Hey Everyone.

TLDR: You can use Ci-En, a Japanese patreon clone, to donate money to GameCenter Betty to help them recover after the Noto Earthquake that occurred on January 1st 2024. Using your browsers built in translate you can easily sign up here. At the time of writing this it cost me $71 to donate 10,000 yen. https://ci-en.net/creator/5925/article/1039651

If you are unfamiliar, GameCenter Betty is one of the most important arcades in our culture that exists in Japan. The arcade is seen as a sacred place within Japan for people who love rhythm games and for people who love cats and rhythm games. The other things that make betty special is the owners dedication to rhythm game preservation. I have been to GCB twice, and, he has the best cabinets i have ever played on in Japan. His DRS Is why i replaced the top two speakers in my cabinet because i was able to experience high frequency range on his.

In 2019 i was able to attend the final Betty Rotation to have occurred. The event has been on a back burner as the shop has been recovering from the pandemic, and as of this last fall, he was in the middle of several restoration projects, including for long lost series like DDR Solo (which is rare in Japan) and Dance 86.4. This event was attended by people who travelled all over Japan to experience a rhythm game rave like no other. Each cabinet was attached to the dj controls, and, another dj would count off another player to start their song on their game. The music would then be outputted to all of the games in the shop. It was magical, and, something that I really wish can happen again.

If you have ever enjoyed the videos of cats rubbing around on a dancerush pad, please consider donating.