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Discovering Jaleco’s Unreleased Chimera Beast
When arcade news is slow here, it is always fun to sift through the rich history of games both released and unreleased. Today let’s take a look at an unreleased game from 1993 by
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Namco’s Sonic Storm Now Testing In Japan
A little while back we received a tip that Namco had a new arcade game that they were testing out at a Dave & Buster’s in Illinois called Sonic Storm. If you missed that
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Sega’s Orbi Unveiled as A Virtual Zoo Amusement Facility
For the past couple of years I’ve seen some issues made about a trademark requested by Sega by the name of Orbi. A very small minority of fans made some pretty broad assumptions based
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Taito’s NESiCAxLIVE Arcades Getting KOFXIII Climax and…Skullgirls (and Spelunker)
Japan continues to be the place to find the latest in arcade fighters, helped by the existence of arcade download networks like Taito’s NESiCAxLIVE. Taito held some “new product business meetings” yesterday and among
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100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience Review
Just a few days ago we ran news about the DVD release of a new documentary called 100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience. After giving sitting down and giving it a thorough watching, here
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100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience Now Available On DVD
(Thanks to Chris at 100YenFilm as well as Geovany for the tip) It’s been a little while since we heard about the crowdsourced documentary film, 100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience. If you need
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Newsblender Weekend Edition: Abandoned Arcades In Japan; Arcadeans Plush; King of Kong Parody
Happy weekend everyone! It’s not quite St. Patrick’s Day yet but have a joyful holiday if its a day of your choice. Also a big thanks to those of you who bought my book!
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JAEPO 2013: Mario Kart Arcade DX, Namco Booth, Konami Booth + Project Diva Arcade US Test
Coverage of the Japan Amusement Expo 2013 continues, this time with more Mario Kart and a few other games
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JAEPO 2013 Videos: Groove Coaster, Code of Joker + More
JAEPO 2013 just started less than a day ago but we already have some videos of content from the show, let us being the overloading from here. Taito’s Groove Coaster Arcade. Second video is
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JAEPO 2013: Groove Coaster Arcade, DDR, Sound Voltex II, More
The replacement show for the AOU and JAMMA is officially underway in Japan, known as JAEPO 2013 and through some news sources there we are getting our first look at some of the hot
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