Arcade Heroes – Coastal Amusements

IAAPA 2018 Wrap-up #4: ICE, Raw Thrills, Stern, UNIS, Coastal, Bay Tek

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Time for another look at some of the products that were at the IAAPA 2018 trade show in Orlando, FL this past November. If you missed one of our previous Wrap-Up posts, then you

IAAPA 2018 Preview: Arcades

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It’s that time of year again, not when we come together as families to give thanks and feast (that’s the week after), but to see what the latest, greatest and newest products that will

IAAPA 2017: Amusement VR; Perfection; Spinner Frenzy; Ice Man; Dino Invasion

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Anyone ready for more IAAPA games? I knew you were. I am almost done with the videos from the event so perhaps I’ll find the time to procure other arcade stories. Then again, we’ve

IAAPA 2017: Night Hunter; World’s Fastest Drummer; Qubes; Tight Rope

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It’s a little odd to realize that it’s been two weeks since IAAPA 2017 started. How time flies, etc. etc. I’ve still been working on videos to share from the event so let’s get

Newsbytes: IAAPA 2017 “Pre-Game” Edition

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It is the last Saturday before the IAAPA 2017 trade show, a huge event that takes place in Orlando, FL annually at this time of year. So for this week’s Newsbytes, we will focus

IAAPA 2017: Coastal Amusements Adding ‘Qubes’ To Their Videmption Arcade Series

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You might recall from a while back that Raw Thrills was testing out a new version of Q*Bert for arcades but time has passed and we have not seen that title show up for

New Videmption Game Ice Man Spotted In The Wild

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A couple of months ago, I was browsing the website for Coastal Amusements when I came across a listing for a sit-down videmption game called Ice Man. Unfortunately there wasn’t a lot of information

Quick Preview: Amusement Expo 2017

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Every March, the amusement industry holds a tradeshow that is sponsored by the AAMA and the AMOA. While a smaller event than what we see at IAAPA every November, this gives us a chance

IAAPA 2016 Pre-Game Show

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Things are about to get busy around here as we finally hit the biggest trade show for the arcade industry that there is every year. But first, some quick headlines Sega’s MaiMai Pink is

Atari’s BREAKOUT Returning To Arcades As A Videmption Game

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(Via Replay Magazine) UPDATED: Updates below in red 40 years ago, Atari released a game that I personally consider to have been at the forrefront of the “Golden Age” of gaming – Breakout. It

Round-Up Of The Latest Video Arcade Games Coming To The West (Early 2016)

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The dust has settled on IAAPA 2015, the big industry trade show where the latest products and ideas for the US arcade market are shown off in all their glory. Since that is a

IAAPA 2015 Recap #3: More Arcade Titles To Check Out

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As weird as it is, it has already been over a week since IAAPA 2015 started. Time is flying by… for me. I still have a few videos left to edit together but we’re