Mikado Game Center - Tokyo Arcade Games - 4k virtual tour / Japan Trip / Retro Arcade / ASMR 

That is Metal Hawk by Namco!

Thanks, Mikado in Tokyo is still alive and has many visitors. Also Hey is one of the famous retro arcade in Akihabara, Tokyo.

Unfortunately most of them have been reduced to Gacha and Claw Machine palaces. Mikado is your best option for a Tokyo arcade if you are trying to relive that 80s and 90s experience and vibe. Hey in Akihabara is on its last legs as a retro spot sadly. The sixth floor of the GiGo 5 arcade in Akihabara is pretty fantastic though if you want a nice cross section of the big name retro arcade games from the 80s to the mid 2000s. Some real classics but it has much more of a modern, sanitised arcade floor rather than that slightly more bespoke, dungeony vibe that Mikado has a little more of (particularly upstairs). That's pretty much it for Tokyo sadly (based on my visit winter 2022/2023. I'm back over there again at the end of this year. Osaka, Kyoto and Nagoya, like Tokyo seem to have at least one good retro arcade remaining each that I am keen to check out.

Last Blade

Pinball is pretty hard to come by in Japan. There are arcades there that specialize in just that though.

I understand the love for pinball. I love it, my wife loves it and it's definitely a great addition to have at any arcade, but the truth is that pinball is a different type of game that doesn't necessarily need to exist within an arcade. They [pinball & arcade games] are like cousins that happen to also be best friends. Mikado is hands down the best game center in the world and it demonstrates it by understanding game center culture and promoting true arcade games of all types & from all eras. Mikado doesn't need pinball because it's not trying to be pinball. For Pinball, my favorite spot is the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. They have the same love of and for pinball as Mikado (both Takadanobaba & Ikebukuro) does for arcade games. Please check it out if you're ever in Vegas and check out Mikado if you're ever in Tokyo!!

@@GameCenterAdventures I don't need your promotional material, but thanks for understanding :)

@@northsouthy74 okay boomer :)

@@GameCenterAdventureswhat the hell is a boomer?

I think both games are simply not popular in Japan

@@paulw4565Both games were never released in Japanese Arcades to begin with

They had console versions and still barely anyone played.

@@paulw4565well yeah obviously upon 1st glance how many arcade players are gonna be interested in the 16 bit watered down versions of the games compared to their glorious arcade counterparts

My point is, they generally don't seem to be interested in the two games. Regardless which version, probably MK1 also.