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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.

Highway Gaming New Website For Arcooda Customers

Arcooda are happy to announce a new website has been made available to customers to address any questions or trouble shooting concerns surrounding their machines. Highway Gaming will be used as a tool to help customers with the setting up, updating, and game play of their individual cabinets.

To register your machine, please contact support@arcooda.com together with a photo of your serial number plate (if you purchased an arcade machine) or your invoice number (if you purchased software).

People who have not made a purchase through Arcooda before will still be able to view the site, however, they will only be able to see very generic, basic information about the machines without having a login code.

To access Highway Gaming, please click here.

Virtual Reality Pinball

Arcooda’s first commercial Video Pinball machine will now support Virtual Reality pinball. Connecting VR is as simple as plugging the HDMI and USB cords from the VR headset into the front of the Arcooda Video Pinball machine.

Experience true VR with existing VR pinball titles such as Zaccaria VR, Pinball FX2 VR, Stern Pinball Arcade VR and Pinball Evolution VR.

Plug in your Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and other VR equipment to experience VR pinball which will include pulling the actual machine plunger to launcher ball, cabinet flipper buttons to control flippers in game play and pushing the cabinet for real nudge effect.

More information and videos of VR game play will be released soon.

Arcooda CEO Guest Speaker at Newcastle Pinfest

Arcooda CEO, Steve Josifovski will be a guest speaker at this years Pinfest Newcastle, taking place over September 22-23. Steve will provide a 1-hour seminar from 12.30-1.30pm on the Saturday. A prototype of the Arcooda Pinball Ultra will also be on display for customers to play.

Other guest speakers for the event include Gary Stern (Stern Pinball) and Mike Kalinowski, CEO of Homepin and manufacturer of Thunderbirds.

Entry to the expo is $15 per adult, plus an additional cost if you wish to see a seminar. All proceeds from the event will be donated to charity.

For more information or to buy tickets to the seminar, please visit Newcastle Pinball Association on Facebook.

  Arcooda Pinball Arcade Standalone Software Free With Purchase of Arcooda Cabinet

Arcooda Pinball Arcade Standalone Software Free With Purchase of Arcooda Cabinet

With only 4 days remaining to purchase all 76 game titles in the Arcooda Pinball Arcade, the gaming company has brought out a new promotion. Arcooda are now offering a $499 credit off any Arcooda Pinball Cabinet purchased before June 30 2019 when the customer purchases the standalone Arcooda Pinball Arcade software before June 30 of this year.

With 54 William’s and Bally games set to be lost from the software, Arcooda are encouraging customers to purchase the software now to secure all 76 games. The standalone Arcooda Pinball Arcade software is specifically designed for use with the Arcooda cabinet, meaning customers will no longer have the opportunity to play pinball arcade titles in their entirety if they don’t purchase the software this week.

The current Steam Unlock Key, giving Steam PC players the opportunity to play their Pinball Arcade in cabinet mode is priced at $149USD. The Generic Standalone Software, which enables customer to play Arcooda Pinball Arcade on any style cabinet is priced at $499USD.
The standalone Arcooda Pinball Arcade software only remains free if purchased before June 30 when the software expires and in conjunction with an Arcooda Pinball cabinet (when cabinet is purchased before June 30 2019). You can redeem the promotion here.

New Website for Arcooda Video Pinball Cabinets Makes Ordering Easier

New Website for Arcooda Video Pinball Cabinets Makes Ordering Easier

Arcooda has welcomed a new website for ordering, questions and information about their new Arcooda Video Pinball cabinets. Coming in three different variations, the cabinets are set for shipping in October this year.

The new website now includes Australian costs for all three cabinets, particular specifications and inclusions for each and a wide variety of informative videos that showcase different elements of the machines. Specifically dedicated to the new Arcooda Video Pinball cabinets, the new website was created to avoid confusion with any other machine or software and to make the ordering process simple and straightforward.

Original Arcooda machines (Fish Machines, Touch Wizard, GameWizard etc) and software packages can still be purchased from the original website. Arcooda Pinball Arcade software can be purchased from this site. Alternatively, Arcooda Video Pinball cabinets can be purchased here.

Arcooda Pinball Arcade Software now Available

After 20 months in development, Arcooda today has announced the release of Arcooda Pinball Arcade (APA), the home pinball cabinet version of the #1 video pinball software “The Pinball Arcade”. APA has been developed in partnership with FarSight Studios and allows home owners to experience full sized pinball game play of Williams, Bally, Alvin G, and Gottlieb pinball titles.

Arcooda Pinball Arcade is available in 3 different versions;

– Pinball Cabinet Mode for Steam PC Owners
– Standalone Product for existing Virtual/Video Pinball Owners
– Deluxe Product for Arcooda Video Pinball Cabinet Owners

Features now include backglass display, dot matrix display, graphical improvements to playfields/shading and game play, new playfield angles including 3D options, and deluxe options which include touchscreen gameplay, and real pinball parts support including flipper coils, shaker motors and cabinet LED lighting.

“Working with FarSight, we have tried to create a real pinball feel to video pinball – during game play on Arcooda Video Pinball cabinets, coils, lights, and shaker motors will perform the same way as playing a real pinball machine”. Steve Josifovski, CEO of Arcooda, said.

Steam PC owners of the existing The Pinball Arcade home software can also benefit with Cabinet Support, allowing new options including backglass & DMD support, full cabinet camera angles and improved game play features.

76 Tables are included in the Arcooda Pinball Arcade software package and will include;

Tales of the Arabian Nights, Black Hole, Theatre of Magic, Bride of PinBot, Medieval Madness, Cirqus Voltaire, FunHouse, Gorgar, Monster Bash, Black Knight, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Taxi, Elvira and the Party Monsters, No Good Gofers, Scared Stiff, Big Shot, Twilight Zone, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Attack from Mars, Genie, Dr. Dude and His Excellent Ray, Firepower, Cactus Canyon, Central Park, Space Shuttle, White Water, Centaur, PINBOT, Champion Pub, Whirlwind, Goin’ Nuts, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Tee’d Off, Haunted House, Victory, Class of 1812, Cue Ball Wizard, El Dorado: City Of Gold, Fish Tales, Black Rose, Black Knight 2000, WHO Dunnit, High Speed, Junk Yard, Lights…Camera…Action!, Diner, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Party Zone, The, Earthshaker!
Addams Family (Gold), Cyclone, JackBot, Xenon, Red & Ted’s Road Show, Safe Cracker, Getaway: High Speed II, F-14 Tomcat, No Fear: Dangerous Sports, Judge Dredd, Fireball, El Dorado, Hurricane, Rescue 911, TX-Sector, Indianapolis 500, Frank Thomas’ Big Hurt, Eight Ball Deluxe, Doctor Who, Bone Busters Inc., Jacks Open, Centigrade 37, Doctor Who: Master of Time, Gladiators, Al’s Garage Band Goes On a World Tour, Cactus Jack’s, Swords of Fury.

Software is only available for limited time only for home users, and offer will expire on 30th June 2018. To purchase or review more information, please visit www.arcoodapinballarcade.com.
A coin operated version with new game list will be released in July.

Arcooda is currently working with premium Japanese, US and European software publishers and plans to release a full range of joystick, driving and gun shooting titles and well as new video pinball titles in 2018.

Born with a passion for arcade, home gaming will never be the same.