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Kevin Williams: When Video Ruled The Land
In another of his occasional guest features for Arcade Heroes – industry specialist Kevin Williams takes time to look back at the amusement scene of 1983, and understand how far the trade has come over the past 40 years. Note that when the term video is used in our industry, it’s not always talking »
Newsbytes: Scaled Down Edition
Welcome to Newsbytes, a post that curates news from around the world of arcade games and pinball. This edition is a bit brief as news is still a little sluggish in this regard but there was enough to at least discuss something. Let get into it: The Arcade Flyer Archive Gets A Makeover There »
Arcade Unboxing & Review: Enter The Gungeon – House of the Gundead
It’s been a little over a year since I did an “unboxing” of an arcade machine – although that wasn’t of any new game, but a pair of oldies. Business just hasn’t been conducive since then to grabbing a lot of equipment, as I really need to pay off a few of the loans »
Location Watch July 2023 – New Arcades Open Around The World
Welcome to Location Watch, a series of posts that focus on brand new arcade businesses that have opened their doors recently. We cover them from any part of the world, splitting the news up between different world regions. Growth in this regard seems steady but given what I’ve seen from my business this summer, »
Newsbytes: Maximum Tune 20th; Space Hunt Pinball; Big Shot Flyer; Tons Of Headlines
Welcome to Newsbytes, a post that curates arcade & pinball news from around the web (that may not work for a full post of its own) and posts it on a weekend – not every weekend these days. BTW, For anyone who noticed that the Arcade Heroes Twitter account had a Gold badge next »
The Last Starfighter Celebrates 39 Years – Should It Get A Remake?
Today is the 39th anniversary to another 80s film that had a little involvement with arcades: The Last Starfighter by Lorimar and Universal. If you’ve never seen this one, it’s a tale about one down-on-his-luck Alex Rogan who kills time on a “Starfighter” arcade machine that got placed into his rural trailer park – »
Location Tests: Taiko No Tatsujin At Anime Expo’23; Axel City 2 Testing In Japan
There are a couple of new games spotted on test out there that some of you might be interested in, so let’s take a quick look! As a note, every game on test could underperform and end up not being released; Or the game could undergo some changes (major or minor) from what you »
Remembering Batsugun – One Of The Subgenre-Defining Danmaku Games
The following is a guest post submitted by Ted Haydon for you readers to drink in; It’s good timing given the recent release of Batsugun EXA Label, Saturn Tribute Boosted, and Kumagumi’s official merchandise collection (which this article was originally written to support). My editing has been minimal. Enjoy! – AH Ted: Danmaku – »
Bowl Expo’23 Preview: New Arcade Games For The Summer
This week is the International Bowl Expo event and it’s an opportunity for arcade game makers to show off their latest product lines. While this will entail titles that were previously seen at the likes of IAAPA 2022 and Amusement Expo2023, there are some new pieces that are making their debut. Let’s take a »
Bandai Namco Announces First Online Champion Match For Maximum Tune 5DX+
Note: This news only applies to Maximum Tune 5DX+ machines connected to Namco’s North American network. It does not apply to the “International Version” that is found in parts like Australia/SouthEast Asia, nor Japan. As one of the few arcade games connected to the internet, Maximum Tune 5DX+ comes with some perks, mainly in »
Spotted on Test: T-Rex Adventure VR & King Kong Of Skull Island II
Disclaimer: The games discussed in this article are prototypes which have been seen on location test but have not been officially announced. This means that the final production models will likely change OR they might not even be released at all. As such, reserve your final judgments for later. (H/T to Jdevy for the »
SUPER SIZING AMUSEMENT – Part 2!
In the second part of his trip down arcade memory lane, Kevin Williams (KWP) continues to discuss “Deluxe” and “Super Deluxe cabinet designs. Editing and several additions were thrown in by myself, Arcadehero. If you missed the first part, click here! KWP: The first part of our coverage looked at the history of Deluxe »
