Back in 2023, two new Bandai Namco arcade games suddenly appeared on test; one was GoldStorm Pirates<\/a>,<\/em> the other being Bike Dash Delivery<\/em><\/a>. GoldStorm is just about ready to release in the West, following showcases at trade shows like IAAPA and EAG, but up to now the latter has appeared much more sporadically, even out in Japan.<\/p>\n After some further tests (including one Stateside<\/a>) during early 2024, Bike Dash did disappear for a little while, yet then returned in November for another pre-release showing at Japan\u2019s Amusement Expo<\/a> and location test there<\/a>. Those re-emergences seemed to suggest it wasn\u2019t cancelled after all, and now exactly one year on from that initial appearance here, the bicycle food delivery arcade game has returned to trial in the US again\u2026<\/p>\n Note that the following shows a prototype game on test. It can yet change even further from what you see here, or still may not be released at all. Thanks to Nsm for sharing this news on our Discord server and Manamaster for the original find, plus Ted for his assistance.<\/em><\/p>\n As per Manamaster (who also found the first US location test last year), Bike Dash Delivery<\/em> is once again being tested out at the Round1USA location in Fox Valley Mall, Aurora, IL. Owing to its relative closeness with Bandai Namco Amusement America\u2019s head offices, this seems to be their current main hotspot for tests (they had GoldStorm Pirates<\/em> and Animal Kaiser Plus<\/em> units on trial there late last year as well, alongside a Bandai Gashapon pop-up outlet that has only just been removed).<\/p>\n In terms of immediate physical changes made from the previous test hosted for the game, it looks like Bandai Namco have finally started to localize its remaining elements that were weirdly still in Japanese before, such as the marquee. The cabinet design presently looks the same as the newer one seen late last year in Japan \u2013 but with the odd choice of no seat adjuster. That aspect had been through a change or two on previous tests, however it hadn\u2019t been completely absent until now. Perhaps adjusters have been deemed too hard to manage maintenance-wise, but this could make it harder to play for some, depending on their height.<\/p>\n According to Manamaster, the gameplay remains the same as the previous US test. He has unfortunately had a poor personal experience with it so far,<\/a> and only got to play this second test today after some setup issues persisted over the weekend\u2026 but the impressions from all of the game\u2019s Japanese appearances have been positive, so it\u2019s not clear if this is just some kind of software difference or a difference in game culture tastes. If you\u2019d like to take a closer look at it yourself, here\u2019s a recent trailer that Bandai Namco posted on Twitter\/X to promote its appearance at their Amusement Expo last November, with annotated rough English translations.<\/p>\nBike Dash Delivery \u2013 The Second US Test<\/h3>\n
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