The 2016 IAAPA Attractions Expo is just days away.
Think of the expo as a massive showcase. Close to 1000 professionals - owners, operators, suppliers, investors, and developers – from a wide range of industries will show their latest wares and services in a bid to attract buyers and sellers. Undoubtably one of the big attractions at the show will arcade.
Below is a list of a number of new video arcade, pinball and videmption games that will be debuting at IAAPA.
Video arcade
Cruis’n Blast (Raw Thrills / Nintendo)
Key features include:
NEW Dramatic enclosed cockpit cabinet with fully immersive Thrill-D Blaster sound
NEW Blast turbo boost for truly insane speed
Supercars including Lamborghini Veneno, Nissan GTR, Corvette 206 and more
43″ 1080p HD LED TV
Mind-bending color FX from over 1000 Vibrant RGD LED’s
State of the art GTX 750 Ti Nvidia supercomputer HD graphics
NEW Link up to 8 games for massive multiplayer action
Cruis’n Blast will be available January 2017.
Daytona 3 Championship USA (Sega)
Daytona 3 Championship USA features three brand new tracks including a recreation of the newly renovated Daytona International Speedway. In addition, the original three classic courses have been remastered for the modern era. New cars and new game modes bring more for players old and new to experience.
www.segaarcade.com
Let’s Go Island: Dream Edition (Sega)
Sequel to 2011’s Let’s Go Island. Let’s Go Island Dream Edition players are on a South Pacific island diving tour and soon end up in trouble with dastardly pirates. Players must work together to survive everything the island has to throw at them. The huge 55” screen, rapid-fire gameplay and brand new family fun dream motion seat all combine to make Let’s Go Island Dream Edition a fun adventure game.
www.segaarcade.com
Target Bravo: Operations Ghost (Sega)
Brand new two-player game brought to life in a 55” atmospheric theatre cabinet. Players are put in the shoes of a highly trained Special Forces agent. Then using precision shooting, quick reactions and brand new tools at their disposal players must complete their missions. With new weapons, gadgets and equipment, Target Bravo: Operation Ghost also allows players to start at any stage of the game, thereby encouraging them to come back and play their favourite stages again and again.
www.seganerds.com
Golden Tee 2017 (Incredible Technologies)
Golden Tee 2017 introduces five spectacular new 18-hole courses, designed for playability and challenge for all levels of skill. The addition of these courses means the player now has sixty courses to choose from.
www.itsgames.com
Pump It Up Prime 2 (Andamiro)
Pump It Up Prime 2 was announced at Japan Pump It Up Fest 2016.
www.bemanistyle.com
The Walking Dead (Play Mechanix / Raw Thrills)
Key features:
Preliminary dimensions are listed as 100.13” high x 83.50” wide x 85.58” deep.
The arcade game is based on the AMC’s TV series The Walking Dead.
Rear door attraction feature with life-sized walker
Environmental cabinet with bench seating
Interior lighting that follows the action on the screen
Thrill-D sound system
Crossbow controller
www.highwaygames.com
Ultra Race (UNIS)
A racing game from UNIS.
arcadeheroes.com
Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 (Bandai Namco)
“[The] Maxi Tune series has the largest worldwide community of arcade driving game players, and every day around the globe, thousands of players tune up their cars by playing the game in order to compete with others,” said Bandai Namco Amusement America’s Frank Cosentino (Senior VP) in Replay Magazine about the Maxi Tune 5.
“The U.S. Maxi Tune playing community, which stalled for a few years due to the small number of locations capable of running online games when Maxi Tune 4 was released a number of years ago, will be treated to a newly kickstarted series with Maxi Tune 5.”
www.replaymag.com
Pinball
Batman 66 (Stern Pinball)
In addition to the fun title and game experience, the machine features a full colour high definition display replacing the DMD. In conjunction with Stern’s new SPIKE-2 electronic pinball platform, the display enables high definition graphics and innovative animations. This enables the game to feature actual TV footage from the iconic series. The game includes a second high definition display on the playfield as part of an interactive game feature.
www.pinballnews.com
Dialed In! (Jersey Jack Pinball)
Dialed In is the first Pat Lawlor-designed game in a decade and the first machine to ever offer players the ability to unlock additional capabilities through their smartphones. The game is being released in a limited run as a collector's edition and limited edition, with distribution beginning summer of 2017.
They will both feature original art by illustrator John Youssi, as well as player-controlled audio jacks, a five-speaker stereo surround sound system, Bluetooth connectivity, and an HD LCD screen.
www.prnewswire.com
Arcooda Video Pinball (Arcooda)
Arcooda Video Pinball is the world's first full-sized, touchscreen video pinball machine capable of playing thousands of pinball and arcade games. With interchangeable control panels and constantly updated firmware, players have endless gaming options.
Key features:
Unique patent pending design and hardware
Full-sized pinball machine cabinet
Play thousands of pinball tables and arcade games on a single machine
Connect to Steam, or virtually any online system
Exclusive game content
World's first 42" touchscreen for video pinball action
HD full colour DMD
Real pinball plunger and flipper buttons with recoil
Four menu buttons at front of cabinet for easy navigation
Premium quality parts and safety certifications
Steel and plywood construction
Interchangeable control panels
www.highwaygames.com
Videmption
Breakout (Coastal Amusements)
Breakout is the latest title in the line of game offerings for Coastal’s 65” video game system (VGS). This iconic title challenges players to break as many bricks as possible by using the paddle to direct the ball against the brick wall.
www.amusementrc.com
Choppy Wood (Raw Thrills)
The game uses a 55″ screen and features numerous LEDs as most Raw Thrills games have been doing as of late. It is similar to the recent Magic Play/Barron Games videmption game TimberMan, as you play a lumberjack who chops down a tree from each side while avoiding the branches. The higher the score, the more tickets you can win.
arcadeheroes.com
Crazy Tower (Adrenaline Amusements)
This four-player, “holographic” game is an original from Adrenaline that challenges players to build the tallest tower possible, winning more tickets the higher they go.
replaymag.com
Fly O’Clock (Barron Games)
Addictive app-to-arcade mobile game from Digital Melody has been transformed by our partners at Magic Play into this colourful and competitive skill redemption game. With unique one-touch game mechanics, this clever and energetic skill game electrifies the competition.
barrongames.com
Lane Master (UNIS)
Key features:
Alley-style video bowling
Roll the balls down the alley-style playfield
Sensors detect speed/angle of the ball and translate it to the screen
Bonus game, attractive demo mode, LED package
Third screen with game instructions or custom operator content
unis-shiyu.en.alibaba.com
Launch Code (Team Play)
Players attempt to drop four balls into targets in the game, advancing the star-ward bound progress of Launch Code’s lovable, in-game alien character: Codey. On-screen animations, vibrant LED lights and upbeat sounds and music keep the game interesting and make it stand out in the ticket redemption universe.
http://www.replaymag.com/makers-of-popular-fishbowl-frenzy-ready-to-show-off-new-game/
Pop The Lock (Bay Tek)
App-to-arcade port that is similar to Fly O’Clock.
arcadeheroes.com
Mystic Dragon (Arcooda)
Mystic Dragon is a new game in the fish hunting series where up to eight players shoot fish, which have different point values, to earn winnings. Instead of creatures that live in the ocean, players of Mystic Dragon can shoot birds and dragons flying over forest, mountain and seascapes.
arcooda.com