IAAPA 2025 Wrap-Up Part 4: Andamiro USA, Pinball, UNIS

Continuing our coverage of the IAAPA 2025 trade show that took place in Orlando, FL last month, this fourth wrap-up post gets a few varied companies out of the way: China’s UNIS, one of the biggest names in amusement out of that country, the two major factories in pinball that appeared at the show this year (Stern and Jersey Jack), and the North American arm of long-standing South Korean arcade outfit, Andamiro. For previous coverage in case you missed it: IAAPA...

December 6, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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Maker Faire Shenzhen Soars to New Heights

It’s always a shock to witness the scale of things in China’s Bay Area. Despite only being the third largest national central city in China, Shenzhen dwarfs the combined population of the three largest US cities. Descending toward Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport, this notion of scale is reinforced, as one immense skyscraper after another dominates the horizon, even as new construction dots the outskirts of the city. Likewise, Maker Faire Shenzhen continues to grow and impress. This year...

December 4, 2025Uncategorized, , , 0 Comments
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Review: MicroJig Grr-Ripper 2Go

Manufacturer: MicroJig Price as tested: $20 Link: https://www.microjig.com/products/grr-ripper2-go If you have a table saw, you need a push block. It can be as simple as a scrap stick or as fancy as the MicroJig Grr-Ripper Pro all over YouTube. There’s a middle ground in the Grr-Ripper 2Go. It’s magically grippy, far more than my generic store-bought block or homemade plywood board. And compared to a narrow stick, it’s easier to push inward and down with one hand.  The 2Go...

December 4, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , 0 Comments
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Arcade Heroes Celebrates 19 Years Of Covering Arcade News & Fun

It is hard to believe, but as of today, this site is now nineteen years old. Let’s take this opportunity to look back at some of the events we’ve had over those years, while looking forward to the future.

Why We Do What We Do

As we often do on this anniversary, we link back to the very first post, which had been published by the original site founder, “Arcadeheaven”. He chose to remain anonymous,...

December 3, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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My First Hackaday Supercon: Amazing and Inspiring

Living in Southern California and being an avid attendee of maker-related conventions, I’d heard about Hackaday’s Supercon but had never managed to go (the last two years’ tickets were sold out). It was only a matter of time before I finally made it — and this year, I jumped in last-minute to join some friends from CRASH Space. What I got was not at all what I was expecting … it was so much more. I can’t wait to go...

December 3, 2025Uncategorized, , , , 0 Comments
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More ways to prototype faster: four new Arduino Modulino are now available

If you’ve ever wanted to go from idea to prototype in minutes – without fiddling with wiring diagrams or debugging connections – then you probably already know (and love!) Modulino®. These compact, plug-and-play nodes have made it easier than ever to prototype, learn, and build with Arduino. And now the ecosystem is getting even bigger. We’re excited to announce four new additions to the family:  Modulino Latch Relay – Switch...

December 3, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , , , , 0 Comments
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IAAPA 2025 Wrap-Up Part 3: exA-Arcadia, AVS Companies, JET Games

Welcome to the third part of our coverage of our IAAPA 2025 wrap-up, the series of posts that comb through the arcade games and companies that appeared at the expo. Today we are taking a look at the main exhibitors who had a bend towards video games (with one exception): exA-Arcadia; a variety from the AVS Companies booth (Incredible Technologies, DSM Arcade, and Dark Escape Games); and JET Games. As many of you may know by now, exA have a 100%...

December 3, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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3Duino helps you rapidly create interactive 3D-printed devices

Arduino Team — December 3rd, 2025 Every few months, some new software comes along that promises to make some complex engineering discipline accessible to everyone. Such software rarely lives up to the developer’s claims, because the claims are far too ambitious. But what if the scope is more reasonable? 3Duino seems capable of actually producing interactive 3D-printed device designs in just seconds. 3Duino is an integrated software and hardware platform developed by an international team...

December 3, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , , , 0 Comments
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Retro Gamer & Former Arcade Hero Writer Nick Thorpe Has Passed Away

It is with a heavy heart that we have learned of the news that Retro Gamer’s Nick Thorpe passed away yesterday at the age of 38. This was first confirmed by Retro Gamer editor Darran Jones and picked up by Time Extension today; the reason we are giving this a special post is because several of us here knew Nick online, and he used to write for Arcade Heroes between 2008-2012. Born in the 1980s, he was an...

December 2, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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Help Makerspaces Help You

It’s giving season again, that time of year when charities and non-profits, like most of us, try to reckon with the old year and plan for the next. Major organizations all over are asking for support. And while people from all over can help out national and international groups, local groups like makerspaces rely entirely on help from their community. We talk a lot about fancy digital fabrication equipment like CNC machines and laser cutters, which can be pretty expensive...

December 2, 2025Uncategorized, , , 0 Comments
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