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Guest Post: Unearthing Hidden Treasure In Amusements

Guest Post: Unearthing Hidden Treasure In Amusements

July 13, 2020, 1 Comment on Guest Post: Unearthing Hidden Treasure In Amusements

Happy Monday everyone, today we have a guest post by Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report. His article is based upon a 2017 post from Tony Temple (Arcadeblogger.com), where he wanted to provide more insight into such “arcade raid” situations, but his normal newsletter isn’t really the place for such a thing. I believe »

Newsbytes: Save The Arcades Update; Sega Astro City Mini; Strania EX & More

Newsbytes: Save The Arcades Update; Sega Astro City Mini; Strania EX & More

July 11, 2020, 1 Comment on Newsbytes: Save The Arcades Update; Sega Astro City Mini; Strania EX & More

This week has been a little busier than the “usual” for arcade news lately  – no idea if that is indicative of anything, but I’m not complaining. Here are your Newsbytes for the weekend: Save The Arcades Updates It’s no mystery that every arcade out there is in trouble in one way or another »

Sega Announces Initial D: The Arcade

Sega Announces Initial D: The Arcade

July 10, 2020, 2 Comments on Sega Announces Initial D: The Arcade

I was bouncing back and forth on this one being it’s own post instead of saving it for Newsbytes, but it’s Initial D, so let’s go ahead. The Initial D series doesn’t need much of an introduction, it being one of the pinnacles of arcade racing that has been around since the early 2000’s.  »

Special Edition Units Of Strania EX Shipping Soon

Special Edition Units Of Strania EX Shipping Soon

July 9, 2020, No Comments on Special Edition Units Of Strania EX Shipping Soon

It has been a while – a little over two years – since Exa-Arcadia opened up pre-orders for a special, limited-edition run of their EXA board platform. The units would sport a Strania EX skin, come with the game cartridge and some other goodies. I did not catch when those pre-orders closed, but for »

Newsbytes: New Bomberman; VR Troubles; Talking Survival and More

Newsbytes: New Bomberman; VR Troubles; Talking Survival and More

July 5, 2020, 1 Comment on Newsbytes: New Bomberman; VR Troubles; Talking Survival and More

Welcome to the latest edition of Newsbytes, a weekend post that curates some quick news from the wonderful world of arcade and pinball gaming. I meant to have this published yesterday, but all of the 4th of July festivities had me sidetracked. Not much to update on my arcade trivia game this week, running »

New Screenshots Released For Vritra Hexa UPDATED

New Screenshots Released For Vritra Hexa UPDATED

June 29, 2020, No Comments on New Screenshots Released For Vritra Hexa UPDATED

Just a brief post to start out the week, thanks to some screenshots that were released today for the horizontal scrolling shooter, Vritra Hexa. For quick background, Vritra is an obscure shoot ’em up that was first released to mobile platforms in 2017, with a “Complete Edition” port to PCs in 2018. It is »

Newsbytes: Metal Slug Code J; Terminator Review; Golden Tee Go!; Beat Saber News; & More

Newsbytes: Metal Slug Code J; Terminator Review; Golden Tee Go!; Beat Saber News; & More

June 27, 2020, 3 Comments on Newsbytes: Metal Slug Code J; Terminator Review; Golden Tee Go!; Beat Saber News; & More

Hello and welcome to this summer edition of Newsbytes. Arcade news itself has been pretty slow this week, apart from talking about Chuck E. Cheeses, but we’ve got enough “bytes” to hopefully tide you over for now. I almost missed this, but happy 48th anniversary to Atari Corp as of today. I always think »

REVIEW: Terminator Salvation (inclu. Delta Mission)

June 27, 2020, Comments Off on REVIEW: Terminator Salvation (inclu. Delta Mission)

Developer: Play Mechanix. Publisher: Raw Thrills Inc. Release: March 2010 (Original) / April 2020 (Delta Mission) Type: Light-gun shooter Players: 1-2, simultaneous Hardware: PC with a custom I/O board ARCADE EXCLUSIVE?: Yes; Delta Mission only available via Big Buck Hunter Reloaded Rating: Yellow Label – Mild Violence Synopsis: Based upon the 2009 film, find yourself »

Newsbytes: Billy Mitchell Victory; Pac-Man Collection; Delta Mission; WB Games Sale? & More

Newsbytes: Billy Mitchell Victory; Pac-Man Collection; Delta Mission; WB Games Sale? & More

June 20, 2020, 2 Comments on Newsbytes: Billy Mitchell Victory; Pac-Man Collection; Delta Mission; WB Games Sale? & More

Welcome to Newsbytes, a curation of arcade content from around the web that is generally run on the weekends. While a lot of general news in 2020 has been terrible, to say the least, there can be good things out there if you look for them. Hopefully this compilation helps lead you into a »

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 »

Newsbytes: Arcade Dreams; Grid Snaps; CEC Bankruptcy; New Arcade 1up Titles; Various Events

Newsbytes: Arcade Dreams; Grid Snaps; CEC Bankruptcy; New Arcade 1up Titles; Various Events

June 13, 2020, No Comments on Newsbytes: Arcade Dreams; Grid Snaps; CEC Bankruptcy; New Arcade 1up Titles; Various Events

Welcome to Newsbytes, a weekend curation of news from around the arcade & pinball world. Most of it is positive/good, but sometimes we do come across bad news that just can’t be avoided. Overall, there is a lot of quick news that popped up this week, so let’s jump into it: Arcade Dreams Trailer »

Shikhondo Red Purgatory Now Available For Pre-Order

Shikhondo Red Purgatory Now Available For Pre-Order

June 12, 2020, No Comments on Shikhondo Red Purgatory Now Available For Pre-Order

It’s been a dead week for arcade news, although I am thinking about doing a VLOG about the news that Chuck E. Cheeses is potentially facing bankruptcy. As a quick thought on that, I see some people celebrating it since it’s “just a kiddie arcade,” but the damage of them closing could do to »