Tokyo's BEST Retro Game Arcade!

[@myanimeroom9350]

I miss arcade games.

[@adamh7588]

Amazing. I love the music remixes in your videos Jim.

[@Chris-Courage]

Fantastic t-shirt!

[@Charlie-Cat.]

I wouldn't mind seeing Jim go across Japan and do a series of best arcades in the major cities in Japan. 8^) Anthony..

[@TheGorillafoot]

Ahh arcades. How they bring back memories of simpler times.

[@worldofretrogameplay6963]

A 10 minute video just wasn’t enough .I wanted to see you play more games.

[@silverian]

Jim! Thanks for teleporting us in the middle of Mikado Retro Game Arcade!

[@MrIvanm10]

I’m definitely going there next time I visit Tokyo hopefully soon! Also badass shirt!

[@tonymay11]

Very nice and a great number of arcade games variety from puzzle, shooting up to fighting games at this place Mikado Arcade game center in Tokyo. Other places in other country like in U.S. arcade game center was very hard to find and few. Thanks again for arcade game center highlight Jim, very much appreciated.

[@ludosport]

Arcade retro for ever !! I love your videos, thank you very much !! 🙏👍

[@KavajaHumphrey]

Good video on the day of my birthday! I love this arcade center!

[@MechaTengu21]

Probably the most classic game center, specially when talking about Fighting Game Tournaments. I'm glad it survived the pandemic.

[@Andrew_Erickson]

@10:01 based air ukulele player

[@gocedimitroski]

Jim can you interview the workers there and ask them how it goes in maintaining the older machines like when a CRT break stull like that .

[@chronology556]

CRTs don’t last forever, I have a dying Sony PVM 20L2MD, it needs a tube rejuvenation to get some more contrast and life back, how do they even keep these going in the world of LCDs?

[@rsmith02]

@@chronology556 I doubt they do based on seeing arcades in Japan- some tubes are on the way out and it shows. Maybe they swap out CRTs from lesser-used units as many of the cabs are standardized but I don't think there are new CRTs being added.

[@chronology556]

@@rsmith02 so eventually, they need to make some lagless 4:3 LCDs to fit into the cabinets, huh?

[@rsmith02]

@@chronology556 I suppose, if the arcades themselves last that long. Not sure LCDs support the low resolutions these older games use so it may look really bad even if it works.

[@Bloodreign1]

I tend to watch a lot of their live streams, usually it's fighting games being used for tournaments, and sometimes it's Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Puzzle Dama being played. They recently did a couple days in a row of Vampire Savior, and one of their other channels does either Big Tetris tournaments, or Virtua Fighter ones. They do have a third KZbin channel as well.

[@bloomerb4162]

It's so nice to have new CRT screens. The retro arcade near me everything is faded and more blurry. Just a regular dude trying to make it work, so I understand everything can't be perfect.

[@mattbeaubouef8692]

The retro arcade in Takadanobaba is also a must for arcade lovers!

[@jayt2917]

Love that psychic force music

[@SnipingIsFun]

I would cry if I went into a place like this

[@rsmith02]

Love that shirt! Saw the Reverend live in Philly a long time ago.

[@Evercade_Effect]

Love these arcade videos!

[@Alucard2089]

Candy cab heaven right there! I finally got to play a few candy cabs for the first time today at Free Play Florida. Now I want one even more lol. Mikado Game Station looks like the place to be.

[@Taranchule]

3:14 Tower of Doom!!! Oh Jim, you've made my day showing one of the old D&D arcade games still in the wild!

[@darktetsuya]

wow what a killer arcade! too many freakin' classics to name! everything from TYPING OF THE DEAD, to Super SF2X, Golden Axe, and Tetris: The Grand Master?! Definitely one I would look for if I ever made it to Japan!!

[@billymerritt420]

Thanks Jim! If you see this, what's your top 3 arcade fighting games?

[@trinicade7574]

So many Egret 2's, Astro Cities, and Blast Cities!

[@darkstalkers9090]

At 10:00 legendary 3rd Strike player doing hand warm ups.

[@Cyclopz0rs]

great video! always been a dream of mine to play fighting games/shmups in a japanese arcade

[@mksolid82]

The Sega Hokuto No Ken fighter is so awesome.

[@riskey6788]

thats so cool

[@Gymtips777]

How can I give you a double like 👍👍👍👍👍you have made my birthday .....shukran

[@hudsonball4702]

I WANT THE HALLOWEEN MIKU IN THE CRANE GAME!!!!!

[@packpock4369]

Love your channel!

[@GamingSlym]

soundtrack outrun thanks love !

[@gamerguy13dave24]

Awesome place

[@binsen91]

Have you visited Game Newton yet?

[@mariotaz]

Thanks for the upload. Just wondering, next time you're at a retro game shop, would it be possible to see some GameCube games?

[@worldofretrogameplay6963]

Wait… Typing of the Dead had an arcade counterpart??

[@gabyfroggo]

Where I can get the music you use in your videos? I love them. Also love your content, thanks for the videos

[@Konuvis]

Nice! I used to watch some of the tournaments they hosted during the SF4 era. What's the name of that Hokuto no Ken game? Looks really nice.

[@bschinzel]

Any idea on where these arcades source CRT replacements? Do they still make them in Japan?

[@bloomerb4162]

Ikr the retro arcade by me needs them bad. I bet they're pretty expensive.

[@chrispatterson1402]

At 4:33 the you see someone playing on a completely blue crt which makes me think they dont have many if any spares and they certainly arent making them still

[@rsmith02]

I think they are originals- quality varies terribly.

[@Snake-sg7yc]

I love tekken games :)

[@drakelangham4412]

Man...I'd love to get my hands on a Blast City or Astro City cab one of these days.

[@vincently1995]

OMG, that's nice!

[@esmondkim1357]

How are most arcades set up for payment in Tokyo? Coin op? Card readers like Dave & Buster's? Bills? Thanks for ur content!

[@s8n187]

hi from Australia KidShoryuken. What camera are you using to film this video ?

[@vintagegamer889]

Hey Jim, off-topic question but I'm somewhat new to buying Japanese hardware. I recently bought a super famicom and an additional sfc controller from 2 different import shops here in China. The console seemed to check out, and the seller seemed knowledgeable in their write up. However I noticed a strange inconsistency between the controllers I received from the 2 different sellers. The controller that came with the console had engraved shoulder buttons with no silk screen (everything else seems fine) it is also in comparatively better shape than the other controller I purchased. The second controller has silk screened buttons, and some of the moulding on the back panel (Nintendo and model number) seems different, the confusion comes with this being the more substantially worn in controller. I may be crazy but even the ridged cable protector at the end of each controller seem to have minorly different molding (millimeters off in length). Are there multiple different variations of the 005 sfc controller? Could one of them have button swaps? Is one of them an incredibly impressive counterfeit? Any help would be much appreciated!

[@vintagegamer889]

My SNES is back in the States so I would compare moulding differences and button feel with those if I could. I would even say the d-pad on the better shape controller feels a bit more shallow? I'd just be surprised that this was the shop to send a fake considering the 1chip sfc I got from them is very legit, and the seller is clearly importing from Japan (maybe via HK)?

[@rsmith02]

I bought 2 SFC controllers here and noticed the same thing. The non-engraved one appears newer and was likely new old stock. The other just used and it's in worse condition.

[@DesmoPilot2]

Love this arcade but downstairs is so smokey :(

[@DarKKnightt07]

Can you please link the songs you used in your videos.

[@gionaorlandi]

is something for sale?

[@Hicks-g1m]

Awesome arcade Jim I love arcades and Japan has some of the best in the world Fighting games are the best X-Rated games show us Jim lol 😄

[@martinevans1206]

I’m jealous! 🤑

[@henriquebeira]

100% retrô

[@allaccessentertainment4755]

First 🥇!