Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Sega quits arcade business after 50 years

eurogamer.net

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

11–20 of 118 posts

Re: Sega quits arcade business after 50 years

#12

Post by lefstathiou »

:’(

Spent three weeks in Tokyo for my honeymoon a few years ago. I know of no experience that for me can rival the type of joy of spending late nights in an arcade (not saying it’s the pinnacle, just a unique experience). Even my wife who is a non-gamer found it a thrill. Perhaps with the shut downs it will consolidate to a few profitable centers that can remain. Individuals can’t afford Dancerush Stardum or those gundam games.

Re: Sega quits arcade business after 50 years

#13

Post by vondur »

ksec wrote: post #4

I wonder if they could sell it to consumers instead of focusing on malls and places. There are certain type of Arcade that offer better experience beyond console and computer gaming. But I guess that is too courages move for a Japanese company.

At least in Japan, the arcades are being transferred to another company and will remain open.

Re: Sega quits arcade business after 50 years

#14

Post by ksec »

DerekL wrote: post #6

Note Sega is divesting from arcades (the places of business), but they still make machines that go into arcades.

So they are not operating Sega World or Arcade Centre, but still making arcade the machine?

If that is the case I am fine. I was rather worry about the end of Arcade. Especially with Racing Games.

Re: Sega quits arcade business after 50 years

#16

Post by mrighele »

Datagenerator wrote: post #10

Is there a archive.org for arcades? MAME of any kind?

Yes, archive.org :-D. You can find plenty of arcade games, all running in a browser version of MAME. You can also find games for other platforms, such as home computers or pc, them too running on a browser version of some kind of emulator (MESS, Vice etc.)

Since we are talking about Sega, have some Sonic the Hedgehog.

https://archive.org/details/sg_Sonic_the_Hedgehog_Rev_1_1991...

Re: Sega quits arcade business after 50 years

#17

Post by city41 »

ksec wrote: post #4

I wonder if they could sell it to consumers instead of focusing on malls and places. There are certain type of Arcade that offer better experience beyond console and computer gaming. But I guess that is too courages move for a Japanese company.

Arcade1up is slowly filling this gap. They've already done an Outrun cabinet for example. It seems Arcade1up's quality gradually increases with each release so there is hope they might do some Sega games justice in the future.

https://arcade1up.com/products/outrun-stand-up-arcade-machin...

Re: Sega quits arcade business after 50 years

#19

Post by sigmaprimus »

Arcades hold a large portion of my childhood memories. It was the place where I made friends from outside my social circle of school and neighborhood. I suppose in some ways it was an afternoon night club for kids.

I have no idea where if anywhere kids today can find the same connections outside of parent subsidized sports and art programs. (Which really do not have the autonomy and real world social interactions arcades provided me.)

I could hardly wait for my paper route money to come in so that I could meet up with my friends spend it at the arcade!

Possible shopping centers have provide a similar experience but I feel the writing is on the wall and it does not bode well for these either.

I worry that pseudo friendships such as those found online or soon in the Metaverse being the only option for our youth, will have long lasting negative consequences on our society which appears to be in decline already.

Post reply on HN