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Bandai Namco Amusements Confirms Super Smash Bros. Arcade For Arcades (UPDATED)

Bandai Namco Amusements Confirms Super Smash Bros. Arcade For Arcades (UPDATED)

April 1, 2019, 9 Comments on Bandai Namco Amusements Confirms Super Smash Bros. Arcade For Arcades (UPDATED)

UPDATE: Some information of the most important nature has been added to the bottom of the post. Please check it out on this, the first day of April, 2019. 2019 has been quite the year for arcade releases up to this point, as our arcade & pinball releases page can attest to. While last »

New Games For Arcades: Indie Games Storm The Scene (Amusement Expo 2019)

New Games For Arcades: Indie Games Storm The Scene (Amusement Expo 2019)

March 30, 2019, 1 Comment on New Games For Arcades: Indie Games Storm The Scene (Amusement Expo 2019)

UPDATE: Video for Retro Raccoons has been re-added to the post below; it had been there, but a glitch had removed just that one. The Spring event for the trade of arcade/amusement games has come and gone, better known as Amusement Expo 2019. Held in Las Vegas over the past three days, I took »

Stern Pinball Fully Unveils Black Knight: Sword of Rage

Stern Pinball Fully Unveils Black Knight: Sword of Rage

March 26, 2019, No Comments on Stern Pinball Fully Unveils Black Knight: Sword of Rage

UPDATE: Stern has posted a press release, which I’ve added at the end of the post. You can also download a PDF file of the full features matrix here. Yesterday was the teaser on Stern’s new Black Knight game, which means that today is the full course. Let’s get to it. As mentioned in »

Amusement Expo International 2019 Preview

Amusement Expo International 2019 Preview

March 25, 2019, No Comments on Amusement Expo International 2019 Preview

Spring is upon us and March is almost over, which means that it’s time for another arcade trade show by the name of Amusement Expo International (AEI). In the distant past, this was known as the AMOA or AMOA/AAMA Show; it is generally held in Las Vegas, NV and in March, although there have been »

Newsbytes: Dead Man’s Hand; Yellow Brick Road WOZ; Step ManiaX; High Score Girl Term 2 & More

Newsbytes: Dead Man’s Hand; Yellow Brick Road WOZ; Step ManiaX; High Score Girl Term 2 & More

March 23, 2019, 1 Comment on Newsbytes: Dead Man’s Hand; Yellow Brick Road WOZ; Step ManiaX; High Score Girl Term 2 & More

Hello, and welcome to another exciting edition of Newsbytes. This is a collection of quick arcade/pinball news items to get you caught up. While you might not expect a collector/fan focused event to be the source of new game unveils, that has certainly become the case in both video and pinball. The Texas Pinball »

New Release: Fantasy Soccer (UNIS)

New Release: Fantasy Soccer (UNIS)

March 15, 2019, No Comments on New Release: Fantasy Soccer (UNIS)

Video arcade fans, we’ve got a new release for you to be on the look out for, as Universal Space (UNIS) has begun shipping their latest amusement title, Fantasy Soccer, to arcades in North America. First revealed in September of last year, Fantasy Soccer piqued interest among many in the community for a few reasons. »

New Indie Arcade Game: DeathBall

New Indie Arcade Game: DeathBall

March 12, 2019, 2 Comments on New Indie Arcade Game: DeathBall

Friction. Killer Queen Arcade. Skycurser. Cosmotrons. Tipsy Raccoons. Rashlander. These are just a few of the indie titles that have found their way to coin-op arcades over the past several years. Now there is another title that is out there which is joining the fray by the name of DeathBall. Designed by Tony Hauber, »

Next From Raw Thrills: Nerf Arcade

Next From Raw Thrills: Nerf Arcade

March 6, 2019, 2 Comments on Next From Raw Thrills: Nerf Arcade

If you’ve grown up in the past 50 years in the US, then there is a good chance that you’ve owned a Nerf gun or two (I’m not sure how popular it is outside of the US). If that wasn’t your thing, then chances are that at least you know about it. These days, »

New Locations: FEC Expansion In CA, CO, IL, MI, NJ, UT; Galloping Ghost Pinball (IL); Player One Arcade Pub (GA)

New Locations: FEC Expansion In CA, CO, IL, MI, NJ, UT; Galloping Ghost Pinball (IL); Player One Arcade Pub (GA)

March 4, 2019, No Comments on New Locations: FEC Expansion In CA, CO, IL, MI, NJ, UT; Galloping Ghost Pinball (IL); Player One Arcade Pub (GA)

For our first look at the latest locations to open their doors around the world for this month of March, we have quite a few places to talk about. The explosion in FEC’s continues apace, especially in my neighborhood. It’s getting to the point where it has me a little concerned for how us »

Newsbytes: Nerf Arcade Loctest; Playing Pac-Man; Darius on Switch; Louisville Arcade Expo & More

Newsbytes: Nerf Arcade Loctest; Playing Pac-Man; Darius on Switch; Louisville Arcade Expo & More

March 2, 2019, 1 Comment on Newsbytes: Nerf Arcade Loctest; Playing Pac-Man; Darius on Switch; Louisville Arcade Expo & More

Hello fellow Arcade Heroes, welcome to the middle of the weekend. I trust that it’s going well for you all, as we head into March. This next week will have a new locations post, and hopefully more info on our first Newsbyte of the post, so let’s jump into it: Nerf Arcade Spotted On »

Sega Amusements Announces Game Line-Up For Amusement Expo 2019

Sega Amusements Announces Game Line-Up For Amusement Expo 2019

February 28, 2019, 4 Comments on Sega Amusements Announces Game Line-Up For Amusement Expo 2019

We’re about a month away from Amusement Expo 2019, which means that we are bound to start hearing a little more about the games that will be there. Sega Amusements is the first company I’ve seen to promote their booth, so let’s discuss that briefly before sharing the press release. For the headliner of »

Arcade History: The Atari Dance Machine

Arcade History: The Atari Dance Machine

February 27, 2019, 2 Comments on Arcade History: The Atari Dance Machine

There isn’t much arcade news this week, so let’s jump into something from the days of arcade past; something that had it been released “in the day” would have been almost three decades ahead of it’s time. When Atari was the proverbial “800lb. gorilla” of the industry, they had a lot of engineers working »