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Editorial: No Everyone Doesn’t Agree On The Death Of The Arcade

Editorial: No Everyone Doesn’t Agree On The Death Of The Arcade

arcadehero January 16, 2013 16

It’s been a while since we’ve seen an article that directly looks into what they call the “death” of arcades but there is a pretty popular article that was published on The Verge today

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Past Glory: The Sega Super Circuit Amusement Setup

Past Glory: The Sega Super Circuit Amusement Setup

arcadehero November 29, 2012 6

Taking a look back at one of Sega's interesting ideas from 1989, Sega Super Circuit

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Stanford University’s Collection of 80s Arcade Photographs; New Arcade History Blog

Stanford University’s Collection of 80s Arcade Photographs; New Arcade History Blog

arcadehero October 23, 2012 0

(Thanks to Kevin Williams of for the tip on the pictures) It’s been a little while since we’ve come across some photos archiving the arcade culture of the early 80s, one of the more

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Chuck E. Cheeses Celebrates 35 Years With a New Direction, Mascot Design

Chuck E. Cheeses Celebrates 35 Years With a New Direction, Mascot Design

arcadehero July 19, 2012 9

A history of Chuck E. Cheese's, including a look at their future plans. Click for more details!

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40 Years of Arcade Games – Part 2(1990-2012)

40 Years of Arcade Games – Part 2(1990-2012)

arcadehero June 28, 2012 8

So the 40 Years of Arcade Games post to celebrate Atari’s 40th anniversary had so much content on it that I had to split it up to keep the post from crashing. See Part

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40 Years Of Arcade Games – Part 1 (1972-1989)

40 Years Of Arcade Games – Part 1 (1972-1989)

arcadehero June 27, 2012 5

Today is Atari’s 40th Anniversary which also marks a good time to look over 40 years of arcade games in general. What is your favorite arcade game and why? Here’s something that I find

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Atari Trivia # 2 and the Ultimate Atari History Timeline

Atari Trivia # 2 and the Ultimate Atari History Timeline

arcadehero June 11, 2012 0

Continuing our 40 years of Atari celebration comes another interactive trivia quiz game and a detailed history of Atari that has been compiled by Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report over years of his

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Atari Trivia To Kick Off Atari Month

arcadehero June 1, 2012 0

40 years ago in June 1972 a business was created that would launch off an industry that would influence and entertain millions of people, while also providing an economic boost to many. That was

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Arcade Trivia Time #1

Arcade Trivia Time #1

arcadehero May 28, 2012 4

Being that it is a holiday in the US, I’m not expecting any news to come along but there is a new feature for the site which I figure now is a good time

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Newsbits: Arcade from 1968; Rocky Mountain Expo; Star Castle on the Atari 2600; more Gundam Pilot videos; Retrocade Magazine

Newsbits: Arcade from 1968; Rocky Mountain Expo; Star Castle on the Atari 2600; more Gundam Pilot videos; Retrocade Magazine

arcadehero April 27, 2012 2

Earlier this week the news was quite slow but this latter half has improved a bit, where I have enough to do yet another multi-story post. First off is something I did see a

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A Look At the Past, Present And Future of VR

A Look At the Past, Present And Future of VR

arcadehero April 13, 2012 2

Newsfeed 1190 & 1191 via As a kid I remember hearing news that a new facility had opened its doors that was all about Virtual Reality. I can’t remember the name of the place

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Get Inside Dragon’s Lair

Get Inside Dragon’s Lair

arcadehero March 23, 2012 1

Every arcade game has a story behind its release or the effects of its release years down the road but for the most part, those stories have only been told in brief interviews or

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