A Completely New Vision for Pinball

July 1, 2021

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.

Why Arcooda? Arcooda is Game Never Over

May 17, 2021

Arcooda is…….Game Never Over

We believe we have the most powerful gaming cabinets on the market. Arcooda’s new series of machines support current market technologies/games, PLUS, Arcooda developed software, hardware and games.

As cloud base gaming expands further, gamers have endless game options with over 450,000 games to choose from. Connect your Steam, XBOX, PlayStation, Amazon, Epic, Android, Apple, Origin, Ubisoft and other accounts though your Arcooda machines for the true meaning of……..

Game Never Over TM

Play your favourite slots on Touch Wizard Arcade Machine

Play your favourite Pinball Apps on the Touch Wizard Arcade Machine

Why Arcooda? Arcooda is Do What You Want

May 15, 2021

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.

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

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

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

Why Arcooda? Arcooda is Android

May 14, 2021

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.

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.

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.

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.

Image 4: Touch Wizard with Android

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

Image 5: King of Glory – Arcooda & Tencent

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

Game Wizard 2.0 Is Coming With The Release of the Mercury 2.0 Cabinet

May 8, 2021

Game Wizard 2.0 Is Coming…

Game Wizard 2.0 is coming this August with the release of the Mercury 2.0 cabinet. This machine will offer new multimedia functions, and support Arcooda’s family of IO boards. This time, we will allow you to make the choice of what functions you would like the machine to perform – no need to purchase the top of the range product if you are only looking to play old Jamma boards.

Game Wizard Series Mercury 2.0 Logo

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A new way to order will be available, and, as a loyal customer, you can upgrade your cabinet anytime with our new components.

All Game Wizard 2.0 and Arcooda Pinball machines will support Arcooda’s family of IO boards and components with the front operator panel being the heart of machine as standard.

Arcooda Front Panel

Game Wizard Mercury 2.0 to be released first!

Game Wizard Mercury 2.0 is going to be on fire…touch screen, console controller, Sanwa arcade, VR headset, gun shooter, and much, much, much more. The cabinet supports JAMMA arcade and all current consoles, and includes 2.1 subwoofer sound system.

Mercury 2.0 Arcade Machine

If you have pre-purchased your Mercury lowboy machine last year, we have upgraded your cabinets to touchscreen, the monitor size has increased from 20 to 24inches and “standard” pinball add-on have all been included at no extra charge.

Mercury 2.0 Features

The first production of Mercury 2.0 has been sold out to Australian distribution and will start shipping in August (for delivery in October and November in Australia). Second production will start in September and shipping towards end of October. Please stay tuned for distribution and agency agreements worldwide.

Prototype Testing on Mercury 2.0 Prototype VR Machine

Thank You & Updates Coming – May 2021

May 5, 2021

We know that you have been waiting for updates from Arcooda for such a very long time, and we will begin to show you our work and vision over this next period.
But before we start, we would like to acknowledge the very loyal and tremendous support we have received from our customers over the many years. We feel tremendous frustration and disappointment that for a variety of reasons we have not been able to ship you our machines.

Game Wizard Xtreme at Pinfest

We would like to acknowledge the dedicated team of both ex staff and current team members who have incredible pride in their work, often working in their own time full of commitment.
Many of our partners/suppliers are still with us. Without their belief in us, many of the project would have never been able to have been started.

We plan to have a month of updates, starting with Game Wizard, and later, our vision for pinball – something we believe will revolutionise the way pinball is played, designed, developed and manufactured.

Thank you for being a part of our family.

Game Wizard Xtreme Machines at Trade Show

Arcooda Relaunches with Arcooda Video Pinball: Take 2

January 29, 2020

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.

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 coming to the Man Cave Expo in Sydney this July!

June 28, 2017

Have you been wanting to experience the Arcooda gaming machines? Well now is your chance at this year’s Man Cave Expo in Sydney this July!

The Man Cave Expo will be held at Sydney Show Ground in the Olympic Park Dome on the 15th and 16th of July. It is a weekend event that will be all about exciting gadgets, tools and entertainment perfect for any Manly, Man Cave (No Chest Hair Needed). Our Arcooda products are the perfect touch for any man cave, so we are bringing our Arcooda Game Wizard Xtreme, Touch Wizard and a beta of the Arcooda Video Pinball machine to have on display.

Want to know more about the Arcooda gaming machines that will be on display at the Man Cave Expo in Sydney this year?

See the Game Wizard Xtreme at the Man Cave Expo

The Arcooda Game Wizard Xtreme is the most advanced arcade machine in the market place and has endless gaming options. Other features of the Arcooda Game Wizard Xtreme include:

Universal Compatibility – plug and play connections to PS3, Xbox 360, Ps4, Xbox One, PC, Android, late model arcade products and more.
Multiple Control Options – play your way with options including joystick and push button, external hand controller or keyboard and mouse.
Unlimited Gaming – the Game Wizard Xtreme can be linked to personal gaming acounts including Steam, Xbox Live, Playstation Network and Origin via an ethernet connection.

Follow the link for more pictures, video and information on the Arcooda Game Wizard Xtreme.

See the Touch Wizard at the Man Cave Expo

We will also have the Touch Wizard on display. The Touch Wizard isn’t just a new way to play, it’s a multi-media masterpiece. The Touch Wizard offers incredible flexibility in entertainment. You can enjoy anything from the Google Play store on the Touch Wizard including social media and music apps creating the widest range of fun. Other features the Touch Wizard include are:

Universal Compatibility – plug and play connections to multiple console, PC and late model arcade products and more.
Multiple Control Options – play via touch, joystick or hand controller.
Jukebox Sound – Speakers and sub-woofer that are perfect for the use of music and media apps.

Follow the link for more pictures, video and information on the Arcooda’s Touch Wizard.

We are also thrilled to be able to show case the beta of our Video Pinball Machine. Our Video Pinball Machine will bring players into the new era of pinball with features including:

See Arcooda Video Pinball at the Man Cave Expo

See the Video Pinball at the Man Cave Expo

Universal Compatibility – plug and play connections to multiple console, PC and late model arcade products and more.
Interchangeable Control Panels – the ability to play different genre games by adding a joystick control panel, gun control panel or a phone/tablet panel.
Wildest range of Games – It is only limited by the user. Unlike regular pinball, there are thousands of video pinball and arcade games on Arcooda Video Pinball.

Follow the link for more pictures, video and information on the Arcooda’s Video Pinball.

You can experience Arcooda’s machines and more by coming along to the Man Cave Expo. For all details about the Man Cave Expo in Sydney, you can visit their website here.

Backglass support for Arcooda Pinball Arcade tables

May 11, 2017

Backglass animations are now complete for a number of Arcooda Pinball Arcade games.

So far, 12 tables in Arcooda Pinball Arcade’s library of games have received backglass animations – and there is plenty more to come.

Arcooda joined forces with FarSight Studios, the creators of The Pinball Arcade, in December last year to create Arcooda Pinball Arcade – a collection of over 70 games that are unique to Arcooda Video Pinball and other Arcooda arcade machines.

While many of the games in Arcooda Pinball Arcade are already well-known and loved, such as The Addams Family, the software enhancements being made to each is what sets them apart from other digital versions.

Since December, FarSight has been writing new software code to enhance the games in Arcooda Pinball Arcade.

This will allow for power management of coils, lights and various motors – meaning the cabinet will light up and shake at intervals where the game allows for it – new camera angles and 3D support, full touchscreen support and backglass support on all tables.

Games to receive a backglass animation so far include: Cactus Canyon, Ciqus Votaire, Attack From Marks, Doctor Who and Doctor Who Master of Time, Terminator 2 Judgement Day and Teed Off.

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Arcooda Video Pinball Machine At Pinfest 2016, Newcastle

July 27, 2016

HIGHWAY ENTERTAINMENT SHOWCASING ARCOODA VIDEO PINBALL MACHINE AT PINFEST 2016 IN NEWCASTLE, NSW!

Arcooda is excited to announce that the Arcooda Video Pinball Machine will be showcased by Highway Entertainment at the 2016 Pinfest event in Caves Beach, Newcastle!

The event has been supported by our Australian distributor for 3 years now and is supported by the Newcastle Pinball Association. The show will take place at Caves Beach Hotel on the water, September 24-25.

Organisers at Pinfest made the announcement via the Newcastle Pinball Association’s Facebook page: “We are very happy to announce you will be able to see first hand just what all the excitement about the new Arcooda Video Pinball is all about. (…) this ground breaking new machine will be at PINFEST 2016 September 24th and 25th at Caves Beachside Hotel. Thanks to Highway Entertainment the new Arcooda Video Pinball, as well as a few new arcade products they have for new release will be there for you to be among the first in the world to experience.”

The Arcooda Video Pinball machine has garnered considerable interest in the lead up to the Australasian Gaming Expo 2016 in August and Pinfest in September, with a number of features teased which have never been seen in a machine like this before.

This is an exciting new development from Arcooda. The Arcooda Video Pinball Machine is a full sized digital pinball which allows players to play table after table and game after game! What people really love about the Video Pinball is that it’s low maintenance and versatile, and this is what visitors to the Pinfest 2016 show will get to see!

Highway Entertainment will also be showcasing some other Arcooda products at the event to entertain visitors and add some variety! The company is yet to announce which machines will be accompanying the Arcooda Video Pinball Machine to the Newcastle event, with more information to be released as it becomes available.