Japan Arcades
Mio and Ritsu hit the arcades in this Game Center diorama. I've always called them "arcades" back in the UK but have gotten used to the term "Game Center" which is abbreviated as "geh-sen" (ゲーセン)。
Photos from Miki80 via Frankie.
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Chinese/Viet restaurant waiter, no post secondary
Lol at the DQIV hero.
And lil Matsuri behind Mio is so cute!
Studio Bleach founder/owner
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He's from Dragon Quest V. The hero from IV was either male or female and had green hair. XP
Chinese/Viet restaurant waiter, no post secondary
got them mixed up D:
Studio Bleach founder/owner
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Trust me, it happens to the best of us. ;3
*shifty eyes and picks up something* Look... Droids were here!
studying comp studies, planning to look for part time job
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haha I can see Rei there ^o^
Dirty Gentleman
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Those skirts sure are short...
CEO MIrai Inc
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Good or bad?
A Curiosity
I think we know which one... *looks at his icon*... lol
Student, Bowler, Collector
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I would say good.... But I always wonder, are they even allowed to skirts that short at school?
Schools in my hometown does not....
Mad scientist
Most stuff which goes on in the mind aren't suitable for the real world. For instance in the mind bare eyes is a good thing. However once I had to assist a customer and her shirt was like... well I guess I would declare it semi bare eyes. This turned out to be really bad because instead of concentrating on my task I kept on thinking "don't look, don't look. It will be bad if I'm caught looking". This made it really uncomfortable for me. Most (all?) countries have laws declaring that revealing so much in public that it makes it uncomfortable for other people is a crime. So many people here fails to obey that law though and the police does nothing so in reality it's the same as the law doesn't exist :(
Upcoming College Student and Otaku
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That's a predicament I have been in too.As for the skirts being too short or fine, I think I will say fine thanks to Mio ^_^ Kimura-sensai also approves ;P
Student
Too Be Honest I Dislike Short Skirts and Because I AM SCARED OF HALF NAKED GIRLS. Watch Armitage you will know what I MEAN!
???Confused???
Looks like they're having quite a time...
Otaku Graphic Designer
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There's nothing in the UFO Catcher! XD
LOL @ how Mio's holding her gun...
Tieria... You'll need to use your hand... Don't think Veda's gonna help you play the game using only your mind... >,<
College Freshmen
DQV hero is in the middle of picking up the prize he just won. I think he deserves kudos for being able to win something.
Mad scientist
Having nothing in the UFO catcher is even worse odds than the normal ones with rigged machines XD
Full-time geek/Part-time student/Part-time musician
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LAWL!
Time Traveller/High School Student
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LULZ!
vendor
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Cute!! so many moe characters i see in that arcade!!
Thermoplastic Engineer
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No ddr is fail!
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do want miniature arcades !
Otaku / Student in Networking
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LOL! Very cute ^^
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So... Who is going to tell the Dragon Quest hero that he will not find the Legendary Hero in a UFO machine?
三年せいとオタク
Tis awesome. ^^/
NEET
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Looks fun ^^
フリー漫画家
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なんか・・・。リアルで楽しそう
♪(o=゜▽゜)人(゜▽゜=o)♪るんるん♪(o=゜▽゜)人(゜▽゜=o)♪
Student
Fantastic!
browsing the nets
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nice. are these available to order on the net?
student
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Pretty cool. Male:female ratio seems to be a bit unrealistic though.
Mad scientist
That depends... maybe the arcade is placed right next to an all girl school. People who intend to profit from children/young people plan like that. Half the parking lot at my old school is converted to a McDonald's today.
Student
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Calling them arcades are the way to go. Must've really taken some time to set up each machine and select the right figures for each set up.
Mad scientist
Time to set up... the first thing that came to my mind was once it's ready an earthquake would knock everything down again and you would have to start over. It's funny that I think like that because I don't live in an earthquake region so I shouldn't consider them at all ^^;
hw sw engineer
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I love the UFO-catchers. If there's a nice limited figure to catch for an introduction price for just 100 yen per try, don't hesitate :)
Mad scientist
Too bad UFO catchers are rigged and odds are that the claw will not close and lock when you try. After all they want to make money and don't care if you are happy or not just as long as you pay.
Nekophilia
K-On... Arcade... Damm, if only I could link my Ken-OH! post a few months back xP
Ninja / Engineer / Sensei / 魔法少女 (What!?! I can't be, I'm a guy...)
I like arcades. What I don't like is how much you can spend there...^^;
apprentice otaku, collector of figures, sometimes sysadmin ^_^
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is one of the most incredible things I've ever seen!
i Gashapon are easy to find, but all those coin-up console where you took? ah ah ah ah *_*
Online Shop
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Japan arcades are fun and all but I hate it when people smoke so much in there x_x I go in and come out from geh-cen and I smell all bad and my inside is all cough-fy -_-
JR. College Student
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heh, that's pretty neat. I think I see King of fighters on those candy cabs.
Lazy Gamer at home
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lol that's cute
Mechanical Engineering student
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LOL "arcades" looked like "Archades" to me for a second XD
I just call it "the arcade". But since the only arcade I go to is Timezone, I sometimes use the name to mean the arcade :D
Game Designer
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Miu is playing space harrier lol
Evil Fanfic Writer
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Where can you get those toy arcade machines? ^^
Mad scientist
It's not toys. It's actually serious business. Figures aren't toys either, it's a lifestyle. At least that's what I gather from some people here. It can be quite dangerous to call a hobby for toys.
I see you are from Australia. There is a narrowgauge railroad in Australia used for steam operation. Since it's the only narrowgauge railroad in Australia and it's used "for fun" (which is for tourists and similar) then other railroad people call it "toy gauge". I'm told you shouldn't tell that to the people working at that railroad ^^
In reality it isn't a toy train. I think they use a gauge of 1067 mm, which is the same as the standard gauge in Japan and nobody would claim most trains in Japan to be just toy trains.
Mad scientist
Considering that I have only encountered one arcade as a kid, I never used the word arcade. It was always just named the name of the place.
I didn't even know the word arcade until much later when somebody showed me MAME.
Student
That's a pretty sweet figure rendition of an arcade.
Future anime voice actor
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ah, Mio ^^ I really want her =D
NEET part-time - Technical Support Officer - Network security engineer
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YEAH BEATMANIA
Pretty cute setup there bro.
C.E. Student
This looks so awesome.
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I think I would go more to arcades if it were filled by 2d girls ^^ or 3d is fine too
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heheheh what a cute setup...I haven't been to a game center in a long time because of the crappy stuff they have in my neck of the woods......>.<
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
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It has been a while since I had time to go in an arcade. That is what we called them here when I was younger as well... Pachinko parlor is only place I have been in recently.
Star Gazer
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Haha, the one in the purple turban looks really in to it X3
What did a wise man say once? "Playing the UFO catchers is like opening up a savings account." Sorry, had to put that Konata reference in there!
Student, health worker
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I would never have expected Tieria to be in an arcade, ha ha ha!
is Rei in the bottom left corner?
Engineer
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Looks like Rei is engoying her ride ^^
College Student, Computer Science Major
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Reminds me, I haven't been to an arcade/game center in ages. =/
Nice ^_^
Screenwriter Wannabe
micchan, that's not how you play space harrier!! or is it? lol..
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
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The machine has a camera option, she shoots in the game by doing that XD
Student
lol KAWAII!