Information about Video Gaming Centers
A game center (ゲームセンター gēmusentā) (sometimes shortened to ゲーセン, gēsen for "ga-cen", the contraction of game center) is a hall, or a multipart hall (like the famous Sega Joypolis amusement parks) dedicated to arcade video games.
In the '80s and '90s, the most famous game centers were the Sega game centers (including the later, famous, GiGO) and the lesser Namco amusement centers.
The personnel of Japanese game centers is known for its professionalism, e.g. an employee cleans the cabinet board with a wet lingette, as soon as a customer left it, in order to prevent microbes spreading from a player to another.
Unica is a vulcanised lump paper material. It was (and to some extent still is) used to make boxes. The most famous product is probably a lunch box.
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In the '80s and '90s, the most famous game centers were the Sega game centers (including the later, famous, GiGO) and the lesser Namco amusement centers.
Professional video arcades
Contests are often organized in game centers, with promotional prizes to get, including licensed plush toys (Last Bronx), key holders, lighters or keshis. With the quick development of network battle modes (due to built-in Internet functions integrated to cabinets) during the late '90s, early '00s inter-game centers contests are even possible in Japan and Hong Kong (Battle Gear 3).The personnel of Japanese game centers is known for its professionalism, e.g. an employee cleans the cabinet board with a wet lingette, as soon as a customer left it, in order to prevent microbes spreading from a player to another.
Major game center operators
- Sega
- Namco
- Taito
- Aeon Fantasy
- Fun Field
- Adores
- Capcom
- Mycal Create
- Wide Leisure
- Next Japan
- Soyu
- Atlus
Konami→ AmLead (business transfer)- Banpresto
Sammy Amusement Service→ Sega (merged with)- Unica
- Matahari
- Round One
Game center appearance in media
- Tokyo Eyes, 1998
See also
Joypolis is an amusement park that was first opened on July 20, 1994 in Yokohama, Japan. Joypolis centres have since opened in Tokyo, Umeda and Okayama, with all four parks featuring arcade games and amusement rides based on SEGA IP.
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video arcade (also known as an amusement arcade in the United Kingdom or a game center in Japan) is a place where people play arcade video games.
Video arcades typically have subdued lighting to inhibit glare and enhance the viewing of the game's video display.
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Video arcades typically have subdued lighting to inhibit glare and enhance the viewing of the game's video display.
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Sega Corporation
株式会社セガ
Subsidiary of Sega Sammy
Founded Standard Games (1940); Service Games (1951)
Headquarters Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
International:
San Francisco, California, US
Chiswick, London, UK
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株式会社セガ
Subsidiary of Sega Sammy
Founded Standard Games (1940); Service Games (1951)
Headquarters Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
International:
San Francisco, California, US
Chiswick, London, UK
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Namco Ltd.
Private
(subsidiary of Namco Bandai)
Founded 1955
Headquarters Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Santa Clara, California, USA
Key people Masaya Nakamura (Founder)
Kyushiro Takagi (CEO)
Industry Leisure industry
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Private
(subsidiary of Namco Bandai)
Founded 1955
Headquarters Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Santa Clara, California, USA
Key people Masaya Nakamura (Founder)
Kyushiro Takagi (CEO)
Industry Leisure industry
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Keshi (Japanese: 消し or ケシ) aka keshigomu (消しゴム, for Keshi Gum) is the Japanese for eraser. Modern reference to "keshi" is related to a collectible manga/anime character mini figure made of coloured hard gum.
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Anthem
March of the Volunteers[1]
Capital None[2]
Largest district (population) Sha Tin District
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March of the Volunteers[1]
Capital None[2]
Largest district (population) Sha Tin District
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Battle Gear 3 (バトル・ギア3
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Sega Corporation
株式会社セガ
Subsidiary of Sega Sammy
Founded Standard Games (1940); Service Games (1951)
Headquarters Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
International:
San Francisco, California, US
Chiswick, London, UK
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株式会社セガ
Subsidiary of Sega Sammy
Founded Standard Games (1940); Service Games (1951)
Headquarters Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
International:
San Francisco, California, US
Chiswick, London, UK
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Namco Ltd.
Private
(subsidiary of Namco Bandai)
Founded 1955
Headquarters Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Santa Clara, California, USA
Key people Masaya Nakamura (Founder)
Kyushiro Takagi (CEO)
Industry Leisure industry
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Private
(subsidiary of Namco Bandai)
Founded 1955
Headquarters Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Santa Clara, California, USA
Key people Masaya Nakamura (Founder)
Kyushiro Takagi (CEO)
Industry Leisure industry
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Taito Corporation
Subsidiary
Founded 1953
Founder Michael Kogan
Headquarters
Industry Software & Programming
Parent Square Enix
Website [1]
The Taito Corporation
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Subsidiary
Founded 1953
Founder Michael Kogan
Headquarters
Industry Software & Programming
Parent Square Enix
Website [1]
The Taito Corporation
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The acronym CAPCOM might refer to:
Capcom Co., Ltd.
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- Capcom — Japanese developer and publisher of computer and video games
- Capsule communicator
Capcom Co., Ltd.
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Atlus
Public (JASDAQ: 7866 )
Founded 1986
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Industry Video games
Website www.atlus.com
Atlus (
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Public (JASDAQ: 7866 )
Founded 1986
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Industry Video games
Website www.atlus.com
Atlus (
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Konami Corporation
コナミ株式会社
Public
Founded March 19, 1969
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Key people Kagemasa Kozuki CEO
Hideo Kojima Koji Igarashi
Industry Video game industry
Entertainment industry
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コナミ株式会社
Public
Founded March 19, 1969
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Key people Kagemasa Kozuki CEO
Hideo Kojima Koji Igarashi
Industry Video game industry
Entertainment industry
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Banpresto Co., Ltd
株式会社バンプレスト
Public
(Subsidiary Namco Bandai)
Founded 1977
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan (JP / World)
Santa Clara, California (U.S.
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株式会社バンプレスト
Public
(Subsidiary Namco Bandai)
Founded 1977
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan (JP / World)
Santa Clara, California (U.S.
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Sega Corporation
株式会社セガ
Subsidiary of Sega Sammy
Founded Standard Games (1940); Service Games (1951)
Headquarters Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
International:
San Francisco, California, US
Chiswick, London, UK
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株式会社セガ
Subsidiary of Sega Sammy
Founded Standard Games (1940); Service Games (1951)
Headquarters Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
International:
San Francisco, California, US
Chiswick, London, UK
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- For the Russian village see Unitsa.
Unica is a vulcanised lump paper material. It was (and to some extent still is) used to make boxes. The most famous product is probably a lunch box.
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Matahari is a supermarket/department store chain in Indonesia. Matahari is operated by PT. Matahari Putra Prima, Tbk. (JSX: MPPA ), a publicly-traded company.
In Indonesian matahari means "sun". The Matahari logo resembles the shape of the sun.
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In Indonesian matahari means "sun". The Matahari logo resembles the shape of the sun.
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Tokyo Eyes is a 1998 French-Japanese thriller/romance film, starring Shinji Takeda and Hinano Yoshikawa, directed by French film/documentary maker Jean-Pierre Limosin. It was selected for the '98 Festival de Cannes into the Un Certain Regard category.
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video arcade (also known as an amusement arcade in the United Kingdom or a game center in Japan) is a place where people play arcade video games.
Video arcades typically have subdued lighting to inhibit glare and enhance the viewing of the game's video display.
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Video arcades typically have subdued lighting to inhibit glare and enhance the viewing of the game's video display.
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Joypolis is an amusement park that was first opened on July 20, 1994 in Yokohama, Japan. Joypolis centres have since opened in Tokyo, Umeda and Okayama, with all four parks featuring arcade games and amusement rides based on SEGA IP.
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