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Newsbytes: Billy Mitchell Victory; Pac-Man Collection; Delta Mission; WB Games Sale? & More

Newsbytes: Billy Mitchell Victory; Pac-Man Collection; Delta Mission; WB Games Sale? & More

arcadehero June 20, 2020 2

Welcome to Newsbytes, a curation of arcade content from around the web that is generally run on the weekends. While a lot of general news in 2020 has been terrible, to say the least,

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Newsbytes: Elvira cabinet; AAMA Gala; TGS 2019 & More

Newsbytes: Elvira cabinet; AAMA Gala; TGS 2019 & More

arcadehero September 14, 2019 0

Hello humble readers, welcome to another Arcade Heroes Newsbytes. Here we compile quick news items into one post so that you have something arcade related to read over the weekend. Also don’t forget to

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Newsbytes: Kraut Buster Unboxing; Billy Mitchell Musical; Galaxian Fever; 1cc’ing Scarlet Dawn

Newsbytes: Kraut Buster Unboxing; Billy Mitchell Musical; Galaxian Fever; 1cc’ing Scarlet Dawn

arcadehero February 9, 2019 3

Well today is a busy Saturday, mainly because we had the new locations post this morning and now we have some newsbytes to get to. Kraut Buster Unboxing Arcade Belgium got their hands on

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Newsbytes: Primus Pinball; Donkey Kong Score; Kraut Buster Testing; Armed & Gelatinous; IAAPA & More

Newsbytes: Primus Pinball; Donkey Kong Score; Kraut Buster Testing; Armed & Gelatinous; IAAPA & More

arcadehero November 24, 2018 3

Hello user, and welcome to another Newsbytes. We’ve not had one for a little while since I’ve been busy working on videos and news from IAAPA 2018; I’ve still got more to get to

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Newsbytes: MGC’18; Billy Mitchell Disgraced; New VLOG; The Last Starfighter

Newsbytes: MGC’18; Billy Mitchell Disgraced; New VLOG; The Last Starfighter

arcadehero April 14, 2018 2

Hello user and welcome to this week’s Newsbytes Midwest Gaming Classic In Full Swing For those gamers in the Midwest who are looking to get their fill of arcade and pinball goodness this weekend,

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Newsbytes: Billy Mitchell & Nolan Bushnell Controversies

Newsbytes: Billy Mitchell & Nolan Bushnell Controversies

arcadehero February 3, 2018 0

Well the end of this week turned into a weird roller coaster of news for arcade stuff. As the two main items ended up soaking up all my time, that’s all we’ll be discussing.

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Coming in November: The Kong Off 3

Coming in November: The Kong Off 3

arcadehero October 11, 2013 0

Since the release of The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, one event has come along to really capitalize on the resurgent interest behind Nintendo’s original arcade classic Donkey Kong and competitive classic

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The Kong Off II Headed to Denver, CO

The Kong Off II Headed to Denver, CO

arcadehero October 29, 2012 0

While interest in competing for the top score on Nintendo’s Donkey Kong arcade game has existed well before the documentary The King of Kong came along, after that found success interest in competing for

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The Top 10 Arcade Heroes Posts of 2011

The Top 10 Arcade Heroes Posts of 2011

arcadehero December 26, 2011 0

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

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Billy Mitchell opens the King of Kong Arcade

Billy Mitchell opens the King of Kong Arcade

arcadehero February 10, 2011 47

The quest for the high score to the Donkey Kong arcade machine was made famous by the documentary, The King of Kong, A Fistful of Quarters. Thanks to that film, the rivalry between Billy

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King of Kong Saga continues with Steve Wiebe regaining the top score DK crown

King of Kong Saga continues with Steve Wiebe regaining the top score DK crown

arcadehero September 20, 2010 2

If you still haven’t seen the documentary “The King of Kong” then you might not get why this story sprawls across the internet every now and then. Barring a recap of that film, let’s

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Fans cheer on Steve Wiebe for his latest DK high score attempt at E3

Shaggy June 3, 2009 0

If you have seen the documentary “King of Kong” which portrays the ever lasting battle for getting the high score on a classic arcade title like Donkey Kong, then you know of the rivalry

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