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Remembering Sega’s NAOMI-Based Arcade Hardware

Remembering Sega’s NAOMI-Based Arcade Hardware

Arcadian September 9, 2014 6

Today there is a lot of remembrance for Sega’s last home game console, the Dreamcast. I’m not here to get into why that effort failed but rather to remember something that came from all

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16-Bit Bar+Arcade To Open This Weekend in Lakewood, OH

16-Bit Bar+Arcade To Open This Weekend in Lakewood, OH

Arcadian August 25, 2014 1

(Thanks to George for the tip) About a year ago we had news of a new bar+arcade venue opening their doors in Columbus, OH and today we have news about their expansion. The 16-Bit

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Newsbytes: Oakland Pinball Ban Lifted; New Atari Arcade Prototype: Time Bomb

Newsbytes: Oakland Pinball Ban Lifted; New Atari Arcade Prototype: Time Bomb

Arcadian June 21, 2014 0

Welcome to another Newsbytes rounding up a couple of interesting pieces of arcade news. Neither of these concern fresh product on the market but should be cool to read about… Oakland Pinball Ban Lifted

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World Cup 2014: Soccer Arcade Games Through The Years

World Cup 2014: Soccer Arcade Games Through The Years

Arcadian June 11, 2014 2

Back in 2002, I was in Brazil when the World Cup was taking place. The Winter Olympics had already happened back home but being in Brazil, I barely heard that event being mentioned. For

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New Location News: Game Show Pinball Arcade In Joliet, IL; The One Up in Sherman Oaks, CA

New Location News: Game Show Pinball Arcade In Joliet, IL; The One Up in Sherman Oaks, CA

Arcadian June 5, 2014 2

Summer is sometimes know as a slow period in the industry but I really think it depends on the location. For me it is not and it seems like it is the time that

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Great Arcade Attract Modes That Don’t Drive You Crazy

Great Arcade Attract Modes That Don’t Drive You Crazy

Arcadian May 29, 2014 11

Anyone who has worked at an arcade for more than 2 hours will know what I am talking about when it comes to irritating attract modes. I’ve wondered if some designers have really sat

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Arcade Games That Turn 20 & 30 This Year

Arcade Games That Turn 20 & 30 This Year

Arcadian January 24, 2014 1

Last year I ran a little article about some major classics that were having an anniversary. 1983 was a tumultuous time in video games as the home market bubble burst and the fallout from

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Dave & Busters Aiming To Open 7 New Stores in 2014

Dave & Busters Aiming To Open 7 New Stores in 2014

Arcadian January 14, 2014 12

(Image from a D&B location in the Northwest, USA) There are not many big chains of arcades or FECs in the Western world but there are a few. One of those, Dave & Busters,

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Review 2013: New Arcade Openings/Closures

Review 2013: New Arcade Openings/Closures

Arcadian December 23, 2013 11

This has been a slow month for news, although in part I’m sure there are items I have just overlooked as I’ve been busy handling many other things in life and business (and several

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IAAPA 2013 Summary: Plenty Of New Games For Western Arcades Going Into 2014

IAAPA 2013 Summary: Plenty Of New Games For Western Arcades Going Into 2014

Arcadian November 23, 2013 24

The IAAPA 2013 trade show is now over and with that, time to sum up what we have learned and seen from the event. So far most attention on the site this week was

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