"Here are more pictures of things that say SEGA. Near my place in southern Tokyo there are two arcades both called SEGA HI-TECH LAND."
"This is the entrance to one. You can taste the future. And you know it will be great because it says SEGA!"
"There was one person on the arcade portion, which means it was more active than American arcades. Everyone else was by the UFO Catchers and Pachinko machines on the other side. The clerk didn't mind when I got pictures of the empty VF5 machines."
"This mat states that the 23rd of every month is SEGA day. That makes Japan automatically better than every other country on Earth."
"The back entrance to the other arcade. I don't know what else to say."
"This is the front entrance."
"Look at all those empty machines! That just means there's no waiting to have fun at SEGA Hi-Tech Land."
"The best part is at the arcade they have free wetnaps that remind you about SEGA day! See two SEGA Arcades within walking distance of each other. They are still open which means someone out there still cares about fun."
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I loved the arcades, like another poster says, it felt naughty and dingey, like you should'nt really be there, which is perfect for tennagers.
If they brought back arcades again, consoles would suffer, but frankly I prefer it that way, it's socially healthy. You could practice VF4 in arcades, and buy the time it came to console, you'd perfect your moves further, then take your skills back to the arcades again, whilst all the time they're releasing other versions to keep the very best on their toes, VF4-Fine Tuned for instance.
There's this one in london:-
http://www.namcostation.co.uk/360tour.htm#
But its too corporate. I miss seeing X-multiply on a screen that took up a wall.
Top marks for the Japanese though for sticking it out. Probably run on blood money or as a front for child smuggling.
Which makes it even more fun.
http://www.archive.org/details/RetroCore-Akihabara_Special2005
That's what true hardcore is.
tsclz - This is how Yuji Naka pronounces Tescos
I remember I was very annoying when we were being evacuated saying "this is the most realistic ride by far, well done sega". I don't think that helped the situation.
But it was good, I played VF3 for the first time and link up Virtua-On for hours. All the games were free so you could practice VF3 on 2 player mode to learn the moves or play virtua cop John Woo styleeee with both guns!
It's still there. It's just not called Sega World, all the games are now fruit machines, and there's about 12 pubs in it now.
How old were the Japanese chickies? Because if you're complaining about somehwere called Sega World where there were a bunch of legal aged, videogame loving Japanese girls and your only competition for them is a pile of chavs, well sir, I wonder what it would take to make you happy.
B: It doesn't matter how old they were!
Then I can pretend i'm in Shenmue.
Dont forget your lucky shot board.
phorenzik said...
A: He wasn't complaining about sega World, and
B: It doesn't matter how old they were!
A: When he described it, he put "great" in quotes, so it reads like he didn't like it.
B: True.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF1iqAWjyZ4
word ver: vzjmd
Very Zany Joe M Design! :D
I stand corrected Colin. That's the closest you'll get to an apology from me. That and the word 'sorry'.
Eh, who cares. I think we both agreed on the real important and relevant points. (i.e. it would be cool to do a Japanese chick).
A gaijin like me would stand no chance, as even if she fancied me her parents would likely disapprove most strongly, and her father would chop me in half with a sword.
I'd just do the mother too. Then the husband would have to kill himself with the sword in shame. It's the perfect plan.
...that might just work. I think it's time to fulfill a life long fantasy of mine.
Fact.
Saphion: Did you mean PSO ones in real life or in the game? I dont remember them in the game but I could be wrong. The coolest Gashapon I own are the Virtua On, Girl from Golden Axe, and UFO Catcher/Arcade unit ones. In the game I got every one of the Sonic Fighters, Super Sonic, VF player 2 characters etc.
Things I learnt are:
The shop just around the corner from your house, has all the game characters, secrets like Sega execs.
The Gashapon machine outside the arcade, has all the arcade unit ones and A LOT of the rare game characters like space harrier etc.
And the ones around the dock, have all the trams, cars, buses, trains etc.
You get the forklift by winning the forklift race.
I've yet to hear of anyone with a full collection.
weqivt: sound a Japanese girl's twinkle makes as a caucasian penis is crammed in for the first time
WV: spudhpgo - potato transport...