Birth of the Japanese Game Center

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Podcast Episode 008 - Birth of the Japanese Game Center

We cover
the beginning of the Japanese game center. How games had to change for Japan
due to space limitations. You did not see many horizontal table games. With
these changes you saw the evolution of Bagatelle to Pachinko. There is the
dissolution of the pachinko parlors starting with the cessation of production
in 1937, and the closing of the parlors in 1938. After WWII pachinko started to
come back as a gambling device to get basic needs. With the rebuilding of Japan
games were not viewed as something adults would do, and were targeted at
children.  We continue on with Juke Boxes
and Taito getting them from military bases to restoring them for Japanese
use.  We go over some of the differences
between the Japanese and American arcade industries. We cover how arcades start
to spread across Japan. Starting as add-ons to malls, then add-ons to bowling
allies that allowed arcades to penetrate the entire culture. We cover the first
big video game in japan Breakout! Then we get Space Invaders which becomes a
massive hit in Japan!

Bagatelle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPnMcMsttaI

Pachinko Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAg_BjYOwwo

Breakout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW7Sg5pXAok

Space Invaders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJTNnpLMVY8

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Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -
 Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode 

Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love 

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