I get a bit annoyed about the Sega arcade "shut down" stuff. It makes it sound like the arcades have been wiped off the map. In reality, Sega sold their arcade division to GiGO, and those places are currently thriving. That side, I appreciate your tour of Joypolis. I'm excited to go there myself one day.
Hi Pixxellie. Really enjoyed your tour of Joypolis. Good quality video and camera work - 4k looks great and the camera is nice and stable making it easy to view. Also enjoyed your voice over which provided a good overview and highlighted what you enjoyed. Top job!
Thank you for this video. I appreciate that you actually gave us a tour of everything, and didn't do crazy fast cuts and edits with loud music. I could actually appreciate the footage you filmed.
Loved this video! I went to a few Club Segas back in the mid 00s but never made it to Joypolis, glad to see its still there and full of people. Will def check out more of your vids! :)
Great content,thanks for filming. I don't feel sad at all,cuz sega still make fun arcade games. Maimai and chunithm are pretty popular here in the city of nanjing which is where I'm from
It's a shame that the stores are being closed, but unfortunately it makes sense. It hurts my heart to think that I'll never see one of these up close, I'm glad you made it. amazing video :) congratulations.
Visited this place on our family's last trip to Tokyo in 2015. Didn't really get deep into arcade games until the year after, really hope I get the opportunity to visit again. The light gun game/rollercoaster running through the premises was an absolute blast, really wanna play the more physical rides like the half-pipe now that I'm a bit older.
aaaah I was just in Japan in Feb and didn't know this was still here! It looked so cool, hopefully it'll still be there whenever I go again! Great video as always! These are so chill and fun :)
Thank you for this tour! First video I’ve been able to see what joypolis is like without it being to fast paced. Thank you for going to the shop as well, I’m hopefully visiting next month and super happy they have sonic merch! Keep up the great work, off to check out more of your videos now 🥳🥳
One of the best things that I miss about arcades is the physical aspect. Having a mockup cockpit, or weapon to play with is such a great experience and many kids may never enjoy that. Sure we have VR now but it's just not the same. There's no recoil like in an arcade light gun, there's no "thunk" of a Daytona shifter being slammed with full strength. There's no weird people smell and oily joysticks! Gosh this brought back memories. Thanks. I'll have to pay Joypolis a visit one day.
@ironhell813 I'm aware! Those are fun too and you'll find that there are open-plan VR arenas for co-op and even team deathmatch games. I spend a lot of time in VR and I'm a huge fan. But when you climb into the cockpit of an R360 machine to play G-Loc, the feeling is incomparable.
@@DicePunk I think if more arcades features only tactile machines there would be more of them because you can’t really replicate that at home… I mean, it could be the return of the arcade to the west. It’s largely how Japanese arcades have survived…
I used to visit the Sega arcade in Akihabara, on a regular basis, before COVID wiped it out. They had a Gundam multiplayer setup on the fourth floor that was a lot of fun. 😊
Thank you for the walkthrough. I used to work for Bushiroad and would visit as many arcades as I could when I would visit our corporate office in Japan. I didn’t know this existed at all. I ended up taking a large amount of cabs back with me for home use when many of the arcades shut down. Will drop by this Summer when we visit my wife’s family. My favorite arcade out there was Namco Tower in Kyoto. Thank you for sharing and subbed. 😊
Love and grew up with Sega from the good old days of the Arcades and the Master System , Mega Drive consoles so when I see videos of anything to do with Sega or Sonic warms my heart this place looks awesome would love to visit some day we over here in Australia we don’t have anything like this I remember in the 20** we had a Sega World I remember going to but was nothing like this place and ended up closing done. Great video thanks for sharing 👍
Man, I really wanted to go in here but I just didn't have the time that day. Thank you for making the trip and showing people - there's so much cool stuff at DECKS! I loved the replica Showa-era shotengai that's on the floor above Joypolis so much that it made my day and kept me smiling for the rest of the trip.
@@pixxellie great video, I just finished watching. I'm always surprised to not see Konami games like TMNT in Time or X-Men. I'm assuming it's considered more of an American retro game. I'm looking forward in checking these arcades out when I visit next year.
Very fun and informative review. One thing I do wish for is for your voiceover to be integrated into the sound from the environment so it doesnt feel like we're listening to a silent movie.
I really hope that I can get here before this goes away... I love arcade's so much. Arcades in the 90s were just so incredible. You have a very lovely voice. Thank you for this awesome video.
I'm in a wheelchair and they didn't let me on pretty much all of the rides except the Initial D game. Probably worried about me being a liability in an accident. This was back in 2018 so hoping they're a bit more lenient now...Appreciate you showing what it looks like post-covid.
Thank you for this! I'm in kyoto right now and planning my trip to tokyo next weekend and this is my number one place to go! Was a virtual on there in any form?
Shame that the shop doesn't seem to have any 'arcade-related' merch. SEGA-LED logos, Astro City miniature cabs, OutRun t-shirts and such. Would definitely have visited if that was the case. Nice video. Thanks!
Oh wow this is crazy. I just got back from my second trip to Japan and I was wondering what happened to all the club SEGA arcades. I was surprised when I exited Akihabara station via the electric town gate and saw that the club SEGA that used to be there was now a Bandai Namco arcade.
an arcade tower where 8 hours can fly is incredible; I can't imagine the experience and energy people get in that place; it must be like a parallel univers. Japan should not erase in the city its signature known for its talent in entertainment; it's like removing Mario from the game. And a 360 unit; Sega's Afterburner was already something back then, that Storm-G is fantastic!
Man, I wish they had some huge arcade attraction like this in the UK, ideally Edinburgh. And it could still be Sega themed, but a Nintendo themed one would also be great too. Also, on a side note, Nintendo really should add arcade areas like this to its Super Nintendo World parks. I feel like that would be a really great finishing touch there.
Just back from Japan. People love negative stories, but I saw so many arcades still open. The only difference I noticed was less fighting games since I last visited in 2018. GIGO, Taito, Round1 chains still going strong. We're lucky to have import arcades in the UK with Dancerush, Taiko, Chunithm, Maimai DX etc but if the scene in Japan dies, it will affect everyone in Europe/The US so... Let's hope arcades in Japan will carry on for a few more years yet. Nice video! You have a soothing voice!
Thank you! I didn't want this video to be negative, im just a big sega fan and I wanted to document the space! I agree there are definitely still a ton of arcades in Japan, and many of them are great! Sadly I never got to go to a club Sega when they were in their heyday!
great video, i always wanted to visit, Warehouse Kawasaki. A 5 story arcade made like the walled city in china but it closed in 2019 sadly. Hopefully Sega will keep this open.
Really cool!!! Also, just a bit curious.... were those disks of light in the sky at the 9:15 mark in the video reflections of the lights on the inside of the cafe?
I went in 2014. Looks like there's a lot of new stuff, although I think Storm G and the Phoenix Wright setups were there back then. Mai Mai machines were very prolific. Unfortunately my time was limited as I got there late and wanted to proceed to to the nightclub ageHa, which sadly closed down recently like the other Sega arcades. Something I remember of Joypolis was a bunch of interactive screens that used cameras and Kinect sensors to do odd stuff to people that passed by. Like having your face on a fish, or turning you into a bunch of spheres. Also there was a video game attached to the men's urinals that would give a score based on the amount of peeing you did!
I think going forward the best way to keep arcades alive is to give players an experience they can’t get at home due to space and expense limitations like Storm G for example. I remember as a kid my favorite Sega arcade game was Hang On, it was a motorcycle racing game. There was a motorcycle you would sit on and tilt to steer the bike in the game. Things like that. Although there was a home release of the game on MegaDrive, it wasn’t the same without the tilting bike to control.
I agree completely! Storm g is a perfect example. I think hang on as well. I recently played a 3d version of hang on from the 90’s at a retro arcade that was on a moving bike and it was awesome!
Sega and Dreamworks did a similar game arcade in the USA in the late '90s called Gameworks, and it featured such games that consoles could not substitute. I first visited Joypolis in 2000, and went again in '06. So much has changed since then. Mad Panic Gaming did a video of a nearby retro game center, which I believe is in that shopping mall across the way from there. The one with the big Gundam in front. Your channel is a lot like the way mine used to be. Now I don't do game center videos much anymore and primarily do model builds. I'm going to send some traffic to your channel as I know one subscriber of mine watches your channel and I'm sure many more would be interested. The discount clothing store Shimamura occasionally releases Sega fashion items. I don't know where there are any Shimamura locations in Tokyo, but they are ubiquitous everywhere else it seems. I spent a lot of money on the latest Sega merch explosion, with Megadrive, Saturn, and Dreamcast hand towels, bath towels, cushions, tissue covers, and storage boxes. In the past I bought a Dreamcast jumper jacket and Saturn pajamas there.
yeah it does seem like Joypolis has changed a lot over the years. Also, thats super cool about Shimamura! I think I've seen some dreamcast backpacks they made floating around! and thank you for the kind words! :)
What foreigners don't understand about these shut downs is that 20 years ago, people in rural Japan used to come to the city for entertainment, almost every weekend. Now, mall culture is much more prevalent in smaller towns, especially with Aeon Malls pretty much everywhere, and each with a huge entertainment centre. The closing of these arcades isn't a sign of bad times. It's a sign that the rest of Japan was becoming more commercial. What about international tourists? Like any business, traditional sega-type arcades relied on regulars, tourist aren't regulars, they want a bite sized experience, enough to instagram. That alone isn't the problem, the problem is that their general approach to arcades is a turnoff to local regulars, leading them back to their hometown (Aeon Mall) arcades, that are tourist free. Joypolis is an answer to that and is really about tourist experiences, both International, and those within Japan that just don't go to the big city as often as they used to.
the only reason i ever wanted to leave my motherland to go anywhere else on the planet was to a Sega arcade in Japan. This is awesome and kinda sad to be the last of the Mohicans.
When I read "Sega's last arcade" I expect something worse for wear. I'm impressed by how well maintained and clean everything looks. Awesome 😎👍 Do you think, this place will still be open around May next year? I'm currently planning a trip to Tokyo and I would love to spend a few hours there ❤
Are there still many video game arcades in Tokyo?……..It’s sad if there isn’t as arcades were one of the big reasons why I want to go to Japan. Great video by the way and excellent guide around this SEGA arcade.
Seeing these Japanese amusement parks (especially what Nintendo is doing now) really makes me dream of a Bandai amusement park. They own so many franchises and are closely tied to so many franchises, they could build a whole park off of it. Then there wouldn't be a stupid limited timeframe for their life-size gundam statues. I'm imagining a giant room with life-sized cockpits of every Gundam, and you're allowed to sit in them. And think of all the gift shops. We can get even more Haro-themed junk.
I have not been there before, just curious, do I need to read and understand Japanese before I go in and have fun? Do they have friendly employees to help me with the language? Thanks!
I knew sega through their consoles and consoles IP I was a bit surprised and disappointed to not see much (almost nothing) in joypolis that was using their own IP outside of sonic. No sakura taisen, street of rage, shinobi, phantasy star, shenmue etc. Maybe not make a roller coaster about all those IP but at least in the goodies if you could buy a keychain or stamps or cap or T-shirt or images I would have bought a couple of stuff
The place looks fun, but from what I understand, you either buy a day pass or have to pay for each ride/game individualy. So if you are only going for the games, are they really worth the trip or should I just go to a regular GIGO arcade?
This is my dream place to go when I visit Japan in October. Something like this cannot exist in any other country because the place would be disgusting, rude people and dont even get me started on the bathrooms. Plus the arcades would be broken and kids in the us would be so annoying and loud.
I went here in 2017 and it looks like Storm-G replaced their Initial-D racing game. Looks rad. Also the yokai spirits experience looks like it replaced a similar Resident Evil 7 attraction . I remember we had to duck down as a group in a room to hide from a zombie but i was too tall so it was extremely obvious where we were and yhe zombie had to pretend they couldn't see my head sticking out as it walked by. Thanks for the great video! Hope anyone who has the opportunity goes to it. The unicorn gundam is right nearby too!
the initial d thing was actually replaced by something called spicy taxi, which is like a unique quick time reaction/quiz thing on motion simulator tuktuks - storm-g is more an evolution of one of the older joypolis attractions, power sled :)
Sega is a wonderful, but poorly managed company. I will miss their Sega arcades. . . . . Sega blamed the pandemic for having to sell their arcades, but the reality is that they have a reputation for not handling their finances very well. Sega loves spending money, and not preparing for the future. Look at Sega's competitors. Even though there was a pandemic, Namco and Taito still have their arcades open in Asia and Japan. Both are fine, but only Sega shut down. It's a real shame that Sega is run by people who can't manage their company properly. Now all their arcades are gone except Joypolis.
I love Sega but yeah one consistent thing about Sega is poor management even back in the 90s. They just got lucky with the Genesis in America, and the Saturn in Japan. But sometimes it’s things they can’t control. Dreamcast was amazing and had so many great games, but ultimately failed to convince people to buy, due to PS2 hype.
The Google results are outdated. They are gigo arcades now and they have removed the sega signs from the buildings. The Google images are often outdated as well. I was disappointed to find that out as well. Here’s an article going into it. www.polygon.com/22906391/sega-japan-arcades-sold-history
There is no purpose of arcades if they don’t get new games released like the last ones was tekken 7 in 2016 where was tekken 8 to play before it came out arcades are dying now demos are coming slicing which I care less about
I was at the Sega building that’s not an arcade I went in cause it said Sega there was no arcade games no Sega games consoles to buy it was gambling not an arcade
btw I also made a tour of a Japanese retro arcade here ruclips.net/video/fdyRA9xhl1U/видео.htmlsi=qeT8yDMunnzog8WJ
I get a bit annoyed about the Sega arcade "shut down" stuff. It makes it sound like the arcades have been wiped off the map. In reality, Sega sold their arcade division to GiGO, and those places are currently thriving. That side, I appreciate your tour of Joypolis. I'm excited to go there myself one day.
Yeah, this is how I found out Sega had been acquired. Before, I didn't even know it's technically Sega Sammy.
Was it because of the money they lost over the plandem1c? Then they were shut down and forced to sell.
Let’s all appreciate the hard work that goes into making these videos!
Thank you!! 💖
Hi Pixxellie. Really enjoyed your tour of Joypolis. Good quality video and camera work - 4k looks great and the camera is nice and stable making it easy to view. Also enjoyed your voice over which provided a good overview and highlighted what you enjoyed. Top job!
@@AdamMac27 thank you!!
Thank you for this video. I appreciate that you actually gave us a tour of everything, and didn't do crazy fast cuts and edits with loud music. I could actually appreciate the footage you filmed.
Thank you!!!
Cool video,if I remember right years ago we had Sega in hamleys then it moved to trocadero in London
Loved this video! I went to a few Club Segas back in the mid 00s but never made it to Joypolis, glad to see its still there and full of people. Will def check out more of your vids! :)
@@twenty1stpilot thanks! 😊
Great content,thanks for filming.
I don't feel sad at all,cuz sega still make fun arcade games.
Maimai and chunithm are pretty popular here in the city of nanjing which is where I'm from
thats awesome! glad to hear that those arcade games are popular near you.
Thanks for watching!
It's a shame that the stores are being closed, but unfortunately it makes sense. It hurts my heart to think that I'll never see one of these up close, I'm glad you made it. amazing video :) congratulations.
Thanks for watching!
@@pixxellie aways here, I'm a bg japan fan, the culture is awesome. Its amazing u are living there, i love u apartment too.
@@ZR-eq2hl thanks!!!
The Storm-G is pretty wild! I did not expect a full 360 flip
It was crazy. It was doing double flips constantly and I didnt even play on the "Extreme" mode.
Soooo coool! At least you got to experience this place. I wanna visit japan someday.
Visited this place on our family's last trip to Tokyo in 2015. Didn't really get deep into arcade games until the year after, really hope I get the opportunity to visit again. The light gun game/rollercoaster running through the premises was an absolute blast, really wanna play the more physical rides like the half-pipe now that I'm a bit older.
aaaah I was just in Japan in Feb and didn't know this was still here! It looked so cool, hopefully it'll still be there whenever I go again!
Great video as always! These are so chill and fun :)
Thank you for watching! Hopefully you can go back and check it out!!
Oh my gosh!!! I so want to go there!!!! Thanks for sharing !
I just found your channel and I’m so happy I did! I’m binge watching it lol
Thank you for this tour! First video I’ve been able to see what joypolis is like without it being to fast paced. Thank you for going to the shop as well, I’m hopefully visiting next month and super happy they have sonic merch! Keep up the great work, off to check out more of your videos now 🥳🥳
One of the best things that I miss about arcades is the physical aspect. Having a mockup cockpit, or weapon to play with is such a great experience and many kids may never enjoy that.
Sure we have VR now but it's just not the same. There's no recoil like in an arcade light gun, there's no "thunk" of a Daytona shifter being slammed with full strength.
There's no weird people smell and oily joysticks!
Gosh this brought back memories. Thanks. I'll have to pay Joypolis a visit one day.
Thank you! I agree I love the physical aspect of a big deluxe arcade cabinet!
Believe it or not there are new arcade cabinets that feature vr helmets to combine for an awesome experience!
@ironhell813 I'm aware! Those are fun too and you'll find that there are open-plan VR arenas for co-op and even team deathmatch games.
I spend a lot of time in VR and I'm a huge fan. But when you climb into the cockpit of an R360 machine to play G-Loc, the feeling is incomparable.
@@DicePunk I think if more arcades features only tactile machines there would be more of them because you can’t really replicate that at home…
I mean, it could be the return of the arcade to the west.
It’s largely how Japanese arcades have survived…
I used to visit the Sega arcade in Akihabara, on a regular basis, before COVID wiped it out. They had a Gundam multiplayer setup on the fourth floor that was a lot of fun. 😊
very nice! I have seen a bunch of those gundam setups they look really fun!
Very cool video. I’m surprised that one Sega’s arcade still running. I live in Aichi Ken and hope someday can visit this place. Thank you.
thank you! I hope you can visit one day! Its a lot of fun :)
Love seeing some arcade exclusive stuff. It's well worth documenting because it can disappear at short notice too.
I agree, sadly I feel it's a matter of time for this place given that most of the other Joypolis locations have closed.
I had to run to this video! This is like the number one thing I've wanted to see from your time.
time to order all the exclusive sonic plushies!!!
Thank you for the walkthrough.
I used to work for Bushiroad and would visit as many arcades as I could when I would visit our corporate office in Japan.
I didn’t know this existed at all.
I ended up taking a large amount of cabs back with me for home use when many of the arcades shut down.
Will drop by this Summer when we visit my wife’s family.
My favorite arcade out there was Namco Tower in Kyoto.
Thank you for sharing and subbed. 😊
Thanks for the sub! Hope you enjoy your visit! definitely try storm G!
Love and grew up with Sega from the good old days of the Arcades and the Master System , Mega Drive consoles so when I see videos of anything to do with Sega or Sonic warms my heart this place looks awesome would love to visit some day we over here in Australia we don’t have anything like this I remember in the 20** we had a Sega World I remember going to but was nothing like this place and ended up closing done.
Great video thanks for sharing 👍
thanks for watching! sega for life!
Man, I really wanted to go in here but I just didn't have the time that day. Thank you for making the trip and showing people - there's so much cool stuff at DECKS!
I loved the replica Showa-era shotengai that's on the floor above Joypolis so much that it made my day and kept me smiling for the rest of the trip.
oooh I need to check out the shotengai that sounds really cool!
What's some top arcades to visit? I'm planning my first trip to Tokyo next year.
I did a few videos on arcades:
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@@pixxellie great video, I just finished watching. I'm always surprised to not see Konami games like TMNT in Time or X-Men. I'm assuming it's considered more of an American retro game. I'm looking forward in checking these arcades out when I visit next year.
Very fun and informative review. One thing I do wish for is for your voiceover to be integrated into the sound from the environment so it doesnt feel like we're listening to a silent movie.
Thank you for this. Good to document what's going to be known as the good-old times.
could not agree more!
I really hope that I can get here before this goes away... I love arcade's so much. Arcades in the 90s were just so incredible.
You have a very lovely voice. Thank you for this awesome video.
Thank you for watching! I'm dont like my voice so I appreciate the kind words. Arcades rock!
The Space Harrier cabinet is what I been looking for.
space harrier rocks!
Good stuff right here 🍻
Thank you!
thank you for making this
thanks for watching! :)
I'm in a wheelchair and they didn't let me on pretty much all of the rides except the Initial D game. Probably worried about me being a liability in an accident. This was back in 2018 so hoping they're a bit more lenient now...Appreciate you showing what it looks like post-covid.
Wow!!! All these rides are so interesting and the sonic merch at the end is worth the trip alone!!
The sonic merch was so cool! ☺️
Thank you for this! I'm in kyoto right now and planning my trip to tokyo next weekend and this is my number one place to go! Was a virtual on there in any form?
No virtual on unfortunately!
@@pixxellie unfortunate, but seeing fzero AX there is a delight nonetheless!
@@jamison8706 the footage of F-zero AX is from another arcade! (thats from mikado game center)
Shame that the shop doesn't seem to have any 'arcade-related' merch. SEGA-LED logos, Astro City miniature cabs, OutRun t-shirts and such. Would definitely have visited if that was the case.
Nice video. Thanks!
Thank you!
I love your voice and narration 🍻
Thank you!!! I always think I sound super annoying so this is nice to hear!
Oh wow this is crazy. I just got back from my second trip to Japan and I was wondering what happened to all the club SEGA arcades. I was surprised when I exited Akihabara station via the electric town gate and saw that the club SEGA that used to be there was now a Bandai Namco arcade.
Apart from gunpla shopping in local hobby shops, I can see myself spending half the day here.
Oh it will definitely eat up a whole day! (At least it did for me!)
What a nicely made video, very glad to have found your channel prior to my trip.
Thank you!
an arcade tower where 8 hours can fly is incredible; I can't imagine the experience and energy people get in that place; it must be like a parallel univers. Japan should not erase in the city its signature known for its talent in entertainment; it's like removing Mario from the game. And a 360 unit; Sega's Afterburner was already something back then, that Storm-G is fantastic!
yeah storm G was awesome! I would love more high end immersive deluxe cabinets like this.
Man, I wish they had some huge arcade attraction like this in the UK, ideally Edinburgh. And it could still be Sega themed, but a Nintendo themed one would also be great too. Also, on a side note, Nintendo really should add arcade areas like this to its Super Nintendo World parks. I feel like that would be a really great finishing touch there.
I agree! A Nintendo retro arcade at Super Nintendo world would be awesome!!!
Just back from Japan. People love negative stories, but I saw so many arcades still open. The only difference I noticed was less fighting games since I last visited in 2018. GIGO, Taito, Round1 chains still going strong.
We're lucky to have import arcades in the UK with Dancerush, Taiko, Chunithm, Maimai DX etc but if the scene in Japan dies, it will affect everyone in Europe/The US so... Let's hope arcades in Japan will carry on for a few more years yet.
Nice video! You have a soothing voice!
Thank you! I didn't want this video to be negative, im just a big sega fan and I wanted to document the space! I agree there are definitely still a ton of arcades in Japan, and many of them are great! Sadly I never got to go to a club Sega when they were in their heyday!
Idk who u r u just popped. Man your voice is so amazing damn
thank you! :)
@@pixxellie you get what you deserve. Pure awsomeness
Cool video. I will support Sega whatever it decides to do. Even if they make a console every 10 years
I remember visiting Joypolis in 2016 and being able to play the Initial D game with the full sized RX-7 and tofu car.
oh that sounds so fun!
I never knew this existed! I have to go when i get back to Japan!😮
I highly recommend it!
Thanks for sharing!
thank you for watching! :)
I love SEGA. Boy, I would love to go here, before it closes, too.
great video, i always wanted to visit, Warehouse Kawasaki. A
5 story arcade made like the walled city in china but it closed in 2019 sadly. Hopefully Sega will keep this open.
Oh I wanted to visit that place too! It was still open when I visited Japan in 2019 but I didn’t get to go and now it’s gone forever. 😭
Really cool!!! Also, just a bit curious.... were those disks of light in the sky at the 9:15 mark in the video reflections of the lights on the inside of the cafe?
I think so!
I went in 2014. Looks like there's a lot of new stuff, although I think Storm G and the Phoenix Wright setups were there back then. Mai Mai machines were very prolific. Unfortunately my time was limited as I got there late and wanted to proceed to to the nightclub ageHa, which sadly closed down recently like the other Sega arcades.
Something I remember of Joypolis was a bunch of interactive screens that used cameras and Kinect sensors to do odd stuff to people that passed by. Like having your face on a fish, or turning you into a bunch of spheres. Also there was a video game attached to the men's urinals that would give a score based on the amount of peeing you did!
Thanks for showcasing this!
I have a question. Do they have F-Zero AX machines there? I saw one in this video, but I'm unsure if its from this store.
the f zero AX machine is from another retro arcade I did a video on called mikado game center ruclips.net/video/fdyRA9xhl1U/видео.html
This and disneyland are some of the few things i would endure going to a big city like tokyo for.
Good job!
thank you!
Gotta take my kids for Sonic’s birthday… special chili dogs!
How much was your entire trip? How does this video not have more views?
I think going forward the best way to keep arcades alive is to give players an experience they can’t get at home due to space and expense limitations like Storm G for example. I remember as a kid my favorite Sega arcade game was Hang On, it was a motorcycle racing game. There was a motorcycle you would sit on and tilt to steer the bike in the game. Things like that. Although there was a home release of the game on MegaDrive, it wasn’t the same without the tilting bike to control.
I agree completely! Storm g is a perfect example. I think hang on as well. I recently played a 3d version of hang on from the 90’s at a retro arcade that was on a moving bike and it was awesome!
I am curious for HOTD Attraction Arcade! Hope one day I can try it 😊
Sega and Dreamworks did a similar game arcade in the USA in the late '90s called Gameworks, and it featured such games that consoles could not substitute. I first visited Joypolis in 2000, and went again in '06. So much has changed since then. Mad Panic Gaming did a video of a nearby retro game center, which I believe is in that shopping mall across the way from there. The one with the big Gundam in front. Your channel is a lot like the way mine used to be. Now I don't do game center videos much anymore and primarily do model builds. I'm going to send some traffic to your channel as I know one subscriber of mine watches your channel and I'm sure many more would be interested.
The discount clothing store Shimamura occasionally releases Sega fashion items. I don't know where there are any Shimamura locations in Tokyo, but they are ubiquitous everywhere else it seems. I spent a lot of money on the latest Sega merch explosion, with Megadrive, Saturn, and Dreamcast hand towels, bath towels, cushions, tissue covers, and storage boxes. In the past I bought a Dreamcast jumper jacket and Saturn pajamas there.
yeah it does seem like Joypolis has changed a lot over the years. Also, thats super cool about Shimamura! I think I've seen some dreamcast backpacks they made floating around!
and thank you for the kind words! :)
Can you do more video tours of arcades in Japan? I like your authentic style would enjoy more arcade tours.
thank you! I did another one here if you're curious
ruclips.net/video/fdyRA9xhl1U/видео.htmlsi=qeT8yDMunnzog8WJ
I would love to do a few more :)
Thanks for the video. View were the prices?
The prices were not bad at all!
I miss Joypolis here in Osaka been gone since 2018. Went there as a kid and a big kid sad to see it go. Never went to the one in tokio tho.
Wondering if they had any retro games here? Like Outrun, Space Harrier, Super Hang-On, or Virtual On?
They did not sadly, but someone did mention in a comment that there is retro arcade just a few minutes walk away! Sadly I was not aware when I went.
What foreigners don't understand about these shut downs is that 20 years ago, people in rural Japan used to come to the city for entertainment, almost every weekend. Now, mall culture is much more prevalent in smaller towns, especially with Aeon Malls pretty much everywhere, and each with a huge entertainment centre. The closing of these arcades isn't a sign of bad times. It's a sign that the rest of Japan was becoming more commercial.
What about international tourists? Like any business, traditional sega-type arcades relied on regulars, tourist aren't regulars, they want a bite sized experience, enough to instagram. That alone isn't the problem, the problem is that their general approach to arcades is a turnoff to local regulars, leading them back to their hometown (Aeon Mall) arcades, that are tourist free.
Joypolis is an answer to that and is really about tourist experiences, both International, and those within Japan that just don't go to the big city as often as they used to.
the only reason i ever wanted to leave my motherland to go anywhere else on the planet was to a Sega arcade in Japan. This is awesome and kinda sad to be the last of the Mohicans.
Playing virtua fighter 4 evo will be bittersweet now
When I read "Sega's last arcade" I expect something worse for wear. I'm impressed by how well maintained and clean everything looks. Awesome 😎👍
Do you think, this place will still be open around May next year? I'm currently planning a trip to Tokyo and I would love to spend a few hours there ❤
Are there still many video game arcades in Tokyo?……..It’s sad if there isn’t as arcades were one of the big reasons why I want to go to Japan. Great video by the way and excellent guide around this SEGA arcade.
Yes there are still a ton! They just aren’t owned by sega anymore sadly
Seeing these Japanese amusement parks (especially what Nintendo is doing now) really makes me dream of a Bandai amusement park. They own so many franchises and are closely tied to so many franchises, they could build a whole park off of it. Then there wouldn't be a stupid limited timeframe for their life-size gundam statues.
I'm imagining a giant room with life-sized cockpits of every Gundam, and you're allowed to sit in them.
And think of all the gift shops. We can get even more Haro-themed junk.
That would be awesome! A deluxe gundam game where you get in a cockpit would be so cool!
Rad stuff 😮
Thank you for watching! It was rad indeed!
Echt traurig das es das rote Haus mit Sega nicht mehr gibt. Das lehrt nur das man nicht zu lange warten sollte mit seinen Träumen
I agree! it's really sad. Thankfully I got to see the red sega arcades in 2019 before they shut down.
I need to go here 😊
It was SO much fun. I highly recommend it!!
Notification bell on 😊@@pixxellie
I have not been there before, just curious, do I need to read and understand Japanese before I go in and have fun? Do they have friendly employees to help me with the language? Thanks!
You can play most of the games without any knowledge of Japanese, but obviously the escape room type games you will need to know Japanese.
They also still have one in shanghai.
I knew sega through their consoles and consoles IP
I was a bit surprised and disappointed to not see much (almost nothing) in joypolis that was using their own IP outside of sonic.
No sakura taisen, street of rage, shinobi, phantasy star, shenmue etc.
Maybe not make a roller coaster about all those IP but at least in the goodies if you could buy a keychain or stamps or cap or T-shirt or images I would have bought a couple of stuff
i wanna try storm g hehe looks fun!
It was insane!
I hope you checked out the retro arcades next door :)
wait what!? I didnt know there was a retro arcade!
@@pixxellie its at the top of the escalator by the entrance of joypolis... There's actually a couple there 😅
@@BrendanRaymondKoroKoro OMG HOW DID I MISS THIS
Was there anything initial d related?
No unfortunately!
The place looks fun, but from what I understand, you either buy a day pass or have to pay for each ride/game individualy. So if you are only going for the games, are they really worth the trip or should I just go to a regular GIGO arcade?
the games are super cheap, I think they list the prices on the site, but they are like 400-1000 yen each, which is like $2.50 - $7
so cool
Truly!
Truly!!!
Wow 👍🏽
Cool, I'll have to go here in January! We were there 8 days, we'll, in January and there's just WAY too much to see in tokyo/japan
This is my dream place to go when I visit Japan in October. Something like this cannot exist in any other country because the place would be disgusting, rude people and dont even get me started on the bathrooms. Plus the arcades would be broken and kids in the us would be so annoying and loud.
I went here in 2017 and it looks like Storm-G replaced their Initial-D racing game. Looks rad. Also the yokai spirits experience looks like it replaced a similar Resident Evil 7 attraction . I remember we had to duck down as a group in a room to hide from a zombie but i was too tall so it was extremely obvious where we were and yhe zombie had to pretend they couldn't see my head sticking out as it walked by. Thanks for the great video! Hope anyone who has the opportunity goes to it. The unicorn gundam is right nearby too!
the initial d thing was actually replaced by something called spicy taxi, which is like a unique quick time reaction/quiz thing on motion simulator tuktuks - storm-g is more an evolution of one of the older joypolis attractions, power sled :)
@@ted90909oh cool. It looked like it was in the same space and I didn't remember the power sled ride. Is spicy taxi a spinoff of Crazy Taxi?
No reason to go to arcades anymore if they don’t put new releases the arcades are dead but theaters are still alive
I wonder what the closest thing we got in Sweden would be.
“Dark CHAPEL!!”
Sega is a wonderful, but poorly managed company. I will miss their Sega arcades.
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Sega blamed the pandemic for having to sell their arcades, but the reality is that they have a reputation for not handling their finances very well. Sega loves spending money, and not preparing for the future.
Look at Sega's competitors. Even though there was a pandemic, Namco and Taito still have their arcades open in Asia and Japan. Both are fine, but only Sega shut down.
It's a real shame that Sega is run by people who can't manage their company properly. Now all their arcades are gone except Joypolis.
Yeah I miss old sega! It’s a shame!
I love Sega but yeah one consistent thing about Sega is poor management even back in the 90s. They just got lucky with the Genesis in America, and the Saturn in Japan. But sometimes it’s things they can’t control. Dreamcast was amazing and had so many great games, but ultimately failed to convince people to buy, due to PS2 hype.
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They are closing down all of their arcades? It's not even worth going to the s3x conventions if these don't exist.
They already closed down every arcade besides this. Some of the old ones got bought by a company named GIGO and are still open though
Hahaha I love to play that law court game with my inlaws.
Quick Google search shows there are lots of sega arcades still open in Japan
The Google results are outdated. They are gigo arcades now and they have removed the sega signs from the buildings. The Google images are often outdated as well. I was disappointed to find that out as well. Here’s an article going into it.
www.polygon.com/22906391/sega-japan-arcades-sold-history
No more House Of The Dead
There is no purpose of arcades if they don’t get new games released like the last ones was tekken 7 in 2016 where was tekken 8 to play before it came out arcades are dying now demos are coming slicing which I care less about
8/10 slighty more game footage and one half face half machine mirror wave
I was at the Sega building that’s not an arcade I went in cause it said Sega there was no arcade games no Sega games consoles to buy it was gambling not an arcade
where is that? Do they have sega themed pachinko?
so cool