Those days when i spent rm50 to buy micro genuis cartridge, and that a pirated version too. Sg Wang and kotaraya arcades....ah those memories..sob sob

When that start ?

I remembered going to Ampang Park every time I came to KL back then. Of course came with my dad la.

The only games he did not allow me to play was Pinball. Dunno why. 

I find it that pretty much all the younger generations these days have no idea how video games came to Malaysia. I don't too. So for future's sake, let's document the arrival, lifespan, and popularity of arcades, and each console/handheld generations throughout the years, and to see how far back video gaming has been in Malaysia. Basically, I need those who have lived long enough to explain all that. This is kinda a tricky issue though, because while I have never seen any pre-PS2 consoles/games in a shop (or anything in that generation like Gamecubes, Xbox, or Dreamcast), I have seen things like bootleg GBC games and what seems to be bootleg SNES cartridges in very old shops. So there's the trouble of dealing with the history of bootlegs and pirated video games (anyone remember those handheld Tetris?), how they compare with the quantity of original materials here, and anything relevant.

bro, u played megadrive and then go to work?

how old are u lah? 45-50?

That Sega handheld sure use a lot battery!

If not mistaken those western console last time if you want go buy ou need to get from Toys R Us. Gameboy was kinda common thing back in the days when I lay my hand on video games. Bootleg of Micro Genius cartridge also a common spot in pasar pagi/malam.

Back then Sega handheld was one of the most expensive to get in Msia. My relatives from the states brought one for my cousin and problem arise

hhhmm, seem to recall this as well.

but their prices were really outrageous, almost as expensive as those cheater game shops.

iinm toys r us sold those wywy-distributed sega consoles such as the megadrive2 and sega Saturn.

oh, and around 10 years ago (2006, wow time flies) iinm Nintendo appointed an official distributor for Malaysia/Singapore (maxsoft/m.m soft) and started officially selling Nintendo consoles, and toys r us was one of the official sellers.

they sold Gameboy advance, Nintendo ds (the 1st model) and also eventually the Wii.

and I seem to recall certain Carrefour/Tesco/Jusco also selling NDS/Wii games with the m.msoft official product stickers.

(jusco/Aeon was the one in midvalley, they had a dedicated section for Nintendo games, I keep passing that booth but their prices were too high...)

Those days when i spent rm50 to buy micro genuis cartridge, and that a pirated version too. Sg Wang and kotaraya arcades....ah those memories..sob sob

midvalley jusco it was , and was posted here (dug up the thread . lol)
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/350351

midvalley jusco it was , and was posted here (dug up the thread . lol)
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/350351

iinm the rule about 18 and above only has been there since the beginning.

they only changed the rules around 10-15 years ago, and with that they also mandated that amusement machine centres (aka arcades) must be well lit, no smoking, no drinking and must be family friendly.

pro: now going to arcade is not considered 'bad'.

cons: most arcades now only have family-friendly games like taiko no tatsujin, para para/dance games, those card battle games like dbz/love and berry/mushi king etc., racing games etc. but strangely gun games are still there...     

but occasionally there will be a USFIV/Tekken cabinet...

and one time I think I saw a KOF XIII game in one of those cabinets as well, but no one was playing...