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Newsbytes: Making TMNT Pin; Spitfire Revealed; OutRun 1up & More

Newsbytes: Making TMNT Pin; Spitfire Revealed; OutRun 1up & More

arcadehero November 7, 2020 0

It’s been yet another crazy week, but regardless your political persuasion, arcades are still there to provide for some escapism. It does seem that a lot of people are still talking about the Sega

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Bandai Namco Unveils New Cabinet For Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield II

Bandai Namco Unveils New Cabinet For Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield II

arcadehero October 28, 2020 4

I’m a sucker for mech games, and I think it’s unfortunate that we’ve had almost nothing in the genre in Western arcades. There was Mechwarrior 4 for Tsunami Tsumo cabinets, but that was about

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Newsbytes: Arcade Dreams Kickstarter; DoDonPachi New Test; More Assorted Fun

Newsbytes: Arcade Dreams Kickstarter; DoDonPachi New Test; More Assorted Fun

arcadehero October 24, 2020 0

Welcome to the latest edition of Newsbytes. I’m your host, Adam the Arcade Hero, and I’ll take you on a quick tour of some quick news items from the arcade/pinball/amusement worlds. I missed this

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UNIS Showcase 2020 Event Highlights New Arcade Games & Models

UNIS Showcase 2020 Event Highlights New Arcade Games & Models

arcadehero October 21, 2020 0

It’s been touted on the site here for a while and today, UNIS held their physical trade show alternative called the UNIS Showcase 2020 event. These games would have been a part of their

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UNIS & Atari Are Bringing Pong Home Again With Mini PONG Jr.

UNIS & Atari Are Bringing Pong Home Again With Mini PONG Jr.

arcadehero October 20, 2020 3

UPDATE: More details have been added to this post since publication, including new pics and some specs. See below. Tomorrow at 9AM EST, UNIS will begin their Showcase 2020 Event (it’s free and there

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UNIS Introduces Elevator Invasion

UNIS Introduces Elevator Invasion

arcadehero October 17, 2020 1

While UNIS may be known for its redemption & videmption content, they do often release straight video games. In the run-up to the UNIS Showcase 2020 virtual event that is taking place this coming

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ExA-Arcadia News: Paul Jacobs Joins The Company; DoDonPachi SDJ & Vritra Hexa Orders Open

ExA-Arcadia News: Paul Jacobs Joins The Company; DoDonPachi SDJ & Vritra Hexa Orders Open

arcadehero October 8, 2020 0

We’ve got some exA news for you today, starting with a personnel announcement. Paul Jacobs is very well known in the industry, having worked for numerous amusement companies over the years including Data East,

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exA-Arcadia Updates: Club Exa Announced; Nippon Marathon Turbo 2

exA-Arcadia Updates: Club Exa Announced; Nippon Marathon Turbo 2

arcadehero September 30, 2020 0

We’ve got a couple of exA-Arcadia updates this morning, one focused on Japan, the other for worldwide. Let’s start with the Japan news first. World Game Circus & Show Me Holdings Announce CLUB EXA

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Location Watch:Tokyo Video Gamers (JP); The Mineshaft (WI); Play Arcade (MA); Powerhouse Pinball (BC); Bishop Cidercade (TX) & More

Location Watch:Tokyo Video Gamers (JP); The Mineshaft (WI); Play Arcade (MA); Powerhouse Pinball (BC); Bishop Cidercade (TX) & More

arcadehero September 24, 2020 4

Here’s a kind of post that we haven’t seen in a loooong while, and to be honest, I wasn’t sure if there would be another “Location Watch” post for the rest of the year.

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UNIS Debuting Bigfoot Crush At UNIS Showcase 2020

UNIS Debuting Bigfoot Crush At UNIS Showcase 2020

arcadehero September 24, 2020 0

Growing up in the ’80s, monster trucks were enjoying their heyday. Even though I never had the pleasure of witnessing a monster truck car crushing event, I knew about the Bigfoot truck. It was

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Newsbytes: Jurassic Park Mini; Pre-Orders Galore; Pinball & Location Updates & More

Newsbytes: Jurassic Park Mini; Pre-Orders Galore; Pinball & Location Updates & More

arcadehero September 20, 2020 0

Arcade news is starting to tick up once again, but I have been sidetracked on covering all of it as I’ve been working on getting my second arcade location ready to open by October

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The AAMA 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting Gets Underway

The AAMA 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting Gets Underway

arcadehero September 16, 2020 0

We’re in the age of non-physical, totally virtual tradeshow events – whether or not that will continue on into 2021 remains to be seen, but it’s the reality for most events right now. Normally

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