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Flyer Fever Offers A New Archive Of High Quality Arcade Flyers
I really enjoy arcade flyers, in part because they have served as the perfect media for many stories ran here on Arcade Heroes. Some have great artwork which makes them fascinating, others went for the humorous angle, usually providing more comedy than the games themselves. In recent years, many flyers haven’t been cheesy or »
Newsbag: Abari; Midway 90s Doc; Steve Bristow
Welcome to the last day of February. Depending upon where you are, perhaps March will improve weather wise. Either way, where arcades are usually an indoor activity, you can enjoy them at any time of the year 😉 Abari, New Bar/Arcade Coming To Charlotte, NC – A play on the word ‘Atari’, a new »
Sega Begins Shipping Showdown Special Attraction
About a month ago we reported that the standard version of Sega’s latest video arcade driving title Showdown began shipping and today I received a press release from Sega Amusements stating that both versions are now available for venues to get their hands on. We first heard about Showdown last year and among the initial »
BBC News Checks Out The Largest Pinball Collection in Europe
This news tip was sent in by:Â News about big pinball collections is becoming more frequent these days and as more places go crazy with offering huge selections, it is easier to come across a herd of pins. For people in Hungary, particularly Budapest, now they can get their pinball fix by visiting the »
Newsbag: Soundfighter; Level 257; Truxton
I’m feeling a little under-the-weather today so this will be a newsbag that probably could have used a little more time in the oven. I hope you all have a great weekend and next week stay tuned for an interview with Eugene Jarvis about Jurassic Park Arcade. Soundfighter – This was uploaded this past »
Heighway Pinball Unveils Alien Pinball Whitewood
In the pinball business, the “whitewood” is a way of saying that the game is in a prototype/alpha build state. These are done with every game so that adjustments can be made on the play before ending up with the art and lighting package. If a game is going to ‘feel right’ in a »
Newsbag: Dave Corriveau Passing; Stinger Report; Amusement Expo
Well it is not every newsbag that it lands on a holiday. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Bonus: It is also the birthday of Ken Masters from Street Fighter II, who would be 50 years old today if he were real. 😛 With JAEPO soaking up most of the headlines, today’s newsbag is going to »
JAEPO 2015 Day 2: More Arcade Goodness From Japan
The JAEPO 2015 event continues on and with that, more news and media to share! Final Fantasy Dissidia Arcade – As I was putting this post together, news broke that the Final Fantasy game that Square Enix was teasing while leading up to JAEPO is called Final Fantasy Dissidia – there is a PSP »
JAEPO 2015 Begins: The Latest On Arcades In Japan (Part 1)
The biggest Japanese arcade trade show of the year is upon us once again, here is a collection of the various announcements and happenings from the JAEPO 2015 event in Tokyo. (Update: Part 2 is here) Bandai Namco Harada looking thrilled as he dons a Pikachu suit. They have announced that Pokkén Tournament will »
New Locations: Pinstack Now Open in West Plano, TX; Tapcade Coming To Kansas City, MO
Here is some news on two new locations opening up in the Midwestern USA, so let’s jump to it. Pinstack (West Plano, TX) – If you are in or near West Plano, TX then there is a good chance you have heard about this already since the size of the facility and range of »
Coming Soon To JAMMA-based Arcades: Skycurser
Before you ask, no this is not an old story from 1992. Lately the trend towards big name, big cost games has been gaining steam but so has the occasional indie arcade game development. We’ve covered games by NG Dev Team which have been designed for NeoGeo MVS cabinets or Killer Queen Arcade and »
Newsbag: Wahlap Expands; JAEPO Updates; Ironclad MVS; KO Drive
I mentioned in the last post to the site that this week was kind of slow in regards to multiple news stories – knock on wood I’m finding a bunch of items to discuss today 😛 Wahlap Making A Move Into the US & Europe – I heard that this was happening ‘through the »
