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The Top 10 Arcade Heroes Posts of 2011
I am not a big fan of Top 10 lists – sure I could pass off my opinion of the “Top 10 Arcade Games to Feature a Winners Don’t Use Drugs Logo Screen During The Attract Mode” sort of thing but that is completely subjective and kind of a waste of time. Then again »
New Pinball Arcade Opens in Fort Collins, CO – Pinball Jones
Opening classic arcades full of “Golden Age” arcade games has certainly been a thing for a while now but I’ve been noticing lately another trend – that of opening locations where the primary focus is good ol’ pinball. The newest location to take this path is called Pinball Jones, found in Old Town, Fort »
Arcade Releases for 2012
Stay up-to-date with this comprehensive list of arcade releases for the 2012 calendar year. This includes games already released and those which have been hinted at a release by their parent companies. If you want more information on each game, I will be adding specific pages detailing each game with videos, pictures and other »
IAAPA 2011 Pics Part 2
Continuing the IAAPA 2011 trade show coverage with twice the pics and half the salt! In case you missed it, pictures of games like Bejeweled can be found here. All of these pictures are courtesy of Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report. But moving on, below find pictures of the Stern Pinball booth, Dirty »
Ben Heck’s Zombieadventureland Pinball coming in 2012
It now appears that there will be two unique pinball games for you to get your hands on around the beginning of 2012 – Jersey Jack Pinball’s Wizard of Oz and now John Popadiuk’s Ben Heck’s ZOMBIEADVENTURELAND Pinball. Who is John Popadiuk? He designed some great classics including Theater of Magic and Tales of »
More CAX coverage + new documentary called ARCADE
One nice thing about the annual California Extreme (CAX) annual event is that it generates a bit of media coverage for arcade and pinball machines. The latest outlet to do so is Wired.com, who looks at some of the rarer pinball machines that were found at this year’s show. (This link is Stinger Report »
Jersey Jack Pinball & Pinball Planetary Supply sign pact
(Thanks to Jon L. For the tip!) While we’ve all been eagerly awaiting to see the pinball game from Jersey Jack Pinball, Wizard of Oz Pinball, they have been working behind the scenes building up other aspects of their business to properly compete. One of those means has been to sign an agreement with »
Stern’s Rolling Stones pinball seen in Germany
(Thanks to IcePagoda for the tip!) Stern’s latest pinball game, and first title for 2011 is Rolling Stones Pinball. Stern had recently ran some teaser ads for the game in different trade magazines but this is the first time the game has been seen publicly at a pinball event in Germany. It’s certainly a »
New company setting sights on pinball: Jersey Jack Pinball
We’ve seen a few stories come along every now and then about a new company being formed to start building new pinball machines to compete with Stern but so far, no one has really produced anything to make Stern take notice. It’s not a great track record for this kind of news, but a »
IAAPA 2025 Wrap-Up Part 6: Redemption, Simulators & More
Welcome to the sixth and final part of our IAAPA 2025 wrap-up, the group of posts covering all the new amusement showcased out in Orlando exactly a month ago. It feels a little strange to realize that this amount of time has passed already, but it is a testament to how much there was »
