{"id":610,"date":"2022-10-18T16:17:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T07:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=610"},"modified":"2024-07-18T09:22:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T00:22:25","slug":"a-couple-of-clever-80s-game-arcade-memes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2022\/10\/18\/a-couple-of-clever-80s-game-arcade-memes\/","title":{"rendered":"A couple of clever ’80s game arcade memes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The first time I visited Japan was in 1998, and at that time all I saw were sit-down cabinets like the Sega Astro City, Taito Egret, Namco Cyberlead, etc. So, I was unaware that game centers here in Japan once had standing cabinets like America did until talking with my Japanese friend. He said that he would play Atari’s Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in the ’80s. Atari had some successes in Japan back in the ’80s, especially Gauntlet and Marble Madness. And going back further, Breakout obviously made quite an impression in Japan, giving birth to the “block kuzushi” genre with Arkanoid being the most exemplary title. Dang, if only I could travel back in time, or at least Quantum Leap into my childhood self and relive those memories…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The first time I visited Japan was in 1998, and at that time all I saw were sit-down cabinets like the Sega Astro City, Taito Egret, Namco Cyberlead, etc. So, I was unaware that game centers here in Japan once had standing cabinets like America did until talking with my Japanese friend. He said that … <\/p>\n

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