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차이나타운 페어는 1944년 모트 스트리트에서 개장한 오락실이다. 수십 년의 세월이 지나는 동안, 틱택토를 하는 수탉으로 유명했던 이곳은 주변 업체들과의 경쟁, 게이머들의 취향 변화, X박스나 플레이스테이션 등 대부분의 경쟁 업체들을 문 닫게 한 가정용 게임기의 보급에서도 살아남으며 지역의 명소가 되었다. 주변 지역이 재개발에 들어가며 주변 공동체는 또 다시 크나큰 도전에 직면했지만, 다양성을 존중하는 이 공간은 새로운 시대의 영광을 위해 또 다시 변화를 시작한다.
Self
For one of the longest-running game franchises in history, Street Fighter creators Capcom needed something exceedingly special to accompany the release of their 25th anniversary edition of the game. AREA 5 produced, shot, edited, and finished a documentary that spans three countries, more than two decades, and tells the story of how a game not only birthed an entire genre, but changed the lives of a generation.
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Imagine a world where video games reign supreme. Five story buildings filled with arcade cabinets, old and new, inundate the streets. Welcome to downtown Tokyo, Japan. A place where the arcades of the 80s and 90s not only still exist, but thrive and have evolved into an elaborate, unmatchable gaming experience. 100 Yen is a historical documentary about the evolution of arcades and the culture surrounding it - from the birth of arcades to the game centers that still thrive today. With a predominant focus on the three major arcade genres, Shooting games, Fighting games and Rhythm games, 100 Yen explores the culture and evolution of arcades through the past and present. Featuring interviews with industry professionals, game programmers and designers, casual gamers and gaming icons from Japan, Canada, and the USA.
Himself
I Got Next" is a documentary on the fighting game community. It follows four prominent players, Justin Wong, Ryan "Gootecks" Gutierrez, Joe "iloveu" Ciaramelli and Mike Ross through their experiences in the scene with the release of Street Fighter 4, which has caused a resurgence in the fighting game genre and a rekindling of the East Coast/West Coast rivalry that had died down in years past.
