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Monday Mornin’ News: Caine’s Arcade Update; Sega Spy Cam; DNA Conference PR

Monday Mornin’ News: Caine’s Arcade Update; Sega Spy Cam; DNA Conference PR

April 16, 2012, No Comments on Monday Mornin’ News: Caine’s Arcade Update; Sega Spy Cam; DNA Conference PR

Top of the morning to you all – unless you are in a part of the world where it isn’t morning right now. Good day or night to you then. Here is some of the latest news: Caine’s Arcade Update: We mentioned this the other day and we certainly haven’t been the only one »

A Look At the Past, Present And Future of VR

A Look At the Past, Present And Future of VR

April 13, 2012, 2 Comments on A Look At the Past, Present And Future of VR

Newsfeed 1190 & 1191 via As a kid I remember hearing news that a new facility had opened its doors that was all about Virtual Reality. I can’t remember the name of the place as I never got a chance to go there although I really wanted to. What little I knew about VR »

The Belated Arcade Heroes Podcast – April 2012

The Belated Arcade Heroes Podcast – April 2012

April 12, 2012, 1 Comment on The Belated Arcade Heroes Podcast – April 2012

It seems like it took place ages ago but we used to do podcasts on a semi-regular basis. Then life got too busy and that went to the wayside. Life is still quite busy but Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report and myself found about an hour and fifteen minutes to sit down and »

It’s Time For Kits! Super Cars, FrightFearLand, VT4 & more

It’s Time For Kits! Super Cars, FrightFearLand, VT4 & more

April 11, 2012, 2 Comments on It’s Time For Kits! Super Cars, FrightFearLand, VT4 & more

Kits have long been a cheap, easy way for arcade ops to get a new game in place without breaking the bank (well, unless you are dealing with Capcom’s latest fighters) but they have not been the most common item to come across in recent years. This year quite a few are being made »

Dance Core Location Tests Spread Across Asia

Dance Core Location Tests Spread Across Asia

April 6, 2012, 6 Comments on Dance Core Location Tests Spread Across Asia

A short time ago I had noticed that Wahlap Technologies -producers of such arcade titles seen in the US recently such as Storm Racer, Power Truck and a couple of others – had a new dancing game they had released in China called Dance Core. I didn’t think much of it because as far »

Get Inside Dragon’s Lair

Get Inside Dragon’s Lair

March 23, 2012, 1 Comment on Get Inside Dragon’s Lair

Every arcade game has a story behind its release or the effects of its release years down the road but for the most part, those stories have only been told in brief interviews or maybe a memoir here and there. In the documentary world, Donkey Kong has soaked up most of the limelight but »

Amusement Expo ’12 Follow-up With Pics, Video and More UPDATED

Amusement Expo ’12 Follow-up With Pics, Video and More UPDATED

March 21, 2012, 13 Comments on Amusement Expo ’12 Follow-up With Pics, Video and More UPDATED

Apologies for the delay in finishing up on this but assets do take some time to trickle down to my hands but better late than never, right? Here is the rest of what was seen at Amusement Expo ’12 in Las Vegas, thanks to Jordan Fredrick for allowing me to use pictures he posted »

New Trailer for 100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience

New Trailer for 100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience

March 20, 2012, 2 Comments on New Trailer for 100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience

It’s well-known that the arcade scene in Japan is a strong one, supported by a culture that fully embraces the arcade concept in all of its forms. But if you are like me and have never been to the country, you’ve only seen snippets of what that experience is like, usually through brief Youtube »

Amusement Expo Day 1: Tekken Tag 2, PIU Infinity, Koihime Musou

Amusement Expo Day 1: Tekken Tag 2, PIU Infinity, Koihime Musou

March 15, 2012, 2 Comments on Amusement Expo Day 1: Tekken Tag 2, PIU Infinity, Koihime Musou

Amusement Expo 2012 officially opened up yesterday in Las Vegas and here is what was there to look over. Images thanks to Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report. Compared to last year, there is a larger offering of new products for us to discuss as heading their way West and that is always a »

First Look at the Big Buck HD Launch Event From Las Vegas

First Look at the Big Buck HD Launch Event From Las Vegas

March 14, 2012, No Comments on First Look at the Big Buck HD Launch Event From Las Vegas

(Pictures thanks to Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report) Amusement Expo officially kicks off today in Las Vegas but yesterday Raw Thrills and Play Mechanix held a special and unusual launch event for their latest game, Big Buck HD. Several representatives took to the stage to tout the latest features that this game offers, »

New Trailer and Release Date for Gun Lord

New Trailer and Release Date for Gun Lord

March 13, 2012, 9 Comments on New Trailer and Release Date for Gun Lord

(Gun Lord running on an Egret 2 cabinet) The development of the Gun Lord for the NeoGeo MVS (and a few other platforms such as the AES and Dreamcast) is something that fans of Turrican style games have been waiting for through most of last year and if you have an MVS and a »

Newsbag: Real Steel Arcade; Sinistar Vacuum; Konami Game Engine

Newsbag: Real Steel Arcade; Sinistar Vacuum; Konami Game Engine

March 7, 2012, 1 Comment on Newsbag: Real Steel Arcade; Sinistar Vacuum; Konami Game Engine

Time for another random general interest post, mixing in small pieces of news that probably aren’t worth a whole post to themselves. Amusement Expo is just a week away. Unfortunately as things have worked out for me, I can’t make it this year, too many bills to juggle between moving the arcade and the »