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==Operations==
[[File:FestivalGate inside2.JPG|thumb|Entrance to Sega World in the now-defunct [[Festivalgate]] theme park, October 2004]]
Sega Worlds are typically standard amusement arcades featuring Sega's own coin-operated arcade machines, alongside others. Though frequently housed in purpose-built out-of-town buildings, they have also been developed in other settings such as shopping centres, bowling alleys, department stores, and theme parks. Many have been specifically designed to appeal to families.
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*Sega World Ito Yokado Obihiro - Opened on 25 February 1989 in an [[Ito-Yokado]] department store. Designed to appeal to families with children and the earliest known venue to use the Sega World name, but ceased operations in the years that followed.<ref>https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:SegaEnJoint_JP_Flyer.pdf&page=2</ref>
*O2 Park Sega World- Opened on 26 April 1990. Originally designed to appeal to both families and young adults, with a musical design motif and a mix of video games and children's rides. Currently continues to operate as a rebranded Club Sega game centre.<ref>https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:SegaEnJoint_JP_Flyer.pdf&page=6</ref>
[[File:Sega_World_Japan.jpg|thumb|Sega World Edamatsu in September 2005.]]
*Sega World Tokyo Roof - Opened on 14 September 1990 as part of the Tokyo Roof entertainment exhibition. Was not planned to be permanent, and closed after 290 days of operation on 30 June 1991. Notably featured a Sega Super Circuit installation and [[R360]] units.<ref>https://segaretro.org/Sega_World_Tokyo_Roof</ref>
*Sega World Shizuoka - Opened on 20 September 1991. Was Japan's largest game centre up to that point in time, taking up 1,960 sq.m. on two floors and housing a CCD Cart attraction. Closed on 5 January 2020 after 29 years of operation.<ref>https://segaretro.org/Sega_World_Shizuoka</ref>
*Sega World Hakkeijima Carnival House - Opened on 8 May 1993 in the [[Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise]] aquarium theme park. Featured a carnival design motif, and contained AS-1 and Virtua Formula attractions in its first years of operation. Sega are believed to have stopped running the centre in 2010, though it continues to stay open as a game centre to this day.<ref>https://segaretro.org/Hakkeijima_Carnival_House</ref>
*Sega World Kadoma - Thought to have opened at some point during the mid 90s and closed during the 2000s after a remodelling. A situation arose in the 2010s where a Sonic the Hedgehog statue once housed in the venue was discovered at an outdoor location in the mountains of [[Iga]], [[Mie Prefecture]], and was later restored after being widely publicised by YouTube videos.<ref>https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/10/21362004/sonic-the-hedgehog-statue-japan-restored-who-did-it</ref>
*Sega World Tomioka: Opened sometime during the 1990s. The venue was one of many buildings abandoned after the 2011 [[Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster]], and dilapidated remains of it (with unremoved arcade machines intact) still exist to this day.<ref>https://segaretro.org/Sega_World_Tomioka</ref>
*Sega World Apollo - Originally known as Apollo Vegas upon opening in July 1972, rebranded to become a Sega World at a later date. Thought to be Sega's longest-running arcade venue, surviving numerous restructures and periods of losses in the company.<ref>https://segaretro.org/Sega_World_Apollo</ref>
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[[File:SegaWorld London Rocket Entrance 3.png|thumb|Downward view from within Rocket entrance escalator in SegaWorld London]]
*Sega World Birmingham: Opened sometime between 1994-1996. Took up the floor space above [[Blockbuster Video]] store on [[Erdington]] High Street. Closed in the late 90s after falling into a period of decline, with its former space subsequently converted to a tanning salon and later UTC gym.<ref>https://segaretro.org/Sega_World_Birmingham</ref>
*Sega World Wolverhampton: Opened sometime between 1994-1996. Located within a now-defunct Strykers Pleasure Bowl bowling alley on West Shaw Road, Bushbury, and later replaced by a pool hall and smaller unbranded arcade area in the late 90s. An advertisement for the venue still exists on a bridge several streets away from its former grounds.<ref>https://segaretro.org/Sega_World_Wolverhampton</ref>
*[[SegaWorld London]]: Opened to the public on 7 September 1996. Was Sega's first indoor theme park outside of Japan, became their flagship venue in Europe, and occupied a total area of 10200m² on seven floors of the [[London Trocadero]] complex. Cashflow issues largely caused by mismanagement of various aspects and poor reviews forced Sega to pull out of the venue under contract exactly 3 years after opening, with the floors becoming the ownership of Family Leisure, operators of the Funland arcade situated elsewhere in the Trocadero. Officially became known as Funland in February 2000, which subsequently downsized in September 2002 and closed permanently on 4 July 2011 after further mismanagement problems.<ref>https://segaretro.org/SegaWorld_London</ref>
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