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Japan's publisher game centres

Posted: December 16th, 2015, 12:29 pm
by cools
Just wondering how many of these there actually were. Any contributions?
  • Taito Station
  • Club Sega
  • Sega City (USA)
  • Sega Joypolis
  • Sega Gigo
  • Neo-Geo Land
  • Neo-Geo World
  • Jaleco You&You (? needs verification)
  • Jaleco Gareso (tokens exist)
  • Capcom Plaza
  • Namco Land
  • Atlus Game Panic (?)
  • Atlus City
  • Konami Circo Porto

Re: Japan's publisher game centres

Posted: December 16th, 2015, 12:52 pm
by richy13
I think they were 6 Capcom Plaza arcades according to a Japanese amusement magazine dated 1996. Don't know of anymore. I think I have the addresses/pictures here somewhere.

Re: Japan's publisher game centres

Posted: December 16th, 2015, 1:36 pm
by cools
Ahh sorry Richy, I'm not wondering about numbers of each - but what varieties existed.

Re: Japan's publisher game centres

Posted: December 16th, 2015, 2:12 pm
by SuperPang
Atlus, sorta.
The company also manages Game Panic, Amusement Land Mu-Tairiku, and has developed Atlus Vegas in the virtual world of Second Life.
http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Atlus_Co.,_Ltd.

Re: Japan's publisher game centres

Posted: December 16th, 2015, 3:04 pm
by cools
Ooh, think I have a Game Panic token. Maybe.

Re: Japan's publisher game centres

Posted: December 16th, 2015, 9:49 pm
by rancor
I've personally seen / been to all of those except anything of the Jaleco variety.. First I've heard of those. There are Atlus branded arcades as well.

Re: Japan's publisher game centres

Posted: December 16th, 2015, 10:17 pm
by cools
I found reference to the Jaleco from some pics of a token, then trawling the Internet Archive Wayback Machine in 1997.

Re: Japan's publisher game centres

Posted: December 17th, 2015, 8:35 pm
by TadCool
There was a Konami one too if I remember correctly - must confirm it on my Gamest stuff later.

Re: Japan's publisher game centres

Posted: December 19th, 2015, 3:05 am
by Ex_Mosquito
I spotted a few 'Sega GIGO' game centres when I was there in 09'

Re: Japan's publisher game centres

Posted: December 19th, 2015, 1:12 pm
by SuperPang

Re: Japan's publisher game centres

Posted: December 19th, 2015, 1:43 pm
by rancor
Theres still one in a shopping center near me:

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It's 99% pachinko and redemption, with no candy cabs... so of course I never go.

Re: Japan's publisher game centres

Posted: December 20th, 2015, 9:57 am
by gray117
There were two neo geo worlds weren't there? One in Tokyo and one in ... erm... another city... osaka?

There were also separate arcades afaik run by snk, though of course far outnumbered by private establishments. I've no idea if these made it over to the states, I don't think they ever made it over to Europe; at least not the UK.

Sorry a bit vague - Was this on that 'all about snk' dvd ?

A right I'm mixing this up if this wiki is to believed:

Game centres x 3 = neo geo land

http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/Neo_Geo_Land


Theme / Event parks x 2 = neo geo world

http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/Neo_Geo_World


As weird and wonderful as neo geo world was I think neo geo land would be of more interest here in terms of game centres?

Re: Japan's publisher game centres

Posted: December 20th, 2015, 11:45 am
by rancor
Neo Geo World was bought out by Tokyo Leisure land. It's still a massive 24-hour arcade out on an island made of trash, but all of the SNK / Neo-Geo signage has been taken down.

Re: Japan's publisher game centres

Posted: December 20th, 2015, 8:38 pm
by orio1
I procured my Game Panic ashtray from "Spica" game centre in Hiroshima, I dont know if it used to be an Atlus arcade ?

Re: Japan's publisher game centres

Posted: February 2nd, 2016, 10:19 pm
by KevinDDR
Konami had an arcade chain in the 90s (not sure what year) through the early 00s called Circo Porto, which all either closed down or were bought out.

Re: Japan's publisher game centres

Posted: February 3rd, 2016, 10:10 am
by Devil Soundwave
rancor wrote:Neo Geo World was bought out by Tokyo Leisure land. It's still a massive 24-hour arcade out on an island made of trash, but all of the SNK / Neo-Geo signage has been taken down.
Wonder what happened to the signage. That stuff would be worth trying to hoover up when these places close down, pretty sure some of the collectors would pay to ship it.

Re: Japan's publisher game centres

Posted: February 3rd, 2016, 11:15 am
by cools
KevinDDR wrote:Konami had an arcade chain in the 90s (not sure what year) through the early 00s called Circo Porto, which all either closed down or were bought out.
I have some tokens from there :) I don't remember if they had Konami on them or not, so thanks for identifying them.

Re: Japan's publisher game centres

Posted: February 3rd, 2016, 12:34 pm
by Devil Soundwave
cools wrote:
KevinDDR wrote:Konami had an arcade chain in the 90s (not sure what year) through the early 00s called Circo Porto, which all either closed down or were bought out.
I have some tokens from there :) I don't remember if they had Konami on them or not, so thanks for identifying them.
Value just increased 100% :awe:

Re: Japan's publisher game centres

Posted: February 3rd, 2016, 12:38 pm
by KmanSweden
Taito Stations: Select a region and start counting... http://www.taito.com/gc/storelist?pc=1

Re: Japan's publisher game centres

Posted: February 15th, 2016, 9:50 am
by cools
Trawled my tokens on the weekend and found the Konami Circo Porto (references Konami on small text), and an Atlus City :awe:

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