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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (サイバードーム) is a [[large attraction]] developed and released by [[Sega]] in 1990. Following in the footsteps of [[Namco]]'s more popular [[wikipedia:Galaxian 3|Galaxian 3]], it is a mini theatre enclosure designed to be played by six to eight players and for larger amusement venues.{{magref|bemega|1990-12|141}}
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (サイバードーム) is a [[large attraction]] developed and released by [[Sega]] in 1990. Officially dubbed the "Super Shooting System", it is a mini shooting game theatre enclosure designed to be played by six to eight players.{{magref|bemega|1990-12|141}} Only one game, ''[[Space Hard]]'', was specifically developed for its operation.{{fileref|Sega Arcade History JP EnterBrain Book-1.pdf|page=188}}
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One of several early interactive attractions that served as forerunners to those that would later appear in Sega's own [[Amusement Theme Park]] locations, Cyber Dome was installed almost exclusively at a select few large amusement facilities in Japan only. Little documentation of its existence appears to remain.
  
 
==Design==
 
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In its original incarnation, Cyber Dome is a 12m wide, 12m deep and 2.65m high theatre enclosure for eight players, also containing the capacity for a number of bystanders.{{magref|gamemachinejp|391|14}} Players sit in eight augmented reality system and gun yoke equipped cockpits, which simulate in-game motion by moving 2m back and forth.{{magref|gamemachinejp|391|14}} Action is projected onto a 300-inch screen, with player scores and rankings displayed above it through a number of LED clocks. Lighting and sound systems are used to provide fuller immersion.
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[[File:Cyber Dome Sega World Cospal.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sega World Cospal]] ]]
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In its original incarnation, Cyber Dome is a 12m wide, 12m deep and 2.65m high theatre enclosure for eight players, also containing the capacity for a number of bystanders.{{magref|gamemachinejp|391|14}} Players sit in eight augmented reality system and gun yoke-equipped cockpits, which simulate in-game motion by moving 2m back and forth simultaneously.{{magref|gamemachinejp|391|14}} Action is projected onto a 300-inch screen, with player scores and rankings displayed above it through a number of LED clocks. Lighting and sound systems are used to provide fuller immersion.
  
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Promotional material also indicates that a smaller version for six players existed.
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Cyber Dome's design has frequently been compared as being directly influenced by the smaller "Theater-6" version of [[Namco]]'s more popular ''[[wikipedia:Galaxian 3|Galaxian 3]]'';{{magref|segamaguk|5|10}} however, this was yet to release in 1990, with only the larger 28-player attraction version available at that point in time. Though of the same genre, its only game, ''[[Space Hard]]'', additionally makes use of real-time 2D [[Super Scaler]] sprite graphics, instead of the pre-rendered 3D computer animation employed by ''Galaxian 3'' through the use of [[LaserDisc]] technology.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===Development===
 
===Development===
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In an attempt to combat moves made by rival company [[Namco]] in creating increasingly large amusement machines for the bigger game centers and facilities appearing in the early 1990s, Sega's [[AM5]] division undertook work on a number of early projects before their later endeavours in creating attractions for the [[Joypolis]] venues.{{magref|ssmjp|1996-09|144}} One of these would become Cyber Dome, a theatre-like machine that imitated Namco's pre-existing Galaxian 3 - Theatre 6 system, as well as outclassing its supported players in its largest incarnation.
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In 1989, a team specifically dedicated to developing larger amusement attractions for Sega's increasingly large location-based entertainment facilities was formed within the then-R&D 4 engineering department.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20221103024900/https://blog.goo.ne.jp/lemon6868/e/c05a21f4c655a617cf9ce433e0651744}} These attractions are said to have been primarily ordered to be made by [[Hisashi Suzuki]], who did not approve of Sega purchasing similar equipment off of other companies for its centers.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20221103024900/https://blog.goo.ne.jp/lemon6868/e/c05a21f4c655a617cf9ce433e0651744}} By 1991, this team would split off from the renamed [[AM4]] and become [[AM5]] alongside the medal game-focused [[AM6]];{{ref|http://backup.segakore.fr/mechatro/whats/history/his_side.html}} before this and its later [[Amusement Theme Park]] endeavours, however, it developed several early interactive ride experiments installed as centerpieces at only a select few large amusement facilities in Japan.
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Though personnel had little experience yet in creating such rides, some members of the team had already been involved in the development of ''[[Sega Super Circuit]]''.{{magref|ssmjp|1996-09|144}} Of these early attractions that then followed, Cyber Dome was an attempt to create an interactive first person on-rails shooting game ride, popularized by ''[[wikipedia:Galaxian 3|Galaxian 3]]'' around the same time.{{magref|gamemachinejp|380|1}} Elements of its outer space combat theme would ultimately go on to appear in the team's more advanced [[AS-1]] and [[VR-1]] motion simulators, and their respective simulation games ''[[Scramble Training]]'' and ''[[Space Mission]]''. Early augmented reality technology was also employed; this and the genre of the system's intended games would then find their way into ''[[Ghost Hunters]]''.
  
 
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Cyber Dome first appeared publicly at the [[Amusement Machine Show 1990]] in October 1990, alongside another early large attraction, ''[[CCD Cart]]''.{{magref|gamemachinejp|391|14}} Unlike the larger ''CCD Cart'', Sega are believed to have manufactured a number of Cyber Dome theatres at some point during either 1991 or 1992, with it making appearances in a small number of Japanese venues like [[Sega Tokyo Dome City|Carnival]]{{magref|gamemachinejp|396|6}} and playing a part in Sega's [[En-Joint]] concept.{{fileref|SegaEnJoint JP Flyer.pdf}} None appear to have been imported outside of the country.
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[[File:Cyber Dome Sega Charlie One.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sega Charlie One]] ]]
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Cyber Dome first appeared publicly in its original eight-player version at the [[Amusement Machine Show 1990]] in October 1990, alongside prototype parts of another early large attraction, ''[[CCD Cart]]''.{{magref|gamemachinejp|391|14}} At this time, the system's original software, ''Space Hard'', was known as ''Star Liner''.{{fileref|CyberDome_AmusementMachineShow_1990.mp4}} Though both attractions were reported to be intended for sale, prices were not yet confirmed.{{magref|gamemachinejp|391|14}} Sega would go on to manufacture a small number of redesigned Cyber Dome theatres, with it making appearances at several locations in Japan and promoted in Sega's [[En-Joint]] concept, alongside ''CCD Cart'' and the AS-1.{{fileref|SegaEnJoint JP Flyer.pdf}}
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The first Cyber Dome installation to go on location was sited at [[Sega Tokyo Dome City|Carnival]],{{magref|gamemachinejp|396|6}} alongside ''CCD Cart'' and the first [[R360]] units to be sold to an operation outside of Sega's own. Locations owned by Sega including [[Sega Charlie One]],{{fileref|Cyber Dome JP Flyer.pdf|page=4}} and later [[Sega World Cospal]],{{magref|harmony|119|40}} as well as other domestic operations such as Komaki Corona World,{{fileref|CyberDome_KomakiCoronaWorld_1992.mp4}} would then receive Cyber Dome installations during the early 1990s. It is thought that none were exported overseas and localized by Sega for its amusement facility openings in other territories, despite being reported on by numerous overseas publications.{{magref|badinfluence|1|108}}{{magref|megaforce|11|18}}{{magref|hobbyconsolas|4|88}}
  
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===Preservation status===
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One installation of Cyber Dome would eventually appear outside of Japan alongside an R360 at a New Park arcade in [[wikipedia:Torrejón de Ardoz|Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid]], during early 1997; it is not clear whether this was distributed officially by Sega or a grey import.{{magref|hobbyconsolas|64|133}}
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With only a small amount of media currently available and no dumped ROM sets for its one compatible game, Cyber Dome is a early 1990s arcade release by Sega that is still largely shrouded in mystery. It is not known how much remains at Sega of the machine and its supported game, and no enclosures are thought to have survived past the mid 1990s at the latest. Nonetheless, music from ''Space Hard'' later made its way into the ''Formula -G.S.M. SEGA 5-'' compilation album.
 
  
 
==Games==
 
==Games==
 
* ''[[Space Hard]]'' (1990)
 
* ''[[Space Hard]]'' (1990)
  
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==Magazine articles==
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==Promotional material==
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==Video coverage==
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*[https://segaretro.org/File:CyberDome_AmusementMachineShow_1990.mp4 Appearence at Amusement Machine Show 1990]
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*[https://segaretro.org/File:CyberDome_KomakiCoronaWorld_1992.mp4 Footage at Komaki Corona World, c. 1992]
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==Artwork==
 
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CyberDome AmusementMachineShow 1990.mp4|Appearence at [[Amusement Machine Show 1990]]
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Cyber Dome logo.jpg|Logo
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CyberDome KomakiCoronaWorld 1992.mp4|Footage at Komaki Corona World, c. 1992
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CyberDome Concept.jpg|Concept artwork
 
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==Gallery==
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==Photo gallery==
 
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CyberDome Concept.jpg
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Cyber Dome Amusement Machine Show 1990 exterior.jpg|Exterior ([[Amusement Machine Show 1990]])
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Cyber Dome Amusement Machine Show 1990 interior.jpg|Interior (Amusement Machine Show 1990)
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CyberDome JP entrance.png|Exterior promotional image
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Cyberdome.jpg|Interior promotional image
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Cyber Dome 1990.jpg|Interior promotional image (alternate)
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Cyber Dome Sega Charlie One.jpg|Exterior ([[Sega Charlie One]])
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Cyber Dome Sega World Cospal.jpg|Exterior ([[Sega World Cospal]])
 
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==Magazine articles==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070520201149/http://sega-mechatro.com/products-mt/1992/07/post_32.html MECHATRO web page] (archived)
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|{{gitem|SegaEnJoint JP Flyer.pdf|page=24|Appearance in [[En-Joint]] promotional booklet}}
 
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|{{gitem|R360 JP Flyer.pdf|page=4|Appearance in [[R360]] promotional booklet}}
 
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Cyber Dome
System(s): Large attraction
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Number of players: 1-8
Release Date RRP Code
Large attraction
JP		 ¥? ?

Cyber Dome (サイバードーム) is a large attraction developed and released by Sega in 1990. Officially dubbed the "Super Shooting System", it is a mini shooting game theatre enclosure designed to be played by six to eight players.[2] Only one game, Space Hard, was specifically developed for its operation.[3]

One of several early interactive attractions that served as forerunners to those that would later appear in Sega's own Amusement Theme Park locations, Cyber Dome was installed almost exclusively at a select few large amusement facilities in Japan only. Little documentation of its existence appears to remain.

Design

Sega World Cospal

In its original incarnation, Cyber Dome is a 12m wide, 12m deep and 2.65m high theatre enclosure for eight players, also containing the capacity for a number of bystanders.[4] Players sit in eight augmented reality system and gun yoke-equipped cockpits, which simulate in-game motion by moving 2m back and forth simultaneously.[4] Action is projected onto a 300-inch screen, with player scores and rankings displayed above it through a number of LED clocks. Lighting and sound systems are used to provide fuller immersion.

Cyber Dome's design has frequently been compared as being directly influenced by the smaller "Theater-6" version of Namco's more popular Galaxian 3;[5] however, this was yet to release in 1990, with only the larger 28-player attraction version available at that point in time. Though of the same genre, its only game, Space Hard, additionally makes use of real-time 2D Super Scaler sprite graphics, instead of the pre-rendered 3D computer animation employed by Galaxian 3 through the use of LaserDisc technology.

History

Development

In 1989, a team specifically dedicated to developing larger amusement attractions for Sega's increasingly large location-based entertainment facilities was formed within the then-R&D 4 engineering department.[6] These attractions are said to have been primarily ordered to be made by Hisashi Suzuki, who did not approve of Sega purchasing similar equipment off of other companies for its centers.[6] By 1991, this team would split off from the renamed AM4 and become AM5 alongside the medal game-focused AM6;[7] before this and its later Amusement Theme Park endeavours, however, it developed several early interactive ride experiments installed as centerpieces at only a select few large amusement facilities in Japan.

Though personnel had little experience yet in creating such rides, some members of the team had already been involved in the development of Sega Super Circuit.[8] Of these early attractions that then followed, Cyber Dome was an attempt to create an interactive first person on-rails shooting game ride, popularized by Galaxian 3 around the same time.[9] Elements of its outer space combat theme would ultimately go on to appear in the team's more advanced AS-1 and VR-1 motion simulators, and their respective simulation games Scramble Training and Space Mission. Early augmented reality technology was also employed; this and the genre of the system's intended games would then find their way into Ghost Hunters.

Release

Sega Charlie One

Cyber Dome first appeared publicly in its original eight-player version at the Amusement Machine Show 1990 in October 1990, alongside prototype parts of another early large attraction, CCD Cart.[4] At this time, the system's original software, Space Hard, was known as Star Liner.[10] Though both attractions were reported to be intended for sale, prices were not yet confirmed.[4] Sega would go on to manufacture a small number of redesigned Cyber Dome theatres, with it making appearances at several locations in Japan and promoted in Sega's En-Joint concept, alongside CCD Cart and the AS-1.[11]

The first Cyber Dome installation to go on location was sited at Carnival,[12] alongside CCD Cart and the first R360 units to be sold to an operation outside of Sega's own. Locations owned by Sega including Sega Charlie One,[13] and later Sega World Cospal,[14] as well as other domestic operations such as Komaki Corona World,[15] would then receive Cyber Dome installations during the early 1990s. It is thought that none were exported overseas and localized by Sega for its amusement facility openings in other territories, despite being reported on by numerous overseas publications.[16][17][18]

One installation of Cyber Dome would eventually appear outside of Japan alongside an R360 at a New Park arcade in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, during early 1997; it is not clear whether this was distributed officially by Sega or a grey import.[19]

Games

Magazine articles

Main article: Cyber Dome/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Cyber Dome/Promotional material.

Video coverage

Artwork

  • Logo

  • Concept artwork

Photo gallery

External links

References

  1. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 32
  2. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1990" (JP; 1990-11-08), page 141
  3. ↑ Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 188
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Game Machine, "1990-11-01" (JP; 1990-11-01), page 14
  5. ↑ Sega Magazine, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-15), page 10
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://blog.goo.ne.jp/lemon6868/e/c05a21f4c655a617cf9ce433e0651744 (Wayback Machine: 2022-11-03 02:49)
  7. ↑ http://backup.segakore.fr/mechatro/whats/history/his_side.html
  8. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-09 (1996-06-14)" (JP; 1996-05-24), page 144
  9. ↑ Game Machine, "1990-05-15" (JP; 1990-05-15), page 1
  10. ↑ File:CyberDome_AmusementMachineShow_1990.mp4
  11. ↑ File:SegaEnJoint JP Flyer.pdf
  12. ↑ Game Machine, "1991-02-01" (JP; 1991-02-01), page 6
  13. ↑ File:Cyber Dome JP Flyer.pdf, page 4
  14. ↑ Harmony, "1993 5-6" (JP; 1993-05-20), page 40
  15. ↑ File:CyberDome_KomakiCoronaWorld_1992.mp4
  16. ↑ Bad Influence!, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-11-19), page 108
  17. ↑ Mega Force, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-11-09), page 18
  18. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1992" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 88
  19. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1997" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 133


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