1980s
ARCADE MARKET
SECTOR:
AKIHABARA
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GAME GUIDE
by JAPAN.GG

CORE INTEL: Exploring over 50 years of hardware evolution and arcade dominance from the heart of Tokyo's Electric Town to the ruins of Tsushima.
💎 GEM ITEM BATTLE OF CONSOLES
THE 30-YEAR RIVALRY

Nintendo and Playstation consoles have battled against each other in the video game market in Japan for over 30 years.

📡 MAP: SEGA BUILDING (GiGO)
SEGA LEGACY: 1970-1991

🕹️ 1973: Released Pong-Tron to rival Atari.
1985: Revitalized arcades with Hang-On and Out Run.
1991: Sonic the Hedgehog launches on Genesis to rival Mario.


「💎ITEM」Search: "1989 Sega Genesis"
🎮 ARCADE GOLDEN AGE
THE TITANS

🛸 Space Invaders (1978): Created a coin shortage in Japan and birthed the global phenomenon.

👾 Pac-Man (1980): Revolutionary stealth/maze gameplay. [Visit Namjatown]

🦍 Donkey Kong (1981): Platforming pioneer. Introduced Mario (Jumpman).

🥊 Street Fighter (1987): Capcom's 6-button standard. [Capcom Store]

🟦 SONY INTERACTIVE
HISTORY OF PLAYSTATION
'94: PS1 Launch | '00: PS2 Launch | '04: PSP Launch | '13: PS4 Launch | '20: PS5 Launch

👻 Ghost of Tsushima (2020): Recreates the 1274 Mongol invasion at Kaneda Castle.

👻 Ghost of Yōtei (2025): Set in 1603 Ezo (Hokkaido) near Mt. Yōtei.

💎 FROM SOFTWARE MERCH: Elden Ring / Souls Items
🟥 GAME EVOLUTION HISTORY
HISTORY OF NINTENDO
「1889」Nintendo Koppai Founded
Fusajiro Yamauchi begins manufacturing "Hanafuda" (flower cards) in Kyoto.
「1980」Game & Watch
「1983」Famicom
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was first released in Japan as the Famicom on July 15, 1983.
「1989」Game Boy
「1990」Super Famicom
「1996」Nintendo 64
Marked the leap into true 64-bit 3D gaming environments.
「2001」GameCube
「2004」Nintendo DS
「2006」Wii
「2011」Nintendo 3DS
「2017」Nintendo Switch
A hybrid console blurring the lines between home and handheld play.


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