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One day in 1979, during Christmas break, I snuck into my parents bedroom while they were away to see if I could get a peek at what Santa would be bringing. I just knew that this was the year I would be getting that Atari 2600 that I had been begging for on every Christmas and birthday for the previous two years. I slid open the closet door ever so quietly, paranoid that they might hear me even though they were miles away at the time. Amongst the various shopping bags holding what was obviously Christmas loot waiting to be wrapped, I saw a large box marked Intellivision. ....
Arcades open on March 5 with 50% capacity in LGUs under GCQ Published March 3, 2021 5:00pm Video and interactive game arcades will be allowed to operate at a maximum of 50% under general community quarantine and 75% under modified GCQ starting Friday, March 5. According to Bernadette Reyes’ report on “Balitanghali” on Wednesday, individuals must wear face masks and face shields at all times. They will also undergo temperature checks, foot baths and will need to fill out contact tracing forms. An official of a video arcade operator said it was ready with its health and safety protocols “Nag-invest din kami sa mga air purifiers,ga disinfectants at token sterilizer nang sa gayon ay masigurado natin angs afety ng ating mga guests,” Tom’s World Philippines vice president for corporate management Oliver Co said. ....
Bandai Namco to withdraw from arcade game business in North America Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. said Monday it will withdraw from its arcade game business in North America due to numerous closures of amusement facilities in the wake of the spread of the novel coronavirus. Demo units of a new arcade cabinet by Japanese video game maker Bandai Namco Games Inc. is shown on Oct. 8, 2014, at a press event in New York. (Kyodo) The company s U.S. unit Namco USA Inc. plans to transfer its 35 directly owned stores and 760 revenue-shared locations to three companies engaged in the business of running amusement facilities on March 31. ....
In today’s gaming industry, video arcades are mostly an old school relic. But in Japan, the nostalgic entertainment remained popular until now. The pandemic has seen the neon lights of once buzzing venues fade away without patrons or state help. ....