A Micha King kinetoscope in an arcade.
Little Cinema Micha King "Wow" (小さな映画館 みちゃ王 「おう」) is a coin-operated kinetoscope from Banpresto that played short anime clips in Japanese arcades and stores.[1]
History[]
After the Playdia platform was discontinued in 1996, unsold consoles were repurposed by Banpresto, a subsidiary of Bandai that produced toys and games for the Japanese convenience store market.[2] The front panel of the Micha King arcade cabinet offered a choice of 4 video clips to choose from. Playback was enabled with the payment of a 100円 coin. Inside the cabinet, a customized LED communicated with the existing Infrared Rays receiver on the Playdia console.[1]
Titles[]
A Micha King Disc software kit.
CD-ROMs made for Micha King kinetoscopes are playable on standard Playdia consoles. Kits provided to arcade owners in 1996 contained a disc and signage for the cabinet.[3]
- Micha King Disc: Sentai Series (S-218)
- Micha King Disc: Sailor Moon SuperS (S-227)
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Video Games Densetsu by VGDensetsu, Tumblr. 2017-04-04.
- ↑ Toy Company Banpresto Dissolves, Combines With Bandai Spirits by Jennifer Sherman, Anime News Network. 2019-02-22.
- ↑ みちゃ王用ディスク。 (Japanese) by じろのすけ, Twitter. 2017-04-27.
External links[]
- Banpresto official website (archived 1997-04-04)
