100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience

I saw an article about this on Destructoid just now. It's a new documentary coming out pretty soon.

[video=vimeo;37762235]http://vimeo.com/37762235[/video]

Looks pretty awesome!

More info here: http://www.destructoid.com/you-are-going-to-want-to-see-arcade-documentary-100-yen-224212.phtml

 

That DDR couple has nice moves, pity the twat from Kotaku is in it.

 

I saw a japanese person holding a X360 controller

Dont know if it was against his/her will...

 

Maybe they were playing Idolmaster :congratulatory:

Anyway, the documentary looks cool, thinking of donating the $15 for the download.

 

100 yen? I go to a much better indie arcade where classics from the 80's and 90's are 30 yen to 50 yen a game. And once you've finished on them you can play some of the latest games out there plus all those lovely 2D shooters.

 

Here's a better trailer: 5 minutes
http://www.indiegogo.com/100-Yen-The-Final-Coin

Yeah, well -- someone of us live where the arcade's rent is more than 5000 yen a month.

For those on the fence, these guys did their homework. Quite a lo of interviews.

 

I only hope the arcades still exist by the time I get to visit Japan! Looks like a great show.

 

Nice I can't wait to check this out. Also, cool to see someone I know being interviewed in this

 

Whoa, 5000 yen? That's almost like 60 bucks a month. You sure you didn't mean to add a few zeros to that total? Because for rent like that, I'd totally open up an arcade.

 

I was being sarcastic. But land/rent prices in Tokyo compared to the rest of the country are ridiculous, nonetheless.