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Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Arcade Mania by Brian Ashcraft. Home of Sega, Nintendo, and Sony, Japan has a unique and powerful presence in the world of video games. Another thing that makes Japan unique in the gaming world is the prevalence of game arcades. While the game arcade scene has died in the U. Arcade Mania introduces overseas readers to the fa Home of Sega, Nintendo, and Sony, Japan has a unique and powerful presence in the world of video games.
Arcade Mania introduces overseas readers to the fascinating world of the Japanese gemu senta. Organized as a guided tour of a typical game center, the book is divided into nine chapters, each of which deals with a different kind of game, starting with the UFO catchers and print club machines at the entrance and continuing through rhythm games, fighting games, shooting games, retro games, gambling games, card-based games, and only-in-Japan games.
Covering classic games from Space Invaders to Street Fighter , games that are familiar to Americans in their home console versions Rock Band , Guitar Hero and Dance, Dance Revolution , as well as the unique, quirky games found only in Japan, Arcade Mania is crammed full of interviews with game makers and star players, and packed with facts about the history, background and characteristics of each game, all lavishly illustrated with photographs and game graphics.
This book is a must-have for gamers everywhere. Get A Copy. Paperback , pages. Published January 1st by Kodansha first published November 15th More Details Original Title. Other Editions 1. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Arcade Mania , please sign up. Lists with This Book.
Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Jan 23, Redeemed rated it it was amazing. This book is wonderful for anyone interested in Japanese culture.
It truly exemplified the intricacies of the culture. Of the nine sections of the book, each provided insights on topics ranging from the popular in the West fighting games, and rhythm games to the more obscure such as crane games and sticker picture machines. The book is presented in a family friendly manner with comments and pictures providing an immersive supplement to the text.
I recommend this book to both gamers and non-game This book is wonderful for anyone interested in Japanese culture. I recommend this book to both gamers and non-gamers of all ages. Aug 25, Peter Derk added it. My main complaint here is the layout. There are chapters, and within each chapters are multiple pages that deviate from the main story.
Which is fine, but I wish these other pages and subsections came at more opportune moments, when there's a break in the main story where I can move to the box, then jump back into the story. I have this almost compulsive problem with things like footnotes. Which is what stopped me reading David Foster Wallace, honestly. It makes me crazy. And I wish I could just ignore them, but I can't.
In response, Steven opens his coat to reveal pockets full of quarters. He then pairs each Gem to an arcade game. He attempts to get Pearl to play the racing game Road Killer , but is unsuccessful because she does not understand the objective and is a cautious driver. He then successfully coaxes Amethyst into playing skee ball , although she starts to cheat upon learning that the tickets earned from the game are exchangeable for prizes.
Steven has the most difficulty with Garnet, who breaks two fighting games in misunderstanding their concepts. However, she becomes entranced after Steven introduces her to the rhythm game, Meat Beat Mania , to point that she doesn't hear Steven when he collects the other Gems to leave after Mr. Smiley discovers the broken games.
The following morning, Steven is out on the beach looking for quarters with his metal detector when the drill parasites ambush him. He cries for help, causing Pearl and Amethyst to step in to aid him.
Regardless of their individual strengths in battle, they are ineffective without Garnet's guidance and are forced to retreat. While running across the pier, Steven realizes their need for Garnet and rushes back to the arcade, leaving Amethyst and Pearl to fend off and hold the parasites on their own.
Inside the arcade, Steven finds that Garnet is still playing Meat Beat Mania with Onion watching reaching levels he has seen no other reach before. He tries to get her attention and alert her to the danger outside, but she does not seem to be listening.
He climbs on top of her and tries to snap her out of her trance. In his haste, he removes Garnet's shades, revealing not only her third eye but its hyper-focus on keeping up with the games' rhythm. Steven tries to beat Garnet at the game in hopes that she will snap out of it, but he ends up losing each time. After running out of quarters, he then attempts to unplug the game, but to his dismay, Garnet uses her powers, specifically her electrokinesis, to allow her to continue to play the game.
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