The poster above is taken from the series’ wiki.

Continuing the format of the previous autoethnographic post, I’ll post all the tweets I wrote during the screening of the first six episodes of Hi-Score Girl below in descending order. Then, I’ll follow that up with some extra research I did after the screening:

• Early on, I mentioned the lack of video arcade places in Australia – most of the ‘arcade’ stuff that does exist here are redemption games, games which reward players for their *ahem* “skill” e.g. crane games, Pachinko etc. – which is surprising, considering a recent study by the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association in August 2020 which lists a number of interesting facts including:
  • 2/3 of people in Australia play video games
  • 47% of those who play are female
  • 78% of players are aged 18 and over
  • Average age…