The first arcade game was introduced in the second world for the soldiers to have fun and pass some time together . After some further development they started hitting the general public in the 1960’s and to hit the world by storm.
Unfortunately for today there is a decline in arcade-style gaming, gaming arcades are still very popular in the city of Tokyo. After the release of games like Sonic, Super Mario and Tekken etc. Companies like Sega, Namco, Taito and Nintendo set a a giant leap for gaming kind and for other gaming companies around the world.
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For further info on where to go to game it up over in Japan , Check out
http://en.japantravel.com/tokyo/club-sega-gaming-arcade/6080
