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Pre-Amusement Expo Thoughts + China Goes All-In For VR Amusements

Pre-Amusement Expo Thoughts + China Goes All-In For VR Amusements

March 15, 2016, No Comments on Pre-Amusement Expo Thoughts + China Goes All-In For VR Amusements

Amusement Expo 2016 Tomorrow starts the next trade show for the arcade/amusement industry, Amusement Expo 2016 in Las Vegas. I’ll be there to see what new games the sector has to offer along with re-visiting some titles played at IAAPA. As such I will be updating the AH Youtube channel accordingly through the end »

Newsbytes: BOSA Awards; Video Whac-A-Mole; Coleco; Galloping Ghost Goes 500; NTG#77b

Newsbytes: BOSA Awards; Video Whac-A-Mole; Coleco; Galloping Ghost Goes 500; NTG#77b

March 12, 2016, 3 Comments on Newsbytes: BOSA Awards; Video Whac-A-Mole; Coleco; Galloping Ghost Goes 500; NTG#77b

It’s the last weekend before the next trade show for the US arcade industry, the Amusement Expo International 2016 show. I’ll be there to check out the latest and greatest, including the new Ghostbusters pinball. I’ve heard that distributors have already sold out of LE units, I’m always surprised by what people will drop »

Catching Up On The Colorization of Pinball Machines Via ColorDMD

Catching Up On The Colorization of Pinball Machines Via ColorDMD

March 7, 2016, 3 Comments on Catching Up On The Colorization of Pinball Machines Via ColorDMD

It has been a while since we last talked about Color DMD, a company that specializes in providing color content replacements for old monochromatic pinball displays. The last time we mentioned a game they had colorized, it was South Park. Since then, they have released several other games so let’s catch up and show »

Newsbytes: Another Castle Arcade Opens; Artcade; Golden Axe Screams; Ship This Arcade; NTG77

Newsbytes: Another Castle Arcade Opens; Artcade; Golden Axe Screams; Ship This Arcade; NTG77

March 5, 2016, 3 Comments on Newsbytes: Another Castle Arcade Opens; Artcade; Golden Axe Screams; Ship This Arcade; NTG77

Let’s add to your weekend with this quick round-up of some arcade items: Another Castle Arcade Edition Opens New Location In Bremerton, WA – If you are close to Bremerton in Washington state and you have a craving for some arcade gaming goodness then Another Castle Arcade Edition should fit the bill. Bremerton is »

Newsbytes: Mortal Kombat Menus; Donkey Kong Remix; JAEPO; Pinball; Polycade; NTG#76

Newsbytes: Mortal Kombat Menus; Donkey Kong Remix; JAEPO; Pinball; Polycade; NTG#76

February 27, 2016, 2 Comments on Newsbytes: Mortal Kombat Menus; Donkey Kong Remix; JAEPO; Pinball; Polycade; NTG#76

I think we have a few videos to share this time around….happy weekend! Hidden Menus To Mortal Kombat Arcade Discovered (thanks to everyone that sent this tip in)- In the biggest news of the week, YourMKArcadeSource has posted these videos of the recently (October 2015) discovered codes to hidden menus in Mortal Kombat arcade games (all »

New Locations: The Funky Feather (AL); Jedi Alliance (WA); Buzzbin Arcade (OH)

New Locations: The Funky Feather (AL); Jedi Alliance (WA); Buzzbin Arcade (OH)

February 24, 2016, No Comments on New Locations: The Funky Feather (AL); Jedi Alliance (WA); Buzzbin Arcade (OH)

We’ve got more arcade location news for you to enjoy, with an odd twist on one of them. Thanks to Michael Louie for the tip on the latter two locations. Let’s get to it: The Funky Feather FEC in Arab, AL – this new Family Entertainment Center has opened their doors in Arab, AL »

Newsbytes: DDR A Announced; Bandai Namco Facebook; New Arcade Openings; NTG#75

Newsbytes: DDR A Announced; Bandai Namco Facebook; New Arcade Openings; NTG#75

February 20, 2016, 1 Comment on Newsbytes: DDR A Announced; Bandai Namco Facebook; New Arcade Openings; NTG#75

One of the nice things about February is that it always seems to fly by…although this year will have that extra day to it 😉 Here’s a round-up of some arcade news for the weekend: Konami Announces Dance Dance Revolution A (DDR A)– Here’s a link to the page, which only has this image for »

JAEPO 2016 #2: Now with 500% More Videos Of New Japanese Arcade Games

JAEPO 2016 #2: Now with 500% More Videos Of New Japanese Arcade Games

February 19, 2016, 1 Comment on JAEPO 2016 #2: Now with 500% More Videos Of New Japanese Arcade Games

It’s the second day for JAEPO 2016 in Japan and now we have more videos to share of the latest ideas and games that will be making their mark on game centers in the region. There isn’t much that looks like it will translate easily to Western markets but never say never! You can »

UNIS’s Strike Pro Fishing Shipping Soon; Bandit Express Doing Well

UNIS’s Strike Pro Fishing Shipping Soon; Bandit Express Doing Well

February 19, 2016, 2 Comments on UNIS’s Strike Pro Fishing Shipping Soon; Bandit Express Doing Well

Chinese arcade game manufacturer Universal Space (UNIS) had a strong showing of product at last year’s IAAPA and they’ve sent along some information about a couple of those games to promote how well they are doing. Strike Pro Fishing – Fishing games have been growing in popularity again, especially as videmption games. While most »

Arcade Expansions: Ground Kontrol (OR); Robot City Games (NY); Boss Battle Games (IN)

Arcade Expansions: Ground Kontrol (OR); Robot City Games (NY); Boss Battle Games (IN)

February 19, 2016, 1 Comment on Arcade Expansions: Ground Kontrol (OR); Robot City Games (NY); Boss Battle Games (IN)

Stories about new arcade openings are more common to find on the blog here but occasionally a location undertakes a major expansion, which is just as important to any business as opening their doors. If an arcade is jam-packed with games then it can be frustrating for the business owner in that they are »

JAEPO 2016 #1: The Japanese Arcade Market Struts Their Stuff

JAEPO 2016 #1: The Japanese Arcade Market Struts Their Stuff

February 18, 2016, 4 Comments on JAEPO 2016 #1: The Japanese Arcade Market Struts Their Stuff

That time of year has arrived where Japanese arcade game makers gather together at the JAEPO event (JAEPO 2016 to be precise) to show off to their market and the world what it is they are working on. Unfortunately we are not at the show with an AH correspondent so here is a compilation »

Ask Arcade Heroes: How Come All These New Arcade Games Aren’t On Home Consoles?

Ask Arcade Heroes: How Come All These New Arcade Games Aren’t On Home Consoles?

February 18, 2016, 31 Comments on Ask Arcade Heroes: How Come All These New Arcade Games Aren’t On Home Consoles?

Not long ago, a question popped up on our Facebook page asking a question that I have read often on the interwebs: why not sega and others make them on the pc and consoles? – GM Alonzo I.E., where are the home console ports of modern arcade titles? Just about every manufacturer social media page »