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Happy New Year from Arcade Heroes
Happy New Year everyone! We hope you have a safe and great 2011! 2010 overall was pretty good for the arcade scene – we had dozens of new games make their way to the
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The Netherlands Arcade scene, circa 1982
We’ve had a few stories pop up this year that related back to the arcade scene from the early 80’s, specifically convention footage from 1982 and a news report on how much money arcade
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How the year went at my own arcade
As long time readers of this site are aware, I own and operate my own arcade in Utah. I opened up back in June 2008 and it’s been a wild ride but I have
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NG:DEV TEAM bringing Last Hope Pink Bullets to the NeoGeo MVS
Earlier this year a development team based in Germany released a brand new shmup title for the NeoGeo MVS called Fast Striker. The game has been well received at several Japanese game centers and
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Arcade Game of the Year 2010 poll, Asian market edition
As a way to help keep our other GOTY poll down to something more managable, I’ve divided the picks by region – the first poll covers games we know were given distribution in either
Read More »Vote for the Arcade Game of the Year 2010
It’s that time of year again, the one where you the arcade fans get to pick your favorite game of 2010 as the Arcade Heroes Game of the Year. I decided to start the
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The healing power of H2Overdrive
What do you do if you are a professional basketball player with a sprained ankle? Get an arcade game of course! Below is a picture of Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo enjoying his
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Annual DiGRA Japan meeting dives into arcade history
Newsfeed 975 via One good thing for video game history buffs is that many individuals who helped shape the industry in the first place are still around to share their insights into what happened.
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My Thoughts on TRON Legacy
I might not be a movie critic but I am a fan of TRON and arcade games so I may as well share my thoughts on the movie in lieu of some hard arcade
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Taito’s NESiCAxLive now available in Japan w/ Blazblue CS2
Since I first heard about Taito’s new arcade-based download service NESiCAxLive back in September, I’ve been eager to see the time when it would be in operation and how it would all work out.
Read More »Fast and Furious Super Cars by Raw Thrills shipping this week
The latest edition of Raw Thrills’ popular Fast And Furious racing series begins shipping this week and that means soon you might find it at a venue near you. I got some hands-on time
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More details on Namco’s Maximum Heat
Newsfeed 967 via We’ve already had some hands-on time with Namco’s latest racer, Dead Heat (see IAAPA coverage or search for Dead Heat here in case you missed it) but we haven’t seen much
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