Arcade Heroes - The Saviors of Coin-op

https://arcadeheroes.com - Here's a quick look at a few new products that Sega Amusements showed off in London, UK last week, as a part of the IAAPA Europe Expo 2022 event. Videos were not taken by me but by Sega themselves and shared on LinkedIn; I extracted them so you could see: -SMARTS Darts, Augmented Reality Darts -VR Agent, VR arcade gaming -Solar System S, another marble pusher -Mission: Impossible Arcade DX, a proper video arcade game

https://arcadeheroes.com/ - A month after the IAAPA 2022 event took place, I'm here to discuss in detail what new arcade games appeared and answer your questions about what I saw and played. It's a ton of games so buckle up...here's a list of some of them: Arcana Heart 3 xtend (exA-Arcadia) Asphalt 9 Legends Arcade VR (LAI Games) Bond 007 (Stern Pinball) Box BlitzX1/Hit The Green (Kalkomat) Bridge Man (Coastal) Bumper (Slim Luke Games/Coastal Amusements) Carnival Cups Crane (Touch Magix) Carnival Cups Street (Touch Magix) Crazy Rafting (Wahlap/Sega Amusements) Dead Heat Unleashed (Bandai Namco Amusements) Dinosaur Era (Coastal Amusements) Donut Dodo Do! (exA-Arcadia) Drone Racing Genesis (Sega Amusements) EXA ARC-1 Cabinet Fast & Furious Arcade (Raw Thrills) Football Frenzy (VRStudios/Creative Works) Galaxy Ranger (Ace/Coastal) Gold & Mace (Boxblaster VR) Guns ‘N Roses: Not In This Lifetime (Jersey Jack Pinball) Halo: Fireteam Raven Assault Model (Raw Thrills) Hawt Pink Club Cabinet w/Bad Ass Babes Kiss Jitsu Squad (exA-Arcadia) MegaBlaster & SpaceWarp 66 Linked (Touch Magix) Minecraft Dungeons Arcade Series 2 (Raw Thrills) MotoGP VR (Raw Thrills) NFS Heat Takedown (Adrenaline Amusements) Pac-Man Chompionship DX (Bandai Namco Amusements) Playbox 4-player (Playmind) Sailor’s Quest VR (UNIS) Shinorubi Pink Label (exA-Arcadia) Sniper Strike II (Amusement Source Intl.) Spongebob VR Coaster (Rilix) Step ManiaX DLX (Step Revolution) Storm Racer 2 (Sega Amusements) Synth Riders (VRsenal) Touhou Perfect Sakura Fantastica (exA-Arcadia) Toy Story 4 (Jersey Jack Pinball) Qube (Triotech) Virtual Rabbids: THe Big Ride Ultra HD (LAI Games) Warlords Remake (Atari/Retro Arcade Remakes) Zombie Bowling (Amusement Source Intl) Zombie Land (Coastal) Zombieland Headshot Fever (VRsenal) Other things: Augmented Reality Darts (501 Fun/Sega) F1 Racer (Unsure of the company and the exact product name but it was quite impressive) FlashPads (Battle Company) Game of 1000 Boxes Ghostbusters VR Academy (Hologate) Limitless VR (Creative Works) Sisyfox ball game (Sisyfox) Spree Interactive Springboard VR QBIX (INOWIZE) ValoArena VARLive VR360 Zombie game on Hyperdeck Help Arcade Heroes out by purchasing a product with one of our designs on it: https://www.teepublic.com/user/arcade... Interact with the Arcade Heroes community on Guilded: https://www.guilded.gg/i/E0L6LGME Or interact on Discord: https://discord.gg/jnKJTN23

https://arcadeheroes.com/2023/02/27/march-is-pinball-season-updates-from-stern-jersey-jack-american-pinball/ - There are a bunch of new pinball games coming to the market so lets discuss them, including: 1:12 - Foo Fighters (Stern Pinball) 2:40 - The Godfather 50 years (Jersey Jack Pinball) 5:23 - Galactic Tank Force (American Pinball) 7:35 - Final Resistance (P3 Multimorphic Pinball) 9:06 - Pulp Fiction (Play Mechanix Pinball & Chicago Gaming) #pinball #gamingnews #thegodfather Help Arcade Heroes out by purchasing a product with one of our designs on it: https://www.teepublic.com/user/arcadeheroes Interact with the Arcade Heroes community on Guilded: https://www.guilded.gg/i/E0L6LGME Or interact on Discord: https://discord.gg/gtzzEbe

https://arcadeheroes.com/arcade-pinball-releases-for-2021/ - These are the games that were released in North America & Europe in 2021. Game footage captured directly where possible but several games the only footage available was from the official trailers posted by their respective manufacturers. The latter will be marked with a * on the list below. I have also strived to have all info in this video be as accurate as possible, but there still might be some minor errors. If so, I'll correct those in a pinned comment. Timecodes: 0:27 - Led Zeppelin (Stern Pinball)* 1:01 - Nippon Marathon Turbo Hyper=Running (Onion Soup Int.) 1:35 - Sky Riders (Ace Amusement)* 2:11 - Mission: Impossible Arcade (Sega Amusements Intl.)* 2:48 - Playbox (Playmind) 3:28 - Atari Pong Knock Out (UNIS) 4:04 - Blazing Chrome AC (Joymasher) 4:36 - Minecraft Dungeons Arcade (Play Mechanix/Raw Thrills) 5:11 - The Mandalorian (Stern Pinball) 5:50 - Alien (Pinball Brothers)* 6:31 - Retro Raccoons (Glitchbit/Incredible Technologies) 7:09 - Kira Kira Star Night exa (Riki/exA-Arcadia)* 7:49 - Bad Ass Babes Kiss (Hawt Pink Club) 7:54 - exA-Arcadia Dedicated Cabinets (exA-Arcadia/Fun Company) 8:17 - Hypernoid (NeoHomebrew)* 8:49 - Xeno Crisis (Bitmap Bureau)* 9:25 - Jet Blaster (IGS/Sega Amusements Intl.)* 10:08 - John Carpenter's Halloween (Spooky Pinball)* 10:49 - Rival Megagun XE (Spacewave Software/exA-Arcadia)* 11:31 - Ultraman: Kaiju Rumble (Spooky Pinball)* 12:08 - Cosmic Digger 3671 (Mindware/exA-Arcadia)* 12:41 - Godzilla (Stern Pinball) 13:20 - Skill Shooter (Electrocoin)* 14:00 - Elevator Action Invasion (Taito/UNIS) 14:35 - Asphalt 9 Legends Arcade (IGS/LAI Games) 15:09 - Twin Tiger Shark - Not the SAME! (Mikael Tillander)* 15:47 - Videmption releases - Mega Blaster (Touch Magix); Spacewarp 66 (Touch Magix); Surfin Surfari (Teamplay/Benchmark Games) 16:08 - VR Arcade machines 16:14 - Hoops Madness VR (VRStudios/Creative Works) 16:36 - King Kong of Skull Island (Raw Thrills) 16:56 - Rhythmatic (VRsenal) 17:16 - Space Pirate Trainer (I-Illusion/VRsenal) Music comes from several arcade games including Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 2, 2Spicy, R-Type LEO, and Armed Police Batrider. Curious about which arcade games are launching in 2022? https://arcadeheroes.com/arcade-pinball-releases-for-2022/ Interact with the Arcade Heroes community on Guilded: https://www.guilded.gg/i/kbZG4Vbk Or interact on Discord: https://discord.gg/jnKJTN23

https://arcadeheroes.com - Here's a new video arcade/redemption game for the kids called Real Heroes Fire Rescue. Designed by Ace Amusements, the non-water cannon version is being sold in North America by Elaut USA, while the water gun version is being handled by Coastal Amusements. The game itself is nothing to write home about although in venues with a lot of kids, it'll probably do just fine. #arcade #kidsgames #firefighter Help Arcade Heroes out by purchasing a product with one of our designs on it: https://www.teepublic.com/user/arcadeheroes Interact with the Arcade Heroes community on Guilded: https://www.guilded.gg/i/E0L6LGME Or interact on Discord: https://discord.gg/gtzzEbe

Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQp-1LktkB6aWQhkScdzIPA/join https://arcadeheroes.com - A quick look at Bandai Namco Amusements' GoldStorm Pirates video arcade game, launching in 2024. I'll have more footage of this in November. Help Arcade Heroes out by purchasing a product with one of our designs on it: https://www.teepublic.com/user/arcadeheroes Interact with the Arcade Heroes community on Guilded: https://www.guilded.gg/i/E0L6LGME Or interact on Discord: https://discord.gg/gtzzEbe

Another oddity from Chinese developer Huatai Games. I would never consider one for my arcade, but for an axe throwing business this sort of thing could make sense. I also can give them props for actually trying something original instead of just pirating someone else's work

https://arcadeheroes.com - Here's one of the most pedantic reviews you'll possibly come across for @DigitalEclipse 's Atari 50th Anniversary Collection. A true love letter to Atari, this collection features games from every platform (minus the ST/TT) Atari produced, with 25 of those games coming from coin-op arcades. I take a look at those along with the consoles - timecodes below #atari #review #classicgaming Intro - 0:11 Digital Eclipse - 0:57 Where are games like Paperboy(i.e. why are there two Ataris)? - 2:24 Atari History Section - 7:22 My personal interest/history with Atari - 8:18 Getting into the games - ARCADES - 11:07 My favorite Atari arcade games - 25:32 Reimagined Atari Games - 26:20 Playing Vctr Sctr - 33:18 The Atari 2600 VCS - 37:42 The Atari 5200 SuperSystem - 41:26 The Atari 7800 ProSystem - 45:11 The Atari Lynx - 51:34 The Atari 800/XEGS - 54:19 The Atari Jaguar - 58:10 Final wrap-up, DLC talk - 1:11:07 Interested in the new home gaming channel I recently created? @iratanongrata5973 or direct: https://www.youtube.com/@iratanongrata5973 Help Arcade Heroes out by purchasing a product with one of our designs on it: https://www.teepublic.com/user/arcadeheroes Interact with the Arcade Heroes community on Guilded: https://www.guilded.gg/i/E0L6LGME Or interact on Discord: https://discord.gg/gtzzEbe

More details: https://arcadeheroes.com/2024/03/26/godzilla-kaiju-wars-vr-is-now-available/ 2024 Arcade releases page: https://arcadeheroes.com/arcade-pinball-releases-for-2024/ Raw Thrills' latest gun game and star piece is Godzilla Kaiju Wars VR. You can already find it at select locations out there, with more to come. Footage taken from Amusement Expo 2024. #godzilla #kaiju #gamingnews Help Arcade Heroes out by purchasing a product with one of our designs on it: https://www.teepublic.com/user/arcadeheroes Interact with the Arcade Heroes community on Guilded: https://www.guilded.gg/i/E0L6LGME Or interact on Discord: https://discord.gg/gtzzEbe

https://arcadeheroes.com/2024/05/20/the-spirit-of-nba-jam-returns-with-nba-superstars-by-play-mechanix-raw-thrills/ - That's right, NBA Jam is back in arcades, although with a new look and name. Developed by some ex-Midway staff, this looks to revive the spirit of what made NBA Jam so awesome for today's arcade. More details coming to ArcadeHeroes.com shortly. #nba #basketball #nbajam Help Arcade Heroes out by purchasing a product with one of our designs on it: https://www.teepublic.com/user/arcadeheroes Interact with the Arcade Heroes community on Guilded: https://www.guilded.gg/i/E0L6LGME Or interact on Discord: https://discord.gg/gtzzEbe

https://arcadeheroes.com - The last time that I saw this game it was in a very, very early state, but now it's out on the market as Raw Thrills' first foray into the world of Virtual Reality. It's an interactive motion ride, using cameras that correctly sense your hand movement, although there are times where it's hard to gauge the depth of the virtual enemies vs where your hands are at/can reach.

Quick mentions of the various stories mentioned on the blog for the month of August. Links for more details: https://arcadeheroes.com/2022/08/09/arcade-update-nidhogg-ii-asphalt-9-legends-arcade-vr-on-test/ https://arcadeheroes.com/2022/08/14/newsbytes-ice-does-dodgeball-igs-does-snowmobiles-arcadro-coin-pusher-minecraft-dungeons-ac-v2-more/ https://arcadeheroes.com/2022/08/17/4-player-arcade-shoot-em-up-p-47-aces-mk-ii-now-up-for-pre-order/ https://arcadeheroes.com/2022/08/24/the-big-buck-hunter-championship-xv-taking-place-on-oct-14th-15th-in-chicago/ https://arcadeheroes.com/2022/08/27/newsbytes-p-47-aces-test-new-redemption-games-on-test-farcryvr-more/ https://arcadeheroes.com/2022/08/31/arcade-releases-arcade-collection-incredible-technologies-football-frenzy-vr-vrstudios/ Arcade T-Shirts/Stickers/Mugs/etc - http://tee.pub/lic/RT34W880feY Interact with the Arcade Heroes community on Guilded: https://www.guilded.gg/Arcade-Heroes/groups/7dLOg1oD/channels/5d32aacd-d7a6-41fc-a02e-261c718c36ba/chat Or interact on Discord: https://discord.gg/jnKJTN23

https://arcadeheroes.com/arcade-pinball-releases-for-2022/ - 2022 saw a stronger comeback in new arcade content compared to 2021 for obvious reasons, those same reasons will lead 2023 to be even stronger. Here are all of the games released to North America/Europe which are pay-to-play i.e. coin-operated or card swipe and come in their own cabinet. #arcade #gaming #pinball Video Games/Pinball - 0:11 Worth Noting - 12:56 Videmption - 13:14 All music in this video comes from coin-op arcade games. On "Worth Noting" - These are games which were something else like an electromechanical game, a game cabinet or something which I couldn't get footage of for some reason. Most of these you can find footage of on my channel. -Exa ARC-1 - New modular cabinet design for exA-Arcadia systems -Hit The Green - New concept in boxing style arcade machines, where you can only punch/kick targets lit in green -Injustice Arcade, Series 4 - New set of cards and software for Raw Thrills' 2017 casual fighting game -Jet-Ball - Variation of the bar game Jet-Pong (which was arcadified beer pong) where instead of getting the balls into cups, you're shooting hoops -Minecraft Dungeons Arcade, Series 2 - New set of cards & software for Raw Thrills' 2021 Minecraft game -Pac-Man Baller - New Pac-Man themed basketball game but it does have a cool LED backboard (it's just not used for gameplay like Sega's Allstars Basketball game is) -Playbox 4p - Smaller version of their mega ball toss multigame -Rumble Storm X - Very adult shmup with cutscenes that would be too hot for YT -SpongeBob VR Bubble Coaster - First licensed game ride for the non-motion Rilix VR coaster -Stripes - Puzzle game designed for the Polycade but later released to Steam(I think, can't find it on the store currently). Couldn't find any footage of this one. -VR 360 Rides - A lot of what VR 360 had at IAAPA 2022 I'd seen before but I think they had new software on some and some new VR rides for kids but nothing that I was able to get a lot of info about. Help Arcade Heroes out by purchasing a product with one of our designs on it: https://www.teepublic.com/user/arcadeheroes Interact with the Arcade Heroes community on Guilded: https://www.guilded.gg/i/E0L6LGME Or interact on Discord: https://discord.gg/gtzzEbe

Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQp-1LktkB6aWQhkScdzIPA/join https://arcadeheroes.com - Fans of the "new retro" video game Donut Dodo might be interested to know that there's an arcade version of it of it available now. It is only available on the exA-Arcadia; Any version released through a service like iiRcade would be the same as the consoles, whereas this one had specific changes and enhancements to the software, such as the co-op play mode. Designed by Pixel Games and published by @exa-arcadia. Here, I unbox the cartridge kit for it and set it up to play; I'll have some direct capture footage of it soon. #unboxing #donuts #videogames Help Arcade Heroes out by purchasing a product with one of our designs on it: https://arcade-heroes.myspreadshop.com Interact with the Arcade Heroes community on Guilded: https://www.guilded.gg/i/E0L6LGME Or interact on Discord: https://discord.gg/gtzzEbe

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[Manufacturer produced video] ATV Slam is now available in a standard non-motion cabinet. The new design features a smaller footprint but can still link up to 4 players for a true off-road racing experience and maintains the same thrilling gameplay as the Deluxe cabinet. Using the thumb throttle players must race to the chequered flag while avoiding obstacles, perform stunts and use the boost to get a podium finish. 10 exotic environments, razor-sharp console-quality graphics, 2.1 channel soundtrack and a challenging AI system gets the player’s adrenaline pumping. The bike upgrade system, various vehicles, and characters to choose from encourages repeat play. The ATV quadbike seat can accommodate a parent and child. Stylish liveries and awesome lighting effects from top to bottom demands players attention at any arcade. Find out more here: https://segaarcade.com/game/atv-slam-std

https://arcadeheroes.com - The cabinet also prominently features the Rumble logo! This was filmed on March 20th, 2024 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This event was Amusement Expo 2024 and the game is sold by a US distributor called IGPM Group.

https://arcadeheroes.com - Offering an alternative to Super Bikes, Speed Rider 3 and 3DX provide their take on the arcade motorcycle racing genre. Like most racing games nowadays, they have a camera & wind blower, but the rubber banding effect doesn't really exist here like it does on Super Bikes. IT does have fewer tracks though, only 4 by the looks of it.

https://arcadeheroes.com - Coming soon to arcades, as originally intended, is SNK's bloody samurai 2D fighting game, Samurai Shodown V Perfect. This would have been the final game on the Neo Geo MVS system but it was cancelled when put on location test. Dug up and released to consoles in 2018 as a part of the Samurai Shodown Collection, this particular release greatly improves the console version to bring the following support only to arcades: -Blood & Overkill (SS's versions of Fatalities) have been restored -New artwork that is displayed on the sides of the screen done by SS III artist Shiroh Ohno -Super low input lag of about 1-2 frames (consoles are 4-6) -Tuned balancing based upon feedback from Samurai Shodown expert players -Cleaned up English text, plus new UI This version will ONLY be found in arcades via the exA-Arcadia system but it will be available worldwide.

https://arcadeheroes.com - Bay Tek is best known for redemption games, but they are a huge name you'll see among modern arcade game rooms. Here's their latest. #baytek #skeeball #amusementexpo Help Arcade Heroes out by purchasing a product with one of our designs on it: https://www.teepublic.com/user/arcadeheroes Interact with the Arcade Heroes community on Guilded: https://www.guilded.gg/i/E0L6LGME Or interact on Discord: https://discord.gg/gtzzEbe

https://arcadeheroes.com - Among some of the new games that debuted at IAAPA 2022, but can easily fly under the radar, are titles found on the exA-Arcadia, such as the subject of this video. Donut Dodo is available on Steam and is a call back to early 80s platformers like Popeye, Donkey Kong, Burgertime and Miner 2049er but it has it's own hook that would have made it a classic had it really been released in 1982. The exA/Arcade version will have an exclusive 2-player mode and new screen art handled by a Capcom artist who has worked on Rockman. Coming in 2023. Help Arcade Heroes out by purchasing a product with one of our designs on it: https://www.teepublic.com/user/arcadeheroes Interact with the Arcade Heroes community on Guilded: https://www.guilded.gg/i/E0L6LGME Or interact on Discord: https://discord.gg/gtzzEbe

https://arcadeheroes.com - Atari SA has announced that they have acquired 12 classic arcade titles including Berzerk & Frenzy. After checking with Atari's PR firm, we have all 12. Those games all come from Stern Electronics and are: Armored Car Atomic Castle Berzerk Dark Planet Frenzy Great Guns Lost Tomb Mazer Blazer Minefield Moon War Rescue Tazz-Mania The video gets into pedantic detail on these titles - what do you hope Atari does with them? #atari #stern #retrogaming Help Arcade Heroes out by purchasing a product with one of our designs on it: https://www.teepublic.com/user/arcadeheroes Interact with the Arcade Heroes community on Guilded: https://www.guilded.gg/i/E0L6LGME Or interact on Discord: https://discord.gg/gtzzEbe

https://arcadeheroes.com - The near-production build for Pixel Games' Donut Dodo Do! was at Amusement Expo 2023 in Las Vegas, so let's see how it plays. Unfortunately, I really sucked in playing so there's a lot of deaths. But the game is quite fun, regardless my poor playing. This version is exclusive to arcades on the exA-Arcadia platform and is not coming to iiRcade or other platforms. #arcade #videogames #donuts Help Arcade Heroes out by purchasing a product with one of our designs on it: https://www.teepublic.com/user/arcadeheroes Interact with the Arcade Heroes community on Guilded: https://www.guilded.gg/i/E0L6LGME Or interact on Discord: https://discord.gg/gtzzEbe

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[Manufacturer produced video] The best-selling video game franchise of all time has come to the arcade. After launching a successful partnership with the smash hit Halo: Fireteam Raven, Raw Thrills and Play Mechanix have released their latest venture with Microsoft and Mojang Studios – Minecraft Dungeons Arcade! Minecraft Dungeons Arcade is an epic, action-packed adaptation of the popular console and computer game Minecraft Dungeons, a multiplayer “dungeon crawler” set within the Minecraft universe. In Minecraft Dungeons Arcade, up to four players use a diverse arsenal of melee and range weapons to battle through hordes of dangerous enemies and monstrous bosses across nine unique levels! With every play, the stunning cabinet vends one of 60 collectible cards that fit into one of five categories – Melee, Range, Armor, Pet or Skin – and can be used to customize the player’s adventure. With over 100 minutes of thrilling, fast-paced gameplay and 60 exclusive cards to collect, Minecraft Dungeons Arcade is the blockbuster, family-friendly title that will keep players of all ages coming back to your location time and time again!