Arcooda

Game Never Over

A Completely New Vision for Pinball

A Fresh Start…

Arcooda Pinball is much more than video pinball machines. Its a totally Inclusive System where we invite everyone to join us, whether you are a designer, manufacturer, distributor  or just a “pinballer”, we are looking to create an open community where people can get their pinball ideas into the market.

Design your video pinball game in Pinball Forest, sell your video pinball table in Pinball Apps, and create a mechanical pinball based on your designs in Pinball Maker. We give you all the power to become the most professional pinball designer/manufacturer, with instant market access.

But Arcooda Pinball is more. We have designed completely new products for the coin operated marketplace. With extensive experience in the arcade industry, we are looking to introduce new and fresh income streams for game centre and street operators.

Arcooda also works closely with game software companies where we work together to take a mobile/PC game and convert this into software which can be played on physical machines. Together with Arcooda Choreo and a number of proprietary hardware/software add-ons, the new software comes to life in physical machines.

We are looking to make major changes in the way pinball is made and sold. Imagine you as the designer and factory – sell your machines directly, or reach out to Arcooda’s distribution network for help. No exclusive borders, sell and buy pinball machines the way you want.

Pinball manufacturing is not easy. We are looking to change this.

For more information on Arcooda Pinball, please refer to our dedicated site.

Arcooda Pinball is a Massive Project

Arcooda Pinball is a massive project for Highway Group. It is much bigger than we have announced previously, and we will try to explain why various setbacks has made us more determined than ever to release the full potential of Arcooda Pinball (machines, hardware and software).
 
But it all started during our international launch at IAAPA 2016, Florida USA.

IAAPA 2016

During our negotiations with software companies in 2015, we had forecast that our pinball sales would be approximately US$25million in the first year of release.
 
At launch during IAAPA 2016, we were well underway to achieve these sales.
We really did have tremendous support and belief in Arcooda Pinball. At launch, we had the top game companies contact us and we were one of the lead stories on local Florida TV about the IAAPA Show. There was genuine interest in where Arcooda was trying to take pinball.
 
 
On the 2nd day of the show, even our original pinball cabinet factory asked us if we would consider taking them back.

Why Arcooda? Arcooda is Touchscreen

Arcooda is……Touchscreen

We really believe in touchscreen gaming, and most of our new release products come with touch screen as standard. There is no going back to keyboard/mouse once you use an Arcooda touchscreen product.  More games, more functions, more fun…..

In fact, we had designed our machines with cross-over in mind, from mobile phone to your arcade machine and back. Its part of our Do Want You Want TM philosophy.

 

 

Arcooda Pinball was the first commercial virtual pinball machine to be released with touchscreen as standard.

Arcooda Pinball Touchscreen AGE 2016 Gaming Show

Image: Arcooda Pinball Touchscreen AGE 2016 Gaming Show

 

Touch gaming is super easy on Arcooda machines.

 

 

Why Arcooda? Arcooda is Virtual Reality

Arcooda is…….Virtual Reality

Core to our development work, our machines have supported VR game play on a plug and play basis. With Game Wizard 2.0, all machines have additional functionality that also include motion/vibration/effects support (subject to game software co-operation).

Oculus Rift VR Arcooda Pinball Arcade

Image 1: Oculus Rift VR Arcooda Pinball Arcade

 

VR..with Arcooda’s proprietary add-ons. Its “almost” like playing a real pinball, but at a fraction of the cost. Add new tables via Steam, Oculus and other online gaming platforms. No need for any special adjustments or Arcooda branded software  – virtually all VR pinball games are supported on Game Wizard 2.0 machines.

 

Virtual Reality Pinball Machine on Arcooda

Image 2: Virtual Reality Pinball Machine on Arcooda

 

 

Why Arcooda? Arcooda is Do What You Want

Arcooda is…….Do what you Want TM

Arcooda products are designed with you in mind. Driving, shooting, touch, hand controller, joystick…..play the way you want. Use you phone, console, android device, PC, arcade PCBs  plus, add-on components, interchangeable control panels and more.

 

Driving Control Panel on the Dynasty Pinball Machine

Image 1: Driving Control Panel on the Dynasty Pinball Machine

 

VR? No problem. Experience VR with Plug and play on the Game Wizard 2.0 machines. All Game Wizard 2.0 products support VR as standard, together with additional functions.

Do What You WantTM

Do What You Want - VR as Plug and Play

Image 2: Do What You Want – VR as Plug and Play

 

Want more from your arcade machines?  Easy, add software add-ons to expand your cabinets functions.

Do What You Want TM

Do What You Want with Arcooda Choreo

Image 3: Do What You Want with Arcooda Choreo

 

Any product that supports touch/gamepad/joystick is supported by Game Wizard 2.0 machines. This means over 450,000 titles are supported.  Then, for further advanced gaming, add Arcooda’s proprietary software and hardware add-ones for high level arcade game action…at home.

Do What You Want TM

Do What You Want with Video Pinball

Do What You Want with Video Pinball

 

 

Why Arcooda? Arcooda is Android

Arcooda is…….Android

Well before the current excitement, Arcooda was working on a new arcade machines.  In 2015 we had built the prototype arcade and pinball machines which we started showing publicly in middle of 2016. These machines used the Highway Controller IO board mentioned previously.

Arcooda Pinball for Android Aug 2016

Image 1: Arcooda Pinball for Android Aug 2016

 

If you visited us during Pinfest Australia in 2016, playing our Android pinball machine in the morning was great. Playing our machine later in the day…no so great. Unfortunately heavy and constant use resulted in the sample motherboards overheating.

Arcooda Android Pinball - Pinfest 2016

Image 2: Arcooda Android Pinball – Pinfest 2016

 

We were working on a new custom multiscreen android motherboard which needed significant product development. Frame rate losses, motherboard overheating, and custom firmware all needed to be solved.

Mother Board

Image 3: Mother Board

 

During this period, we talked with Zen Studios about releasing a $699usd pinball product but they were not interested in the project. Later, after signing with FarSight Studios, we concentrated on releasing the 3 monitor PC version first, and then to come back to the Android smaller machines.

At IAAPA 2016, we showed our new Android products that included Touch Wizard, and Game Wizard for Android.

Touch Wizard with Android

Image 4: Touch Wizard with Android

 

 

In 2018, Arcooda works with Tencent Games on a larger project for both mobile and android gaming products.

King of Glory - Arcooda & Tencent

Image 5: King of Glory – Arcooda & Tencent

 

Heroes of Soulcraft, PUBG and exclusive Tencent titles were being used in development work.

Persevering Through Difficulties, Arcooda Reopens December 1st!

Arcooda Re-opened December 1st!

Well what a year…
 
It’s been an extremely troublesome year for everyone, and we hope everyone is safe.
 
After bush fires, office flooding, factories closing, legal disputes, and all the badness associated with COVID, this year seems to be one of the worst. And following the script, our phone lines were not working this morning adding extra pressures to our re-opening. However Arcooda has officially reopened today to the public!
 
With the loyal support of our customers we have continued to work on our product development. Over these next weeks, everything will be explained including our vision, as well as our machines and guides on productions of all our machines. This doesn’t just include Arcooda Pinball, but also the Game Wizard series of machines.

 

Xtreme Machine

Game Wizard Xtreme Machines

 

More than just a pinball machine or arcade cabinet, our concepts go to the heart of arcade gaming and cross gaming genres. It’s a completely different way to play arcade games. Our team has been working in the amusement industry for over 30 years and we plan to show how to maximise income in your store, and also get the absolute best out of your home gaming machines on a “plug and play” model.
 
Daily, we will make announcements of our work, and will give you an understanding of what has been happening behind the scenes and why the current home gaming marketplace has shaped itself in the way you see it.
 
On the 15th December, we will be making major announcements. We sincerely want you to be part of the Arcooda family, whether you want to work with us, for us, partner together, become game/software testers and more. If you are interested to join us, please contact our team at sales@arcooda.com

 

Follow our socials for updates:

Follow Arcooda on Twitter (@Arcooda), Facebook (Arcooda) or Instagram (@Arcooda_).

Arcooda Introduces the Dynasty Vertical Pinball Machine

We have kickstarted our Arcooda Video Pinball: Take 2 Relaunch with the introduction of a new, versatile machine; the Dynasty Vertical Pinball machine.

Dynasty Vertical Pinball Machine

The Dynasty Vertical Pinball machine takes a horizontal video pinball machine and turns it into a space-saving alternative. It adds its own unique features to make it one of the most innovative products on the market. It features impressive programmable LED lighting, three high definition monitors for the backglass, playfield and DMD, side buttons for pinball games and more!

However, the Dynasty Vertical Pinball machine is more than just a pinball machine. Users can easily link their Steam accounts and PCs for arcade gameplay and access to endless games. The machine has a twin set of joystick buttons on its control panel to recreate the classic arcade feel on the one machine.

For more information, keep an eye on Arcooda’s social media channels or contact their office at sales@arcooda.com. We’ll be making periodic announcements for more product information.

Arcooda Dynasty Pinball Machine

Arcooda Relaunches with Arcooda Video Pinball: Take 2

Arcooda Video Pinball relaunches this week with Arcooda Video Pinball: Take 2. After being quiet for a while, the team at Arcooda are back with three new products and a variety of exciting news to share.

Stay tuned for more information coming soon.

Arcooda Video Pinball to release 3 new machines

Previous Arcooda Video Pinball Customers

For any Arcooda Pinball customers, our staff have contacted you via email and there are new updates in the private blog. Please check them out when you have the chance.

Arcooda Now Offering Kinect Support Free

Arcooda are happy to announce Kinect support will now come free with their PC Steam Cabinet Mode, Generic Cabinet Standalone and Arcooda Cabinet version software. This means users who have already purchased any of these products will have access to this feature at no extra cost.

To access this capability, Arcooda have advised customers with the Generic or Arcooda Cabinet software they will need to manually update their firmware. Customers with the Steam Unlock version will have this feature automatically installed by update. Arcooda still have software packages available until sold out. 

Game play with Kinect is as easy as plugging your Kinect into your cabinet and enabling Kinect game play in the options menu. This will mean the Kinect camera will track your body movements, adjust the game play visual to the angle you are standing on and show the player a dynamic rendering of the 3D playfield. 

To review or purchase software, please click here.