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Retronauts Talk Street Fighter

January 16, 2008, No Comments on Retronauts Talk Street Fighter

I am a massive videogame podcast listener and one of my favourites is 1UP’s Retronauts. This week I was pleasantly surprised that thier latest episode was all about the Street Fighter series which I highly recommend. Everything is talked about, from the fantastic Alpha series and the upcoming SF4 to the not so fantastic Street Fighter »

Stern Still Going Strong

August 30, 2007, No Comments on Stern Still Going Strong

The New York Times published a story that profiled small, entrepreneurial companies that are/have made changes to adapt to changing times and markets.  One of these companies was the one and only Stern Pinball, read on….. Take Gary Stern, a second-generation pinball entrepreneur.     In the early 1990s, about five companies in the United »

Tron and Battlezone CG cabinets by Peter Hirschberg

July 7, 2007, No Comments on Tron and Battlezone CG cabinets by Peter Hirschberg

This has been fairly slow week without a lot of news to post about but don’t worry, we’re still here. I’ll put this post into a ‘time waster’ category but a cool time waster nonetheless (for you classic gamers anyways). Very nice 3D animation of the BattleZone and Tron arcade cabinets by Peter Hirschberg. »

Tron and Prince of Persia Coming to XBLA

April 19, 2007, No Comments on Tron and Prince of Persia Coming to XBLA

  Two new entries appeared on the ESRB’s updated list today, which sound like additional Xbox Live Arcade titles. Prince of Persia has been rumored to come to the Xbox 360 sometime and somewhat confirming this rumor is a listing for Prince of Persia Classic with Ubisoft as the publisher. Probably more left wing »

Retronauts talk Arcade

February 8, 2007, No Comments on Retronauts talk Arcade

One of my favourite podcasts, Retronauts, based thier latest discussion (1/2/07) on the American arcade, past and present. It makes for an interesting listen, although I do think that they were a bit negative on today’s modern arcade »

New Arcade Game Updates: Gravitar: Recharged; Dino Dash; Balloon Fest; Wild Hunting

New Arcade Game Updates: Gravitar: Recharged; Dino Dash; Balloon Fest; Wild Hunting

October 10, 2025, No Comments on New Arcade Game Updates: Gravitar: Recharged; Dino Dash; Balloon Fest; Wild Hunting

It has been a slow start to October, but as the month moves on, we will start getting more IAAPA news. We’ll break some of the first of that fast with several new arcade games out of Alan-1, UNIS and Ace Amusement/Amusement Source International (ASI). Stay tuned to the site as we have even »

Newsbytes: Golden Tee 2026; Genda Americas; Rhythm Game Updates & Much More

Newsbytes: Golden Tee 2026; Genda Americas; Rhythm Game Updates & Much More

October 4, 2025, No Comments on Newsbytes: Golden Tee 2026; Genda Americas; Rhythm Game Updates & Much More

Welcome to Newsbytes, the series of posts here on Arcade Heroes that collects various recent pieces of news from around the arcade and pinball worlds into one digestible article. It’s been a little while since the last of these, so there is a fair share of content and stories that has built up since »

IAAPA Expo Europe 2025 Round-Up: New Arcade Games In Europe

IAAPA Expo Europe 2025 Round-Up: New Arcade Games In Europe

October 1, 2025, No Comments on IAAPA Expo Europe 2025 Round-Up: New Arcade Games In Europe

Welcome to our coverage of IAAPA Expo Europe 2025, which was held in Barcelona, Spain this past week. Note that we ourselves did not attend the Expo, but as usual, we have consulted with people who were there (e.g. Kevin Williams) that have helped to verify information. Most of the photos we’ve gathered here »

exA-Arcadia Opens Pre-Orders For Axel City 2: The Final Storm; Tests Chaos Code Next

exA-Arcadia Opens Pre-Orders For Axel City 2: The Final Storm; Tests Chaos Code Next

September 26, 2025, No Comments on exA-Arcadia Opens Pre-Orders For Axel City 2: The Final Storm; Tests Chaos Code Next

exA-Arcadia has been busy lately, and as we’ll discuss today, they aren’t slowing down any time soon. We recently reported on their test for Vanguard Princess R (which is performing well), and now they have another fighter on test and a fighter available to pre-order. Let’s check them out. Chaos Code Nemesis Experiment Testing »

Sega’s Maimai DX Starts Shipping Out Across The USA

Sega’s Maimai DX Starts Shipping Out Across The USA

September 22, 2025, No Comments on Sega’s Maimai DX Starts Shipping Out Across The USA

The wait has lasted for more than a decade, but for US fans of Sega’s “washing machine game” from Japan, properly known as Maimai DX, that wait is at long last over. Since last week, the first official cabinets for the West have been beginning to appear Stateside at Round1 locations, and the game »