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Newsbytes: Round1USA News; Willy Wonka Rules; Game History; Virtuix VR Success & More

Newsbytes: Round1USA News; Willy Wonka Rules; Game History; Virtuix VR Success & More

arcadehero April 13, 2019 0

Welcome to another Spring edition of Newsbytes. I’m your host, Arcadehero, and let’s take a quick look at some newsworthy arcade items to get you through the weekend. It’s good news all around, so

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New Info & Footage For Super Bikes 3 By Raw Thrills

New Info & Footage For Super Bikes 3 By Raw Thrills

arcadehero April 13, 2019 1

It’s springtime, which in the arcade business means new games. We covered a few of them as a part of the Amusement Expo 2019 coverage, and today, we’re focusing on another title from a

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Jersey Jack Pinball Reveals Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

Jersey Jack Pinball Reveals Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

arcadehero April 12, 2019 5

The rumors have been swirling for months, and finally the day has arrived for Jersey Jack Pinball to unveil their fifth game – Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. This is the first of

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Location Watch: Maniac’s Mansion (TX); Quarters Bar+Arcade (CO); Apex Entertainment (NY); Play Money Pinball (FL); Pixels Arcade (WI) & More

Location Watch: Maniac’s Mansion (TX); Quarters Bar+Arcade (CO); Apex Entertainment (NY); Play Money Pinball (FL); Pixels Arcade (WI) & More

arcadehero April 8, 2019 2

I’ll keep on saying this until it somehow gets stuck into the public’s consciousness, but the amusement industry is on fire right now. Dozens of locations continue to open their doors out there, and

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Newsbytes: Samurai Spirits AC; Star Trek VR for Dave & Busters; AAMA Awards; Piano Pinball & More

Newsbytes: Samurai Spirits AC; Star Trek VR for Dave & Busters; AAMA Awards; Piano Pinball & More

arcadehero April 6, 2019 1

Hello valiant readers, and welcome to another edition of Newsbytes. If you’re new to the site, Newsbytes are posted every Saturday and feature a variety of quick news items from the wonderful world of

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Sega Amusements Announces Availability of Daytona Champions USA Upgrade, “New Season Edition”

Sega Amusements Announces Availability of Daytona Champions USA Upgrade, “New Season Edition”

arcadehero April 5, 2019 0

At IAAPA 2018, Sega previewed an early build of another major update to their arcade-exclusive Daytona Championship USA game. Called the New Season Edition, this software package made several big modifications to the game,

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Delving Into Galactic Battleground by Slackerz Inc.

Delving Into Galactic Battleground by Slackerz Inc.

arcadehero April 4, 2019 1

The big surprise of Amusement Expo 2019 for me, was the strong focus on indie-made arcade games. These are titles that have not been developed by one of the major manufacturers that we generally

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Post Your High Scores To The Raw Thrills Hall Of Fame

Post Your High Scores To The Raw Thrills Hall Of Fame

arcadehero April 2, 2019 1

For the past several years, many Raw Thrills arcade titles have incorporated a QR code score sharing system, where a user who finishes a game can whip out their smartphone, open a QR scanner

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New Arcades @ Amusement Expo 2019 – Centipede Chaos (ICE); ATV Slam (Sega); Nerf Arcade (Raw Thrills)

New Arcades @ Amusement Expo 2019 – Centipede Chaos (ICE); ATV Slam (Sega); Nerf Arcade (Raw Thrills)

arcadehero March 31, 2019 3

Pictured: The Pac-Man Statue that was seen at the Speedy’s One Stop Repair Booth Continuing with our coverage of the Amusement Expo International 2019 trade show that took place on the last week of

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Newsbytes: Sonic & Mario Olympics 2020 Arcade Edition; Big Lebowski Bowling & More

Newsbytes: Sonic & Mario Olympics 2020 Arcade Edition; Big Lebowski Bowling & More

arcadehero March 30, 2019 1

Where I’ve been busy with Amusement Expo videos and posts, I haven’t had a lot of time to collect items for Newsbytes, but thanks to you readers on the different social media sites out

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New Games For Arcades: Indie Games Storm The Scene (Amusement Expo 2019)

New Games For Arcades: Indie Games Storm The Scene (Amusement Expo 2019)

arcadehero March 30, 2019 1

UPDATE: Video for Retro Raccoons has been re-added to the post below; it had been there, but a glitch had removed just that one. The Spring event for the trade of arcade/amusement games has

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Stern Pinball Fully Unveils Black Knight: Sword of Rage

Stern Pinball Fully Unveils Black Knight: Sword of Rage

arcadehero March 26, 2019 0

UPDATE: Stern has posted a press release, which I’ve added at the end of the post. You can also download a PDF file of the full features matrix here. Yesterday was the teaser on

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