A look at a Tokyo arcade

[Dreamcastgaga]

Hi, I put up a quick video on Youtube of one of the best arcades in Tokyo, the Taito Centre in Akihabara. First time I have ever put a video together but I think it would be fun for people in back home to get a peek of what an arcade looks like in Japan in 2013.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1LPNbIp ... e=youtu.be[/YOUTUBE]

[dark]

Well I watched a good chunk of this and thought it was neat. Thanks for taking the video.

I stepped into a few arcades when I was in Japan in 2007. Lots of mahjong games and odd networked strategy tactical battle sims. I definitely never ran into a floor of shmups lol, although at the same time I didn't look for one because I didn't know I really liked shmups at that point.

I haven't made the plunge and bought a naomi setup, but it's something I periodically fantasize about and check the costs on. Plenty of cool naomi games were Japan only - do you have any idea where one would go about finding used naomi games in Japan? Either at brick and mortar stores, or online, outside of rakuten or yahoo auctions?

[Dreamcastgaga]

To be honest Yahoo auctions is normally about the best. I too have pondered the idea of picking up a Naomi one day for Powerstone and CvS.

If you are after anything in particular let me know and I will have a snoop around. I also put up a guide to game shops in Akihabara if any of the DC-talk crew are ever in Tokyo - http://dreamcastgaga.blogspot.jp/2013/0 ... abara.html

Let me know what you think!

[dark]

That's a great post! And thanks for making yourself available for taking a look. You always have a great selection in your online store, and I assume that's based on what you see in the shops.