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Exclusive Arcade Title Skycurser Now Officially Available For Purchase
Back in February 2015, we mentioned a new horizontally scrolling shoot ’em up was headed to arcades by the name of Skycurser. As of today, the game is officially available for purchase so it
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Thoughts: Touching Sound, A Documentary On The DJ Max Technika Arcade Game
A Brief History Of DJ Max Technika In covering arcades here on this blog since 2007, I’ve seen a lot of games come and go over the course of time. Likewise in operating an
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Newsbytes: April Fools; Taito VR; Arcade Easter Eggs; Skycurser;
It has been a little while since our last Newsbytes but this is due to the large amount of time I’m needing to spend remodeling a new spot for my arcade business to move
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Big Buck Wild Receives DLC With Gemsbok, 3 New Bonus Rounds
Happy April Fools Day everyone! Let’s just get that out of the way for starters and state that so far I have not come across any arcade April Fools jokes…yet. If you want to
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Touring Orlando & Dallas Arcades + A Quick Visit To Disney Quest
The site has been sort of quiet lately as I have been out and about travelling in the warm state of Florida, then a visit to Dallas for Amusement Expo. Not to mention spending
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Wizard of Wor Prototype Discovered: Invisible Monsters
(Thanks to Troy F. for sending us details and photos) If you follow the site on social media then last week you should have heard about our new page dedicated to tracking unreleased arcade
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Arcade Parts & Game Boards Go Up For Auction in Michigan
It has been a while since we have mentioned an auction of arcade games and/or parts. While arcade games individually or as lots pop up every now and then, it isn’t all the time
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Bandai Namco Launches An Online Maximum Tune 5 Finder
Following the success of their online maps that track games like Pac-Man Battle Royale and Star Wars Battle Pod, Bandai Namco Amusements America has launched a site that tracks locations for their latest racing
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The Games Of Amusement Expo 2017
Another amusement trade show came and went this week and I had the opportunity to make a visit. It wasn’t a huge show but it is always good to reconnect with people and to
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Quick Preview: Amusement Expo 2017
Every March, the amusement industry holds a tradeshow that is sponsored by the AAMA and the AMOA. While a smaller event than what we see at IAAPA every November, this gives us a chance
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From one historic landmark to another, The Story of a Sega R360 and my 14 month search to find the long lost game from my childhood
This article will chronicle my 14-month search to find a long lost arcade game from my childhood. As many of you already know the Sega R360 is my favorite arcade game ever made. I
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Newsbytes: Lots of Pinball; Skycurser Release; North Korea Arcade
Welcome to Newsbytes, a quick collection of arcade & pinball news stories to round out your weekend. I’m in a wee bit of a rush so apologies that additional details are scant this round;
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