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Astro Crow Games Launches Throwback! Jai-Alai Heroes
H/T to Joe at Indie Arcade Wave for this news. UPDATED ON FEB. 3RD, 2023 One issue with IAAPA is that there is so much going on that one can easily miss something as important as a new arcade game launch. That is particularly true if the game isn’t at IAAPA itself – but »
Previewing the Arcade Anniversaries of 2023
Each year marks some kind of anniversary, although we tend to only pay attention to those ending in a 0 or a 5. This year saw Atari celebrating 50 years, and where I got the Atari 50th Anniversary Collection for Christmas yesterday, I do have to say that it’s very much worth it (I »
2022 Home Arcade Ports – Arcade Games For Old Consoles
Back in my day, when all phones were connected to a wall and the only way to skip commercials was record an over-the-air broadcast, then fast forward through them all, our game systems were cutting edge. New games weren’t classics yet…they were brand new and arcade ports could make or break a system, the »
Location Watch December 2022: New Arcades Open Around The World
Welcome to Location Watch, a curated look at brand new arcade locations that have recently opened their doors, all over the world. I’m a little bit behind on this news thanks to IAAPA, which also means I’ll likely have to divide it into two parts. Thanks to various readers for sending me links, in »
Big Newsbytes: IAAPA22 Updates; The Last Ridge Racer; Michael Jackson/Sega Discovery; Headlines & More
Welcome to Newsbytes, a curated collection of news from around the world of arcade & pinball. This post has been on the backburner since the weekend before IAAPA started but there has been so much for me to do after that event, not to mention everything else I’ve been doing with other arcade work, »
Spooky Pinball To Launch Scooby-Doo! Where Are You?
“Boo-tique” pinball makers Spooky Pinball are at it again and this time they’ve taken on a beloved classic cartoon that generally had a spooky theme to it, Scooby-Doo!. This is not based upon any of the new stuff that has been churned out of Warner’s current content factory, but the classic 1969-70 cartoon that »
IAAPA 2022 Round-up #2 – New Arcade Games For 2023
Welcome to Part #2 of my IAAPA 2022 review; If you missed it, here’s Part #1. This post will repeat much of the first part for the games lists; Then I’ll continue thoughts on games starting with titles in the M’s. If you don’t care about the games lists, then just scroll down to »
IAAPA 2022 Round-up #1 – New Arcade Games For 2023
It’s almost been a week since the end IAAPA 2022, so it’s probably a good time for me to make a post about some of the news that came out of the event! It was great meeting a few of you at the show – my apologies on my voice. It’s still a little »
Adrenaline Amusements Is Debuting NFS Heat Takedown At IAAPA 2022
It has been a spell since we’ve heard from Canada-based arcade developer Adrenaline Amusements, although given that the focus of the site here tends to be on video games and not ticket redemption pieces, that isn’t much of a surprise. Despite Adrenaline’s bread-and-butter being ticket titles, they have done some amusement-only games before, namely »
The IAAPA 2022 Pre-Game Show
Welcome to the annual IAAPA preview, 2022 edition. Here, I will lay out everything I know about what will be at the IAAPA 2022 tradeshow that takes place from Nov. 14-18th in Orlando, FL. If you don’t know what that show is, think of it as the arcade & amusement industry’s e3. It’s much »
New Teasers For Sega’s Drone Racing Genesis & Storm Rider 2
Sega Amusements has published two teaser videos for their upcoming racing video arcade games, Drone Racing Genesis and Storm Rider 2. Let’s watch, then discuss! SEGA Amusements presents you with a brand-new entertainment concept with Drone Racing Genesis. A unique and thrilling racing experience for visitors at FEC’s and arcades. Drone Racing is a »
exA-Arcadia Launching A New Cabinet & Games At IAAPA 2022
Long-time readers to the site will be familiar with exA-Arcadia, a platform I’ve discussed many times on the blog. If you haven’t heard about it before, they are akin to classic Neo Geo MVS, offering a modern take on that idea. Their model is quite beneficial to the modern arcade operator, allowing for certain »
