The Most AWESOME Arcade in Japan!

In the neighborhood of Takadanobaba (高田馬場) in Tokyo, there is perhaps the best arcade in the city if not the country, and that is the Mikado game center. It's wall to wall, floor to ceiling, 100% retro arcade awesomeness!
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[@MadPanicGaming]

Hey everybody! Thanks for watching, hope you enjoyed the video. Again, if you'd like to check out the Mikado YT channels, links to several of them are listed in the description of this video, go and have a look. Also, be sure to let me know what kind of content you'd like to see from this channel in the future, feedback is always valuable. Thanks!

[@MaloneHasco]

I like Mikado live streams, been watching some fighting game matches and player skill level there is amazing.

[@MadPanicGaming]

@@MaloneHasco Indeed, some amazing players frequent Mikado.

[@KB-ep6gy]

You make great content, I love the store visit episodes, the arcades are cool too!

[@Evercade_Effect]

I love that Japan is keep the retro arcade scene live and well. Great video Jim!

[@MadPanicGaming]

Me too, I love having a place like this to go to whenever I feel like it.

[@youremybiggestfan]

I wish they had a place like this where i live. Our last arcade place shut down a couple yesrs ago. So sad

[@Fthemalkavian]

My favorite videos of your channel are from arcades. Mikado seems to be an awesome place. I watch their lives too. I want to go there when travelling to Japan.

[@MrClockw3rk]

Happy you’re there. Not so happy it’s empty. Hopefully Japan will open back up soon and I can come contribute.

[@MadPanicGaming]

We filmed this on a weekday afternoon, it's more full in the evening and on weekends. It's quite a popular spot for arcade gamers.

[@shinkazama3959]

Amazing video Jim, love the editing when you're on the 2nd floor by adding 'Doll Eyes' as the BGM!

[@Oysterblade84]

Video games at home are just not the same. As good as home gaming has become it has never matched and will never match the atmosphere and experience of a real video game arcade. We need those loud, dark places to continue existing in the world, with rows and rows of video game screens and endless hallways of games. I love it and miss those places, sad we hardly have any left in the west.

[@jeffreycharest9093]

Excellent video editing Jim. I love how you had the game titles on screen. I’m definitely going to subscribe to their channel.

[@dariusq8894]

Great video! Overlaying the names of the games you were playing is a nice addition.

[@OmegaKatanaXIII]

You visited the legendary mikado arcade I heard of them that they did some work on the Raiden IV switch port arrange ost. Believe it or not.

[@Konuvis]

This place looks awesome! I want to see more people in it damn it! PS: I appreciate you putting the name of the games you're playing on screen.

[@ArabKatib]

Thank you for the coverage Jim! :^) The guys I shared this video with loved it. 👍

[@MadPanicGaming]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching!

[@kylestyle5693]

Great video dude! I will definitely visit this place because of you! Cheers!

[@xThePrinceOfPeace]

Love your channel Jim and videos thanks for making these, KZbin is my TV and ultimately what I use to pass time so it's great to have a KZbinr like you that not only I highly enjoy, but you provide content for people like me. I really appreciate it, you really keep my mind occupied with every new video

[@MadPanicGaming]

My pleasure. :) Thanks for watching!

[@xThePrinceOfPeace]

@@MadPanicGaming Thank you!

[@gabyfroggo]

Bro thanks for the great content, big fan of your videos here from Puerto Rico.

[@MadPanicGaming]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching!

[@FDestroy3r]

It's heaven on earth, I have no word. It seems that most of the cabinet still run on their original CRT, which is awesome. Do you know if Japan still have a monitor provider for those? Or do they still have specialists who repair them to keep them running? Here almost every cabinet that still active were swaped to LCD sadly, of course it cost way less to put a cheap LCD than spending hours on CRT work, but damn ist the render not the same!

[@MadPanicGaming]

I'm pretty sure the staff maintains the machines. Same at NatsuGe Museum, they have guys working there that can maintain the pinball machines and arcade cabinets.

[@FDestroy3r]

@@MadPanicGaming Can't imagine the work they put into it, amazing!

[@Gunbu]

Sorry to hear most machines have had lcd screens swapped in. Crt repair isn’t that bad, there are many arcade enthusiasts who maintain their own monitors. Lots of information and help available on the net, including arcade forums. Pretty much every part is available for most monitors (both raster and vector), except for the tubes themselves. Plenty around to pull from-but those will probably never be made again.

[@FDestroy3r]

@@Gunbu Yes but it cost way more to let a specialist work on them than just replacing it with cheap LCD. All real arcade are closed long ago where I live, but some bowling still have arcades machine, and of course they wont bother pay a lot of money to repair CRT, most of people wont know that it's not original anyway

[@shadow111d]

this format of video is awesome !

[@Rikku_Or]

My favorite arcade in Japan. Played in a pretty fun DOA6 tournament there 2 months ago. Also love that Soulcalibur III is there ☺️

[@andrewschumm1848]

It’s better than Bowlero and Dave and busters in 2022!!! Thanks for uploading it.

[@silverian]

Thanks for Mikado moment!

[@theflyingninja1]

I went to this arcade many years ago, and I was surprised how underwhelming it was. It made me realise how important the original cabinets are to the gaming experience.

[@billymerritt420]

Thanks Jim! This place is beyond amazing! I could gladly go broke there. I literally lost it when you were sitting in front of a Cool Boarders arcade machine. I didn't know such a thing existed. And your choice of character in Zero 3, Ken is so OP. My secret weapon in that game. If any of these arcades you visit have merch for sale like t shirts please share the info so we can help too.

[@clab9041]

Glad you did a video on this place. I was going to suggest it to you because I thought you might really like it, but then I ended up totally forgetting about it. lol

[@PlanetHarriers1]

Love watching videos of your arcade visits. I was fortunate enough to visit Mikado just over a decade ago, incredible arcade. I see you enjoyed some Night Slashers as well, awesome game and not one you see very often. Thanks for the video.

[@MadPanicGaming]

Yeah, I don't think I've seen it anywhere else, same with 8-man, don't see it around much, so I was happy to play them. If I get an AES, I'll definitely be getting a copy of 8-man.

[@PlanetHarriers1]

@@MadPanicGaming 8-man is awesome. By the way, are there still arcade PCB shops in Akihabara? That would make an interesting video. Thanks again.

[@ScruffyLookinRGB]

Never knew there was an 8man arcade game😲 Sweet! Good vibes at mikado havent been there in a long long time. Nice work Jim!👍👍👍

[@Bloodreign1]

Neo Geo game, you can bet if it's not Crossed Swords II, there will be an MVS version.

[@MadPanicGaming]

It's a damn good game as well, very fun. There's an AES version too.

[@melvinblackburn195]

Mikado looks like what I'd consder to be little slice of heaven. I hope I can get there one day.

[@MadPanicGaming]

It is indeed, a great place to spend an afternoon.

[@helend2790]

I managed to get to Mikado in December 2019 just before the plague hit. I was disappointed no Space Harrier or OutRun when I was there, but it was still awesome. Sadly Anata no Warehouse had closed down just before I was there.

[@Bloodreign1]

This is probably the world's best arcade due to variety of old school games you can play. They pretty much stream a lot of Fatal Fury Special and Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Puzzle Dama, would love to see them stream KoF 02 Unlimited Match (another arcade somewhere in Japan also happens to livestream KoF 02 UM tournaments, and more modern fare), have seen them stream Batrider a time or two as well. I don't mind watching the streams, but when you get two dudes, and they chooe the same fighters 20 times in a row, kinda gets dull (I do understand they use the characters they know how to use). I have also seen them stream vanilla KoF 02, but once you play 02 UM, it's kinda hard to go back to the vanilla version due to that 66 character roster 02 UM has (counting playable bosses, which don't seem selectable for tournaments, understandable, probably not for 1 player mode either), only rivaled by the 64 character roster KoF 98 Ultimate Match has. The cats that do play the KoF games though, no way I'd be able to hang with these guys, unless I'd have someone to practicew against on all the 2D KoF's I have on the PS2 (all of them). Oh, they also stream a lot of Samurai Spirits II as well, people tend to play with different characters on it, probably the most enjoyable streams they do.

[@PrincessZoey]

great vid loved the vibe of this one

[@MadPanicGaming]

Thank you!

[@Nickdoyle56]

Can you give me a list of retro video arcade game centers in Japan that are still alive and well and their locations? Thanks very much. I've been thinking of visiting Japan sometime in the future and I as a big video arcade game fan need to be certain that those places are still alive and operational. I'm beginning to think that Gigo is just the new name for the game centers in Akihibara as Sega went out of business. I heard the arcade places themselves are still there and well. I looked at Mikado Game Center and it looks pretty damn cool.

[@RDArcade]

I recommend an arcade in Akihabara called "HEY". HEY is a retro video arcade game center as good as or better than Mikado. Their huge selection of old school games never let us down. (In particular, I think they have the best selection of shmups on the planet.)

[@Nickdoyle56]

@@RDArcade Hey. I’m thinking about visiting Japan a couple years from now as a Vacation. I’m Nick Doyle and I’m 34 years old. I was thinking of visiting Japan for my 36th birthday. I’ve been a big video retro arcade gaming fan all my life. Can you give me a list of retro video arcade game centers and other arcade centers in Japan that are still there and going strong? I know more than quite a few had closed down due to COVID, but I really don’t think arcades are entirely dead just yet. I’m highly autistic, and I’m from Texas. There’s also a few things I need to know. I know Japan has a reputation for being very expensive. What exactly will I need to do in order to be able to make my dream of visiting Japan come true? I’m fully vaccinated for one thing just to get that out of the way. Do I have to do something special, or make a series of special plans in advance in order to be allowed to enter the country because of the COVID rules? Any and all the info you can give me will be useful and greatly appreciated. Have you been to Japan and if so, how long? Thanks so much.

[@MisterMike101]

This is the shiiiieeet pure eye candy and so much nostalgia I love it 😁

[@8bits5]

New place to go, great video!

[@myanimeroom9350]

I haven't played arcade games like in forever.

[@HouseofPrado]

Thanks for this video!

[@Plisken740]

That "it’s showtime" at the begining, is it from Alpha 3? I know i heard it somewhere. Great vids by the way, i love your channel :)

[@richardmallory8020]

Yes it’s from Alpha/Zero 3.I have the CPS2 Zero 3 pcb 😃

[@MadPanicGaming]

Yeah, I have the entire SF Zero 3 soundtrack and voice clips on my hard drive, lol.

[@zakman6471]

Wow that's amazing. I miss arcades they are dying in Australia. Keep up the good work. The games are amazing

[@dreamcazman]

The arcades in Australia are crap, mostly skill testers or kiddy reaction type stuff.

[@ms.ilovecotton9778]

have you ever been to Game Newton in Itabasbi?

[@MadPanicGaming]

Not yet, still on my list.

[@KuyaKikoPlays]

OMG this is paradise for me, I hope I can go there soon

[@Aggs_TV]

Great video, as always! Can't wait to visit this place when I can finally travel again.

[@abendroid]

1:00 Fun Fact: The arcade's mascot was drawn by Hi Score Girl manga artist Rensuke Oshikiri.

[@kingcobra8299]

Awesome video. I have been to Mikado many times but usually go for the pinball machines. Do they still have some? Btw thanks for the video!

[@MadPanicGaming]

They had a few pinball machines, but there were a lot more at NatsuGe Museum.

[@おやじタコ]

セガがゲームセンターから撤退しました、ずっと子供の頃からセガのゲームはゲームセンターで遊んでたので、悲しいです。

[@MadPanicGaming]

はい、とても悲しいです。:'(

[@tanukistrider6541]

Love the channel! I was wondering, do you have any recommendations for Japanese language learning, at least enough to get by as a tourist?

[@darktetsuya]

3:17 oh night slashers! funny story I bought the nintendo switch version of that and my wife saw it and thought it actually looked fun so I think that was the first co-op beat-em-up we ever finished together! (lately she's taken an interest in shmups so we've been playing a ton of RAIDEN 4 X MIKADO, which might be my all time favorite version of that game! I assume those are the posters for it at 4:37? ) but there's so many freaking cool games I don't even know which ones to highlight! darius? the freakin' row of SEGA arcade racers I all love?! (SCUD RACE/Daytona USA/OutRun 2 all in a row?!) Tetris TGM and all the cool fighting games like Garou Densetsu Special?! and of course super turbo... yeah I'd definitely be in heaven visiting here no doubt about it!

[@SP95]

Thanks for showing so much of the legendary Mikado game center. Do they even sell the Astro City Mini there since they are now in partnership with SEGA ?

[@MadPanicGaming]

They had some on display, but I didn't bother to ask if they had any for sale.

[@adilator]

I'd like to know how they maintain all those crt? are parts still available for them?

[@Gunbu]

CRTs aren’t that bad to maintain. The most common failure is electrolytic capacitors going bad. Lots of donor parts and old stock out there to pull from, too.

[@theanimatronicscollectoran4193]

In the Netherlands we have Ton Ton club, they have japanese arcade's

[@dreamcazman]

Wow, nearly all of the cabinets are Astro City cabinets. Never seen so many in one place!

[@matthijsskeer8215]

Would love to go there! Does anybody know which microphone Jim is using? I saw a white one in "Japanese Retro Game PICKUPS!!! 100% Dreamcast". My wife needs to record a bit of spoken stuff for her work.

[@BeAsT1x5]

MIKADO!!!! LETS GO!!!!!

[@luciangbm]

awesome!

[@protoluigi2047]

If I ever go back to Japan, I have to try Sega Joyopolis and Mikado.

[@MadPanicGaming]

Joypolis is awesome. Haven't been there in years, I really should go back.

[@Smoothe88]

Hey have you ever been to Round 1 arcade in Ikebukuro Square yet?

[@EfficientTrout]

i watched a lot of your videos but i never seen you talking to locals in japanese

[@tonttaana8930]

What song is that that starts after Gradius commercial??

[@nicemecha]

8man looks fun.

[@MadPanicGaming]

It is! Fast paced, simple, very fun gameplay.

[@dougkaplan1449]

It’s so strange to me to see all these single player fighting game arcade machines. Are these networked together or anything like that so you can play other people instead of the computer?

[@MadPanicGaming]

Actually, the second player sits on the opposite side, the machines are back to back.

[@dougkaplan1449]

@@MadPanicGaming that makes so much more sense!!! But it’s harder to talk smack to your opponents lol. Thank you

[@doomedtoobscurity3965]

If I had 1 day to live I would spend it there

[@RetroTuna]

Love Mikado best arcade i when to in japan spent a fair few night there paying shmups.

[@rexflamevermillion5527]

.......urge to play guilty gear 1 and BB Chrono trigger on this piece of heaven intensifies!

[@Zneiero]

U.S. Round 1's seem universal in terms of bland selection or nothing new added. It depends on your management, just don't walk in expecting to be blown away like that retro-arcade in Chicago.

[@fightshmupvania]

My dream!!

[@jamiecowan9230]

Japan has the best arcade to me that my opinion

[@drifter4training]

ah 0:30 is that 8 man arcade game ?>

[@HouseJunk1e]

are all the arcades closed now or are some still open?

[@MadPanicGaming]

Most are still open but some have closed.

[@HouseJunk1e]

@@MadPanicGaming wow good news. thanks!

[@deadgara]

Crowded at evening?

[@MadPanicGaming]

Yes, in the evenings and on weekends there are a lot more people.

[@DarKKnightt07]

What are the songs you used in this videos?

[@MadPanicGaming]

Street Fighter Zero 3 Ryu's theme and Cammy's theme, In the Wind from Gradius 3, outro song is Burning Storm from Psychic Force.

[@DarKKnightt07]

@@MadPanicGaming I appreciate it, thanks

[@Binx345me]

How come a lot of the Japanese retro arcade games have a problem where the picture scrolls a large shadow bar or even half of screen sized shadow??? This does not seem to be so bad at the arcade in this video, but many other retro arcades in various shops in japan seem to have similar problems. Its not seen so much in older US arcade games. And im sure there is a way to fix this problem. If anyone knows more please explain.

[@horroRomantic444]

Their electricity bill must be astronomical.

[@hadoke]

Something always bugged me about Mikado, more specifically its mascot. It looks like she was designed by Rensuke Oshikiri the author of High Score Girl. Given what that manga/anime is about it makes sense. Can anyone confirm this?

[@beelzeburbia]

Yup, she was designed by Rensuke Oshikiri (which, of course, as you note, makes sense)!

[@hadoke]

@@beelzeburbia Ok, if that confirms it then it's head canon time! She's Haruo and Akira's kid.

[@rarrafunfitness6230]

Sad thing is they closing down fast

[@MadPanicGaming]

Luckily this place is doing quite well, thanks in part to their presence on KZbin which brings in some extra money, but yes, it's been sad to see other arcades shutting down.

[@Wklein89DieHard]

🤘😁🤘

[@ElPicoleto90]

Streetoh fightoh xD

[@70smebbin]

japan is cool as fuck

[@RWL2012]

*central Tokyo

[@kbxthegamemaster06]

*whooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaa......*

[@天幻-n2o]

我的天！午夜杀生都有！

[@lecabramacabra9917]

Bruh chill with the loud ass royalty free music. I get You might get copyright infringement but damn son...

[@amirprog]

I seriously stopped watching your channel because you are showing everything and by that ruining my hopefully future trip to Japan. I like surprises... Just stopped here to write a comment. Nice channel. ;)

[@MadPanicGaming]

Sorry, didn't mean to to spoil your future trip. lol

[@amirprog]

@@MadPanicGaming Lol, no prob. I would love to meet and say hello. Is there a way to contact you? I am a big retro sega fan myself from the 80s, starting from Sms and arcade. :)

[@JessTheLionHeart]

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

[@thomasfurey00]

I think the Retro Arcade in Bury Manchester UK is better then this.

[@andrewschumm1848]

It’s better than Bowlero and Dave and busters in 2022!!! Thanks for uploading it.