Quirky roadside vending/game center stuck in 1982

The Drive-in Daruma is a little roadside rest area in rural Kyōto, Japan full of still-working vintage video games and retro hot food machines from the 1970s.

0:00 Intro
1:24 First look inside
4:22 Pac-Man & Super Mario Bros.
5:21 Sega consoles
5:49 Rockola Sybaris jukebox
6:25 Grass Derby
6:43 Prize games
9:37 Rave Racer
10:33 Lupin the Third
12:10 Neo Mini
12:47 Space Invaders & Galaga
13:36 Vending machine ramen noodles
16:18 Tetris
16:40 Fist of the North Star
17:13 Playing Ball With Puppy
18:24 Hotdog-hamburger and Coke
22:05 Birthday prize finale
23:47 Wrap-up & Patreon thanks

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Watch the full 41-minute ad-free version. Includes the early morning train ride, the long walk from and back to Shinonome train station, a lot more drama from the place being closed when I arrived, more about the games and machines inside, and the surprisingly successful checklist

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🔵 Raw footage: Me playing the classic Space Invaders   / 142465503  
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🔵 Raw footage: Me playing Tetris (but not for long)   / 142465892  
4 minutes

🔵 Raw footage: My first Super Mario Bros game in years   / 142465994  
8 minutes

🔵 Raw footage: Me and the driving game Rave Racer   / 142466072  
3 minutes

🔵 Raw footage: Me playing Lupin the Third pachinko (or possibly not)   / 142466157  
3 minutes

🔵 Raw footage: My entire Pac-Man game   / 142466569  
4 minutes

🔵 Raw footage: Me playing Grass Derby (like Japanese pinball)   / 142466232  
3 minutes

🔵 Raw footage: Me murdering Galaga for nine minutes   / 142466309  
9 minutes

🔵 Raw footage: Me playing Fist of the North Star (slot machine)   / 142466399  
4 minutes


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My videos are about traveling, transportation, and wandering offbeat and lesser-known spots on the map for curiosity's sake. I upload a new video each week. Thanks for watching. Everywhere is worth exploring.

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