Sega games and platforms

Colin Williamson took these photographs of Akihabara neighborhood of Tokyo throughout 2000 and early 2001. The photos primarily show the streets of Akihabara, as well as arcades, game stores, and the exteriors of office buildings.

These photographs were taken at Amusement Machine Show 2000, an annual trade show run by the Japan Amusement Machine and Marketing Association from 1962–2011.

Colin Williamson is an American journalist who has primarily lived in Japan since 1999, covering the Japanese game industry for English-language publications. From 1997–2005, Williamson photographed the events and press visits that he attended, as well as taking general photos of gaming culture in Japan. Williamson kept a collection of his digital photos, organized by event; these photographs were used by various magazines and websites where Williamson contributed, primarily IGN.

These photos were taken at the short-lived Kyoto location of Sega's Joypolis arcade chain, which closed in August 2002. Williamson also digitized his Joypolis ticket and the cover of a Joypolis Guide Book.

Colin Williamson took these photos in Osaka in early 2000. Highlights include a visit to the Sega Freaks store at Club Sega (DSC00001.JPG–DSC00011.JPG) and what Williamson described as "a Pokemon kids' exhibit of questionable quality somewhere in Osaka" (DSC00049.JPG–DSC00062.JPG).

These photographs were taken by Colin Williamson around fall 1999 using a Sony Cyber-shot digital camera, which he purchased after arriving in Japan in order to deliver photos for his reports to IGN. These photographs include pictures of various arcades and game stores, primarily from Osaka as well as Tokyo.

This gallery also includes pictures from Tokyo Game Show 1999 Autumn (see "Tokyo Game Show 1999 Autumn photographs" for additional photos).

These photos were taken at a public reveal for the game Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning? (aka Sakura Taisen 3) at Tokyo Joypolis on October 1, 2000. The event also ppears to have included demos for other Sega Dreamcast games, such as Power Smash.

According to Colin Williamson, this promotional event for Space Channel 5 was held on November 28, 1999 at Tokyo's Shibuya Station. Various Japanese celebrities played the first level of the game on a large screen on the front of the QFRONT office building at Shibuya Crossing. Williamson covered this event for IGN.

These photos, taken with a Sony Mavica digital camera, primarily show Sega's pavilion at Tokyo Game Show 1999 Autumn.

These photos taken at Tokyo Game Show Autumn 2000 feature the promotion of games including Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (here titled Gran Turismo 2000), Choro-Q HG (Gadget Racers in North America), Illbleed, and Tokimeki Memorial 2 Substories: Dancing Summer Vacation.