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Fascinating interview with Rusty Dawes, ex-Atari Games employee

Shaggy June 25, 2009 1

If you are like me and you enjoy delving into stories of what creating arcade games is like, then this interview is for you. Coinopspace has posted a raw transcript of an interview they

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Steve Ranck discusses more H2Overdrive and dispels console release rumors

Shaggy June 17, 2009 8

Here’s a little bit more H2Overdrive info to whet your appetite, this is the last part of the interview series that Noe V. did with the Specular Interactive team and in this part he

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My interview with Steve Ranck of Specular Interactive on H2Overdrive and more

Shaggy June 4, 2009 3

A few months back Arcade Heroes was privileged to reveal H2Overdrive to the world and now I have done an interview with the man whose company is behind the game’s development, Steve Ranck of

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Space Invaders creator Tomohiro Nishikado talks SI, arcades and more

Shaggy May 12, 2009 0

Space Invaders has finally gotten around to getting an Xbox Live remake and with it USA Today has done an interview with the original SI creator Tomohiro Nishikado where he discusses how he came

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Jeuxactu.com interviews KOFXII producer Maasaki Kukinko

Shaggy March 24, 2009 1

A lot of people are excited about SNK’s upcoming King Of Fighters XII. I am one of them although I do admit that my enthusiasm for the game has been dampered a little bit by the

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Namco talks about arcades, future titles

Shaggy February 14, 2009 0

Highway Games has posted an interview they had with Casey Utsunomiya of Namco Bandai Japan and they discuss Namco’s stance in the arcade industry, their thoughts on it, and future titles. It’s good to

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A tale of two cities

HeavyElectricity January 19, 2009 4

It’s another one of those days, as contrasting stories emerge about the health of arcade gaming. Badness abounds as New Orleans CityBusiness is reporting that the original Fun Arcade in New Orleans is closing

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Another radio interview for Will Brierly, maker of Get Outta My Face!

Another radio interview for Will Brierly, maker of Get Outta My Face!

Shaggy January 15, 2009 4

Will Brierly, author of the new independent arcade title Get Outta My Face is still making the rounds in getting the word out about the game, via online radio shows. Unfortunately I didn’t find

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Michael Yum of PM Studios discusses DJ Max Technika & more (including possible European release)

Shaggy December 10, 2008 0

PM Studios has not kept a tight lid on their new arcade title known as DJ Max Technika and this means more information for us to enjoy about the game. In an interview with

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Interview with SFIV producer Yoshinori Ono

Shaggy July 23, 2008 0

Nikkei Trendy has an interview with Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono and from what can be understood from the broken translator English, you can see how much of Street Fighter II they are

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A look at Eugene Jarvis' work, past and present

Shaggy April 3, 2008 2

In the arcade world it’s hard to miss mega-hits like Defender, Robotron 2048, Smash TV, and Crusin’ USA and while many designers of classic arcade games have moved on to different things, the designer

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Interviews with Michael Rudowicz of the AAMA and Frank Cosentino of Namco America

Shaggy April 1, 2008 0

While at ASI I had the opportunity to interview Mike Rudowicz, President of the AAMA and Frank Cosentino of Namco America. These audio clips are far from perfect – there is a lot of

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