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History

''Monthly Arcadia'' launched on December 8, 1999. It was the successor to the then popular magazine ''

Gamest was a Japanese video game magazine that specialized in covering arcade games. Published by Shinseisha, it first began in May 1986 and originally published bi-monthly, later changed to be a monthly-issued magazine in the late 1980s. The magazine al ...

'' by the bankrupt publisher ''

Shinseisha Co., Ltd. was a Japanese publisher founded in 1971 and who filed for bankruptcy in 1999. It originally published learning reference books, but it is more known for its 1986 arcade game magazine . The representative was Hiroshi Kato. The company ...

''. The first issue of ''Monthly Arcadia'' was subtitled "Coin op'ed videogame magazine" and later issues "Arcade video game machine magazine".Celebrating 10 Years of Arcadia Magazine!
at capcom-unity.com The magazine was published monthly from its start to June 2013, when its frequency was switched to bi-monthly. The last issue, cover-dated April 2015, was published in February 2015.

Later issues of ''Monthly Arcadia'' were typically subdivided into the following sections: * several "Feature" sections * Special supplement (DVD) * Game * Index * Ad

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''Monthly Arcadia'' PDF magazine archive
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