This Japanese Arcade is Closed, FOREVER
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- One last day of fun and games at this arcade in Tokyo that has been around since the mid 1980's. R.I.P. w/@TkyoSam
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Thanks for watching, everyone! Also, big thanks to @TkyoSam for his camerawork in this video.
Suggestion for Jim.
in honour of Akira Toriyama, make a tribute episode on games he developed. Dragon Quest, Blue Dragon, Chrono Trigger. old fans will love it ❤
I know those games were released in different consoles. And even have sequels . Might be a 2 part episode.
Oh, forgot about DBZ games. Soo many of them.
Cheers man 🍻
Sam fucks!
Always sad when an arcade closes.
Sony put most of them out of business. The main draw of arcades used to be they had games that looked much better than home consoles. Then Sony got involved and built systems that had superior graphics to arcades. Same for PCs.
You can get Mame cabinets and have an arcade in your house.
And a sad day for preservationists
It is indeed.
Absolutely true 😢
Sad to see this place go. It is a true pure retro arcade; no stupid crane games or photo booths. Please keep documenting these independent arcades. I'm afraid more and more will keep going out of business.
I can tolerate some crane games and photo booths if it means the arcade remains open.
Yeah, was in Tokyo and Osaka for the first time last month and was surprised how all the large arcades were mostly crane games and card games and that traditional cabs and even newer racing games were pretty rare!
It’s sad that they’re closing. This place was completely dedicated to retro arcade gaming. No new stuff at all. I do hope that the cabs end up in another arcade in Japan.
Hope those machines find a good home.
As do I.
They'll have no problems selling all of them
This and Toriyama's passing make this a sad day. Thank you, Mr. Toriyama 😊😊😊
Thanks Jim for the vid and for capturing the last day of this amazing arcade! I run the largest retro arcade here in Australia, and I know how difficult it is in a modern world, with modern expenses, to keep a place like this running. Fortunately we’ve managed 7 years so far and reached well over 200 games on the floor, so it means a lot when people with reach and influence like yourself can bring awareness to these arcades which offer something truly unique in the world today. They simply will not be around with community support ❤
I intend to film at as many smaller arcades like this as I can. If at all possible, I'd like to bring attention to them and perhaps bring in some business.
@@MadPanicGaming You’re doing Gods work :-)
What's this arcade? I live in Australia and would love to take a pilgrimage to it!
@@MadPanicGamingio me la sono aperta in casa mia e ci gioco con gli amici.ho solo 12 cab ma mi bastano
@@connorkiss2614 1UP Arcade in Brisbane
Awesome place, but it' sad it's closing. I hope the machines can be used and preserved by good hands.
Arcades, arcade History, arcade games, modern games inspired by the arcades and arcade preservation is kind of what I'm all about. It sucks to see a place like this closing. I hope those machines find a new place, hopefully an arcade setting where they can be enjoyed to the full.
More than likely these days its either gonna be in storage or some private collector. That's the reality these days
Seems like everything from my childhood is dying lately from Physcial media to arcades to manga artists like Akria smh
These kind of retro arcades are my favourites, didn't even know this existed.
I don't like Majong.
Man offended at least a couple of million old Chinese women.
I'm not afraid of them.
One of my favorite times during my visit to Japan last year was spending a few hours in Mikado Game Center in Takadanobaba. It was full of classic arcade games and they were also holding a tournament of some kind. Soooo much fun!
Mikado is AWESOME!
Historical capture Jim, looked like a very fun place.
Thanks for the Show.
❤
My pleasure. Thanks for watching!
Sigh...even in Tokyo Japan. For me a closure that hit hard was Funland Arcade in downtown Toronto. That was my ritualistic spot:(
in the mid 90's these places used to be packed being a 90's kid growing up in london u can never forget the ques for street fighter games.
Just watched an older video with someone else at this place and now a "its closing" video shows up right after. Shame. Maybe they should have done like american arcades and have pay $15 to $20 and all games are on free play. Really sad when an arcade dies.
Love that Sakura theme music at the start. The best rendition however is the one on the Sega Saturn disc of Puzzle fighter. If you put the disc into a normal cd player youll hear Sakura herself tell you its a sega saturn disc, and then the song will play, with lyrics sung by sakura!
It's sad to see another classic arcade close shop. Japanese arcades (even the claw machine centers) are leagues above what's available in the west. The best I've got in my neighbourhood is Dave & Busters, Playdium, and Rec Room. All fine establishments, but far from what I would consider a proper arcade.
I'm planning to find and film as many as I can, give people some ideas for places to visit.
that sonic has been there when I first visited Japan back in 2001
I randomly found this place in early Feb after taking a nostalgic visit to Omori for the first time since 2019 (where i used to commute sometimes to meet a friend). It was so cute & incredible... but also closing at 10pm and I was there kinda drunk from a good rip at a local bar & Sushiro so I took my look around and squeezed in a few 50 yen (!!!) sessions on a couple of cabinets. Over the past week or so, I'd seen the news that it was dying after it already died, so I couldn't visit again.
Happy to see your video! Yeah it was a small space slightly off current path around Omori station, but maybe some amount of strategy and/or local relocation to give it more floor space & a more central area with some claw games could've kept it alive. Really so sad, but great to see you memorialize it, Jim. Let's hope the cabinets go somewhere meaningful for the community. Thanks dude!
I'm hoping so. I had to go back the next day to grab something I'd left behind, the owner was there so he let me in to get it. He and another guy were dismantling all of the cabinets, presumably to put them into storage somewhere.
Something about you reminds me about classic game room, keep up the cool videos man
ahh even japan also closing old arcade now 😢
Japan economy not doing good?
I noticed since post covid japanese retro, anime, manga and arcade has fallen out of favour. Whereas prior it was thriving. We are talking 5 years now since 2019. I got a light manga in the UK dropped from £15 per book during the manga covid shortage, to a mere single £1 brand new. Also many japanese pop culture shops are closing. You can get omnibus editions for £15-£30 too.
Not at the moment.
I've lived in Gunma prefecture and I have yet to find any retro-oriented game centers here. I did stumble across the legendary Orange 353, but it was mostly mahjong games.
japan still have arcades this video is not about all the arcades in japan is closing
"This Japanese Arcade" is referring to one Japanese arcade, not all of them.
All I need in life is 2 candy cabs......all I need.
Do you consider getting married ever and particularly in japan? With Japanese or foreign one? How satisfied are you living as single in japan?
Its sad to see real arcade getting shut down.
I'll cross that bridge when I come to it, but for now I'm perfectly happy.
A shame that place is closing. Really like your channel. Subscribed!
Much appreciated.
At least thanks to you we have tons of "retro" pictures of those arcade centres in really good quality to look at for the upcoming decades
My pleasure, thanks for watching!
GAME OVER
I wish i knew about this sooner... I could have gone there today 😭
The arcade industry in Japan suffered significantly after COVID-19. I wonder if they still can go back after all that mess. But sadly we're getting old, and the younger generation develops different interests and invests in them.
Sucks they had to close down. I hope the cabinets and game go to a good home. Pretty awesome they had wrestlefest though, do you find many western multiplayer cabs out there? I’m thinking like TMNT, XMen, NBA Jam, gauntlet etc.
Not so common really, I can only think of one arcade that I've seen a proper Gauntlet cabinet. Was able to play some Sunset Riders and AvP recently though.
arcade is still popular in south America and Africa . Especially in Africa where the large majority of people can't afford buying latest PS5 and Xbox series consoles . Of course you do have people who bought these latest consoles , but the number is lower that in northern countries
Jim i know you’re a big dragon ball fan . Akira Toriyama may he rest in peace 🙏take care Jim
Yeah, that was some heartbreaking news.
hate to say it, but the idea of arcades in mall plazas been dead for years! honestly, its a better idea to have em in pubs, bars, brewerys to keep em alive while people get wasted! lol.... dave an busters sucks now because they took out all the fighting, sports, and 4 player arcade games and replace em with vegas style slot machine looking ticket games! ☠☠☠☠☠
Here in Brazil it is one of first places that Arcades are dead. Due to expenses (inflation) and by the fact that everything related to videogames (taxation) is very expensive here, and it is considered a Luxury item, so our only chance nowadays to revive old memories is through emulation.
Love the Death ziphoodie, death is an awesome band!
Unfortunately, the worldwide epidemic has caused many Japanese arcades to close or go out of business. Also, there are more people playing CS games.
I used to go to the arcade when I was a student.
It's a shame this arcade closing and glad you were able to chare this with us before we did. I was wondering the same question who is going to buy up all those arcades?
Yeah, it’s inevitable and I certainly had my fun at arcades beating 20 wins in a row on fighting game. Miss those days in 90s on taking a bus to get to (sketchy) arcade, eat $2 pizza, and watch matinee discounted movies.
I'd love to go to some local arcades
Problem is that they all closed like 15-20 years ago lol
Well except D&B.
It’s sad to see arcades close. I would have went just for Wrestle Fest!
It really made the trip lol
The arcade world is fantastic, you can meet pepople and play with other players! Are the best place to play games, i like also gaming online but they don't make the same feels like arcades! The situation of arcades in my country (Italy) is drammatic. If you speak with normal pepole of arcades (in italian Sala giochi) they intends slot machines, some arcade cabinet are in bowlings, but very rare (there is a lot of crane or ticket prize machines...)
Omg a HYPER SFII arcade in the wild? That thing belongs in a museum! 😧
Im not rich but ive been trying to make a home arcade. Its only 3 arcade 1ups i have tmnt, the first mk2 arcade 1up, the yoga flame arcade up, and the mvsx hacked so i have many good arcade games i want haha. Its a space and money thing why i dont have "real" hardware, as much as i would love that shit i just cant haha. I know some people will say real hardware or its fake, haha i say your dick must be small, i was doing other shit when you guys bought the arcade machines up, now dont get me wrong i wish i grabbed a super turbo 2 cab back then but i didnt. Haha all im saying is half scales are just fine and still means its an arcade, trust me in 10 years or so these arcade 1 ups will be sold like guitar heros, basicly take them, but hell take them and play them and have fun, so far the ones i have im thrilled.
I had a 10-hour layover in Tokyo and I went there because Omori station is pretty close to the airport. There was like two other guys there some old guy playing Bomberman and some guy playing some adult themed game. I remember it was really cheap and I was wondering how does this place stay in business and I guess that's this is the answer
Good times in Somerville, MA closed years ago after PS1 came out it was over for Good times.
Rip
Love the Death hoodie. Also will happily purchase one of those cabinets from that arcade owner
So sad to see this arcade close, if I had a local arcade I’d be in there everyday. Unfortunately new generations we’ll never know what it was like to play a new release at the arcade. Couldn’t wait to play wwf wrestlefest and killer instinct back in the day.
Sad to see a neat little arcade closing. I'd prefer to go there than a larger and busier one. One of these days I'm really gonna need to visit Japan just to do some game and arcade hunting.
I used to live 1 station from Omori, these streets look familiar even though I haven’t been there for a few years.
always sad to see places like this go! but yeah how does any arcade these days not have SOME kinda social media, that's how I found out about many of the barcades and the like in the area I'm living in now. (still have to get out to them, but we're working on it) but hopefully those cabs can find a new home either sent somewhere else or some collectors pick them up!
I really think it could've helped them tremendously. Mikado, Wai Wai, Tink, their social media accounts are vital for attracting new players, and in the case of Mikado they're able to make a bit of money from their YT channels as well.
Yeah but social media is such a hassel these days
you create your own arcade which is more special, i have seen alot ppl doing custom side wall hidden cabinets for their arcades
To make money retro arcades must charge an admission fee and set all games to freeplay. Only way to go imo.
Sad reality. I lived for 6 months in Omori, but never visited that area
So many metal slug cabinets! RIP
Hope Mikado arcade buys them…
It closed because the owners make all the game super hard to beat.
7:21 What game is that music from?
Streets of Rage 2, the track is titled "In the Bar".
Pasopiard in Yokohama Station also closed recently. Shame, this was a real arcade, actual machines and CRTs, no claw machines. Another small privately owned business goes away.
Electricity costs, man.
Hey man! I found your page through Destiny's page some time ago and I gotta say, I enjoy your content. I am now a subscriber.
Much appreciated, welcome aboard. 👍
protect Mikado game center at all costs !
R.I.P Chuck Schuldiner. the song 1,000 eyes... that's whats going on right now and it saddens me to see arcades in japan dying, but can't say I am surprised.
Such a shame that these places are closing.
Oh no! That's too sad Jim.
It is indeed.
@MadPanicGaming You know Jim. I watched the video of sega Arcades in Ikebukuro back in fall 2021. The Sega Arcade has been going down permanently and went out of business, and it was sad when people in Japan were so worried about the arcade and spending time playing games with a lot of fun. In June 2022, after I graduated high school back in May 2022. I watched the video say "Goodbye Sega!" Hello, Gigo! Akihabara used to be sega arcade in Tokyo Japan. The place was left in town, and they were replaced by Gigo. They get rid of sega logos, and now gigo logos are outside of the building. The video was a lot of fun that I watched and looked around inside the arcade, and you were doing the tour of Gigo arcade, and the building was awesome.
everyone's riding a bicycle
ps scream bloody gore and leprosy only
What happened?
Just not enough money coming in to keep the doors open. Rent in Tokyo isn't cheap, and arcades wrack up some crazy power bills I imagine.
Awesome video man 😎!
Much appreciated, thanks for watching!
I have retro game / arcades near me and I love going their. I like supporting small business in my area and they tend to have vintage arcade machines and I love them. Cool video. ^_^
Nice sweater! 🤘
Thanks! DEATH rules!
Game Over Yeahhhh! 😞
Anyway, how's everything going, Jim?
Just fine, thanks.
@MadPanicGaming I'll tell you what, Jim! Do you watch ALF the TV show?
@MadPanicGaming Jim, when is your birthday?
There are 2 retro arcades still open here in Koiwa. One is directly under the tracks, and the other is on sunshine road about 500m from the station. The first floor and second floors are pachinko, but the 3rd floor is all CRT cabs. About half are porno mahjong games, but there are some other titles.
I does make you wonder what happens to all those cabs once an arcade closes. Hopefully owners realizes a lot of these games are becoming rarer by the day and are trying to keep them in decent shape.
You can’t smoke inside public establishments in Japan anymore or only this place?
Businesses can allow smoking, there are still arcades where you can smoke and play.
@@MadPanicGaming yeah I don’t smoke tobacco but I know a lot of Japanese do and would prefer it for an arcade. For example I remember Freshness Burger had a smoking section, which seems incongruent but that’s Japan! LOL
so sad
It is indeed.
Awww man
NOOOOO
Still love arcade
I can relate to how sad this feels, I remember when how we had an arcade building in my area, it closed down long ago and it felt like part of me had died
heartbreaking
😢
Here's to hoping the machines find great homes (like Nakahodo122375 commented). The memories of awesome arcade plays will be always in the minds of great gamers. #Japan #retrogaming #arcades MadPanicGaming
so sad 😢
It is indeed.
How much for the most beat up cab?
I wish I knew.
WAT IS THE MUSIC AT 6:15?
=)
It's the theme from WWF Wrestlefest.
¿7:19 anyone knows te name of song?
In the Bar, from Streets of Rage 2.
It's matter of time till every arcade closes. Retro games and arcades are kept alive by nostalgia. It's matter of time till its fanbase dies out. New generations doesn't have any attachment to these old systems and games.
I was playing arcade games from the 70s through the 90s and even though I'm older than the host of this video, I can't imagine spending enough time in one of these places to be a reliable supporting customer on a regular basis, despite the nostalgia. Standing or sitting by myself in a public place playing a repetitive game while dropping coins every couple minutes doesn't sound that appealing to me anymore.
@@noneofyourbusiness4616yeah you go to Arcades for social experiences. But if nobody is going, the owner is just wasting CRTs and electricity costs.
I love the BGM. Music title?
Which song are you referring to?
@@MadPanicGaming @1:10
@@Dead-Master93Sounds like something I'd hear in Street Fighter III 2nd Impact.
My hunch is that the owner of this Omori arcade is somebody senior/elderly, hence not going to be savvy enough to have a social media presence.
Anyway, the place is small, so its not conducive for them to be doing too many things anyway.
Yeah. And I was wondering why he was choosing to criticize the place's business decisions in a raised voice while standing right there in the place.
@@noneofyourbusiness4616The owner's Japanese, so they most likely didn't understand he was talking about.
Even if they did, its already their last day of business. So who cares?
@@sihanchen7552I guess I'm weird for thinking that it would be rude for me to stand in someone's place when they are going through the collapse of their life and vocally discoursing about reasons why I thought the failure of their business was possibly their own fault, for the purposes of creating content for my own personal commercial venture, when the only reason I'm able to film there is because they are politely allowing me to do so. Assuming that no one else in the place speaks my language would not really change my opinion of that.
@@noneofyourbusiness4616Since it is their official last day open, you would assume that there are many more other people, not just this guy, filming on that day, so it would not look too weird for them I guess...
Place looked awesome. Sad to see it go.
Indeed. I'm hoping to bring a bit of attention to places like this, maybe bring them some business.