Location Watch August 2025: New Arcade Game Rooms Open Up Around The World

Welcome to the latest edition of Location Watch, a regular series here on Arcade Heroes that covers the news of brand new arcade locations which have opened from all over the planet. That has the caveat of only being locations that we hear about, but thanks to various readers, and other arcade news sites like RePlay Magazine and InterGame Online, we do our best at keeping this comprehensive. If you missed the news on our previous Location Watch posts from...

September 1, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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Episode #800 – Atlantic Records, Pt. 7 – 1954, Pt. 1

Air Week: September 1-7, 2025

Atlantic Records, Pt. 7 – 1954, Pt. 1

Atlantic Records was the most influential, significant and important independent record label to come out of the late-1940s, during a time when there were many great, small indie labels being born. What gave Atlantic the advantage over Specialty, Chess, Modern, Vee-Jay, Exclusive, King, etc is the breadth of material, variety of music styles and the sheer number of hit records that led to the...

August 31, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , , , , 0 Comments
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Bandai Namco Updates: Pac-Man Baller Jr; One Piece Dawn Strike; GoldStorm Pirates

As many of you will know, the folks over at Bandai Namco have got numerous new arcade games in their pipeline, plenty of which we have seen on test this year. Those with the most interest in them (e.g. Resident Evil 2 Dead Shot, Wangan Midnight Speed Ignition) will have to wait longer for more details, but today there are some quick updates on a few others that have been seen previously.

Pac-Man Baller Jr.

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August 31, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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MonkeySplash Studios’ Chef it Up Returns With Updates, UK Appearance

Some time ago, we caught wind of a unique new arcade cookery game by the name of Chef it Up, from Australian newcomers MonkeySplash Studios. After being tested out at a Dave & Busters in Orlando and appearing on the company’s own small booth at IAAPA 2024 in November, it returned as part of the indie arcade set at MAGFest earlier this year, but things went quiet on it afterward. However, this month has seen the game return...

August 30, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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From Robots to Fire-Breathing Dragons: Maker Faire Long Island Lights Up Stonybrook on September 14th!

FACEBOOK I INSTAGRAM I MASTODON I WEBSITE On September 14, 2025, more than 100 makers will gather at Stony Brook University to inspire families, students, and innovators with hands-on exhibits, performances, and cutting-edge tech. This year’s event is bigger than ever, coinciding with the Explorium’s 20th anniversary and promising a day filled with invention, creativity, and family fun. Thousands of visitors from across the tri-state areawill gather to explore more than 100 exhibits, performances, and...

August 29, 2025Uncategorized, , , 0 Comments
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Penrose Tile Wall Really Tiles the Room Together

This article appeared in Make: Vol 92. Subscribe for more great projects. If you’ve ever watched the Times Square Ball drop on New Year’s Eve with its many LED lights and patterns, you’ve seen the work of Chuck Sommerville, a longtime game designer and LED artist based in Folsom, California. His Penrose Tile Wall is accessible throughout the year, and has exhibited at Burning Man and last year at Maker Faire Bay Area. Measuring 18×9 feet,...

August 28, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , 0 Comments
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UNIS Updates: Godzilla Kaiju Drop; Picture Land; Top Speed Legend

As we continue to wait for updates on several other stories, UNIS has blessed us with some news on a few of their current and upcoming releases. One of them, GODZILLA Kaiju Drop, you might have played at a Round1USA location, while the others might be new to you. Let’s take a look.

Godzilla Kaiju Drop

This first one is a redemption game, which doesn’t soak up a lot of our attention here (in part because...

August 27, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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Small-Scale Space — Mozu’s Hidden Rooms

This article is from Make Vol. 73! Subscribe now to make sure you don’t miss out on any of our awesome builds. The video zooms in on what looks like a standard power outlet wall plate. Then a hand reaches into frame and opens the outlet like a tiny doorway to reveal a detailed miniature living space replete with illuminated desktop computer, microwave, blinking router lights, mini-mini fridge, and everything else you’d expect to find in...

August 27, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , 0 Comments
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Cookin’ Derby — Electric Hot Dog Racing

This article appeared in Make: Vol 92. Subscribe for more great projects. Pinewood derbies have been a staple of the Cub Scouts since the 1950s and Nerdy Derbies are a Maker Faire favorite, but I’ve never seen a variation quite like the Electric Hot Dog Derby at Maker Faire Bay Area this last year. “Fundamentally, it’s just a fancy pinewood derby track,” said creator Andrew Leung — but with cars that cook weenies along the way....

August 26, 2025Uncategorized, , , , 0 Comments
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MIT’s Octopus is a delightful environmental sensor for urban deployment

Arduino Team — August 26th, 2025 There are a lot of very good reasons to monitor local environmental conditions, especially as they pertain to climate change research and various ecological protection initiatives. But doing so in urban locales is a challenge, as simply mounting a device can be difficult. That’s why a team from MIT’s Senseable City Lab built Octopus, which is a delightful environmental sensor intended for urban deployment. Octopus looks really cute, thanks...

August 26, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , , , 0 Comments
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