Episode #821 – George Goldner, Pt. 3 – Gone & End Records
Air Week: January 26-February 1, 2026
Newsbytes: Atari Relief Pitcher Prototype; New Owners For American Pinball; Ski Hero & More
RAS2026-01-25T00:14:05+00:00Welcome to the first Newsbytes of 2026. This is a series of posts here on Arcade Heroes that rounds up byte-sized pieces of news from around the worlds of arcades and pinball. The year has started off with quite a bit of news, which is hopefully a good sign for how the rest of 2026. Let’s dive in:
Atari Relief Pitcher Prototype Dumped
It wasn’t too long ago that a prototype for Atari Games’ Jammin’...Angry Birds Boom! 2026 Update Is Now Live
RAS2026-01-23T19:39:07+00:00Before the IAAPA show last year, it was mentioned that Raw Thrills and Play Mechanix’s Angry Birds Boom videmption game would be getting a content update. This did appear at the expo, but it wasn’t 100% complete yet. Now, the update is live, so let’s take a quick look at what it’s all about.
Angry Birds Boom v1.29
Angry Birds Boom! was first released back in the Fall of 2024, so there is a good chance...Best Dev Boards for Edge AI Projects
RAS2026-01-23T17:00:00+00:00Raspberry Pi 5 and the new Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano Super top our picks for the best dev board for your edge AI projects. But they aren’t your only options. If you’re looking for something smaller, lower cost, something with vision built-in, or even a microcontroller, these are our favorites in 2026.
Raspberry Pi 5
Raspberry Pi 5 Released in 2023, Raspberry Pi’s flagship single-board computer (SBC) is still capable of crunching the numbers required for many AI applications,...January 23, 2026RASUncategorizedAI, Artificial Intelligence, boards, jetson nano, make95, Other Boards, raspberry pi, Technology0 Comments
EAG 2026 Recap – New Arcade Games For Europe
RAS2026-01-21T22:04:05+00:00It has now been a week since EAG 2026, the earliest amusement trade show of the year, and the time has come to recap and review all of the relevant companies and new arcade games that appeared there. I (Arcadian) could not attend, but that is where UK-based AH co-contributor Ted and Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report came in; many of the photos you see below come from them. Let’s get straight into the expo:
Review: Snapmaker U1 Strikes Hard
RAS2026-01-21T17:00:00+00:00This is an excerpt from our cover story in the upcoming Make: Vol. 96 Multicolor and multi-material printing has been a goal in the desktop 3D printing space for at least 15 years. We’ve seen numerous different attempts at bringing this to fruition, from carriages with multiple extruders to filament swapping devices, but all of these came with reliability or waste issues that made them just not quite right. So when E3D, a company known for innovation in...
January 21, 2026RASUncategorized3d printer, 3D Printing, 3D Printing & Imaging, Digital Fabrication, make96, Review, Tools0 Comments
From Sketch to Success: Prototyping Secrets with a BattleBots Designer
RAS2026-01-20T17:50:07+00:00Ever wondered how ideas for toys or gadgets start as scribbles on paper and then turn into something tangible you can hold in your hands? How designers collaborate to bring even the craziest ideas to life? Well, professional product designer and BattleBots robot fighting champion Bam Singnghasaneh to talked about the wild, wonderful world of professional product design last September at Maker Faire Bay Area. Unlike most designers who discuss theoretical best practices, Bam shares some real-life examples of...
January 20, 2026RASUncategorizedBattle Bots, Craft & Design, design, Education, Maker Faire, prototyping, robotics0 Comments
Arduino UNO Q is now available with 4GB RAM and 32GB storage!
RAS2026-01-20T15:00:40+00:00We’ve already seen lots of amazing projects based on Arduino UNO Q come up since its launch in early October – but we’re doubling down anyway! Today, we are launching a new Arduino UNO Q variant with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of eMMC storage, allowing all of you to dream bigger and go further, while still enjoying the same Arduino UNO Q form factor and ease of use.
4 good reasons to choose 4GB
In this 4GB...Ubisoft All-Star VR Is Now Available From LAI Games
RAS2026-01-20T01:02:10+00:00LAI Games has announced that their latest VR arcade creation, Ubisoft All-Star VR, is now shipping. This is their second major VR arcade product, following up from 2017’s Virtual Rabbids: The Big Ride (another Ubisoft joint effort). Let’s take a quick look at what this offers, in case you had missed the news on it previously.
Ubisoft All-Star VR
For the background on it, after some location testing back in May Ubisoft All-Star VR was...Grit Stash: Sandpaper Storage
RAS2026-01-19T17:00:00+00:00This article appeared in Make: Vol. 78. Subscribe today to get the latest projects delivered to your mailbox. Sandpaper is one of those things that can be a challenge to store. Bunches of random loose sheets thrown in a box or drawer, rubbing together and losing their grit, or inside cardboard sleeves obfuscating how many sheets you have left, or worse, mysterious partial sheets with no grit numbers on the back. Having a simple way to store...
