In general, arcades are just fun. They’re a place to go outside the house. But, arcades also get to experiment with unique hardware & interfaces that a home con

In general, arcades are just fun. They’re a place to go outside the house. But, arcades also get to experiment with unique hardware & interfaces that a home console or PC can’t match. Sega Joyopolis in Tokyo was a next level experience. It had arcade cabinets that spin 360 degrees on X & Y axes, which makes flying games fantastic. It had racing cabinets with full sized Mazda Miatas & similar cars on full motion platforms. There was a snowboarding half pipe, where the rider is strapped into a full sized snowboard on a pendulum arm with a VR headset. Another ride was an enclosed pod with VR displays that ran along a rollercoaster track. And, the most unusual thing I remember, there was a holographic virtual pop star performance.