Is it weird that I am more into arcade hardware than I am arcade games themselves?
There’s nostalgia attached to old arcade cabinets, and I get that, but I’ve always been partial to the unique designs employed — and still used — by Japanese companies. Their cabinets always seem… cuter. Like something from the near future. Or, more precisely, from a ’90s anime set in the near future.
Karen Novelo’s showcase here is a collection of low poly models of some of Capcom’s best efforts, released between 1988 and 1995.
They make me very interested in playing a 1990s Japanese arcade simulator (since Western tastes are already catered for).
Low Poly – Isometric Arcade Cabinets [Behance]
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3 responses to “Japanese Arcade Cabinets Are Works Of Art”
I always found the Japanese cabs horribly ugly, like they were made by a washing machine/whitegoods company.
What are those Sailor Moon games?
I was wondering recently if arcades could ever make a comeback – but to make them financially viable, what could an arcade offer over home consoles? Start incorporating those massive walking haptic-feedback machines like the Omni? Rooms that simulated game environments? I would love to see arcades come back, but only if they were able to bring something to gaming that couldn’t be achieved at the average persons home. Any ideas?