Ted618/To do

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projects

  • more career info for notable people (Yu Suzuki, Mie Kumagai, Rikiya Nakagawa, Hisao Oguchi, mysterious AM4/AM5/AM6 devs as well as head guys like Shoichiro Irimajiri + Hayao Nakayama)
  • history of the main AM divisions besides AM2
  • figure out what the hell really came of the early 2000s business strategy (New Business Headquarters, Animanium, fishes, business tie-ups, driving school simulators, even foot/back massagers - fun times)
  • expand on Japan arcade titles to best extent (recent titles, dead network card games, i-mode functions if i care enough)
  • get round to interviewing Virtuality people - best bet on Mega Visor Display and Net Merc insight
  • cover GameWorks 100% - all venues listed, background info on partnership, executives
  • document Sega Amusements International and Sega Enterprises USA corporate history
  • more Sega Prize Zone and Sega Active Zone
  • add to ongoing AM5, Amusement Theme Park, mid-size/large attraction coverage
  • history on more big venues - Tokyo Joypolis, Ikebukuro GiGO, Sega World Sydney, GameWorks Seattle/Las Vegas
  • Sega venues in far-flung corners - Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, China, Indonesia, Taiwan, Brazil, Canada
  • smaller facets of amusement operations (early rented Hi-Tech Segas, Love & Berry/Mushiking stores, weird stuff)
  • flesh out history and bust myths - Saturn processing confusion, downplay SOJ/SOA/SOE schisms, other things
  • mirror kukun kun once i have more time god help me

GAMEWORKS PICS

  • Schaumburg, Illinois (with The House of the Dead 4 Special, Street Fighter IV arcade machines and new Stern pinball games on test)

  • Newport, Kentucky (Cincinnati, Ohio area) (opened October 2001)

  • Seattle, Washington (opened March 1997)

  • Ontario, California (opened 1997)

  • Tempe, Arizona (opened November 1997, closed 2016, reopened as Tilt)

  • Grapevine, Texas (opened October 30, 1997, closed June 27, 2010)

  • Auburn Hills, Michigan (opened November 12, 1998, closed March 29, 2010)

  • Minneapolis, Minnesota (closed March 29, 2010)

  • Columbus, Ohio (opened November 1, 2001, closed March 29, 2010, reopened as Kitchen Den Bar)

  • Indianapolis, Indiana (GameWorks Studio; opened September 8, 1995 as Sega City, closed March 29, 2010, reopened as Tilt)

  • Irvine, California (opened November 1995 as Sega City, reopened as Fox Sports Grill)

  • Long Beach, California (opened November 2003, closed March 29, 2010, reopened as Kitchen Den Bar)

  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (GameWorks Studio)

  • Orange, California (opened November 14, 1998, reopened as The Power House arcade)

  • City of Industry, California (reopened as Tilt arcade)

  • Tucson, Arizona (GameWorks Studio) (reopened as World Sports Grille in 2008, also operated by Sega)

  • The Quarry Market, San Antonio, Texas (GameWorks Studio, opened 1998, closed April 2009)

  • Lakeline Mall, Austin, Texas (GameWorks Studio, opened October 18, 1995 as Sega City)

  • Park Meadows Mall, Littleton, Colorado (GameWorks Studio, opened August 1996)

  • Las Vegas, Nevada (opened May 1997, closed March 2012, moved to a new location)

  • Tampa, Florida (opened 2001, closed March 29, 2010, reopened as GameTime)

  • Sunrise, Florida (opened 1999, reopened as GameRoom)

  • Mega Centro Mall, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

  • Mexico City, Mexico (opened in 2006)

  • New York City Center Entertainment Complex[1], Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Opened November 1999[1]. Despite being a very successful location, constantly full, it was closed due to disagreements with the local representative. They wanted to remove the restaurant, and only keep the 2 bars. The Brazilian company created its own arcade brand, called HotZone.)

  • Pleasure Island Entertainment Center[1], Tumon Bay, Guam (opened March 1999[1], closed in 2006)

  • Vienna, Austria (opened in 2001, filed for bankruptcy around 2003)

  • Marina Mall, Salmiya, Gulf Street, Kuwait (opened in July 2003)[2]

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Links

ref

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://www.gameworks.com:80/scoop/gw_locations.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-04-09 18:42)
  2. ↑ http://www.gameworks.com:80/scoop/gw_locations.html (Wayback Machine: 2005-12-14 09:02)
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