I use to date a girl that lived near Chiba Station... and now I'm back in the U.S... excuse me while I cry myself to sleep.
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So.... I inherited an old Japanese Game Center
- Thread starter keisuke999
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I use to date a girl that lived near Chiba Station... and now I'm back in the U.S... excuse me while I cry myself to sleep.
MADGAME
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Cry-punching your pillow might help
evilromero
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At one time everyone dated a girl from Chiba, so don't feel bad. It's just a growing pain.
A doc about renovating it would be cool to watch.
_illmatic_
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LUCKY!!!!!!!
Those machines look amazing! So much arcade goodness!
Those machines look amazing! So much arcade goodness!
Really amazing discovery, and it looks like there's some obscure candies (nice Consolette) that you don't see much of. What was the name of this Game Center? Definitely take a lot more pics of this OP!
One observation: SFEX2 came out in the late 90's, so this arcade was open for a lot longer than you might have thought.
Wonder what else is in there...
You'd definitely be able to sell these cabs to a distributor overseas.
One observation: SFEX2 came out in the late 90's, so this arcade was open for a lot longer than you might have thought.
Wonder what else is in there...You'd definitely be able to sell these cabs to a distributor overseas.
Put me down for two Aero City's and/or an Aero Table if that's in there, lol.
Turn it into a bar/arcade place, with nice music and all that. Have tournaments of a specific game every week. Those kind of bars are always successful, specially if they are localized in a nice place (yours seem to be).
Maybe begin smaller, only 1 floor, so the cost of electricity is lower and if you get the clients gradually increase it.
Good luck!
Maybe begin smaller, only 1 floor, so the cost of electricity is lower and if you get the clients gradually increase it.
Good luck!
Armitage Shanks
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Problem with that would be that it's in Chiba.
keisuke999
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Waiting on permission from Grams to have a Meetup-Cleanup
We should all help you clean it up. We can wear towel headbands and it will all be very cinematic.
I'll make a playlist of 80s montage songs. So far Mister Mister's Take These Broken Wings and Styx - Mr Roboto are included. Any requests?
I only ask that we be given hachimaki headbands with the red rising sun. And that you hire some rabbit girls for the opening night.
PreyingShark
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Oh god I'm dead XD
Zapperkhan
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After just buying a Sega Blast City cabinet, I'm a lil jealous haha.
AmaterasuOkami076
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If we're talking '80s, can I request Toto - Africa and/or John Farnham - You're the voice?
If we're talking '80s, can I request Toto - Africa and/or John Farnham - You're the voice?
perfect.
Turboclese
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So jealous. Hope something works out for you.
stoic-lemon
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I'd be interested in helping you clean them up. I'm in Saitama so it would be an exciting adventure.
The Grim Heaper
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fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck that's cool
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
To be fair, I think it's more likely some of us would get a Game Center before a girlfriend, or even a rich Japanese girlfriend.
It's like one of those things you write fanfiction about yourself about
Zapperkhan
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Most of the cabs look like late 80s and early 90s probably would fetch 200-300, if you could get them running and they were in good working order up to 450. Put them all in a shipping container and send them off to the west. Get in contact with some of the other niche arcade forums like neo-geo, system11, and arcade otaku. Should be able to offload quite a bit. If you want to part out the pcbs I'd love to see a list and maybe purchase some.
keisuke999
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Just got the ok, details will be posted soon
Just got the ok, details will be posted soon
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━━━━━━ｯ @Parakeetman rent a van and pick me up so we can buy machines ( ≖‿≖
ProtoCents
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You're like a nerdier Matt Damon
keisuke999
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Bumping Thread, please see OP for NEW info
mightynine
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For your 80s playlist, may I suggest John Farnham's "Thunder In Your Heart"?
Or really, any of the Blood Bros. mixtapes.
80s Awesomeness said:
Or really, any of the Blood Bros. mixtapes.
keisuke999
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So going by OP your girlfriend inherited this stuff?
But what an awesome score though
The grandma isn't dead. She gave it to me, since she doesn't care either way about it.
I don't think words can express my jealousy.
I adore Astro City cabs (I think I see a couple in the back in the fourth pic) but the Aero Citys are nice too. If you can't find anywhere in Japan to take them, someone in Europe or the US certainly will.
Please take more pictures! It's absolutely crazy that this was just turned off and locked away for nearly two decades. I'd love to see a complete inventory of what was left behind in a 90s Japanese arcade, frozen in time.
I adore Astro City cabs (I think I see a couple in the back in the fourth pic) but the Aero Citys are nice too. If you can't find anywhere in Japan to take them, someone in Europe or the US certainly will.
Please take more pictures! It's absolutely crazy that this was just turned off and locked away for nearly two decades. I'd love to see a complete inventory of what was left behind in a 90s Japanese arcade, frozen in time.
Muku
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Daaammmmnnn. That sounds so awesome. Also agree it sounds like the beginning of a movie plot, haha.
Wish it was closer to town though (town in this case being Tokyo). I'd be more willing to jump on it. But going out to Chiba is so far.
I hate even going out that way to get to the airport, haha.
Wish it was closer to town though (town in this case being Tokyo). I'd be more willing to jump on it. But going out to Chiba is so far.
Live south of Tokyo, so it's not very close to me.
Armoured Priest
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Heh
@OP regardless of what you end up doing, your odyssey has inspired a bunch gaming nerds on the internets to heights of fantasy.
You're living the dream, and we thank you for it!
@OP regardless of what you end up doing, your odyssey has inspired a bunch gaming nerds on the internets to heights of fantasy.
You're living the dream, and we thank you for it!
keisuke999
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keisuke999
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Muku
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I'm in Tokyo, too. It's over 90 train ride for me
I'm south though, haha. Like 45 minutes to get into Tokyo just from here. On the coast. Wouldn't trade it for living in Tokyo. (Still feel like I live too close in terms of the crowding, ugh.)
Edit: I can't wait to see the video and stuff though!
keisuke999
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I can understand that. Thanks anyway
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