refers to the warring states era that »
Hummer Twin now testing outside of Japan @ Brighton Bowlplex
(Thanks for the tip Shane) A few weeks ago we posted about the revelation that Sega will debut a smaller version of their Hummer racing title and the first site to see one of these outside of Japan is the Brighton Bowlplex, in the UK. We don’t have any shots of that particular test »
Interesting new shmup now location testing in Japan – Exception
A new and interesting shmup is now on location test in Japan and seeing efforts like this makes me long for seeing some good shmups in arcades outside of Japan again. Called Exception, this shmup has elements from games like Asteroids, Blast Works, Mars Matrix, Panzer Dragoon Orta (and probably others I am missing) »
Another location test for Konami's Mocap Sports
(thanks to Aaron Auzins for the info and translation) Konami’s Wii Sports look-a-like, Mocap Sports is on location test in Japan once again and with it we get just an extra detail or two of what we can expect to see from this game. As of right now there are going to be at »
Arcade Heroes Week-in-Review Podcast Ep. 2 – Terminator Salvation, console ports, new Sega hardware rumor, Robo-Basho loc test and more
Another week has passed and here is another podcast reviewing what went on throughout the week but discussing the topics in more detail where possible. On top of several topics which you have arleady read about, from Arcaderepairtips.com to Terminator Salvation on location test, I also discuss a new rumor regarding the next piece »
Terminator: Salvation Arcade seen on location test
[Thanks to Malovane for sending us these shots] As arcade location tests are rarely announced in the US, at times savvy gamers who frequent game websites visit their local arcade and just so happen to come across these secret location tests. One player has done this and has come across the Terminator: Salvation arcade »
Tank! Tank! Tank! on location test
Here is a quickie – Namco’s latest offering, Tank! Tank! Tank! is on location test in Japan at the moment and as proof, see the supplied picture above. According to the test report at Kobayan, the cabinet has two foot pedals, one for forward motion and the other for reverse; as we saw in »
