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In Spain, exploitation rights of, the '''Sega Park''' brand and  [[Sega]] arcade gaming machines, were acquired from, '''Sega Amusements Spain S.L.''' (Madrid), in late 2001{{intref|Press release: 2003-07-21: Ábaco invertirá 70 millones en tres años para abrir 77 nuevas salas de cine}} , by Valencia based group '''Grupo Ábaco'''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010331060105/http://www.grupoabaco.net:80/principal.htm}} (defunct), owner of the cinema dedicated chain, ''Cines Ábaco'', and the management, of the '''Sega Park''' arcades, transferred to his subsidiary company, '''Ábaco Amusements S.L.''' (formerly ''Play Park S.L.''{{intref|Press release: 2002-07-01: Ábaco invertirá 48 millones para duplicar su red de cines}}).
 
In Spain, exploitation rights of, the '''Sega Park''' brand and  [[Sega]] arcade gaming machines, were acquired from, '''Sega Amusements Spain S.L.''' (Madrid), in late 2001{{intref|Press release: 2003-07-21: Ábaco invertirá 70 millones en tres años para abrir 77 nuevas salas de cine}} , by Valencia based group '''Grupo Ábaco'''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010331060105/http://www.grupoabaco.net:80/principal.htm}} (defunct), owner of the cinema dedicated chain, ''Cines Ábaco'', and the management, of the '''Sega Park''' arcades, transferred to his subsidiary company, '''Ábaco Amusements S.L.''' (formerly ''Play Park S.L.''{{intref|Press release: 2002-07-01: Ábaco invertirá 48 millones para duplicar su red de cines}}).
  
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To test the feasibility of the Sega Park concept, in Spain, '''Sega Amusements Spain S.L.''', launched a pilot project, in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Summer_Olympics 1992 Summer Olympic Games], in Barcelona, with the installation of a 550m2{{fileref|UltimaGeneracion ES 05.pdf|page=108}} arcade venue in the Olympic village, located in the ''El Poblenou''{{ref|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Poblenou}}, an extensive neighborhood of Barcelona, in the ''San Martí'' district, equiped with various arcade machines of different types, including the special arcade cabinet R360.  
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To test the feasibility of the Sega Park concept, in Spain, '''Sega Amusements Spain S.L.''', launched a pilot project, in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Summer_Olympics 1992 Summer Olympic Games], in Barcelona, with the installation of a 550m²{{fileref|UltimaGeneracion ES 05.pdf|page=108}} arcade venue in the Olympic village, located in the ''El Poblenou''{{ref|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Poblenou}}, an extensive neighborhood of Barcelona, in the ''San Martí'' district, equiped with various arcade machines of different types, including the special arcade cabinet R360.  
  
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The result was tremendously satisfatory, with the athletes confessing to have played, all the arcade cabinets available, with the most famous, like the American former track and field athlete, Carl Lewis{{ref|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Lewis}}, paying random kids, to guard, a place for him in the queue or '''Sega Amusements Spain S.l.''' having to open the arcade venue exclusively at 6 am, to former, Spanish competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist, Martín López-Zubero Purcell{{ref|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_L%C3%B3pez-Zubero}}, which loved to play the arcades before their trainning session.
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The result was tremendously satisfatory, with the athletes confessing to have played, all the arcade cabinets available, with the most famous, like the American former track and field athlete, Carl Lewis{{ref|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Lewis}}, paying random kids, to guard, a place for him in the queue or '''Sega Amusements Spain S.l.''' having to open the arcade venue exclusively at 6 am, to former, Spanish competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist, Martín López-Zubero Purcell{{ref|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_L%C3%B3pez-Zubero}}, which loved to play the arcades before their trainning session.
  
 
In the UK, Sega Parks began appearing in the mid-1990s after the launch of [[Metropolis (venue)|Metropolis]] (1992) and [[Sega World Bournemouth]] (1993), with the first Spanish Sega Park, [[Sega Park Madrid]], opening in 1995. In both cases the Sega Park name was used to describe Sega arcade venues inside shopping centres, and unlike Sega Worlds, were typically smaller venues with just standard arcade games - no medium scale attractions or rides.
 
In the UK, Sega Parks began appearing in the mid-1990s after the launch of [[Metropolis (venue)|Metropolis]] (1992) and [[Sega World Bournemouth]] (1993), with the first Spanish Sega Park, [[Sega Park Madrid]], opening in 1995. In both cases the Sega Park name was used to describe Sega arcade venues inside shopping centres, and unlike Sega Worlds, were typically smaller venues with just standard arcade games - no medium scale attractions or rides.

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Sega Park was a brand of arcades operated either wholly or partly by Sega during the 1990s and 2000s in the United Kingdom and Spain.

In Spain, exploitation rights of, the Sega Park brand and Sega arcade gaming machines, were acquired from, Sega Amusements Spain S.L. (Madrid), in late 2001[1] , by Valencia based group Grupo Ábaco[2] (defunct), owner of the cinema dedicated chain, Cines Ábaco, and the management, of the Sega Park arcades, transferred to his subsidiary company, Ábaco Amusements S.L. (formerly Play Park S.L.[3]).

To test the feasibility of the Sega Park concept, in Spain, Sega Amusements Spain S.L., launched a pilot project, in the 1992 Summer Olympic Games, in Barcelona, with the installation of a 550m²[4] arcade venue in the Olympic village, located in the El Poblenou[5], an extensive neighborhood of Barcelona, in the San Martí district, equiped with various arcade machines of different types, including the special arcade cabinet R360.

The result was tremendously satisfatory, with the athletes confessing to have played, all the arcade cabinets available, with the most famous, like the American former track and field athlete, Carl Lewis[6], paying random kids, to guard, a place for him in the queue or Sega Amusements Spain S.l. having to open the arcade venue exclusively at 6 am, to former, Spanish competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist, Martín López-Zubero Purcell[7], which loved to play the arcades before their trainning session.

In the UK, Sega Parks began appearing in the mid-1990s after the launch of Metropolis (1992) and Sega World Bournemouth (1993), with the first Spanish Sega Park, Sega Park Madrid, opening in 1995. In both cases the Sega Park name was used to describe Sega arcade venues inside shopping centres, and unlike Sega Worlds, were typically smaller venues with just standard arcade games - no medium scale attractions or rides.

Over 16 Sega Park arcades opened in the UK, with most being sold off to Leisure Exchange in 2000, keeping the Sega Park branding, Over the years, Sega's presence has been reduced, with arcades either closing down or being renamed as new management teams took over operations. The final Sega Park in the UK to close was in Sega Park Southampton, on January 30th, 2013.

List of Sega Parks

Spain

United Kingdom

References

  1. ↑ Press release: 2003-07-21: Ábaco invertirá 70 millones en tres años para abrir 77 nuevas salas de cine
  2. ↑ http://www.grupoabaco.net:80/principal.htm (Wayback Machine: 2001-03-31 06:01)
  3. ↑ Press release: 2002-07-01: Ábaco invertirá 48 millones para duplicar su red de cines
  4. ↑ File:UltimaGeneracion ES 05.pdf, page 108
  5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Poblenou
  6. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Lewis
  7. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_L%C3%B3pez-Zubero
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