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On Test From Raw Thrills: Godzilla Kaiju Wars [Non-VR]; Jackpot Racer

With the start of the next big trade show season for the amusement industry edging closer, today we have got two games that have recently been seen on location test out in the arcade wilds, both from Raw Thrills. One is a new non-VR model for Godzilla Kaiju Wars, the other is a new racing video redemption title currently under the name of Jackpot Racer. The company has declined to officially comment on both games for now, which is their...

September 4, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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Make a Magic Blocks Gadget Cache

This article appeared in Make: Vol. 86. Subscribe for more maker projects and articles! The Magic Blocks gadget cache is a fun and simple “proximity and order” puzzle. It consists of four gadget blocks. Each will illuminate a single digit that you program into it — but only when all four blocks are placed side by side, in the correct order! Strategically located magnets and magnetic switches are used to sense the proximity of each block....

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Open Source Hardware Certifications for August 2025

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) runs a free program that allows creators to certify that their hardware complies with the community definition of open source hardware.  Whenever you see the certification logo, you know that the certified hardware meets this standard. Currently, the Certification database lists over 3126 individual certifications! In August we added 13 new certifications, from sutures to LEDs, and everything in between! Here are three certifications we think you should check...

September 3, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , , 0 Comments
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Review: Beautiful Pixelblaze Display Box Kit

Manufacturer: Electromage Price as tested: $117 Link: Beautiful Pixelblaze Display Box Kit This box brings me joy every day. I picked it up as a Maker Faire souvenir, looking for a simple kit. What I got was an elegantly designed decoration, an intro into a cool LED driver board, and a very satisfying build experience. Part of the credit goes to a smoke acrylic panel that’s just the right depth to diffuse the 8×8...

September 3, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , 0 Comments
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Sega Amusements Reveals IAAPA Expo Europe 2025 Lineup: Ubisoft All-Star VR, Apex Rebels Standard, More

September sees the start of the next big trade show season for the amusement industry, and one of the two major shows kicking it off is IAAPA Expo Europe 2025. This comes along in Barcelona, Spain at the back end of the month (with the GTI Asia China Expo happening just before it), but some companies are already starting to reveal their lineups. Chief among those is Sega Amusements, who are going to have their biggest ever presence at the...

September 3, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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A Movie Model Masterpiece

In March of 2018 I was asked a question: Do you know the blimp from Blade Runner? This article appeared in Make: Vol 94. Subscribe for more great projects. My answer: Freaking of course I did! Not only am I an enormous fan of the movie, and an artist in awe of the models made for it, but it also happens that my college mentor was Lawrence Paull, the Oscar-nominated production designer of said masterpiece. Sitting in...

September 1, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , 0 Comments
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88: Silent Lucidity

Simple Sharing Page
A clean, simple landing page with an embedded HTML5 audio player (and audio cards for Twitter and Facebook).
Embeddable Audio Player
Paste this code to embed an HTML5 audio player with controls.
Download URL
Useful if you want to create a direct download link, embed in your own player, post from another publishing engine, link to from Patreon, etc.'
Social Network Quick Links

September 1, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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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...

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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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