Pocket Arcade Story DX - Arcade management fun & competition

Pocket Arcade returns better than ever! Kairobot has been diligently enhancing the game balance and upgrading the graphics!

※ A fee is required to access all functions.

You now have the freedom to choose where to position your arcade cabinets.

A brand new feature includes tag battles for fighting games! Attract regular customers to unlock exciting tournaments. Use powerful special skills to defeat your opponents! Winning tournaments will definitely draw in even more customers.

You can modify the claw crane's strength to adjust how challenging it is to win prizes and set winning odds for token machines.

Create an entertainment hotspot with various attractions such as racing games, dance challenges, shoot 'em ups, and even a crepe stall?! Design your arcade to delight your customers and achieve a 5-star rating!

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Hello everyone, welcome back to "Happy Pixel Workshop"! I am your old friend Xiaole. Today I will take you back to the golden age of arcades in the 1990s, and experience "Pocket Arcade Story DX", a super interesting new handheld arcade business simulation game! Are you ready? Let’s go~

🎉 1. "Nostalgia + Coolness" at the beginning of the 1990s

Empty shop online: Once you enter the game, you will get an empty small room, which is only enough to place one or two arcade machines. That kind of "old arcade shop starting point" instantly evokes my memories of visiting the amusement park when I was a child!

Tight funds + small trial: The initial funds are not much, and you can only buy one or two coin-operated machines. Don’t be afraid, even if there are only two or three "Whack-a-Mole" or "Racing Burst", it is enough to attract the first batch of "nostalgic players" to play coins.

👉 Personal experience: I only bought two fighting game machines in the first game, but the players lined up in a small queue and played in the store until they were excited, as if they were back to the moments after school in their childhood!

🚀 2. The gameplay process is like a "roller coaster"

Expansion of machines & layout

Buy, buy, buy: As the income continued to snowball, I immediately invested money in more popular machines: racing, dancing machines, claw machines...

Space planning: Reasonable arrangement of machines is not only convenient for players to queue up, but also creates a "visual impact" and enhances the store atmosphere.

Customer needs & liveliness

Customer preferences: Different players like different types of machines - children love dancing machines, and veteran arcade fans love fighting masterpieces. Grasp the demand, and the inventory will continue!

Popularity bonus: When the store becomes a local "check-in holy place", VIP regulars are automatically unlocked, and they will also bring exclusive battles and event invitations.

Passionate battle & event system

Arcade fighting showdown: In the special battle area, you can have a real combo contest with other NPC masters, and win generous rewards and reputation points.

League promotion: Continue to be the champion and unlock more advanced events, make your store famous, and double the customer flow instantly!

👉 Personal experience: I once asked Xiao Ming, a regular customer, to KO his opponent with "Wind Slash" in "Super Tekken". The atmosphere on the scene was close to the e-sports arena, and the audience next to him applauded. As a result, he won the championship, and my store popularity directly +50%!

❤️ 3. Full of retro feelings of picture & sound effects

Pixel art: The game adopts a fine pixel style, whether it is the flashing machine screen or the store sign light box, it has achieved "realistic and cute".

BGM + SFX: The classic "cassette start", "coin insertion", "battle victory" sound effects are all restored one by one. Every time you insert a coin, there is a sense of ritual, which makes me unable to help but "click" and swipe the coin!

Decorated store: With the upgrade of business, the store can be decorated with neon lights, posters, and themed chairs and stools, and the atmosphere is instantly full, just like a real arcade.

👉 Personal experience: Later, I hung a neon-style light box in the store and put a classic "dance machine". At that moment, I really wanted to wear sunglasses and swing with customers!

🏆 4. Operation & Challenge Double Fun

Cash flow test: The initial monthly rent + machine maintenance fee makes people feel stressed, and they have to carefully weigh between "expansion" and "return on investment".

Event management: Regularly holding small in-store tournaments can quickly gather popularity, but it also has to bear planning costs and prize expenses. Improper operation is easy to suffer losses.

UGC activities: unlock the "check-in" and "player community" gameplay. The more enthusiastic the community atmosphere, the higher the repurchase rate!

👉 Personal experience: I once suffered losses due to blindly organizing events, but later I grasped the "holiday limited event + limited skin prize" strategy, and gained super high popularity and income!

🌟 5. Freely customize your arcade park

Unlock all machines: from racing, fighting, dancing to grabbing dolls, and even shooting and pinball machines! All can be placed in the store and managed by you with one click.

Store decoration: neon lights, speakers, posters, carpets... Want an industrial style? Or cyberpunk? Create a unique arcade space as you like.

Social interaction: Alliance or confrontation with NPC store owners, online rankings make your "Candy Paradise" famous.

👉 Personal experience: My second branch took the "steampunk" route and even installed a robotic arm. Customers lined up to play with it. I was also invited to a game expo to experience the platform on site. I am definitely a winner in life!