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Happy 8-6 Day! Honoring the 30th Anniversary of the 1986 Toyota Corolla from Initial D
Happy 8-6 day! August 6th is known as 8-6 day (Hachiroku) in Japan (and anywhere else you wish to celebrate), a day that honors the 1986 Toyota Corolla. Today is also the 30th anniversary
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Rockets, Robots and Ray Guns Exhibit at the Strong National Museum of Play
In addition to the pinball exhibit I recently wrote about, the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY has another fun exhibit going on this summer. The exhibit is called Rockets, Robots and
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Japanese Racing Game Updates: Initial D Zero; MaxiTune 5DX; Real Drive
There has been plenty of excitement over the upcoming return of Cruis’n to the arcade scene here in the States but over in Japan, they are keeping their racing scene plenty strong. Let’s take
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The Zero Latency VR Arena Now Open At The Tokyo Joypolis
Newsfeed link via As recently reported, Sega Japan and Australian based company Zero Latency were joining forces to provide VR entertainment for the Tokyo Joypolis venue in Japan. That facility is now open for
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Sega Launches Official Trailer for Mario & Sonic At the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition
We first learned about Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition last year thanks to the first Japanese location tests a year ago. Since then, it has been a patient
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The History Of Sonic The Hedgehog At The Arcade
It is June 23rd and that marks a milestone in video gaming as one of the most popular game mascots turns 25 years old. That would be Sega’s speedy blue fuzzball, Sonic The Hedgehog.
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Zero Latency & Sega Japan Team Up On VR
Brought to you by This year the news has been increasingly dominated by VR and related amusement/arcade applications for the technology to be found in out-of-home entertainment. Not long ago it was announced that
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VR Arcade News: Sega Joypolis To Test PlayStation VR; VRCade Joins With Smartlaunch
While I was going to combine this news with the weekend newsbytes, it turned out that there was enough on this segment that we could a separate post. Sega To Showcase PlayStation VR At
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Segabits Podcast Interviews Chris Tang, Developer For Upcoming Strike Harbinger Arcade
A couple of posts ago, we mentioned the development of an upcoming indie arcade game by the name of Strike Harbinger. It was a big surprise that was shown as a part of the
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Arcade review and history: Skyquest Arcade at the Basement of the Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
I will start off by saying that at the basement of an international landmark sits an arcade, an arcade that contains things that one does not simply see in today’s modern day arcades. The
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Newsbytes: Sega Arcade History Site; Strike Harbringer; Savage Quest 2.1
Today is fairly sparse for the newsbytes as not a whole lot is happening it seems. That’s ok, we’ll share what little news there is anyways! New Sega Arcade History Site – Fortunately this
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Japanese Game Updates: Wonderland Library; Crossbeats REV. Sunrise & Pump It Up Prime Ver. 1.12
Let’s start the last week of April off with some news that is mainly focused on the Japanese arcade scene. Wonderland Library Now Available – Sega has launched a new addition to compliment their
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