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Why Arcades Haven’t Died In The United States
This past week, I had a few readers point out an article by Brian Ashcraft on Kotaku entitled Why Arcades Haven’t Died In Japan. It offers up that writer’s perspective as to why the
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Q&A With Eugene Jarvis: Cruis’n Blast And The Modern Arcade Industry
With a new year and various game releases upon us, it is well past time for a new developer interview. The last time we talked with Eugene Jarvis, CEO of Raw Thrills, it was
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Getting Detailed: Atari Gotcha Color Edition & Arcade Raid on a Boat
Two very detailed stories related to arcades have popped up on the interwebs so instead of leaving them for the weekend post, let’s take a look at both here. Atari Gotcha Color Edition Restored
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Konami Launches Dance Dance Revolution A In Japan
The latest version of Konami’s legendary arcade series Dance Dance Revolution has launched in Japan, known as Dance Dance Revolution A. The new version offers more songs and some other aesthetic changes to the
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Q&A On Jurassic Park Arcade With Eugene Jarvis
The name Eugene Jarvis is well-known in video gaming circles although more than once I have surprised someone by mentioning that he is not only still in the industry but he is also still
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Arcades Are So Dead That They Are Packed With Customers…Wait, What?
(Thanks to Nik Thorpe of Retro Gamer Magazine and formerly a writer of Arcade Heroes for sending this my way) This morning I was sent a video on Facebook that is another in the
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Megatouch Ceases Development/Production Operations
Here on Arcade Heroes we have rarely touched upon “bartop touchscreen games”. While they do fit into the out-of-home entertainment angle, they are an oddball, at least among other options that can go into
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This Week In Arcades – Location Tests and Trade Shows
Well that was a sudden slowdown in news, after the spurt we had with Batman Arcade and Star Trek pinball. Admittedly I have been partially distracted by the arrival of a Nintendo WiiU into
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GlobalVR Releases The Swarm Conversion Kits
It wasn’t long ago that GlobalVR’s newest light-gun shooter, The Swarm was released as a dedicated game and here comes news that they have conversion kits available for it too. The game is mostly
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The Arcade Scene In Israel
Most of the time our focus on arcades are restricted a few particular regions or countries – the US, Japan, UK, Taiwan, China, Australia and a few others. But just because we don’t get
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Book Review: Atari Inc. Business Is Fun
Well here is a rarity for us, a book review. It’s not that there aren’t any books about arcades out there, just that I have not got my hands on one until recently. The
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Stanford University’s Collection of 80s Arcade Photographs; New Arcade History Blog
(Thanks to Kevin Williams of for the tip on the pictures) It’s been a little while since we’ve come across some photos archiving the arcade culture of the early 80s, one of the more
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