It seems SEGA are carrying out a location test from Friday through to the following Monday with a new game called Operation G.H.O.S.T. Whilst nothing but a teaser site and web address has been revealed, ArcadeHeroes have taken an educated guess as the original Ghost Squad had GHOST as an abbreviation. Hopefully the website will provide more information in the coming days.
[Source: Arcade Heroes]
SEGA already announced that they would be releasing the arcade version of Puyo Puyo on Virtual Console. But not only that, it was going to be the first Virtual Console title to have online play. Well, the game finally got its release date. April 12th and will cost you 800 wii points.
Of course the release date we are talking about is only for Japan, since it has not been announced for America just yet. Below is a screen of the wi-fi screen that allows the users to play with strangers, friends or show your firends code. Basic Wii online stuff.
[Source: AndriaSang]
The new issue of Arcadia teases a new Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown update. They gave out some information.
This is all the information that we know about the newest update. We here at SEGAbits are still waiting for our console port. Lets do this SEGA. Hit the jump to see the top 10 played arcades according to Arcadia.
Above is the chart, hitting number one is my favorite character Jacky. He really is faster than lighting. This data ends on February 9th, so its a bit old.
For all the hype that Taka-arashi was brought back, its weird seeing him way down in last place. You have it folks, Jacky should be the new face of Virtua Fighter, sorry Akira!
[Source: Versus City]
I am very fortunate to live near a brand new Round 1 Arcade. It’s a bowling, Karakoe, UFO Ctacher and Video Arcade that originated from Japan. They tend to have the most brand new video arcade games out there. One they just recently got was Super Monkey Ball: Ticket Blitz. A fairly different take on Monkey Ball that rewards you with prize tickets.
Another year another AOU show and another strong show for Sega.
Let me give you a rundown of Segas most noteworthy games at the show.
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown – The newest available version of VF5.
Lets go Island 3D – Which uses 3D tech with out the need for glasses.
Star Horse and Star Boat – Simulate a betting office.
Chaos Code – A brand new 2D fighter.
MJ5 – A majong game with some pretty graphics.
Super Money Ball Ticket Blitz – Still a little lost on this one to be honest.
Sega and Sonic All-Star Racing Arcade – Port of the home console version.
Project Diva Arcade – It’s project Diva but with sexy graphics.
Shining Force Cross Raid – An online dungeon crawler.
Darts Live – It’s darts and it’s live.
Border Break: Air Burst – Team Fortress style mech action.
AnswerXAnswer Live – Multiplayer quick-fire general knowledge game.
Also at the show were UFO catchers, a Baseball Card collection booth and some obscure children’s games.
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Its pretty impressive how well this game has held the test of time. Very nice graphics still. The trailer shows off the players moves and combo chains for the upcoming version.
But what is this in the end… a playable Dural? I’m intrigued, now give me my damn console port.
[Thanks: Suzuki Yu]
SEGA showed off ‘Let’s Go Island 3D’, if you haven’t guessed, it’s Let’s Go Island in 3D. Easy concept to grasp. The game will not require terminator glasses (glasses free 3D). It also runs on Ringedge, using the better specs to achieve double the framerate, since a 3D image has to be displayed twice.
Above is the cabinet for the game, which is housed in a theater cabinet that looks spiffy. The cabinet will have air blowers installed to give it the ‘4D’ touch, so the website for the game says.
Let’s Go Island 3D is coming out in Japan this summer. No news of a Western release.
[Source: ArcadeHeroes]
SEGA has opened up a site portal to tease us on what to expect at AOU 2011. Of course, they won’t reveal their secret titles on their site, you have to be there! What we do know is that this year’s theme is “Real Entertainment.”
As for confirmed titles to be shown:
Issues? All of these titles are old. I assume all new titles will be revealed at the show. SEGA has debuted games like Project Diva and Block People at AOU so don’t be shocked to get some new games this year.
AOU 2011 will be held on February 18th and 19th. If anything sexy is announced we will have it on this blog, along with exclamation marks.
[Source: AndriaSang]
Now, when you think of a game based around Die Hard, you would think the last boss would be Hans Gruber. Not so in Sega’s Die Hard Arcade though, this time you get to beat White Fang (better known as ‘The last guy from Die Hard Arcade’) into unconsciousness with the Presidential golf clubs. This Die Hard also features killer death robots that shoot laser beams, and giant Mexican Wrestlers called ‘Jocko’ so that kinda sets the tone for things to come, really.
It seems that the game is just the console version ported to arcades, doesn’t seem to have anything extra. Shame, would have been cool to have a few new characters.
Though we can’t see the character selection in the video, the uploader says that its the same game as console. This is only a beta version as well, product could change.
[Source: ArcadeHeroes]
Seems that the previously reported rumor of SASASR receiving an arcade version was legit! From the website Arcade Heroes comes photos and a few details about the racing cabinet, officially titled Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Arcade. The machine(s) were spotted at a Chuck E. Cheese in Skokie, IL. The tipster noted that the seats and sides of the cabinet change color. The startup mentions Sumo Digital as the developer and the game retains power-ups and boosting. The game features three modes: Time Trial, Quick Race and Grand Prix. Also, the game is running on the Ringwide hardware. No mention of the roster, but I assume it has exactly what the console versions have. I wonder if Metal Sonic also appears?
Check out an additional photo at the Arcade Heroes link below.
[Source: Arcade Heroes and Sonic Retro]
Recently Tekken producer, Katsuhiro Harada, put up a scan of the latest Amusement Journal to show off that Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion was number one. Screw that, what about Virtua Fighter?
Virtura Fighter 5 R came in 5th place and Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown came in at 14th place. This might seem bad, but if you combined the earnings of both titles as one it would come in at a solid 3rd place. R came out in February 2008, so the title is going to be 3 years old soon. While Final Showdown came out in July of last year.
Shows how much more popular Tekken is, since Bloodline Rebellion version came out in December of 2008.
[Source: VFDC]
You can now buy SEGA’s sequel to Let’s Go Jungle, titled Let’s Go Island in the United States. If you own a small business, why not pack this odd ball title for your clients to spend their change?
Yeah, I know an arcade is a big investment. Hit the jump for that press release.
[Via: ArcadeHeros]
According to the guys over at Arcade Heroes, they heard for a reliable source that we will be seeing a port of SEGA & Sonic All-Stars Racing for the arcades. The game will be part of Sonic’s 20th anniversary.
It is also said you will be able to link 8 cabinets together for multiplayer fun. This is the first time there has been a Sonic arcade game since Sonic the Fighters in 1996, if this turns out to be true, could be pretty awesome.
This is filed as a rumor until its confirmed by SEGA.
[Thanks: Adam]
[Source: ArcadeHeroes]