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Newsbytes: Atari Movies; Alien Pinball; Music Video
After a series of cold days, today gives me my first taste of Summer as it hits over 80 and the A/C at the arcade dies. Good times. Atari Once Again Looking To Bring Their IPs To The Silver Screen- Fans should say No Thanks: Centipede and Missile Command might come to theaters if the »
Round1USA Opening TX Venue; Brings Disney Tsum Tsum back & Groove Coaster 3 To The USA
They might not be a household name in North America yet but as they grow, more people are taking notice of Round1USA. There are a few news items worth noting,wrapping up three headlines in one post. Let’s start with: Round1USA Opening Grapevine, TX Location on May 20th In just a couple of weeks, residents »
New Arcades: Violent City (London, UK); Bonus Round (Phoenix, AZ)
I always like starting the week off with some new location news and today it’s got a little bit of an international flare. Violent City Opens Under A New Location In London (Thanks to Toby Nakhornfor the tip) – There are some cities out there where council members would be aghast at a business »
Segabits Podcast Interviews Chris Tang, Developer For Upcoming Strike Harbinger Arcade
A couple of posts ago, we mentioned the development of an upcoming indie arcade game by the name of Strike Harbinger. It was a big surprise that was shown as a part of the Segabit/Galloping Ghost Arcade Sega Week that took place last week. Primarily influenced by Sega’s Space Harrier, Strike Harbinger is still »
Arcade review and history: Skyquest Arcade at the Basement of the Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
I will start off by saying that at the basement of an international landmark sits an arcade, an arcade that contains things that one does not simply see in today’s modern day arcades. The Skylon Tower is located in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in Canada. It is in the tourist district of Niagara Falls Ontario »
Newsbytes: Sega Arcade History Site; Strike Harbringer; Savage Quest 2.1
Today is fairly sparse for the newsbytes as not a whole lot is happening it seems. That’s ok, we’ll share what little news there is anyways! New Sega Arcade History Site – Fortunately this site that Sega launched makes up for little news – if you want to take an interactive journey along Sega’s »
Quarter Lounge Coming To Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
Often the Summer time is a prime ground for new arcade facilities to open their doors, we will hear about more as we inch closer to the season. Today’s news comes along about a partnership between three companies in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area – Retro Madness (comics/toys); Vintage Freak (clothing/decor/vinly records); and GreenTech Games »
Ms. Pac-Man Designer Steve Golson Gives The Game A New Spotlight
(Thanks to Dean Wenzel and Mike Louie for both providing a couple of tips here) Ms. Pac-Man- the most recognizable game characters and names in the arcade business. There are plentiful reasons for that, one of which were the large number of units that the game has managed to sell over the years (note that »
Japanese Game Updates: Wonderland Library; Crossbeats REV. Sunrise & Pump It Up Prime Ver. 1.12
Let’s start the last week of April off with some news that is mainly focused on the Japanese arcade scene. Wonderland Library Now Available – Sega has launched a new addition to compliment their popular RPG arcade title Wonderland Wars called Wonderland Library. Appendix cabinets like these are very common in Japan, being found for »
Newsbytes: AH Podcast; Skycurser; Retro Arcade Japan; Project Arena & More
The end of April is approaching (already?) and it’s been an interesting month for news so far. Here’s a round-up of some arcade items that you might like: Arcade Heroes Podcast #13 – Our latest podcast is online, where we mainly talk about Midwest Gaming Classic and a few other items that have been »
New World Record For Donkey Kong Arcade; Upcoming attempt on The Pit
We don’t cover world record attempts very often (with streaming there are too many to keep track of unless you made a job out of it) but some are higher profile than others, especially when one in particular had a documentary made about it almost 10 years ago, that being Nintendo’s Donkey Kong. Since »
2016 Big Buck World Championship Qualifiers Begin May 1st
In October 2015, the biggest tournament for arcades took place thanks to Play Mechanix, Raw Thrills and their popular Big Buck Hunter series. The Big Buck World Championships have been going on for several years and with each year the competition heats up with bigger cash prizes up for grabs and greater coverage of »
