ARCADIA - January 03 issue - What's inside

First off, BEST poster ever. This month's artwork features a picture of a relaxed Terry sitting on a chair smiling at a child playing with a monkey, who is in Terry's signature red hat. Great, great stuff.

Games:

Ketsui! Little two page feature with character artwork and three screens.

Pop 'N Music 9

KoF 2002

Initial D: Ver. 2

House of the Dead III

Beatmania IIDX 8th Style

Etc., etc.

There's an interview with a Cave higher-up... Which I would kill for to be able to read.

A black and white HoTDIII artwork feature...

More great artwork, some Christmas-themed.... Morrigan cosplay, etc., etc...

I forget what else. It isn't in front of me right now. But that poster... magical.

...does coverage in Arcadia mean that HOTD III was released in arcades in Japan?

Released, soon to be released... One or the other. I don't really follow the game, but it's been in there the past couple issues.

I gave my poster to Technosphile for Christmas. The kid's name is Rock Howard for those that wonder.

Pa

Great idea for a thread CS! I've often thought of starting up a "Famitsu Findings" type thread (probably at TFP) to chronicle all the crazy shit that's in Famitsu every week that gets no love whatsoever on the web. Toukon Inoki Do and that lawyer game that sleeveboy was interested in are just such games. They're in Famitsu constantly but you'd never know it by trying to follow the situation on the web.

Pa

Where have you been PaCrappa? He does these every new issue! :lol: These are always my favorite threads since all the games I spend most of my time with (IIDX 8th Style, Initial D: Arcade Stage, Soul Calibur II) are arcade games.

I'll try and pick this one up for the Initial D: Arcade Stage Version 2 coverage. The game is sooooo awesome..it almost makes me forget about how much I hate anime :)

Oh yeah, you should look through the IIDX section. WORD ON DA STREET...says that IIDX 9th Style could be on test as soon as March =X I wouldn't be suprised, same with Pop N' 10. DDREX comes out this Christmas too.

Is there any site where you can order it?

LOL! I probably hate bemani stuff more than you hate anime! I dance with ladies at the clubs and have many working musical endeavors(some of them even pay money!) so no need to keep up with all this bemani mess.

I also can't keep up with this message board it seems. I had no idea that CS had done this in the past. Still a brilliant idea IMO, because as our dear friend JAPJAC would say: "Print is still king".

Pa

Yea, every issue. These threads get nothing, of course. Glad to see you back around these parts, PaCrapps.. Stay awhile. We could use you.


J2d- www.jdcr.com

Rock, of course. #@$#$. Ass.


Yes, Arcadia is still a lovely magazine. Get it while you can.

What's this "get it while you can" stuff though? Is Arcadia in Jeopardy?! Please say it ain't so!

Paranoid in paradise,
Pa

Of course not, no. But www.jdcr.com always sells out within a couple weeks. And to order it through Arcadia themselves in a pain and three-quarters.