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BHMKII · Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 9

^if the names are readable, which three players are duking it out?

also, if you have the possibility, can you take a pic of the close-up?(maybe gajinpunch can translate something)

merci

oxtsu · Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 77

AXIOM H.Y [after this there's a circle with one kanji inside..dunno]~ 18,782,100
CYS-SAK ~ 18.77
MINE [written in Japanese] ~ 18.76

Apparently they are all pushing for 18.8 million.

PM me your email address and I will forward a pic of the article when I get a chance.

There's a lot of new STG records published in this issue. Some maniac got a new high in R-Type for the love of...[are we there yet?!].

oxtsu · Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 77

Arcadia Magazine Top 20: 3/1-3/31 2006 red=debut

1. Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Alliance vs. Z.A.F.T. <Bandai> 255.2
2. Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection <Namco> 246.6
3. Guilty Gear XX SLASH <Arc system works/Sega> 212.1
4. MELTY BLOOD Act Cadenza <Ecole/Sega> 163.8
5. Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the Northstar) <Sega> 113.8
6. DragonballZ <Bandai> 112.1
7. The King of Fighters XI <SNK Playmore/Sega> 87.9
8. Shikigami no Shiro III <AlfaSystem/Taito> 79.3
9. Metal Slug 6 <SNK Playmore> 77.6
10. Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix <Banpresto> 67.2
11. Street Fighter III 3rd Strike <Capcom> 55.2
12. Virtua Striker 4 <Sega> 53.4
13. King of Fighters 2002 <SNK Playmore> 51.7
14. Hyper Street Fighter II <Capcom> 48.3
15. Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned <Sega> 46.6
16. Samurai Spirits Tenkaichi <SNK Playmore/Sega> 44.8
17. Raiden III <Moss/Taito> 43.1
18. Otenami Haiken FINAL <Taito> 34.5
19. Power Smash 2 <Sega> 31.0
20. Marvel vs. Capcom -Clash of Super Heroes- <Capcom> 24.1

oxtsu · Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 77

Arcadia Magazine Top 25: 10/1/2005-3/31/2006 yellow=STG, ACT/STG

This issue's chart is a recap of the past six months.

1. Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Alliance vs. Z.A.F.T. <Bandai> 1113.8
2. Guilty Gear XX SLASH <Arc system works/Sega> 950.2
3. Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection <Namco> 642.4
4. MELTY BLOOD Act Cadenza <Ecole/Sega> 583.9
5. The King of Fighters XI <SNK Playmore/Sega> 546.4
6. Tekken 5 <Namco> 453.3
7. Virtua Striker 4 <Sega> 435.3
8. Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the Northstar) <Sega> 424.8
9. Street Fighter III 3rd Strike <Capcom> 399.3
10.DragonballZ <Bandai> 325.7
11.Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned <Sega> 282.2
12.Otenami Haiken FINAL <Taito> 268.7
13.The King of Fighters 2002 <SNK Playmore> 262.7
14.Espgaluda II <CAVE/AMI> 259.7
15.Samurai Spirits Tenkaichi <SNK Playmore/Sega> 234.2
16.Metal Slug 4 <SNK Playmore> 228.2
17.Raiden III <Moss/Taito> 220.7
18.Power Smash 2 <Sega> 217.7
19.Hot Gimmick Integral <X-Nauts Psikyo> 201.1
20.Mobile Suit Z Gundam: A.E.U.G. vs Titans DX <Bandai> 183.1
21.The King of Fighters 2003 <SNK Playmore> 121.6
22.Shikigami no Shiro III <AlfaSystem/Taito> 117.1
23.Senko no Ronde <G.rev/Sega> 115.6
24.Shanghai: The Great Wall <Sunsoft/Success> 114.1
25.NeoGeo Battle Coliseum <SNK Playmore/Sega> 85.6

oxtsu · Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 77

Arcadia Magazine Top 20: 5/1-5/31 2006 red=debut

1. Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection <Namco> 317.0
2. Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Alliance vs. Z.A.F.T. <Bandai> 299.5
3. Guilty Gear XX SLASH <Arc system works/Sega> 224.2
4. MELTY BLOOD Act Cadenza <Ecole/Sega> 148.9
5. Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix <Banpresto> 117.3
6. The King of Fighters XI <SNK Playmore/Sega> 98.1
7. Soul Calibur III Arcade Edition <Namco> 94.6
8. SEGA PROFESSIONAL TENNIS Power Smash 3 <Sega> 91.1
9. Quiz Gundam? <Bandai> 66.5
10.Virtua Striker 4 Ver.2006 <Sega> 64.8
11. Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the Northstar) <Sega> 59.5
12. DragonballZ <Bandai> 43.8
13. King of Fighters 2002 <SNK Playmore> 40.3
14. Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned <Sega> 31.5
15. Street Fighter III 3rd Strike <Capcom> 28.0
16. Metal Slug 6 <SNK Playmore/Sega> 24.5
17. Pink Sweets ~ Ibara <CAVE/AMI> 22.8
18. Samurai Spirits Tenkaichi <SNK Playmore/Sega> 21.0
19. The King of Fighters 2003 <SNK Playmore> 17.9
20. Otenami Haiken FINAL <Taito> 17.5

Cowboy-RJJ · Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:00 pm Post subject:

Oh shizzle, Power Smash 3 is out. I hope they brang back the heavy rock from the first game.
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NTSC-J · Joined: 14 Dec 2005 Posts: 4

Just saw the latest Arcadia. Triggerheart Exelica is a few spots above Pink Sweets, which looks to be on the way out, along with Metal Slug 6. Bring on Mushi 2!

oxtsu · Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 77

Arcadia Magazine Top 20: 6/1-6/30 2006 red=debut

1. Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection <Namco> 224.9
2. Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Alliance vs. Z.A.F.T. <Bandai> 177.7
3. Guilty Gear XX SLASH <Arc system works/Sega> 161.4
4. MELTY BLOOD Act Cadenza <Ecole/Sega> 156.5
5. Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the Northstar) <Sega> 120.6
6. Virtua Striker 4 Ver.2006 <Sega> 114.1
7. Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny: Alliance vs. Z.A.F.T. II <Bandai> 110.8
8. Power Smash 3 <Sega> 107.6
9. Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix <Bandai> 117.3
10. The King of Fighters XI <SNK Playmore/Sega> 61.9
11. Street Fighter III 3rd Strike <Capcom> 78.2
12. Samurai Spirits Tenkaichi <SNK Playmore/Sega> 55.4
13. Triggerheart Exelica <Warashi/Sega> 45.6
14. Tetris the Grandmaster 3 Terror-Instinct <Arika/Taito> 44.0
15. Soul Calibur III Arcade Edition <Namco> 42.4
16. Pink Sweets ~ Ibara <CAVE/AMI> 40.7
17. DragonballZ <Bandai> 37.5
18. Quiz Gundam <Bandai> 34.2
19. Hot Gimmick Integral <X-Nauts Psikyo> 31.0
20. Metal Slug 6 <SNK Playmore/Sega> 22.8

notes. Pink Sweets point up, good debut from Triggerheart!

Gun game for mr.RJJ, Time Crisis 4 debuts in 18th spot. HotD4 holding on in 14th.

oxtsu · Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 77

Arcadia Magazine Top 20: 7/1-7/31 2006 red=debut

1. Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny: Alliance vs. Z.A.F.T. II <Bandai> 369.2
2. Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection <Namco> 272.2
3. MELTY BLOOD Act Cadenza <Ecole/Sega> 200.4
4. Guilty Gear XX SLASH <Arc system works/Sega> 194.1
5. Virtua Fighter 5 (Revision 1) <Sega> 90.7
6. Power Smash 3 <Sega> 84.9
7. Virtua Striker 4 Ver.2006 <Sega> 82.3
8. The King of Fighters XI <SNK Playmore/Sega> 69.6
9. Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the Northstar) <Sega> 65.4
10. Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Alliance vs. Z.A.F.T. <Bandai> 61.2
11. Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix <Bandai> 59.1
12. Triggerheart Exelica <Warashi/Sega> 52.7
13. Street Fighter III 3rd Strike <Capcom> 50.6
14. The King of Fighters 2002 <SNK Playmore> 42.2
15. Tetris the Grandmaster 3 Terror-Instinct <Arika/Taito> 38.0
16. DragonballZ <Bandai> 35.9
17. Metal Slug 6 <SNK Playmore/Sega> 33.8
18. Samurai Spirits Tenkaichi <SNK Playmore/Sega> 31.6
19. Pink Sweets ~ Ibara <CAVE/AMI> 29.5
20. Soul Calibur III Arcade Edition <Namco> 21.1

Gun game for mr.RJJ, Time Crisis 4 catapults to 3rd position. HotD4 climbs down to 18th.

oxtsu · Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 77

Arcadia Magazine Top 20: 8/1-8/31 2006 red=debut

1. Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny: Alliance vs. Z.A.F.T. II <Bandai> 271.4
2. Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection <Namco> 188.1
3. Virtua Fighter 5 REVISION 1 <Sega> 175.2
4. MELTY BLOOD Act Cadenza <Ecole/Sega> 159.4
5. Guilty Gear XX SLASH <Arc system works/Sega> 155.1
6. Virtua Striker 4 Ver.2006 <Sega> 124.9
7. Power Smash 3 <Sega> 120.6
8. Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the Northstar) <Sega> 119.2
9. Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix <Bandai> 112.0
10. The King of Fighters XI <SNK Playmore/Sega> 107.7
11. Street Fighter III 3rd Strike <Capcom> 77.5
12. The King of Fighters 2002 <SNK Playmore> 70.4
13. Tetris the Grandmaster 3 Terror-Instinct <Arika/Taito> 68.9
14. Tetris the Grandmaster 2 The Absolute Plus <Arika/X-Nauts Psikyo> 40.2
15. Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Alliance vs. Z.A.F.T. <Bandai> 21.5
16. Triggerheart Exelica <Warashi/Sega> 14.4
17. Mobile Suit Z Gundam: AEUG vs. Titans <Bandai> 11.5
18. The King of Fighters '98 <SNK Playmore> 10.5
19. Pink Sweets ~ Ibara <CAVE/AMI> 8.6
20. DragonballZ <Bandai> 7.2

KOF '98 beats Pink Sweets. What?!
Senko no Ronde SP should have appeared in this month. Mystery.

LUN · Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Posts: 74 Location: Italy

Oxtsu, have you heard the rumor about the end of Arcadia? Gemant and Powerfuran found a discussion on mixi (I don't have the link though), but seems that there's nothing official.
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oxtsu · Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 77

LUN, yes, but I don't think this rumor holds much weight. Enterbrain gave the go ahead for a new (quarterly) magazine devoted solely to arcade fighting games not that long ago (Tougeki Spirit)...earlier this year IIRC. Seems not the thing to do if sales of Arcadia were down.

On the other hand, they have trimmed the mag down a few pages this year, and tried a switched format (book is now read Western style, title is changed to Japanese, etc.). Also there are times, much like with Gamest, where it's the publisher that's having financial problems, not the mag. If Enterbrain does pull the plug, surely the editors will find another publisher like before. Hoping for the best.

LUN · Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Posts: 74 Location: Italy

That's the kind of answer I wanted, thanks! And also the record system is not going to die anyway. They like it (because is perfect!) and they will keep it alive in any form (always referring to that mixi's thread).
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oxtsu · Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 77

Arcadia Magazine Top 20: 9/1-9/30 2006 red=debut

1. Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny: Alliance vs. Z.A.F.T. II <Banpresto> 212.1
2. Virtua Fighter 5 REVISION 1 <Sega> 166.7
3. Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection <Namco> 136.4
4. MELTY BLOOD Act Cadenza <Ecole/Sega> 136.4
5. Guilty Gear XX SLASH <Arc system works/Sega> 116.2
6. Virtua Striker 4 Ver.2006 <Sega> 113.6
7. Street Fighter III 3rd Strike <Capcom> 101.0
8. Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the Northstar) <Sega> 94.7
9. Power Smash 3 <Sega> 90.9
10.Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix <Banpresto> 89.6
11. Tetris the Grandmaster 3 Terror-Instinct <Arika/Taito> 88.5
12. DragonballZ <Banpresto> 88.4
13. World Soccer WINNING ELEVEN 2006 ARCADE Championship <Konami> 82.1
14. Mobile Suit Z Gundam: AEUG vs. Titans DX <Banpresto> 75.8
15. Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Alliance vs. Z.A.F.T. <Banpresto> 69.4
16. Senko no Ronde SP <G.rev/Sega> 63.1
17. The Battle of Yu*Yu*Hakusho ~?~ <Banpresto> 60.6
18. Samurai Spirits Tenkaichi <SNK Playmore/Sega> 55.6
19. ESPGALUDA II <CAVE/AMI> 50.5
20. Tetris the Grandmaster 2 The Absolute Plus <Arika/X-Nauts Psikyo> 44.2