Welcome to Newsbytes, a regular series of posts here on Arcade Heroes that runs through recent “bytes” of news around the wonderful world of arcade and pinball games. We usually try and launch these on a Saturday, but given the Memorial Day weekend and day that it was in the US, we held it over. This weekend each May is usually a good time for going out and visiting an arcade, and I tend to be busy (but both last...
This article appeared in Make: Vol. 86. Subscribe for more maker projects and articles! Metal 3D printing conjures up an image of lasers depositing energy into explosive powders, and systems that cost millions of dollars. However, there are viable options that will allow you to print metal parts on a consumer-level filament 3D printer. The investments start at a couple thousand dollars and go up a couple orders of magnitude from there. Let’s find out what...
When 3D printing matured from an industrial edge case to a mainstream commercial technology in the 2010s, it captured the imaginations of everyone from schoolteachers to fashion designers. But if there’s one group that really, really got excited about 3D printing, it was makers. When 3D printers became commercially available, they knew that everything was about to change. Indeed, 3D printing offers everyone the invaluable ability to create custom components tailored to specific needs. This in turn brings a...
This review appeared in Make: Vol 93. Subscribe for more maker projects and articles! So you’ve got something to say and you want to wear it on your sleeve, or maybe your chest, or your back? Well the Procolored F13 Panda DTF printer has you covered. There lots of ways to put graphics on a garment. Silkscreen is popular, but multicolor takes lots of practice and it’s still hard to get a lot of colors....
Late last year, word spread around in arcade circles about a brand new Contra video redemption game by Konami under the name of Contra Burst. This quietly appeared on location test at Round1USA‘s flagship Puente Hills Mall store, although all we had to go off of was a photo of it being set up and another taken from after it went into operations. Nothing else was said on it following this, with no news coming through of...
Arduino Team — May 27th, 2025 There are a handful of instruments that are staples of modern music, like guitars and pianos. And then there are hundreds of other instruments that were invented throughout history and then fell into obscurity without much notice. The Luminaphone, invented by Harry Grindell Matthews and unveiled in 1925, is a particularly bizarre example. Few people have ever heard the Luminaphone and so Nick Bild recreated the unique instrument using...
We featured the VIM4 before, and we’re excited to see Khadas again with the VIM1S. Its combination of compact size, yet full-size ports and built-in storage (saving you a bundle on specialty cables and accessories), plus great graphical performance and Oowow OS delivery service make it stand out in the single board computer (SBC) space.
Arduino Team — May 27th, 2025 If you own an Arduino UNO R4 WiFi or plan to get one, there’s a special reward waiting for you. Register your board on the Arduino website and receive three months of free access to the Arduino Cloud Maker plan. This offer gives you everything you need to start creating smarter, more connected projects, with a big bonus: access to the new AI Assistant in Arduino Cloud.
The Two Player Arcade Kit for PC with 3000 in 1 Arcade Kit - DIY Type G ! The Two Player Arcade Kit for PC with 3000 in 1 Arcade Kit is a great JAMMA Gameboard containing 3000 Amazing Games! It Can display to your existing Arcade CGA or VGA Monitor without the need for a Video Converter! It will work in either your upright JAMMA Cabinet or Cocktail Table JAMMA Machine.
The Two Player Arcade Kit for PC with 2800 in 1 Arcade Kit - DIY Type F ! The Two Player Arcade Kit for PC with 2800 in 1 Arcade Kit is a great JAMMA Gameboard containing 2800 Amazing Games! It Can display to your existing Arcade CGA or VGA Monitor without the need for a Video Converter! It will work in either your upright JAMMA Cabinet or Cocktail Table JAMMA Machine. Take yourself back into the past and enjoy...
