ArcadeHeroes

https://arcadegalactic.com - There are a lot of things you can't buy for $5 these days. Even many arcades out there are starting to charge $2.50 or even $5 per game! Not at Arcade Galactic. We still have many games that only cost 25¢ and a majority of our newer games are only $1. Make your money go farther for fun at Arcade Galactic at the Valley Fair Shopping Center in West Valley City, UT.

Last week I attended an awesome retro gaming event in Utah called the Utah Retro GameXpo. There was a little Atari there, but plenty of Nintendo, Sega, and Sony goodness to behold as well. My favorite part was the Quake LAN...I'll post a separate, full video of that later.

Too many wishlist discussions online about which Atari games you'd like to see resurrected come from either an ignorance or misunderstanding of game history - the company operating as Atari right now does not own any of the "Atari Games" branded video arcade IP that you would've played back in the 80s and 90s (Paperboy, Marble Madness, Area 51, San Francisco RUSH, etc). But as business continues to suck over at WarnerBros. Discovery, some of their smaller assets might be up for sale, including portions of their game division. #wbgames #warnerbros #gamingnews

https://www.arcade-history.com/?n=fire-truck&page=detail&id=854 - Among my last arcade videos from California Extreme 2024 (I'll be getting back to "regularly scheduled programming" soon) is a rare game from Atari that marks a milestone in gaming history - it was one of the first (possibly the first) co-operative video games ever. The only issue is that it was a timed game - you're not actually trying to get to a fire to put out. You're just seeing how far you can get before the clock runs out.

https://www.arcade-history.com/?n=quantum&page=detail&id=2099 - Only selling 500 units, Quantum is an obscure color X/Y (vector) game released in November of 1982 (just weeks before the Great Video Game Crash began). That is probably the main reason it didn't sell well - arcade operators at the time also hated vector monitors due to unreliable hardware like they had experienced with Tempest. Played at California Extreme 2024; stay tuned for more Atari arcade videos.

https://www.arcade-history.com/?n=canyon-bomber&page=detail&id=377 - It's time to blow up a canyon for no other reason than fun! Better as a two player game, this was the first time I had come across the arcade version, only having played it on the 2600 back in the day. It's a tough game, although I imagine you could remake it with power-ups and call it Super Canyon Bomber. Played at California Extreme 2024

https://www.arcade-history.com/?n=liberator&page=detail&id=1386 - In a sort of pseudo-sequel to Missile Command, Atari Force Liberator reverses the MC concept by having you bomb a planet into submission. I personally enjoy this game more than MC, although the difficulty curve and release date is likely the reason why it was a dud.

The main track you hear a lot on Nintendo's Super Metroid. As always, Metroid nails the atmosphere.

Today marks 38 years since Metroid landed on the NES. Instead of playing that, lets play the version I was most familiar with back in the day - Metroid II: The Return of Samus. I play for about 30 min, only the first few minutes have commentary.

Made in 1977, Airborne Avenger was a kind of James Bond/spy theme pinball machine designed by Steve Ritchie, George Opperman, and Eugene Jarvis. This and every other Atari-developed pinball table was at California Extreme 2024 (CAX). Stay tuned for more! https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=33

Atari's very first pinball machine is a slow game, but it's absolutely beautiful to behold. Released in Nov. 1976. Played at California Extreme 2024 (CAX 2024). More info on this one: https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=102

https://arcadeheroes.com - The battle of the century unfolds in Stern Pinball's GODZILLA, with this new pinball machine celebrating 70 years of the cinematic classic. This also happened to be the best game of pinball I've ever managed to play.

https://arcadeheroes.com - Since I missed Bowl Expo, I decided to visit my local D&B and film the game there. It's fun, has the spirit of NBA Jam, but could use some tweaks to really "nail" that same feel. #arcade #videogames #nba 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

I'm not a ColecoVision guy and have never played that system, but I've played plenty of Coleco-made games for the 2600. Here's one that was canned when it was just about finished at the end of '84 - TARZAN. Coleco's answer to Pitfall!, you must brave the various dangers of the jungle to rescue your captured animal friends. Once you get the hang of it, it's fun, although a little easy. Played on the default game variation, didn't check for others. More info on the history + recent work to restore it: https://gamehistory.org/atari-2600-tarzan/ https://forums.atariage.com/topic/367498-atari-2600-tarzan-released/

https://arcadeheroes.com - American Pinball hit the ground running at Amusement Expo 2024, showcasing a new game in Barry O's BBQ Challenge, and their LE version of Galactic Tank Force. #USA #arcade #pinball 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 - 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 - Checking out some additional details on the upcoming arcade exclusive release, NBA Superstars, by Play Mechanix & Raw Thrills. This includes some pricing I got from a distributor, talking the controls and gameplay, screenshots, and the possibility of home ports. #nba #gamingnews #arcade 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

Atari under the command of General Wade Rosen, has declared a decisive victory against the Intellivision, as the great console war finally comes to a close with Atari purchasing Intellivision. What of the Amico though? That part isn't really clear...

https://arcadeheroes.com - Official trailer for Wahlap's upcoming hack'n slash card collecting game, Kingdoms Fantasy. I don't believe this will see official distribution out West, but you might find it on a rare import somewhere. #arcade #gamingnews #china 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 new homebrew for the Atari 7800, this time a great racing game that employs the 320B high resolution mode along with 8-way scrolling. Where might this one go? #atari7800 #homebrewgames #retrogaming

https://arcadeheroes.com - Baseball is back in video action with Bobblehead Baseball VS., a two-player version of Andamiro's baseball videmption game. Works as either a redemption or an amusement-only game! While simple, I found it to be fun. Filmed at the IAAPA 2023 tradeshow 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 - Breakers is back, with Breakers Revenge Chicago. Launching exclusively on the coin-operated exA-Arcadia platform, this is an obscure 1v1 fighting game that originally launched in the 1990s to the NEO GEO MVS, developed by Visco Games. Think of it as a deeper version of Street Fighter II, with mechanics like dash cancels and such that require a little more skill from the player than SF2 does. This new edition will feature new art, music, and some other changes, while supporting up to 4K monitors.

https://arcadeheroes.com - exA-Arcadia has announced that they are bringing Toaplan's overhead run 'n gun title Fixeight back to arcades. This new edition has members from the original development team working on it again PLUS the addition of true TATE support and play for up to four people at once. Gameplay will fall closer to OutZone when its all finished. Early alpha footage filmed at Amusement Expo 2024 #arcade #toaplan #shmup Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQp-1LktkB6aWQhkScdzIPA/join 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

Back in 1981, Atari was working on an Intellivision killer codenamed "Project Sylvia," "Super Stella," or the Atari 3200. What were the specs for this unfinished console and what kind of games would it have had? Let's discuss; H/T to the late Curt Vendel who did so much work in uncovering the history on this. Links: Jerry Jessop thread about it: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atarimuseum/posts/836375799727005/ Super Stella Schematics: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/156916-atari-ss1000-sylvia/ Rob Zdybel discusses it (about 7 min in): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmqzybUe9m4