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General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: liquidx on March 21, 2012, 02:57:26 PM

Title: 100 Yen: documentary on Japanese arcade evolution and culture
Post by: liquidx on March 21, 2012, 02:57:26 PM

100 Yen (http://vimeo.com/37762235): The Japanese Arcade Experience is a 75 min. historical documentary about the evolution of Japanese arcades and the culture surrounding it.

Contribute here (http://www.indiegogo.com/100-Yen-The-Final-Coin).


(http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/260/071/260071609_640.jpg) (http://vimeo.com/37762235)

Title: Re: 100 Yen: documentary on Japanese arcade evolution and culture
Post by: scr33n on March 21, 2012, 03:03:37 PM

Nice ... can't wait

Thanks for the link!!!  :spaceace:

Title: Re: 100 Yen: documentary on Japanese arcade evolution and culture
Post by: Blanka on March 21, 2012, 03:23:14 PM

Really nice, but hey, WTF, the TV is out of focus!!!! Why do you want to simulate convergence errors on CRT tubes in a flat-panel full HD world? Please get rid of this very annoying fake-miniature blur filter!

Title: Re: 100 Yen: documentary on Japanese arcade evolution and culture
Post by: level42 on March 21, 2012, 04:12:57 PM

Yeah long live the modern flat panels ! Throw out all the CRT's ! Yeah, gotta love that grey back-ground on the DK screen on LCD  :evil:

About the movie/documentary....interesting, but it looks like it is (once again) focussing on hi-score players and to be honest, I've seen enough of that.

WHERE is that doc about OUR scene ?

Title: Re: 100 Yen: documentary on Japanese arcade evolution and culture
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on March 21, 2012, 04:34:39 PM

and by that you mean about collectors and wooden cabinets i hope ?
I see alot of plastic there..

But it could be nice to see anyway  :D

Title: Re: 100 Yen: documentary on Japanese arcade evolution and culture
Post by: level42 on March 21, 2012, 05:01:14 PM

Yeah I'd like to see it too and I don't mind the plastic too much but while it is supposed to be about the history of arcades in Japan it SEEMS to quickly switch to another hi-score galore...but we will have to wait the end result to judge honestly.

I think it would be extremely interesting if they can find footage of original Japanese arcades back in the late 70's early 80's because so few of this seems to be documented. It _could_ be really a great doc....but I'm afraid there is very little of that stuff left OR extremely hard to find....

Title: Re: 100 Yen: documentary on Japanese arcade evolution and culture
Post by: ckong on March 21, 2012, 07:45:31 PM

could be nice, could be boring. Let's wait and see.

Title: Re: 100 Yen: documentary on Japanese arcade evolution and culture
Post by: Muerto on March 21, 2012, 08:33:50 PM

I saw a Donkey Kong attract screen! - and Ketsui!

Title: Re: 100 Yen: documentary on Japanese arcade evolution and culture
Post by: gyruss on March 22, 2012, 09:11:46 PM

Quote from: Level42 on March 21, 2012, 05:01:14 PM

I think it would be extremely interesting if they can find footage of original Japanese arcades back in the late 70's early 80's because so few of this seems to be documented.

That would be awesome, there must be a goldmine of arcade footage over there, but i don't think we are going to see it in this documentary.

 

Title: Re: 100 Yen: documentary on Japanese arcade evolution and culture
Post by: gyruss on March 23, 2012, 10:09:49 AM

Check this out, pretty interesting Japanese 80's arcade footage : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yjv3EVEfzE&feature=channel

The retro arcade in tokyo with the beautiful Pole Position: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXd92AOc1wQ

Donkey kong cocktail: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoBkRoOrwM4

JAPJAC`s TV Game & Coin-op Exhibition Tokyo `04 (with some classics) http://youtu.be/Bk9imOsf8-A

Crazy Space Invaders Cartoon: http://youtu.be/e8hqJpE7BL4