Game Over?

Game Over?

Japan has been known as the video game capital of the world.

Many of our beloved games we played as a kid all originated from Japan..

Such as Super Mario..

Zelda

Sonic the Hedgehog

Street Fighter

The list goes on and on...

But what is hard to believe that is happening now, (I guess due to the rise in mobile gaming, with the pandemic being the last straw), many of the iconic arcades in Japan are closing down!  =(

Here's an interesting short documentary I found, that talks about this unique arcade gaming culture that was developed in Japan:

What do you think about this?

For me, my first reaction was pure nostalgia.

Let me know what you think!

Alec

 

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