Before Space Invaders, Taito Made Vodka
Nintendo got its start making playing cards. Sega began making amusement machines for the U.S. military. And Taito? It…
The Most Amazing Train Game To Hit Japanese Arcades This Year
Japan makes amazing train simulators. Densha de Go!, released in Japanese arcades this week, is no exception.
Starting this month, The Legend of Zelda pocket watches will start appearing at Taito game centers in Japan. These are U…
Why Arcades Haven't Died In Japan
In many places, arcades seem to have nearly, if not completely, vanished. Yet, in Japan, they continue to hang on.
To mark the 30th anniversary of shoot ‘em up Darius, Taito is releasing a huge box set with seven CDs, the PS4 version…
Japan Still Makes The Best Train Games
There is no competition, and no country is better. Japan is the unrivaled king of train games.
Taito Hey, the wonderful Akihabara arcade, is getting an automatic foreign currency changing machine, Famitsu reports.…
Tiny 'Arcade' Set Up in Tokyo Train Station
To show how digital payments work on arcade games, the folks at Taito set up a teeny, temporary game center at…
Old Nintendo Instruction Manuals Are Truly Wonderful
Don’t you miss instruction manuals? Or even just paper? I know I do. And these photos make me miss them even more.
300 Famous Characters, Redrawn in Pixels
Inspired by Bubble Bobble, pixel artist Paul Robertson took Taito's 1986 classic's style and redrawn a whole bunch of…
Japan's Left 4 Dead Characters Include Schoolgirl, Bartender
Left 4 Dead is being released as an arcade game in Japan. None of the eight existing characters, however, are making…
Space Invaders' Creator Says He Would Have Made It 'Far Easier'
At 69, Tomohiro Nishikado readily admits he's bad at video games. That's not unusual for a man his age, but he was bad…
Two of the world's most addictive mobile games, Taito's Groove Coaster Zero and GungHo Online's Puzzles & Dragons, are…
This Space Invaders Watch Is As Expensive As It Is Stylish
In the event that you have an extra $20,000 or so lying around, you probably wouldn't want to spend it on a watch. But…
One of the Greatest Mobile Music Games Goes Free-to-Play
Experimenting with new ways to make folks pay for their iOS games, Square Enix releases Groove Coaster Zero,…
Taito's Love Affair With Old Jackie Chan Movies
What kind of developers have the peanuts to rip off Jackie Chan not once, but twice, at the same time? Taito have the…
The Feel Good Fighting Game Story of the Summer
The fighting game community gets a bum rap. Sometimes it's deserved. Often it's not. There are good people in the…
A Fascinating Look at the Factories Where Old Video Games Were Made
Mommy, where do video games come from? They come from factories, dear, factories like these, from the 1980s.
Now You Too Can Play the Terrible Akira Video Game!
In 1988, Taito released Akira, cash-in on the hugely-popular animated film of the same name. Just in case you were…
Press This Arcade Button. A Real Person Will Appear.
One of the best things about Japan is the service. The service is generally great. One of the things that makes it so…