SEGA leaves the arcade game business after 56 years

Long before a speedy blue fella named Sonic raced onto the scene, SEGA was already claiming quarters and tokens at a rate that would make even a ring-greedy hedgehog blush. As one of the original titans of the Japanese arcade gaming culture that flourished in the 1970s, SEGA and its stable of arcade classics eventually became global sensations, making U.S.

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