Trading card game
From Sega Retro
A trading card game (トレーディングカードゲーム) (TCG) is a game which involves physical "trading" cards.
The concept of trading cards dates back to "trade cards", used in the 17th century as a form of advertising. Collectible sets of cards rose in popularity during the 1880s, fearuting in packets of cigarretes and by the 1950s, chewing gum, and by the 1980s they were being sold as stand-alone products.
Sega claim to have been the first to combine the concept of trading cards with arcade video games with the release of World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2001-2002 in early 2002. This spawned a sub-genre of arcade games, in which physical cards are read by the machine to manipulate the (usually multiplayer) game. Players buy packs with the hope of receiving cards that will give them the edge over other players, or indeed complete their collection.
WCCF was followed by Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking and Oshare Majo Love and Berry, both of which became a phenomenon in Japan, and would lead to games such as the long-running Sangokushi Taisen. While attempts have been made to bring these styles of trading card game to the West, Sega (and other manufacturers) have been far less successful.
Sega and its partners have produced billions of trading cards since 2002. In 2020 were suggesting that, if stacked up, enough WCCF cards had been produced to reach the International Space Station[1].
List of games
- Avalon no Kagi (2003)
- Avalon no Kagi 2: Chitsujo to Kairitsu (2004)
- Avalon no Kagi 2: Kagi Seisen (2005)
- Avalon no Kagi Ver. 1.20 Aratanaru Shoukan (2004)
- Avalon no Kagi Ver. 1.30: Konton no Utage (2004)
- Bakugan Arcade Battlers (2010)
- Code of Joker (2013)
- Dinosaur King (2005)
- Eiketsu Taisen (2022)
- Hero Bank Arcade (2014)
- Jewelpet: Kira Kira Mahou no Housekibako (2009)
- Kemono Friends 3 Planet Tours (2019)
- Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking II (2005)
- Love and Berry: Dress Up and Dance! (2004)
- Magical Dance on Dream Stage (2007)
- Marine-Marine: Minami Hakofugu to Sangoshou no Nakamatachi (2007)
- Mirai Keisatsu Battle Police (2009)
- Mirai Keisatsu Pator Chaser (2009)
- Mushiking: The King of Beetles (2003)
- Quest of D (2004)
- Quest of D: Gofu no Keisyousya (2005)
- Quest of D: Oukoku no Syugosya (2005)
- Quest of D: The Battle Kingdom (2007)
- Rekishi Taisen Gettenka (2009)
- Saikyou Saisoku Battle Racer (2009)
- Sangokushi Taisen (2005)
- Sangokushi Taisen (2016)
- Sangokushi Taisen 2 (2006)
- Sangokushi Taisen 3 (2007)
- Sega Card-Gen MLB 2009 (2009)
- Sega Card-Gen MLB 2010 (2010)
- Sega Card-Gen MLB 2011 (2011)
- Sega Card-Gen MLB 2012 (2012)
- Sega Card-Gen MLB 2013 (2013)
- Sengoku Taisen (2010)
- Shin Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking (2015)
- Transformers Animated: The Chase (2010)
- Transformers Animated: The Shooting (2010)
- WCCF Footista 2019 (2019)
- WCCF Footista 2020 (2020)
- WCCF Footista 2021 (2020)
- World Club Champion Football 2012-2013 (2013)
- World Club Champion Football 2013-2014 (2014)
- World Club Champion Football 2015-2016 (2016)
- World Club Champion Football 2016-2017 (2017)
- World Club Champion Football 2017-2018 (2018)
- World Club Champion Football: European Clubs 2004-2005 (2005)
- World Club Champion Football: European Clubs 2005-2006 (2006)
- World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs 2006-2007 (2008)
- World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs 2007-2008 (2009)
- World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs 2008-2009 (2009)
- World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs 2009-2010 (2010)
- World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs 2010-2011 (2011)
- World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs 2011-2012 (2012)
- World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2001-2002 (2002)
- World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2002-2003 (2002)