[1] American politicians love to decry the popularity of video games among young people in the U.S., but anyone with even a mild interest in video games can tell you that they're a much bigger deal in certain other countries than they are here. A new indie documentary by Strata Studios, 100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience, takes us to Japan, where gaming is so popular that multi-level arcades are common. Watch the trailer after the jump. While 100 Yen definitely has the potential to be an insightful view into the Japanese gaming subculture, I'm a bit disappointed that the trailer shows mostly (I'm guessing) American subjects. Only one of the several people in this clip seems to be Japanese, and I would've liked to hear more about what arcade culture means to people who grew up with it. Of course, I haven't actually seen the film, so it's very possible that...
- 2/25/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
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