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Japanese Quiz Show Arcade Game Confounds

Posted by simoniker on from the if-you-like-pat-sajak dept.

Thanks to GameSpot for its article discussing the latest Japanese arcade games showcased at the AOU 2004 show in Tokyo, with a particular highlight, as well as an example of building a play experience unique to an arcade, being Sega's Quiz Show, which "gives the player the experience of being a contestant on an American TV quiz show." The Japanese page for the game has pictures of the massive arcade cabinet, which has players "sitting behind a colorful table, just like a real quiz show", and allows each contestant to answer trivia questions which are "randomly selected by a physical, spinning wheel that's attached to the game booth."

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  1. Arcade games by Enrico+Pulatzo · · Score: 4, Interesting

    man, I wish arcade games in America were as cool as they are in Japan. American audiences don't seem to enjoy the crazy peripherials and gimmickry that fills the arcades of the East. I suppose there is hope that games like DDR may inspire a new generation of arcade gamers, but I'm not one to hope like that.

  2. Re:Why an American gameshow? by Bushcat · · Score: 2, Interesting
    On Japanese games shows, the contestants are rarely members of the public. Instead, a small pool of "talents" appear on show after show, channel after channel.

    On US game shows, the contestants are usually members of the public; Japanese are aware of this difference. Having a "Japanese game show" booth wouldn't ring true.

  3. Re:Game needs to have updates.. by MonMotha · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Actually, I have quite the same problem with DDR.

    I am now to the point where I can do every single song on a DDRMAX2 machine (though I can't always muster up enough stamina for MAX300 or Maxx Unlimited). This isn't because I'm "that good". I certainly couldn't sight read many of the 9s. It's because I've practically memorized the song (at least when the steps are, not the actual sequences).

    When the local arcade got a new Extreme arcade I found that there were actually a couple 8 footers that I didn't pass on my first try. While it's annoying losing your money, it's quite fun to get thrown a loop on some stream pattern you don't see very often or some more odd gallop-8th-16th step sequences.

    Though don't get me started on the "100% not upbeats or downbeats" song that is memories (the 4th stage on the Naoki Neo-Standard oni course that is keeping me at #5 on this machine).