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Star Trek Pinball Now In Production, Different Game Versions Detailed
The other day Stern Pinball announced that their next pinball machine, Star Trek Pinball, was coming soon and just now they have announced it as in production. They also have published pictures of the three different models and playfields, which you can check out below. In case you missed news on this one up »
Next Up In The Arcade High Score Wars – MAN VS SNAKE
Since the early days of arcade gaming and single player games started making their way onto the scene, the concept of “Man Vs. Machine” has been a challenge taken seriously by many gamers. That seriousness was documented in the famous The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, which set the standard for visually »
Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone To Feature New Sega Arcade Hardware “Nu”
I know for some Sega fans, hearing new hardware and Sega in a sentence may sound like link trolling. We’re not here to bait with fantasies of a Dreamcast 2 but in the world of arcades, Sega still needs something to power their arcade games with, topped off with fancy names for the configurations »
16-Bit Bar+Arcade Opens In Columbus, OH; Asheville Pinball Musuem in Asheville, NC
Let’s keep the arcade location openings coming shall we? Once or twice a month is nice when that happens but with this post that will make three new locations opening their doors in August, that we know of. The other was discussed in this story yesterday. For the first of the two, here is »
Looking At Taito’s History As They Turn 60
This past Friday (the 24th) was a date that was important to arcade and video game history but I did not realize that until I saw a message on Facebook from Taito. Here is what they had to say: “It’s our birthday!! 60 years ago today, in 1953, TAITO (then the Taito Trading Company) »
Midway’s Unreleased Arcade Prototypes of the Past (Part 2)
When I did the research for Midway’s unreleased arcade prototypes of the past, I had a feeling that there should have been more. Perhaps that is a tainted view as a company like Atari is pretty well documented in that regard, however the reality is that many game companies of the past don’t seem »
Late Saturday News: Gamers Go Crazy for Guilty Gear Xrd in Japan; Galaxy Collision Air Hockey, Transformers at AAMA in US
Happy Saturday everyone. Just a couple of news blurbs here to share as everyone experiences the weekend. Some big location test news out of Japan for the new Guilty Gear Xrd Sign by Arc System Works. I do not believe that a lot of advance notice was given of the test but either way »
Rerave Arcade “Unboxing”
In lieu of my sort-of tradition in “unboxing” new/newer arcade games (Example 1; Example 2; Example 3) , a new arcade game has found its way to my arcade this past Wednesday and here’s some pictures of getting it into place. The game has been spoken of on AH before, a rhythm game called »
New Round 1 USA Location Open In Lakewood Mall, CA; “Smaller, Badder, Meaner and Uncut”
Round 1 USA, a Japanese FEC company keeps on growing. AH correspondent Phil Arrington, who has provided us with some stories on occasion of some happenings here and there, recently made a visit to their newest location. Here are his thoughts and pictures from the Lakewood facility, take it away Phil: “It’s been »
Next from the Makers of H2Overdrive & Dirty Drivin’, a Batman Arcade Game: Batmobile
(Newsfeed 1323 via ) Ever since a Southern California company by the name of Specular Interactive was discovered to be behind the arcade racing title H2Overdrive, they have been on our map. I had a chance to visit their offices back in 2011 to get a hands-on look at their second arcade title, Dirty »
All You Can Arcade Aims For Widespread Rental Access
In the many discussions I frequently have with current or prospective operators or people just looking to have a little game room arcade action at home, there is one question that pops up all the time – “Can I rent the games first?” Usually my answer isn’t satisfactory to their liking, as I have »
Newsblend: Sega Arcade For Comic-Con; Aircraft Skin Arcade Cab; Dark Escape 4D Review
The weekend is just about to get started and with that, here are some more links with my comments about some quick arcade-related stories. BTW, I had a great conversation with Brian Colins of Game Refuge this week about some Midway arcade prototypes. The post is inching closer to completion, perhaps it will be »
