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New World Record For Donkey Kong Arcade; Upcoming attempt on The Pit
We don’t cover world record attempts very often (with streaming there are too many to keep track of unless you made a job out of it) but some are higher profile than others, especially
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The Pinball Lounge Open In Oviedo, FL; Tappers Arcade Bar Coming to Indianapolis, IN
Welcome to Monday everyone, let’s start the week out with some new arcade location news! The Pinball Lounge – First, a location that just opened their doors this past weekend near amusement park central
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Victory Pointe Gaming Lounge Coming to Pittsburgh, PA In December
While most news this week will focus on IAAPA, there are other news developments taking place such as new arcade venues opening their doors soon. I received this in my email today so I
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Barcade Opening in Manhattan NYC On June 3rd
I recall that when I was first researching data on my business plan, that I contacted a LAN center in NYC and they freaked out when I mentioned the term arcade. That was because
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House of Targ Brings Pinball/Arcade Goodness to Ottawa, Canada
If you live in Ottawa Canada and have a desire for live music, adult beverages, pinball and video arcades, then the new House of Targ sounds like it fits the bill of what you
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New Arcade Open Tomorrow In Houston, TX: The Game Preserve
Through 2012 we saw an uptick in stories about classic arcades opening their doors around the US and judging by the news today, 2013 is starting off on a similar foot. If you are
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Videos! Fix-It Felix Commercial, King of Arcades Documentary, Marching Band Game Tribute
A few videos that should be of interest to arcaders, check inside!
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Grinkers Grand Palace Opening October 5th in Eagle, ID
A new classic arcade will be opening their doors in Eagle, ID next week! More details inside!
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Tournament fevah: The Kong Off and Pinburgh 2011
What happens when you get the best Donkey Kong players in the world together to compete? The Kong Off, as what took place this past weekend at Richie Knuckles Arcade in New Jersey. Three
Read More »Cool footage from an arcade convention in Chicago from 1982 (updated)
Long ago, arcade shows were much bigger than they are now, which was due to the arcade market itself being much bigger than it is today. What would it have been like to visit
Read More »Arcade love at the VGXPO
AH contributor Aaron Auzins recently had the chance to attend the VGXPO in Philadelphia and here he discusses what kind of attention arcades got at the show. ——— “The previous weekend featured the annual
Read More »If Danger Zone were made today
If we take a trip on the wayback machine to 1986, the industry crash has begun to pass and while it hurt arcades, companies were still churning out a lot of games and sometimes
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