Episode #808 – Spooky Halloween Rhythm & Blues
Air Week: October 27-November 2, 2025
exA-Arcadia Ships Vanguard Princess R; Opens Pre-Orders For Chaos Code: Nemesis Experiment
RAS2025-10-25T20:15:27+00:00It’s time for another exA-Arcadia update, this time is another round about fighting games, with Vanguard Princess R now shipping out, and pre-orders opening for the sequel to Chaos Code.
Vanguard Princess R
We reported on the pre-orders for this game not long ago, and now interested locations and private buyers can get their hands on this all-female 1v1 fighting game that has been “redesigned, remastered…and reborn.” Reports were that it was earning exceptionally well on...Maker Faire Guangzhou is a Resounding Success!
RAS2025-10-24T16:14:15+00:00Riding the train from Shenzhen to Guangzhou, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I had attended Maker Faire in the former Chinese megacity before — a well-established event supported by Seeed Studio’s Chaihuo Makerspace, Maker Faire Shenzhen draws over 100 projects and 30,000 attendees each year. But how would Guangzhou’s first attempt, organized in only a few months, compare? I was nervous, but excited to find out. I had met virtually with event organizer Warisi “Nemo” Mijieti before, and...
Wicked Wings – 3 Ways to Spread Your Costume Wings
RAS2025-10-24T16:00:00+00:00This article appeared in Make: Vol. 78. Subscribe today to get more great projects delivered to your mailbox. Featured image: Demon Hunter from World of Warcraft. Photographer: A.Z.Production Cosplay Photography. Cosplayer: Willow Creative Flight has caught our fancy since the dawn of time. Ancient Greek myths detailed Daedalus strapping wax-and-feather wings to his arms. Leonardo da Vinci diagrammed wearable winged mechanisms in the 15th century. Otto Lilienthal helped launch the sport of hang gliding at...
October 24, 2025RASUncategorizedcosplay, costume, Costumes, Cosplay, and Props, Craft & Design, make78, wings0 Comments
A Quick Look At The Arcade Games Of ACOS 2025
RAS2025-10-24T01:34:44+00:00The annual Autumn Coin-Op Show (ACOS) is a small event put on in the UK by a group of UK-based companies, including Electrocoin, UDC, Harry Levy, JNC Sales, and Sega Amusements. Thanks to Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report for these photos and the information. As always, these are listed alphabetically; there isn’t a ton to discuss here, but in case you’re wondering what is being focused on for Europe ahead of the bigger trade shows on the horizon, here...
Convert a cheap air fryer into a high-performance 3D printer filament dryer
RAS2025-10-24T00:26:58+00:00Arduino Team — October 24th, 2025 Post about a 3D printing problem — any 3D printing problem — online and all the top comments will be: “Is your filament dry?” That is a prudent question to ask, because filament that has absorbed moisture will wreak havoc on print quality and can even cause total print failure. If you want to keep your plastic nice and moisture-free on a budget, then check out Milos Rasic’s element14...
October 24, 2025RASUncategorized3D Printer Filament Dryer, 3D Printing, Arduino, Filament Dryer, Uno R40 Comments
Binders Full of Jammin’ — Ultra Portable Music Systems
RAS2025-10-23T16:00:00+00:00This article appeared in Make: Vol 92. Subscribe for more great projects. After years of hauling music equipment to jams — and ages hooking it up — synthesizer guru Mark Vail and I found a solution: We prewired small, battery-powered synths to effects processors and packed it all into briefcases. Now we could simply flip open the lids, plug into the P.A., and play; with headphones we could even jam in cafés without raising a ruckus....
Provision, configure, and deploy, all from your phone
RAS2025-10-22T12:29:49+00:00Back in September, we introduced the new provisioning flow on Arduino Cloud, starting with the UNO R4 WiFi. It means that you can now connect and configure your UNO R4 WiFi on Arduino Cloud straight from your phone, with the IoT Remote app. It’s a game changer, making your device setup faster, smoother, and cable-free.But here’s where it gets really exciting: with Arduino Cloud templates, you can now go from powering up a board to...
Little Props and Horrors! Haunted House Roundup
RAS2025-10-21T16:00:00+00:00This article appeared in Make: Vol. 78. Subscribe today to get more great projects delivered to your mailbox. Halloween is our favorite time of year! It’s a perfect holiday for makers because we get to stretch our creative muscles and make some really fun props and decorations that we can share with our entire community throughout the season. It’s a time when anything goes and you can show off your skills. Whether your theme is scary, silly,...
October 21, 2025RASUncategorizedCostumes, Cosplay, and Props, Craft & Design, Halloween, halloween props, make78, props0 Comments
Treasure Hunting with Bandai Namco: Behind The Scenes With GoldStorm Pirates
RAS2025-10-21T14:50:49+00:00Long-time readers of Arcade Heroes knows that we don’t just like to talk about the news – when the opportunity presents itself, we like to dive deeper into other parts of the industry. This is because the public knows very little about what goes on to bring all of these wonderful games that you find in your local arcade, from an idea to a big cabinet right in front of you. It takes a lot more work than just...
