Amusements For All !!! - JOYPOLIS, SEGA Amusement, Arcade Centers, etc Thread

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SEGAbits in JAPAN 🇯🇵 2025 - A Day at SEGA Tokyo Joypolis



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TABCqMCfIeM

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SEGAbits in JAPAN 🇯🇵 2025 - Akihabara Retro Game Shopping



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29fiAfH149c

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SEGAbits in JAPAN 🇯🇵 2025 - Akihabara GiGO SEGA Arcades



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXpIA-XFgpg

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Puyo Puyo is coming to darts!
Arle joins Dartslive's Game Voice service!

Unexpected news for fans of Puyo Puyo… and darts! Dartslive Inc., a subsidiary of the Sega Sammy Group, announces the arrival of a cult character to its Game Voice service: Arle Nadja, the iconic heroine of the colorful puzzle game series, will now lend her voice to your darts games!
Dartslive's Game Voice service already allows you to choose different characters or voices to accompany your games, and this collaboration is a nice nod to fans of Puyo Puyo, still popular in Japan. We can already imagine the "Fire!", "Ice Storm!" " and other legendary lines echo through bars and arcades.
Starting April 16, 2025, Dartslive users ...

Article : https://megaforcemagazine.com/2025/04/puyo-puyo-debarque-aux-flechettes-arle-rejoint-le-service-vocal-game-voice-de-dartslive/

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Sometimes life is all about missing something in the urge of getting something ...
We grew up, saved enough money, able to go anywhere ... but at what cost?
Couldn't do anything we wanted to do before.
As for me I wanted to go to Michael Jackson's concert at least once in a lifetime but I couldn't anymore.

Well, I guess the closest thing would be visiting his grave to pay some respect. Or maybe Neverland Ranch? Though I dunno what's the current state of the ranch is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS5QeeBGrUE

Dunno what's this about, all I saw is "Sammy's 50th Special Project" in front of a Swatsika and thought SegaSami are nazis?

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Well, I guess the closest thing would be visiting his grave to pay some respect. Or maybe Neverland Ranch? Though I dunno what's the current state of the ranch is.

Michael has already sold it soon after FBI made that place a mess with their investigation (and still found no evidence of criminal conduct on Jackson's part).
The ranch became a bad memory for him so he sold it.

Dunno what's this about, all I saw is "Sammy's 50th Special Project" in front of a Swatsika and thought SegaSami are nazis?

It's a Sammy's Pachi Slot based on Tokyo Revengers anime.
The story's about a boy who lives an unsatisfying life right up until his death.
Waking up 12 years in the past, he reckons with the past. In order to save the love of his life from future doom, he must become the leader of a dreaded school gang.

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Michael has already sold it soon after FBI made that place a mess with their investigation (and still found no evidence of criminal conduct on Jackson's part).
The ranch became a bad memory for him so he sold it.

I see, adults invaded his Neverland accusing him of foul-adultary towards children which he had wholesome care for, I can see why it was no longer a place of wonder for him.
I dunno what memorials Micheal Jackson left behind for his fans then.

It's a Sammy's Pachi Slot based on Tokyo Revengers anime.
The story's about a boy who lives an unsatisfying life right up until his death.
Waking up 12 years in the past, he reckons with the past. In order to save the love of his life from future doom, he must become the leader of a dreaded school gang.

Sounds elaborate and confusing... which is just regular anime for me. Is this school gang consist of Nazis? Or is it the use of the Swastika before Hitler corrupted it?

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I see, adults invaded his Neverland accusing him of foul-adultary towards children which he had wholesome care for, I can see why it was no longer a place of wonder for him.
I dunno what memorials Micheal Jackson left behind for his fans then.

There are too many to choose from but all made by fans :

25+ statues worldwide
30+ memorials
A moon crater named after him
5 roads
3 Squares & parks
6 Buildings
3 Forests
19 figures Madame Tussauds (most ever)



Source: https://x.com/KaterinaSrpl/status/1902012829302943778

Sounds elaborate and confusing... which is just regular anime for me. Is this school gang consist of Nazis? Or is it the use of the Swastika before Hitler corrupted it?

That symbol (卍) is actually known as Manji in Japan which represents Buddhist teachings.
And of course as you can guess, yes, the symbol was removed from the English release of the anime, because it could cause confusion with the Nazi swastika.
But in Japan / Asia version, the anime still kept the manji symbol.

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There are too many to choose from but all made by fans :

25+ statues worldwide
30+ memorials
A moon crater named after him
5 roads
3 Squares & parks
6 Buildings
3 Forests
19 figures Madame Tussauds (most ever)



Source: https://x.com/KaterinaSrpl/status/1902012829302943778

Never knew a celebrity so memorialized.
Though it does make me wonder who the next King of Pop will be now that the throne is vacant.

That symbol (卍) is actually known as Manji in Japan which represents Buddhist teachings.
And of course as you can guess, yes, the symbol was removed from the English release of the anime, because it could cause confusion with the Nazi swastika.
But in Japan / Asia version, the anime still kept the manji symbol.

Well, it's nice that there are those who have disuade or purge the manji of its negative reputation out there.

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Never knew a celebrity so memorialized.
Though it does make me wonder who the next King of Pop will be now that the throne is vacant.

Taylor Swift and Beyonce fans in Facebook usually said that their idol is the same level as Micahel Jackson.
Thought if it's true, I don't think "King of Pop" will suit them well.
"Queen of Pop" is more like it.

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The world’s first official SEGA physical store, SEGA Store Shanghai, has opened!

SEGA established its Transmedia Business Unit in April 2024, expanding the company’s legendary IP portfolio spanning 65 years into other forms of media beyond gaming to provide fresh and exciting new content to fans across the globe.
Beginning with the launch of SEGA’s first official store in Shanghai, the company is considering further expansion in other areas such as ...

Article: https://segabits.com/blog/2025/05/01/segas-first-store-sega-store-shanghai-opens-today/

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Taylor Swift and Beyonce fans in Facebook usually said that their idol is the same level as Micahel Jackson.
Thought if it's true, I don't think "King of Pop" will suit them well.
"Queen of Pop" is more like it.

While Taylor Swift has quite the fanbase, I just don't think she has the same kind of energy Micheal Jackson had.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv9m3aXBgJU

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While Taylor Swift has quite the fanbase, I just don't think she has the same kind of energy Micheal Jackson had.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv9m3aXBgJU

Yeah, since Michael Jackson is not just a singer, he's a whole package entertainer (sing, dance, video music, game, movie).
And he's been doing since he's 10 years old.