Space Harrier at 40: how Sega’s surreal classic brought total immersion to arcades in the 80s

[Spanky]

A weird, thrilling design classic. A total experience, operating somewhere between a traditional arcade game, a flight sim and a rollercoaster. At the time, it seemed impossibly futuristic. Now, it is 40 years old.

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/oct/14/space-harrier-at-40-sega-arcade-yu-suzuki

 

[Bods]

Interesting too

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/mar/18/trocadero-london-arcade-segaworld-funland-portal-troc

 

[Spanky]

Interesting too

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/mar/18/trocadero-london-arcade-segaworld-funland-portal-troc

This article was amended on 18 March 2024. The site of the Trocadero hosted “a thriving sex trade” in the 1850s, not 1950s as stated in an earlier version.