Star Wars Battle Pod Arcade

On 10/16/2014 at 03:48 PM by KnightDriver

You know, I always wanted to know what those pod-like things were in the Japanese arcades. Well now I know they are Panoramic Optical Displays or P.O.D. for short. Now one has come to the U.S., possibly coming to a Dave & Busters near you. It's called Star Wars Battle Pod and it's pretty cool. Watch the vid.

You get the completely immersive wrap-around screens and, according to IGN's Podcast Unlocked this week, air is blown in your face (see IGN for full runs of each level: http://www.ign.com/videos/2014/10/11/star-wars-battle-pod-arcade-game-yavin-trench-run-gameplay-nycc-2014 ). My only question is, where can I get one to play all my games like this.

Bandai-Namco did this Star Wars Battle Pod game and they've done others with the Mobile Suit Gundam series in Japan where they fill a room with the P.O.D.s all linked together so you can play with your friends or take part in tournaments. Check out this video of Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield.

I can't tell you how cool this is to me. I want to go to an arcade now!

Super Step Contributing Writer

10/16/2014 at 04:53 PM

Screw Oculus Rift, I want one of these.

Ranger1

10/16/2014 at 05:13 PM

What he said.

KnightDriver

10/17/2014 at 02:05 AM

Exactly!

Matt Snee Staff Writer

10/16/2014 at 05:58 PM

this is way too cool.

10/17/2014 at 02:08 AM

If there were some of these at Dave & Busters, I might even go once in a while.

asrealasitgets

10/16/2014 at 07:51 PM

My body is ready. I wonder if that's what Darth Vader was doing when he was in that little egg thingy in the movie?

10/17/2014 at 02:11 AM

Oh yea! His meditation chamber! Totally! Ha! He was probably Sonic or Mario in there so no one would know.

Cary Woodham

10/16/2014 at 09:14 PM

I wish arcades were more prominent here so I could play this and other new titles like Mario Kart Arcade GP DX and Pac-Man Ticket Mania.

10/17/2014 at 02:17 AM

I went to Dave & Busters once and was really disappointed. It was all Moto GP and Wave Race type games where you ride on a plastic bike or jet boat and borderline gambling machines. I think there were like two classic arcade games there: Pac Man and maybe Galaga, but nothing cool like Mario Kart Arcade or a Mobile Suit Gundam P.O.D.. I never went back there.

C.S.3590SquadLeader

10/18/2014 at 12:07 PM

That looks pretty sweet.

10/19/2014 at 04:37 AM

It looks really immersive and if it comes to the Dave & Busters near me, I'll give it a try.

goaztecs

10/21/2014 at 12:17 PM

This is freaking awesome! While watching the trailer I kept saying it'd be nice if I could fly a Tie Fighter...and then it happened. Freaking.Awesome.

10/22/2014 at 02:21 AM

Dave & Busters has Mach Storm at least.

NSonic79

10/26/2014 at 04:01 AM

I've been wanting something like this for a long time now. Heard about the Gundam ones but the chances of us seeing games like that are slim to none over here it seems. I'd rather have a battletech POD than a star wars pod racer one though.

10/26/2014 at 11:30 PM

They have flight sim game Mach Storm at Dave & Busters. That's something at least.

PixlBit