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Interviews with Michael Rudowicz of the AAMA and Frank Cosentino of Namco America

Shaggy April 1, 2008 0

While at ASI I had the opportunity to interview Mike Rudowicz, President of the AAMA and Frank Cosentino of Namco America. These audio clips are far from perfect – there is a lot of

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Videos from ASI 2008

Shaggy March 29, 2008 1

In addition to a few pictures I also managed to get some video footage from the ASI 2008 show floor. As mentioned in previous posts I have had some problems with my digital camera

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ASI 2008 – my view (part 2)

Shaggy March 29, 2008 3

Continuing on with my ASI 2008 coverage is a continued look into products that one could find at the show. Coastal Amusements had their new Sea Wolf game on display which received a lot

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ASI 2008 – my view (part 1)

Shaggy March 29, 2008 1

As previously stated I was able to make it down to ASI 2008 and it was a fun experience – I was able to play a number of games that I have only heard

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Sega Race TV already getting an update

Shaggy March 7, 2008 0

Rumor has it that Sega’s brand new racer, RaceTV has failed to impress operators in the way that Sega had hoped. And in an apparent confirmation of that rumor, Sega is preparing to roll

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Atarigames.com updated with some cool arcade prototype info

Shaggy January 15, 2008 0

Atarigames.com is a website dedicated to nothing but Atari arcade games, from all phases of the coin-op division at Atari. The website has been updated and with some very cool information including pictures of

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Happy New Year Everyone

Shaggy December 31, 2007 0

As this will probably be the last post here at Arcade Heroes for 2007, now is a good time to wish all of you a Happy New Year. 2007 was pretty good, it certainly

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London Preview 08 Part 3 – Stinger looks at GlobalVR, Taito and IT

Shaggy October 12, 2007 0

For our final piece of coverage on the London 08 preview (again thanks to The Stinger Report for the news and pictures), we look at what GlobalVR, Taito and IT had to show off

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London Preview 08 Part 2 – Stinger looks at Namco and Raw Thrills

Shaggy October 12, 2007 0

Continuing the coverage on the London Preview 08 the Stinger also got a look at what Namco and others had to offer.In Europe Namco is teamed up with Brent Sales, which also sells games

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London Preview 08 – Stinger looks at Arcades in 08 – Part I – Sega

Shaggy October 12, 2007 0

[Thanks to The Stinger Report] The London 08 Preview is over and with it information on what we can expect to see in arcades next year. Many thanks to Kevin Williams and The Stinger

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Make a Joust Halloween costume

Shaggy October 1, 2007 1

It’s October and that means at the end of the month, it’s Halloween. If you want something interesting this year, here is an ‘Illusion Ostrich’ costume that would only take a little extra work

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Namco’s Animal Kaiser Coming Soon To Japan

Namco’s Animal Kaiser Coming Soon To Japan

Shaggy August 23, 2007 4

[Via The Stinger Report] Namco has released their first foray into the vending arena for kids, known as Animal Kaiser. We don’t know much about the game, but I have this 3D render of

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