Sega, the once heavyweight console maker now buried deep beneath the letters Wii, X, and PS, still pulls its weight in the arcade arena. Sega's Joypolis in Odaiba, Japan has an Initial D driving game based on the anime series that has the bodies of three actual cars mounted in front of a 90-inch screen. The cars don't have engines, but they sit on tilting frames, and include an RX-7, a WRX, and a Toyota AE86, which you can throw tilt around any of three courses. The game costs $5, but the cars are only there for the summer, so book those tickets to Nippon now.
Thanks for the tip, Judd!
[Source: Gizmodo]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
djSyndrome @ Jul 31st 2007 12:46PM
Sega's been doing this on-and-off for awhile. In 2000, the Shinuuku Sega Joypolis had a Sega Rally setup with four Celica ST-185 All-Trac machines. Most fun I had in an arcade there, and Japanese arcades have *lots* of neat things to play with.
Harrison @ Jul 31st 2007 12:51PM
Didn't they also have some touring cars for some arcade game?
Mehdi Cheddadi @ Jul 31st 2007 1:08PM
INITIAL D!
Justin @ Jul 31st 2007 1:48PM
waste of good vehicles
1337 @ Jul 31st 2007 3:59PM
What an excellent way to retire fun cars after their drivetrains are shredded from years of drifting!
Jaymez @ Jul 31st 2007 5:52PM
Arcades are still around?
chris @ Jul 31st 2007 8:32PM
There are countries outside of America? :O