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New Mario Party Medal Arcade Game Testing In Japan

New Mario Party Medal Arcade Game Testing In Japan

arcadehero January 15, 2016 2

Nintendo has made it clear that they are seeking to do some things differently in 2016 and part of that strategy is working with their partners like Capcom to bring more Nintendo content to

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Arcade Expo 2.0 Fully Operational Through Sunday

Arcade Expo 2.0 Fully Operational Through Sunday

arcadehero January 15, 2016 0

Last year in Banning, CA, the Museum of Pinball launched their first “Arcade Expo” event. Featuring over 700 arcade and pinball games, it was a retro gaming get-together  that challenged some of the other

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Eleetus Announces Availability of Project CARS For Their ‘Motorsport’ Motion Platform

Eleetus Announces Availability of Project CARS For Their ‘Motorsport’ Motion Platform

arcadehero January 15, 2016 0

We have covered motion simulator companies before, generally due to their presence at tradeshows like IAAPA. At previous IAAPA events, one US-based company by the name of Eleetus has shown off their equipment for

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Unreleased Arcade Shooter Wing Force (Atlus) Rises From The Grave

Unreleased Arcade Shooter Wing Force (Atlus) Rises From The Grave

arcadehero January 9, 2016 1

Back in 1993, a company by the name of A.I. was working on a new vertical scrolling shooting game called Wing Force. Atlus would publish the game but as things worked out, the game

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Arcade Heroes Podcast #10 – IAAPA and 2015 Review

Arcade Heroes Podcast #10 – IAAPA and 2015 Review

arcadehero January 6, 2016 3

It’s been a little while since we did a podcast – the end of the year gets really busy for arcade operators like myself and Sean. That was boosted with Star Wars 7, which

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New Arcades: Moonwalker; Cobra Arcade Bar; The Quarter Barrel; Shelter Arcade Bar; Sunshine Pinball; Super Bario

New Arcades: Moonwalker; Cobra Arcade Bar; The Quarter Barrel; Shelter Arcade Bar; Sunshine Pinball; Super Bario

arcadehero January 6, 2016 4

I can’t recall a post quite like this that covers this many new arcade locations in one shot. From new ‘pure’ arcades to bar/arcades to those looking to open, it has everything except for

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Newsbytes: 2015 Review; Games Turning 40; Brad Fuller Passing; NTG#70

arcadehero January 2, 2016 3

It’s 2016 and I hope that everyone had a great week with the turn of the year. 2015 was really good for my own arcade business and I have heard reports from a few

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The Top 10 Posts On ArcadeHeroes.com For 2015

The Top 10 Posts On ArcadeHeroes.com For 2015

arcadehero December 28, 2015 0

It’s the end of the year so once again it is time to look back over the past twelve months to see what news was big on everyone’s minds. And since it is possible

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Newsbytes: MaxiTune 5DX Music; Avengers Pinball Color; SF2 Car Bash; NTG#69

Newsbytes: MaxiTune 5DX Music; Avengers Pinball Color; SF2 Car Bash; NTG#69

arcadehero December 26, 2015 2

I hope everyone had a safe and happy Christmas and holiday weekend. We got a lot of snow where I am at although it was the kind that isn’t good for kids to make

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GameTime Fort Myers opening This Week in Florida; New Dave & Busters Opens in Springfield, VA

GameTime Fort Myers opening This Week in Florida; New Dave & Busters Opens in Springfield, VA

arcadehero December 21, 2015 0

I wasn’t expecting much news to come along this week although we have been surprised before with new games testing in Japan. Here is a quick note about a new FEC opening in Ft.

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Newsbytes: New DDR?; Ghostbusters Pinball Leak?; Computer Space; NTG#68

Newsbytes: New DDR?; Ghostbusters Pinball Leak?; Computer Space; NTG#68

arcadehero December 19, 2015 5

With it being less than a week before Christmas, things are getting as busy as they can get in the year – for me anyways. Here’s a round-up of your arcade news for the weekend:

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The Top 10 Arcade Heroes Videos of 2015

The Top 10 Arcade Heroes Videos of 2015

arcadehero December 18, 2015 0

I recently mentioned in a post that I don’t care for most Top 10 lists. The “most” is aimed at lists which are arbitrary in nature, such as those ‘best games evar’ kinds of

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