Space Station Game Bar Osaka

The next stop bound for your childhood

Vicky Amin Dec 06, 2015 - 2 min read

<p>Enter a  virtual world of magic and adventure.</p>

<p><span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Spot this sign, and be prepared to for  intense childhood flashbacks</span></p>

<p><span style="line-height: 20.8px;">The neon staircase transport visitors to the bar on the upper level.</span></p>

<p><span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Timeless console from the past.</span></p>

<p><span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Say hi to Super Famicom, in which I spent most of my time in this bar with</span></p>

<p>Contra III at Space Station Game Bar in Osaka</p>

<p><span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Contra III at Space Station Game Bar in Osaka</span></p>

<p><span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Tetris-tiled window with green neon.</span></p>

<p>Relax at <span style="line-height: 20.8px;">CSpace Station Game Bar in Osaka</span></p>

Chiptune music sent chills up my spine as I stood in one of Amerika Mura’s alleys. It was pretty late, but it didn't stop me from climbing the neon staircases. As my accommodation HOTEL MYSTAYS Sakaisuji-Honmachi was nearby, I entered the Space Station—and my jaws dropped.

Retro consoles placed neatly by the bar counter enticed me as if they knew I would kneel before them. Though the room was nearly dark, I could spot newer gen consoles on the other corners of the bar, calling me with its big flat screen—but no, there weren’t the ones. After I placed my order I went straight to Super Famicom and Super Nintendo instead, obsessively playing like a four year old.

The Space Station Osaka is more than just a video game themed bar. It is an endless time machine. Whether you come here together with a group of friends to compete in the latest multi-player racing games, or crash here alone and step back in time with vintage consoles, there will be no such thing as “game over”.

Vicky Amin @vicky.amin632

A traveler, budding travel writer, and amateur author. Writing is my way to redo my amazing journey all over again. I started "Cheating the World" project and with it, I've made two of my annual trips in a form of a book: "Cheating Southern Vietnam", and "Cheating Hong Kong & Macau" (still in Ba...