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Newsbytes: Big Buck World Champion; IAAPA EU; Moon Patrol; MaiMai Universe; & More

Newsbytes: Big Buck World Champion; IAAPA EU; Moon Patrol; MaiMai Universe; & More

arcadehero October 3, 2021 1

Welcome to October, and the first Newsbytes of the month. Hopefully, arcade news picks up a bit from where it’s been over the summer, although it’s hard to say what to expect given the

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Big Buck World Championship XIV Is Now Underway

Big Buck World Championship XIV Is Now Underway

arcadehero October 1, 2021 0

October has just started and as we enter into the final quarter of the year, a big arcade tournament is now underway with the 14th Big Buck World Championship. Qualifiers were held on all

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Pinball Brothers Updates: Alien Pinball Released; Queen Pinball Coming Soon

Pinball Brothers Updates: Alien Pinball Released; Queen Pinball Coming Soon

arcadehero September 28, 2021 1

It’s been quite a while – about 9 months now – since we’ve mentioned Pinball Brothers, a company that picked up the tattered pieces of the Heighway Pinball fiasco and have been working to

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Cotton Rock ‘N Roll Headed To Arcades Worldwide Via exA-Arcadia

Cotton Rock ‘N Roll Headed To Arcades Worldwide Via exA-Arcadia

arcadehero September 25, 2021 1

For the past while, I’ve been seeing things posted about a new game in the Cotton series that would be going to Japanese arcades via Sega’s APM3 digital distribution network. Called Cotton Rock ‘N

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LAI Games Reveals More Details About Asphalt 9 Legends Arcade

LAI Games Reveals More Details About Asphalt 9 Legends Arcade

arcadehero September 15, 2021 0

It was recently mentioned that LAI Games is working with IGS & Wahlap, representing their newest racing title, Asphalt 9 Legends Arcade, as Gameloft’s mobile and console racer comes to the amusement arena. Today,

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Newsbytes: ZOMBEEZ; LBE VR News; Motion Sphere & More

Newsbytes: ZOMBEEZ; LBE VR News; Motion Sphere & More

arcadehero September 5, 2021 0

Hello, and welcome to Newsbytes, a weekend post where we discuss various pieces of arcade news that usually don’t warrant a post all by themselves. Arcade Heroes Site News I’ll get this out of

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Cosmic Digger 3671: Legend of Heiankyo Now Available To Pre-Order

Cosmic Digger 3671: Legend of Heiankyo Now Available To Pre-Order

arcadehero September 1, 2021 0

Among some of the earliest games announced for the exA-Arcadia coin-op platform was an unusual looking one by the name of Heiankyo Alien 3671 or Cosmic Digger 3671 for overseas. It was a modern

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Round1USA Puente Hills Hosting Special exA-Arcadia Event Starting Tuesday

Round1USA Puente Hills Hosting Special exA-Arcadia Event Starting Tuesday

arcadehero August 29, 2021 0

We don’t get a lot of news on Sundays, but today gets to be an exception. Round1USA has built a reputation for bringing a variety of Japanese market-made games to the US. Today, their

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Newsbytes: Stern’s Insider Connected; Prototype Atari Basketball Game; Frogger Game Show & More

Newsbytes: Stern’s Insider Connected; Prototype Atari Basketball Game; Frogger Game Show & More

arcadehero August 28, 2021 2

Welcome to Newsbytes, a series of posts that curates some quick news from around the world of arcades & pinball. We’re a bit heavier on the pinball this week, which is no problem at

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SNK Joins exA-Arcadia As An Official Partner; 1st Game To Be Samurai Shodown V Perfect

SNK Joins exA-Arcadia As An Official Partner; 1st Game To Be Samurai Shodown V Perfect

arcadehero August 26, 2021 2

SNK is one of those names that, if you’re into arcade gaming at all, is instantly familiar to you. The company built their reputation in the West primarily through their NEO GEO MVS platform,

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Seen In The Wild: House of the Dead Scarlet Dawn SD (Sega); ATV Slam SD (Sega); Ship Wreck (ICE); Skip Time (Wahlap)

Seen In The Wild: House of the Dead Scarlet Dawn SD (Sega); ATV Slam SD (Sega); Ship Wreck (ICE); Skip Time (Wahlap)

arcadehero August 25, 2021 1

It’s been a bit since we’ve discussed some location test games, i.e., arcade games that are beta testing by going out on location at an arcade. Arcade news has also been kind of slow

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Newsbytes: Eugene Jarvis Talks Cruis’n History; exA Updates; Miner 2049er Arcade;

Newsbytes: Eugene Jarvis Talks Cruis’n History; exA Updates; Miner 2049er Arcade;

arcadehero August 15, 2021 1

Welcome to Newsbytes, a semi-regular weekend post that brings together news from around the world of arcades and pinball. Eugene Jarvis Talks Cruis’n USA History I’d been teasing this interview for a while and

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