Arcade Legends comes to OXO Museo Madrid to celebrate a unique journey through the living history of arcade culture: a choral portrait of the past, present and future of a phenomenon that transcends videogames and enters cultural memory and the collective imagination.
Through interviews, testimonies and unpublished visual material, Arcade Legends is an essential document for understanding how arcades have shaped generations and continue to inspire new communities. The series brings together key players in the arcade ecosystem, each with a unique perspective:
- José Manuel Martín Rojano (OPERNET, Valladolid) - A local and business vision on the management and evolution of amusement arcades in Castilla y León.
- Tomás Lorente (MIKADO Game Center Europe) - The bridge between Japanese arcade culture and its expansion in Europe.
- Ricardo Rubí (RickiTTT / Rick's CAVE / FBT) - Absolute benchmark of Super Street Fighter 2X in Spain and the driving force behind the competitive legacy of the title.
- Saúl Arroyo (Tropicalbits / STGcVlt) - Disseminator and custodian of the cult of the shoot'em ups, one of the most iconic arcade genres.
- Darksoft - Technological innovator that keeps the original experience alive with hardware designed to play today on real machines.
- Tailsnic Retroworks - Essential figure in the restoration, conversion and rescue of arcade boards, highly valued by collectors and retro lovers.
The event will feature screenings of chapters, a Q&A with the director Víctor Alonso and parallel activities, including informative talks and meeting spaces with the arcade community.
Arcade Legends is a unique opportunity to rediscover - or discover for the first time - a fundamental part of the culture of electronic leisure, both for the nostalgic public and for the new generations who want to understand where we have come from in order to imagine where we are going.
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