The Magazines That Shaped Arcade Culture - Gamest & Monthly Arcadia

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Жыл бұрын

Ready for a history lesson on a bunch of magazines that I can’t even read?
Let's read some #Gamest and #Arcadia!
-Portuguese subtitles by Lucas Crocodillax
-Gamest & Monthly Arcadia scans provided by @JapaneseMagScan
-Gamest Catalog scans provided by @ItsFantasticAC
Go read their scans and support them…now! This video wouldn’t be possible without their archival.
-3rd Strike - Super Battle Opera 3 [Tougeki 2005] footage provided by @TheShend
-GG # Reload - Super Battle Opera 3 [Tougeki 2005] footage provided by @psychorarity
-Various arcade footage from Kasou Genjitsu Yuugi Taizen
Shout outs to @hng874, @Sarah18441923, @Area51_zek, @HQ3ABFpTDinbQjo, @ndoorgenesis, and @kenichiro_taka for uploads of y’alls gaming zines and misc. Items
-Check out @KumaGumi for the Arcadia t-shirt. This ain't an ad I just think it’s cool they got the Arcadia license for a shirt!
And....
-Thank you to @ted90909 and @ExceIina for proofreading and adding to the script
-Thank you to @BigDadDewgong for letting me borrow your camera last minute to save the video
-Thank you to @ReplayGamesHTX for letting me film old EGMs
-Thank you to Erika for letting me cover the livingroom floor for a week with magazines and trash

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@akiraeatsguitarpicks491 Жыл бұрын

These types of magazines are still very popular in my side of Europe, and I’m super thankful for it

@ilypo Жыл бұрын

Where are you from my friend? I'm also from Europe (Portugal) but we don't have any here :( I'd love to get my hands on some

@akiraeatsguitarpicks491 Жыл бұрын

@@ilypo Italy, in my region there’s at least 2 different magazines

@riggel8804 Жыл бұрын

Back when gaming was about playing games. I feel like the majority of youtube content I run into is more about collecting than gaming. This was refreshing.

@erick103 Жыл бұрын

Riggel, your KZfaq channel rules! I just wanna say that. And I 100% agree with you!

@riggel8804 Жыл бұрын

@@erick103 Hell yea. We out here playin games! I just beat beat Crystal Pony!...Thanks for the support :)

@jjh01harmon38 Жыл бұрын

Arcadia and Arcsys is a match made in heaven

@goldglovegrappler1382 Жыл бұрын

For some reason the Metal Slug 3 Arcadia cover is one of my favorite Metal Slug images I have saved on my PC.

@HellecticMojo Жыл бұрын

6:40 lol, Dan looks so badass for no reason.

@doogies Жыл бұрын

good vid

@ytmhcubed Жыл бұрын

This is amazing info, thank you for making this video. I grew up reading gaming magazines in Brazil, which were very well put together considering that it was, well, Brazil. There was also a lot of information coming from Japan at the time that we would get very quickly thanks to the big Japanese speaking community in Brazil. What a different world that was.

@Sh1r07 Жыл бұрын

Isso explica as legendas em português Br. 😂

@Red_Sutter Жыл бұрын

I think I spent so much money on magazines every month when I was a kid that I probably could have bought a game a month. Makes me wish kid me was smarter.

@leecherboy Жыл бұрын

7:05 "This time it's huge!!", I think it says? Lol, based Psikyo. Nice vid!

@JuiceboxJoints Жыл бұрын

Wow these all look so aesthetically pleasing. Fascinating stuff! 12:55 but I need to see the scans of the volume that covers Tekken Tag so bad 😭

@GuileWinQuote Жыл бұрын

Gamest Issue #272 starting on page 155. It's archived online :^)

@JuiceboxJoints Жыл бұрын

@@GuileWinQuote Thank you sm man!

@mrpinguimninja Жыл бұрын

I would love to see some english documentaries on SBO or Cooperation Cup. There was one about a secret MBAACC tech, and Majin Obama (iirc) had one where Nuki told the story of his years competing but I'd love to see some more, or focusing in the less known beginnings of some household names like Itazan and Fuudo's time playing virtua fighter

@adsdads3990 Жыл бұрын

You should mention arcadia Legendary SHMUP highscore record. Its even still used till today to record all world record in shmup games

@nimhard Жыл бұрын

This warms my heart in unimaginable ways. Brazil also had a huge arcade gaming culture filled with magazines and since we have the biggest Japanese colony outside of Japan we always had Japanese friends who would bring the latest games from there. The 90's was such a joyful time for me.

@v6solid Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video. I was transported back to the 90s when I saw the Gamest magazine cover.

@Kumagumi Жыл бұрын

Awesome work as usual, congrats !! The level of detail they were putting in that mag it's insane. And thanks for adding that jacket pic, we need it too lol

@radiantansel202 Жыл бұрын

Both Gamest and Arcadia are pretty important to me, even if I was extremely young at the time they were relevant (I'm barely 23 years old so...), but the information they cover for my favorite Shmups (Gamest), and the amazing information I got for games like Senko no Ronde (Arcadia) when I was getting at it with ***ABSOLUTE 0 RESOURCES IN ENGLISH*** made everything much, much easier, I actually wish I wasn't so young at this point when I see all these photos and such, I think they honestly feel like a different sort of culture I wished to experience. Thanks for sharing these, it's amazing to see more recognition on these.

@CDages Жыл бұрын

Finally got around to seeing this video on my day off. And I've already seen it twice with how much I enjoyed it. Really insightful. Print media for the industry was a very special time especially for Arcade and console market. You just had to be there and part of it, to understand what made it feel so... almost magical in a sense.

@hhaammzzaattaarraaff3313 Жыл бұрын

I never thought anybody would mention Sonic council Thank you Guile win quote I wish you would talk about That game in the future ☺️

@darktetsuya Жыл бұрын

I definitely remember hearing about ARCADIA's BEMANI coverage, it was quite cool to see scans of the latest entries of the series! GAMEST I know I've seen bits and pieces randomly online, definitely some great Japanese mags!

@ilypo Жыл бұрын

LET'S GOOO NEW GUILE WIN QUOTE VIDEO

@wusstunes Жыл бұрын

thank you for making this beautiful video full of beautiful scans...in 4:3!!!! it looks gorgeous on my crt monitor!!!

@kaishmuper Жыл бұрын

Awesome video. The people archiving these mags are doing god's work

@brooklyninja 8 ай бұрын

This is so cool, thank you for sharing! It was dope seeing the artwork of famous manga artists before they got famous! Just goes to show there was like the common culture there, really cool!

@formerlymax Жыл бұрын

i actually didnt watch this video until today, after randomly learning about your channel through searching up "What is slap happy rhythm busters", I'm touched at how much went into not only these magazines but Arcade culture in general, and it really makes sense as to how much passion there is in this side of gaming. It's pretty brave to go on camera too, which I think was really cool of you to do. Now i've watched every vid on the channel! keep up the good work Guile!!!

@GuileWinQuote Жыл бұрын

Thank you for giving the video a chance!! 🙇🏼

@Lop_123 Жыл бұрын

Wake up baby new guile win quotes video

@tedjomuljono3052 Жыл бұрын

wow, i played Sonic Council decades back, didn't know it was based on a Gamest doujin, there's something new to learn every day i guess

@JasonALMS2010 Жыл бұрын

Love your channel homie, already binged everything

@GuileWinQuote Жыл бұрын

Thank you man, it really means a lot!!! 🙇🏼

@eddylex4921 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video 👍 I first discovered Gamest back in the 90s in Japanese book stores in New York city and have been collecting it ever since. It's one of the greatest game mags ever and unmatched to this day in terms of quality. I never knew it was originally a newsletter but it makes sense as a lot of magazines first started as newsletters such as EGM. I also figured Arcadia was the successor but saw it was done by the same publisher who did Famitsu so I wasn't sure until you confirmed it. What was great about Gamest was the officiality behind it particularly when it came to Capcom and SNK as you could be assured that all of the art bios and story behind the games was 100% official and game canon as the companies were involved themselves with the coverage in mags. Next you should consider covering Softbank's All About series which were equally as awesome.

@ToseRoyal Жыл бұрын

Best FGC KZfaqr!

@synthkimbriel4634 Жыл бұрын

great as always

@magamednohchi Жыл бұрын

love your channel

@Psygriffio 3 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this. Very well-presented. There's just something special about having a physical magazine in your hands, when it came to viewing home & arcade gaming culture. Like it's own miniature time capsule, of that era's gaming scene.

@GuileWinQuote 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching 🙇

@cyberbird8683 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video!

@SquallAdv Жыл бұрын

Super interesting vid, thanks for doing it, you're channel is awesome btw, love it!! ❤

@Kevan_VG Жыл бұрын

Great channel man

@r3dkaneda Жыл бұрын

This is great content. I used to have several of Gamest & Arcadia Magazines that I bought from a local Japanese book store here in the U.S. Not knowing what the articles were about but just so fascinated with the Candy Cab Arcades, games and art work.

@mekman4 Жыл бұрын

You’re a saint with excellent taste, young man. Great Find! Great Stuff!

@R0kushi 20 күн бұрын

bro the graphic design on these are crazy, we gotta preserve it

@temnbl1 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video

@aliens4582 Жыл бұрын

This is excellent! Great content; so glad to discover this channel!!!

@GuileWinQuote Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching 🙇🏼

@bananabike279 Жыл бұрын

These magazines look awesome!!

@KYL3GG Жыл бұрын

this video is blessed 🙏

@mozart4344 Жыл бұрын

I’ve always been pretty into old gaming magazines, and I even have a few that I’ve picked up from used game stores, but this is my first time hearing about these two! Now that I know about them, though, I have to get my hands on some issues of Arcadia and Gamest Island… thank you for this video!

@GuileWinQuote Жыл бұрын

Thank you for checking it out 🙇🏼

@bugcatcher8989 Жыл бұрын

I still have my Gamepro collection and go back and read them every now and then for nostalgia and the occasional cheat code!

@mickmook1317 Жыл бұрын

Great channel by the way. I remember as a kid collecting these computer magazines. Mean machine's,and game pro where the two I would buy. Towards the end day's of the mega drive, PlayStation and pologons where all the rage. Playing the PS1 was crazy just getting used to play on a 3d plane took time to get used to. It's funny how more things change,the more they stay the SAME.

@alainchristian Жыл бұрын

EGM, GAme Players Nintendo Sega, ULTRA Game Players, NExt Gen, and Game Informer were the goats.

@inapropiatekid 23 күн бұрын

Bro I love your content, greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽

@keybladeapologist.1131 Жыл бұрын

This was really cool to see. It makes me kinda sad that this stuff is so obscure now.

@StruggleoftheOutsider Жыл бұрын

petition to give Galaxy Fight some love.. the peaks and pitfalls of no walls. Cool ep. 🎉

@erick103 Жыл бұрын

I grew up in North America so I never knew these existed, but I gotta say, there was always something special about print magazines. It felt like you took in all the information, because it's a tactile media. But looking at these Japanese magazines makes me so jealous they had a more dedicated, passionate fan base than we did. And 100% I hope we can have every one of these digitally uploaded and preserved!

@loveu2death Жыл бұрын

fire vid

@GuileWinQuote Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching 🙇🏼

@glitchz1 Жыл бұрын

In the UK we only have Retro Game Magazine now. All the other big ones folded around the same time in the late 2010's. If I was still in the USA Id be subscribed to Nintendo Force, the fan run successor to Nintendo Power

@anthonyirons1857 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are the best. がんばる！

@GuileWinQuote Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching 🙇🏼

@duckhive Жыл бұрын

nothing better than GAMEST, imho

@otaking3582 Жыл бұрын

8:50 Guess I have something else to search for on Buyee

@GuileWinQuote Жыл бұрын

We'll be in bidding wars with each other then!!!

@PLATINUM_Rook Жыл бұрын

Man, if only we had this arcade culture here in the US. Sure there's Round One but as far as I've seen you don't have those dedicated gaming circles and clubs like in Japan. Would be really cool to be part of one.

@UltraTien Жыл бұрын

I will fuck up anyone in Sonic Council Aya has inescapable blocked Yoga Flame into Raging Demon setups

@QCCBigZam Жыл бұрын

Another gorgeous 4:3 GuileWinQuote vod 🙏

@pizzakidd Жыл бұрын

I still have many Gamest Mooks, Mags and Newtype included Posters - GameFan was favorite!

@gc3k 11 ай бұрын

Gamefan tried their damndest to bring Japanese gaming magazine quality to the West

@kevinnunezolarte1632 Жыл бұрын

NICEEEE

@lenardregencia Жыл бұрын

Back then Games are already complete, that's what made them Legendary.

@uxm4life94 Жыл бұрын

Gamelan was the only western publication close to the Japanese mags.

@antshield Жыл бұрын

Holy crap!! Yusuke Murata, artist of Eyeshield21, my favorite manga. That's insane he's in here.

@SharifSourour Жыл бұрын

I actually have Sonic Council for my Japanese Saturn. LOL

@D3Vlicious Жыл бұрын

Wish Tougeki survived to this day. The event not only showcased unique games, but also a unique competitive culture, one focused on character specialists and short sets in single elimination tournaments, much different from the current standard which followed Western conventions.

@silvianbruno7512 Жыл бұрын

I love how, even though I can't read a word of Japanese, I can't help but want to sift through like a dozen of these.

@sugararmor8 Жыл бұрын

10:35 Hibiki 🥰

@robsonpommer7464 Жыл бұрын

So cool... good job, GWQ! Now go home and be a family man!

@admiralAlfonso9001 Жыл бұрын

12:32 bart don’t say that

@lostd0m Жыл бұрын

Do you have any advice on how one would get their hands on some of these or super cool niche fighting game stuff in general? Not sure if there’s anywhere I should be checking other than eBay or if it’s really just complete luck when one of these pops up. Love the videos by the way keep up the great work

@GuileWinQuote Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'd def be lurking Yahoo Auctions Japan for all the cool stuff, it's basically Japanese eBay. Depending on where you live, you'll have to use different proxy sites to purchase and ship from there tho.

@HansHackfress Жыл бұрын

0:57 ... fat stack of magazines you can't even read .... yet? It's not too late to start though nowadays there may not even be much motivation? Back in the 90s, I got interested in the language because I wanted to play PC-Engine games, and luckily I also found an actual japanese bookstore in the next town over so I could buy mags like Famitsu. This was enough motivation to start memorizing those kanji ;)

@GuileWinQuote Жыл бұрын

You're not wrong. It's something I definitely want to change sooner than later!

@HansHackfress Жыл бұрын

@@GuileWinQuote By all means. It just opens up a big, unexplored by most, world and feels quite rewarding, obviously not just for reading mags, but also games as back in the 90s there were tons of games that never made it out of Japan. And of course, videos - I can't really "understand" spoken JP very well as they often speak so fast (reading is easier for me), but fortunately a lot of gaming-related videos actually have in-built JP subtitles, that helps a lot.

@MURD3RWAVE Жыл бұрын

I miss arcades. The chance of new games. The graphics you couldn't get at home. The people putting up quarters. The whole arcade scene in general. I remember people would possibly kick your ass if you wasted their time spamming fire balls. Like it was a big no no. I just miss the Event it was to go in to a new arcade and check out your favs, play new games you never knew about. Plus the fighting game live in-house community. Good times.

@crownlotus6007 Жыл бұрын

Now I just want you to do a video about hi score girl

@Sceppyo 11 ай бұрын

7:44 where can I get myself that darkstalkers special issue

@ShinobiNeon Жыл бұрын

Man, I would've loved this back in the day if I even knew about it. Japan gets all the good stuff while america gets the shaft. also, where can I get an arcadia tshirt?

@kurtcobain7388 Жыл бұрын

this was amazing ....bro ...how old are you 😊

@datdamnkez 9 ай бұрын

Where can I purchase gamest magazines and Arcadia magazines? Because these are awesome!

@GuileWinQuote 9 ай бұрын

Your best bet is Japanese auction sites like Yahoo Auctions!

@nehemiahpouncey3607 Жыл бұрын

My parents confiscated my d.o.a. edition of gamepro from the mail. They thought it was a catalog of me trying To buy bad things. They were confused. My mother was flipping all through it An stuff. They discarded it. But never got my later one's in the Mail ha ha. After that they just didn't care anymore An let me get magazines in the mail. R.i.p. d.o.a. edition of GamePro. 😢😢😢

@mimisaiko Жыл бұрын

10:26 Hi, what's that game with cat and bunny? Thank you! Nice video as always💗

@GuileWinQuote Жыл бұрын

Pop'n Music!

@mimisaiko Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It looks super cute and hard😅

@jimbob3332 Жыл бұрын

A gamist is someone who uses the Hard-R G-word.

@squidslash Жыл бұрын

HOLY BASED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@gamma_dc8289 Жыл бұрын

Did you grow up in alabama or Mississippi I can't tell (alabama gang here)

@GuileWinQuote Жыл бұрын

Texas 🤠

@gamma_dc8289 2 ай бұрын

South gaming South gaming

@ItsAGorillaStudios Жыл бұрын

THE FUTURE KICK YOU ASS

@Dr_Doomfans01 3 ай бұрын

The Japanese gaming magazine did a lot more better job of covering and reviewing the game than the western gaming magazine 🤣

@astrograph7875 Жыл бұрын

0:53 What's the name of that manga?

@GuileWinQuote Жыл бұрын

Hi-Score Girl

@efraindario3059 2 ай бұрын

Use Google Lens Translate, if you can't read Japanese.

@gc3k 11 ай бұрын

Tips n Tricks wasn't as cool, but it was the closest thing North America had to Arcadia magazine

@bigshorty4855 Жыл бұрын

Gamefan and egm were my 2 favorites. Btw, on the neo geo cd versions of kof 97, 98, 99 etc you had art in it from 3 Magazines. Freak, gamest and arcadia.

@twerkfromhome Жыл бұрын

When exactly did arcades die in America? Like i can remember them when i was in high school. Then 2003 was freshman year of college and my memory resumes in 2009 and arcades were gone and everything sucked

@SuperSneedSwag Жыл бұрын

Yo Yo Yo my nigga! as a Brazilian native myself, what do you think of the Brazil Version of Street fighter? Like the comics and some of the advertisements had a different story of street fighter. Such as Guile and Chun li dating, Ryu not being homeless ect.