An Interactive immersion into
independent Japanese arts and Culture
Saturday, April 15 · 6–10PM
2940 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago
This event is 21+, IDs will be checked at the door.
Bit Bash and the Japanese Arts Foundation are collaborating for an evening installation of independent games in homage to Japanese arts and culture.
Join us for Electric Town, a one-night-only indie game izakaya, named in tribute to the 90s mecca of video games, Akihabara, Tokyo. Explore and experience a lineup of works from Japanese artists and those influenced by Japanese culture, featuring draft cocktails from the House of Suntory and other playful contributions.
So come on down, grab a drink, make a friend, play a game, and spend a night… in Electric Town.
Selected Titles
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Onion Games
Become the Black Bird in this dark-fantasy shooting game with an operatic twist! This is the tale of a young girl who dies a pitiful death, but is reborn as the calamitous Black Bird whose destiny is to destroy the kingdom.
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Calappa Games
A 3D action game where you take control of a crab, and fight off other giant enemy crabs.
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Melos Han-Tani
A very short adventure about Obama visiting Hiroshima, recent crimes in Japan, Okinawa, Idols, and S.H. visiting Japan.
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Powerhoof
A Giant Monster has appeared in Kyoto II! Cooperate in building a perfect match for the kaiju, and compete against rival companies to romance the lonely monster.
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New Deer, Atsushi Wada, Playables
Let’s do sit-ups! Let a chubby boy do his exercise and sink into a dog’s body. Maybe animals will come to cheer him up.
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Waking Oni Games
A hot spring customer management game where players have been charged with the task of revitalizing hot springs across the fantasy island Izajima.
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Beau Blyth, Nelson Boles, Valentin Seiche, Doseone, Adam Robezzoli, Evan Hemsley, YellowAfterlife
4 player insanity. 2 player duels. 1 player adventure. With just 3 bullets and a sword, fight to survive in this high-flying, one-hit-kill platform fighter.
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VV-Labo
The space sport “SUPER UFO FIGHTER” is all the rage in the galaxy. And UFO pilots, known as Shwoopers, are battling it out today!