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The Last Starfighter Celebrates 39 Years – Should It Get A Remake?

The Last Starfighter Celebrates 39 Years – Should It Get A Remake?

arcadehero July 13, 2023 0

Today is the 39th anniversary to another 80s film that had a little involvement with arcades: The Last Starfighter by Lorimar and Universal. If you’ve never seen this one, it’s a tale about one

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New Arcade Releases: Ice Cold Beer [Retro Arcade]; Dead Heat Unleashed [Bandai Namco]

New Arcade Releases: Ice Cold Beer [Retro Arcade]; Dead Heat Unleashed [Bandai Namco]

arcadehero February 21, 2023 1

They say that February is a month for lovers and when it comes to arcade releases, this particular February has been great for lovers of arcade games. As you could already tell from the

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Pinball News: Weird Al’s Museum of Natural Hilarity Announced (P3); Cactus Canyon Remake Now Shipping

Pinball News: Weird Al’s Museum of Natural Hilarity Announced (P3); Cactus Canyon Remake Now Shipping

arcadehero February 21, 2022 2

We’ve got two items for you on pinball today, one of which is a nice surprise. Let’s start with that one. Weird Al’s Museum of Natural Hilarity Coming Soon While I have covered the

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Good News (Cactus Canyon Remake) & Bad News (RAZA) For Pinball

Good News (Cactus Canyon Remake) & Bad News (RAZA) For Pinball

arcadehero August 21, 2021 2

I’m not sure about doing a Newsbytes post today, but there are two big stories from pinball-land, so we’ll tackle those for now and see if there are some other things to cover later.

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Haggis Pinball Announces Fathom Revisited

Haggis Pinball Announces Fathom Revisited

arcadehero April 26, 2021 1

This past Halloween on a Newsbytes post, I brought up a newcomer to the pinball scene by the name of Haggis Pinball. The first game for this Australian company was an original work called

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exA-Arcadia Announces P-47 Aces Mk. II, Only For Arcades

exA-Arcadia Announces P-47 Aces Mk. II, Only For Arcades

arcadehero April 25, 2021 0

[Updates] Note that a few updates have come along since I first posted this story; Scroll down for more. Yesterday and today have been great for fans of the shoot ’em up genre, thanks

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The ExA-Arcadia Christmas Update: Releases For Gimmick! EXACT☆MIX, Psyvariar Delta AC & EXA I/O

The ExA-Arcadia Christmas Update: Releases For Gimmick! EXACT☆MIX, Psyvariar Delta AC & EXA I/O

arcadehero December 24, 2020 0

It’s rare that we have a post to do on Christmas Day, although where I’m at it’s still Christmas Eve. Either way,  if you celebrate that, then Merry Christmas! If you celebrate something around

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The Pinball Brothers Announce A Remake For Alien Pinball

The Pinball Brothers Announce A Remake For Alien Pinball

arcadehero December 18, 2020 1

At the beginning of the 2010s, various companies were joining the pinball fray to challenge Stern’s dominance. One of those was the UK-based Heighway Pinball. They built and sold an original theme called Full

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Newsbytes: Dragon’s Lair Live Action; General Chaos; Raw Thrills Interviews; G-Loc To Switch & More

Newsbytes: Dragon’s Lair Live Action; General Chaos; Raw Thrills Interviews; G-Loc To Switch & More

arcadehero April 4, 2020 1

Welcome to another Newsbytes, an aggregate collection of arcade news from around the world. If you’re under the stay-at-home quarantine that is affecting millions (including myself), then I hope that you are doing ok…I’ll

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Taking A Closer Look: Gimmick! exAct☆MIX

Taking A Closer Look: Gimmick! exAct☆MIX

arcadehero June 21, 2019 1

It’s Friday, so I’ve declared that as the day that we take a look at an upcoming arcade title for the soon-to-launch Exa system. I have confirmed that systems are in production right now,

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The World’s Largest Frogger Spotted On Test

The World’s Largest Frogger Spotted On Test

arcadehero June 14, 2019 5

(Thanks to the anonymous tipster who sent this in!) It’s time for another new game to talk about, although all we have to go on is one photo. That hasn’t stopped us before, as

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Taking A Closer Look: Cosmic Digger 3671

Taking A Closer Look: Cosmic Digger 3671

arcadehero June 14, 2019 1

It’s time to shine a spotlight on another title that is coming soon to arcades via the Exa-Arcadia EXA platform, this week I’ll be looking at one of the oddball titles that is a

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