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Some shots from Super Battle Opera 09
Super Battle Opera 09 has passed and with it come some pictures showing just how uninterested people can get in arcade gaming, like with these spectators. It stinks that if you lose, your expression of disappointment/failure gets recorded for the rest of eternity. Likewise if you win. Winners get set on fire! The only »
Taito shows off a new light-gun/music shooter, Music Gun Gun (updated)
Taito has another new light-gun shooter that they are showing off in Japan (the other being Elevator Action: Death Parade) and from this recent public demonstration of Music Gun Gun at one of Taito’s arcades in Japan, it looks like the game was interesting enough to grab some attention from the crowds passing by. »
This collection of arcade art is pretty groovy
I always enjoy looking at the artwork that has been used on arcades over the decades and even though I’ve seen a lot of different art, there’s always something out there that you haven’t seen yet. The Stinger Report has pointed us to a site that has a small collection of arcade and other »
LAI Games' Textminator appears at the AAMA Gala
It looks like there is a still a little bit of news to discuss about in regards to the AAMA Gala, with this recent press release that was sent out by LAI Games. You might recall that way back at IAAPA last year, LAI Games introduced a very interesting and unique coin-op title called »
New arcade in West Virginia – TJ's Arcade
I’m finding it encouraging that we are seeing more news come around of new locations opening up in various places and the latest example of this opening trend is TJ’s Arcade in Mannington, West Virginia. Located on Main Street in that city, they opened on June 15th and have already stated that business is »
Arcade Heroes Podcast #6
It has been a few weeks since I last had the chance to create a podcast but last Wednesday, Kevin Williams and I were able to sit down and talk about what has been going on in the arcade world for the past couple of weeks. Some of the topics we cover: -Flynn’s Arcade »
The 5 best arcades still in business (in the Chicago area)
Whoever the contributors are to Examiner.com, they seem to be taking an interest in rating arcades in their local areas lately and here is the latest “Top Whatever” list of the best arcades in a certain area. Last time it was in the Detroit area with the top 10 or 11 places, this time »
Flynn's Arcade recreated at Comic-Con with a real Space Paranoids cabinet!
As part of the hype machine that Disney is creating for the new TRON: Legacy film, they reconstructed Flynn’s Arcade, with tons of retro coin-op machines and to my own personal excitement, a working Space Paranoids arcade machine. I have found two videos of the arcade and some footage of SP which you can »
Another big FEC opens in Indiana – America's Incredible Pizza Co.
I’m not sure what it is about Indiana lately, but it seems to be attracting a lot of entertainment facilities as of late. The newest facilitiy – America’s Incredible Pizza Co. opens today with 55,000 sq. ft. of space and will employ 200 people in a 1950’s era themed structure and in addition to »
Images from Insert Coin '09
Kevin Williams has sent us a link to a large number of images from the Insert Coin 09 event and by all appearances, it looks like a great success. There are too many to post here but if you want to take a look, click here. Here are some interesting ones I found and »
Flynn's Arcade Tokens (updated w/ Space Paranoids cab)
As some of you maybe aware there is a sequel on it’s way to the 1982 movie “Tron”. Well it looks like the marketing for the film has now begun with these really neat arcade tokens for Flynn’s arcade (featured in the original Tron). Just realised how long it’s been since I’ve watched the »
Two events to track this weekend: EVO 2009 and Insert Coin 09
Just a reminder that there are two big arcade events happening in two different parts of the world this fine summer weekend. First is the expo all fighter fans look forward to, EVO 2009 in Las Vegas. So far it sounds like turnout has been exceptional to the event and thanks to reader Chris »
