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Newsbytes: Arcade Events In April; ColorDMD Latest; Cytus Omega; Arcade Factories & More

Newsbytes: Arcade Events In April; ColorDMD Latest; Cytus Omega; Arcade Factories & More

March 31, 2018, 1 Comment on Newsbytes: Arcade Events In April; ColorDMD Latest; Cytus Omega; Arcade Factories & More

Hello fellow arcade fans and welcome to the latest collection of arcade news for this Easter holiday weekend. This week itself has been rather quiet for news, although I am working on a new locations post. That will probably be done on Monday next week. Let’s check out some of the items of interest »

Newsbytes: Iron Maiden Pinball; Dancerush Stardom; Arcade Post-Mortems; JPO IN SLC

Newsbytes: Iron Maiden Pinball; Dancerush Stardom; Arcade Post-Mortems; JPO IN SLC

March 24, 2018, 2 Comments on Newsbytes: Iron Maiden Pinball; Dancerush Stardom; Arcade Post-Mortems; JPO IN SLC

Welcome to Newsbytes, our little collection of arcade & pinball news for the weekend. Note that we had to correct something on the Buckzilla article so that has been updated. Also, I’m hearing from various individuals about the new Rampage game which is at many Dave & Busters locations this weekend but unfortunately I’ve »

Newsbytes: Alice Cooper Pinball; Sega World Drivers Championship; Zoltar; Heiyanko Alien 3671 + More

Newsbytes: Alice Cooper Pinball; Sega World Drivers Championship; Zoltar; Heiyanko Alien 3671 + More

March 17, 2018, 2 Comments on Newsbytes: Alice Cooper Pinball; Sega World Drivers Championship; Zoltar; Heiyanko Alien 3671 + More

Well today gets to be a Happy St. Patrick’s Day Newsbytes – although I couldn’t really find anything arcade & Irish related together (unless you want to count old games)… and green cabinets are not terribly common. Although at my arcad eI do have Galaga Assault and Allied Tank Attack which would fit that »

Amusement Expo 2018: Transformers Shadows Rising; Mystery Island; Tomb Raider; VR and More

Amusement Expo 2018: Transformers Shadows Rising; Mystery Island; Tomb Raider; VR and More

March 3, 2018, 3 Comments on Amusement Expo 2018: Transformers Shadows Rising; Mystery Island; Tomb Raider; VR and More

The AMOA/AAMA Amusement Expo is upon us for 2018, albeit a little earlier than usual – generally this trade show happens around the third week of March as opposed to the end of February. With that, I wasn’t expecting to see much of a change from IAAPA but I’m happy to report about these »

Optimus Prime Returns To The Arcade In Transformers Shadows Rising

Optimus Prime Returns To The Arcade In Transformers Shadows Rising

March 1, 2018, 1 Comment on Optimus Prime Returns To The Arcade In Transformers Shadows Rising

Way back at IAAPA 2016, I was given a very small hint about Sega Amusements’ next big project after Daytona Championship USA. All I was told is that it was a shooting game, later to find out that it was not House Of The Dead Scarlet Dawn (which comes from the Japanese side). We »

New Locations: Walt’s Bar (CA); Punch Bowl Social (IL); Dave & Busters; Sega Prize Zones (UK)

New Locations: Walt’s Bar (CA); Punch Bowl Social (IL); Dave & Busters; Sega Prize Zones (UK)

February 23, 2018, No Comments on New Locations: Walt’s Bar (CA); Punch Bowl Social (IL); Dave & Busters; Sega Prize Zones (UK)

New locations for arcade enjoyment are always opening up out there; here’s the latest collection of such news as I have found it while exploring the interwebs. That and thanks to those that sent tips my way: Walt’s Bar (Los Angeles, CA) This one opens up today, bringing another arcade/bar to Los Angeles, although »

Newsbytes: ECM Passing; Dance Rush To Round1; Supreme Pin Cab; 8-Bit TV Show & More

Newsbytes: ECM Passing; Dance Rush To Round1; Supreme Pin Cab; 8-Bit TV Show & More

February 17, 2018, 4 Comments on Newsbytes: ECM Passing; Dance Rush To Round1; Supreme Pin Cab; 8-Bit TV Show & More

Here’s the latest collection of arcade news for the weekend: Eric “ECM” Mylonas Passes Away I wanted to discuss this earlier on the site after I had found out but decided to wait until an obituary would be available. Known to the gaming community at large as “ECM”, Eric Mylonas was a prevalent and »

ExA Arcade Board Gains Support From G.Rev, Seibu Kaihatsu & City Connection

ExA Arcade Board Gains Support From G.Rev, Seibu Kaihatsu & City Connection

February 12, 2018, 1 Comment on ExA Arcade Board Gains Support From G.Rev, Seibu Kaihatsu & City Connection

Last week, we ran a story about a new company that is looking to bring content to arcades by the name of Exa-Arcadia. They made their first public appearance at the JAEPO 2018 show last week and already we have more news to consider in regards to the exA arcade board. As I mentioned »

JAEPO 2018 Part I – New Arcade Games Coming From Japan

JAEPO 2018 Part I – New Arcade Games Coming From Japan

February 9, 2018, 5 Comments on JAEPO 2018 Part I – New Arcade Games Coming From Japan

Welcome to the first of various JAEPO 2018 threads. These may be a bit of a hodge podge of content, most of what I am seeing from the show coming via Twitter as Japanese attendees tend to favor the platform. Let’s start with news and go from there, in no particular order other than »

ExA-Arcadia To Introduce New Kit System At JAEPO 2018

ExA-Arcadia To Introduce New Kit System At JAEPO 2018

February 7, 2018, 5 Comments on ExA-Arcadia To Introduce New Kit System At JAEPO 2018

Conversion kits were the bread & butter of the arcade industry around 1984 when operators already had more cabinets than they really wanted to deal with. With the introduction of the JAMMA wiring standard in 1986, kits became even more commonplace and enjoyed a nice life for many years until after the 2nd downturn »