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Location Watch October 2025: New Arcades Open Their Doors Worldwide

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. Things have been a little bit quiet in this regard for Q3 2025,...

October 31, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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Introducing Arcade Heroes’ Arcade Hall Of Fame

Most gamers should be aware of the World Video Game Hall of Fame, the Strong Museum of Play’s official collection of video games deemed culturally and artistically important. Plenty of games that either released in or originated from arcades have been inducted into that group (for a recent update to their exposition, Defender joined the hall), but many more have not, even if they are quietly significant. That especially goes for titles after the 1980s, where following the US market’s...

October 31, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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Contest: MacGyver a Low-Cost Loo

Yes, everybody poops, but it’s where we do it that makes the difference between sanitation and the spread of diseases. Those of us in the developed world take indoor toilets for granted, but many developing communities don’t have that luxury, and they suffer for it. Every year millions die from poor water quality and sanitation. Peeps need a better place for poops! So what would MacGyver do? That’s the challenge you can solve in our first Make: / MacGyver Foundation...

October 30, 2025Uncategorized, , , 0 Comments
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Simple Animatronic Eyes

This article appeared in Make: Vol. 90. Subscribe for the latest maker projects and articles! Animatronics, once relegated to the realms of theme parks and big-budget movie sets, are experiencing a renaissance in our DIY culture. Perhaps it’s childhood nostalgia, certain horror-themed video game franchises, or the desire to explore the intersection of technology and artistry. Whatever the reason, there’s excitement surrounding the creation of animatronic marvels. And amidst this wave of enthusiasm, there’s never been...

October 29, 2025Uncategorized, , , , 0 Comments
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Boards Guide 2026: Word is Board

Above: Cardputer ADV is M5’s latest credit-card-sized marvel. Another great year in boards comes to an end. As we continue to evolve our guide, we made the hard decision to skip the Education category, mostly because the BBC micro:bit, Adafruit Circuit Playground Express, and Arduino Uno family still rule. Maybe we’ll see the $44 Uno Q make big inroads in this space though, with its low price and lack of need for a host computer. The IoT category was...

October 29, 2025Uncategorized, , , 0 Comments
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Welcome to the Mirrordome

This article appeared in Make: Vol. 90. Subscribe for more maker projects and articles! Every winter, Trillium Park on the waterfront in Toronto is lit up with amazing sculptures at night. For a few years now, my friends Kyle Chisholm, Hillary Predko, and Daemon Baliski and I have had the opportunity to create some of these works. This year we’re super excited to have made Greenhouse Reflect, a mesmerizing mirrored sculpture that changes throughout the cycle...

October 28, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , , , 0 Comments
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DSM Arcade To Launch Perfect Pour: Pabst Blue Ribbon Edition At IAAPA 2025

DSM Arcade might not have been at IAAPA 2024, but they will be around at IAAPA 2025, showcasing a new, licensed version of their groundbreaking Perfect Pour arcade game. Let’s take a look at this next piece to be revealed for IAAPA with Perfect Pour: Pabst Blue Ribbon Edition.

Perfect Pour: Pabst Blue Ribbon Edition

For those who might be unaware, Perfect Pour was an original creation of DSM Arcade that was the genesis of the...

October 28, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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Raw Thrills To Debut Jackpot Racer, Godzilla Kaiju Wars Deluxe & More At IAAPA 2025

IAAPA 2025 is approaching fast, and today we have a preview of the new arcade titles and updates that Raw Thrills will be bringing to the show. There is always interest from players and the industry in regards to what they are doing, and what arcades can expect from that, so let’s jump straight into it:

Jackpot Racer

Starting off with the first new debut and perhaps the main one of the bunch, we have a...

October 27, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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This machine lets you practice baseball solo, similar to Topgolf

Arduino Team — October 27th, 2025 Topgolf has a pretty brilliant business model: let golfers do the fun stuff (driving balls at max power), without any of the complications, time commitments, or logistics of running through a full 18-hole course. Batting cages exist to do something similar for baseball, but Pete LeMaster didn’t want to practice batting — he wanted to practice catching and throwing. That’s why he built this baseball machine called The...

October 27, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , , 0 Comments
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Morphing Meta-antennas enable frequency manipulation

Arduino Team — October 27th, 2025 An antenna’s physical properties are inextricably linked to its electromagnetic properties and how it radiates and receives radio waves. One of the simplest examples is extension, like with an old cell phone or FM radio antenna. But shape and structure can have more dramatic effects, which is why we have so many different kinds of antennas. If you could change the shape of an antenna on demand, you could influence...

October 27, 2025Uncategorized, , , 0 Comments
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