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New comment by derr1 in "Rise of the Triforce"

derr1 — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:59:28 +0000

That's correct, last time I was there they had those games.

Zenius: https://zenius-i-vanisher.com/v5.2/arcade.php?id=2701#games has a list of the games, please bare in mind that this is a community driven database.

New comment by derr1 in "Rise of the Triforce"

derr1 — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:57:24 +0000

There's Sega Rally 2 and Dirt Dash which both have motion cabinets.

New comment by derr1 in "The history of Casio watches"

derr1 — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:23:58 +0000

You could always put it on a bracelet

New comment by derr1 in "Toronto’s network of pedestrian tunnels"

derr1 — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:33:55 +0000

Sapporo's one stretches for a good mile in a straight line. Quite convenient when going from the entertainment district to the train station with a suitcase in heavy snow.

New comment by derr1 in "Japan's Creepiest Station"

derr1 — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:42:04 +0000

Exit 8 game is great, there is also a game called Platform 8 which is a similar thing, but in a train.

There is also an Exit 8 movie releasing in a few days.

New comment by derr1 in "Citybound: City building game, microscopic models to vividly simulate organism"

derr1 — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:09:43 +0000

This project has been dead for 5 years sadly.

New comment by derr1 in "Porn site traffic plummets as UK age verification rules enforced"

derr1 — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 21:53:56 +0000

Just means more VPNs are being used to bypass this stupid piece of legislation.

New comment by derr1 in "Tokyo's retro shotengai arcades are falling victim to gentrification"

derr1 — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:08:30 +0000

Agreed, not sure what's the issue with it.

New comment by derr1 in "The Tokyo capsule tower that gave pod-living penthouse chic"

derr1 — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:05:10 +0000

Shame that this beautiful building got knocked down!

New comment by derr1 in "Tokyo's retro shotengai arcades are falling victim to gentrification"

derr1 — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:56:01 +0000

I believe this figure is for a 1R, which is a studio, averaged across all 23 wards.

I got my data from: https://resources.realestate.co.jp/rent/what-is-the-average-...

New comment by derr1 in "Tokyo's retro shotengai arcades are falling victim to gentrification"

derr1 — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:55:51 +0000

I think the average rent is about $600 in a 'central' location. Any other big city in the world would be at least 3x the price, insane.

New comment by derr1 in "The magic of through running"

derr1 — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:17:13 +0000

Through running in Tokyo is next level. You can catch a train from the airport, which then turns into a subway, then later on it becomes a train again.

New comment by derr1 in "Why hasn't commercial air travel gotten any faster since the 1960s? (2009)"

derr1 — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:56:50 +0000

My bad. My brain somehow joined the parent conversation above and thought you said Sydney to Canberra!

New comment by derr1 in "Station of despair: What to do if you get stuck at end of Tokyo Chuo Rapid Line"

derr1 — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:09:21 +0000

Can always hang out at Big Echo if they're open until the early hours. Most I know are usually open until 5am!

New comment by derr1 in "Station of despair: What to do if you get stuck at end of Tokyo Chuo Rapid Line"

derr1 — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:08:01 +0000

No ubers in Japan.

Well that's a lie. There is uber, but it only calls regular taxis. Taxis are very expensive in Japan.

New comment by derr1 in "Station of despair: What to do if you get stuck at end of Tokyo Chuo Rapid Line"

derr1 — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:02:41 +0000

They do a lot of nighttime maintenance work. It's very difficult to shut down train lines in the daytime considering the massive ridership

New comment by derr1 in "Station of despair: What to do if you get stuck at end of Tokyo Chuo Rapid Line"

derr1 — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:34:44 +0000

Lots of public bathrooms don't have hand dryers for some reason. So I assume they don't want wet hands?

Although even in toilets with hand dryers, I've seen many Japanese not dry their hands after washing!

New comment by derr1 in "Why hasn't commercial air travel gotten any faster since the 1960s? (2009)"

derr1 — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:00:57 +0000

It takes 8hrs to do a 300km journey?

Google says the train is only 4hrs!

New comment by derr1 in "Working from home is here to stay"

derr1 — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 10:17:11 +0000

I interviewed for a UK company that said 5 days in-office was a hard requirement. I politely declined and the interview ended shortly thereafter!

Seems like a massive time waste for no benefit. I go to the office 1-2x a week and that's enough for me to meet my team members and collaborate. But any more than that is too much!

New comment by derr1 in "What we get wrong about athleticism"

derr1 — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 15:27:25 +0000

Yes