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In 1978, Steinberg opened the first Timezone — his first arcade — on Murray Street, Perth. He also relaunched the stores under the new brand. Timezone was successful, reaching a peak of eight stores in Western Australia. [2] [3] Timezone began to expand outside the state in the early 1980s. From 1989 to 1991, LAI opened 25 locations. [2]
LAI Games (an abbreviation of Leisure and Allied Industries) is an arcade game and consumer video game developer owned and operated by Helix Leisure Pte Ltd. LAI Games is recognised as an early pioneer of the family entertainment centre (FEC) concept for its founding of one of the first FECs, Timezone, in 1978.
On Australia's Timezone monthly arcade charts published in the June 1992 issue of Leisure Line magazine, Capcom's Street Fighter II: Champion Edition was the top-grossing arcade conversion kit and Konami's X-Men was the top-grossing dedicated arcade cabinet. [23]
The Digital Australia 2012 report, published by the IGEA, found that female participation in video gaming had risen to 48 per cent and the average age of an Australian video gamer had hit 32. [25] Traditional retail sales of video games in Australia during 2012 were $1.16 Billion; digital sales were estimated at $620 Million. [26]
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Sega World Sydney was an indoor high-tech amusement park that operated for almost four years, in Sydney. The theme park was built as the flagship tenant of the Darling Walk complex in Darling Harbour, and was designed and themed by gaming company Sega as one of several Sega World amusement parks.