<s>
The	O
R360	B-Application
is	O
a	O
motion	B-General_Concept
simulator	I-General_Concept
arcade	O
cabinet	O
produced	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
short	O
for	O
"	O
Rotate	O
360	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
R360	B-Application
is	O
noteworthy	O
for	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
spin	O
360	O
degrees	O
in	O
any	O
direction	O
on	O
two	O
metal	O
axis	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
freely	O
move	O
as	O
the	O
cabinet	O
mimics	O
the	O
in-game	O
action	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
turn	O
completely	O
upside	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gyroscope	B-Application
technology	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
by	O
an	O
early	O
incarnation	O
of	O
what	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
Sega	O
AM4/Mechatronics	O
,	O
the	O
R360	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
movement	O
in	O
creating	O
attraction-like	O
games	O
for	O
Japanese	O
amusement	O
centers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
three	O
compatible	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
were	O
produced	O
,	O
G-LOC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Air	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
in	O
1990	O
,	O
Rad	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
in	O
1991	O
,	O
and	O
Wing	B-Application
War	I-Application
in	O
1994	O
;	O
most	O
cabinets	O
played	O
G-LOC	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Wing	B-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
particularly	O
Rad	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
versions	O
exceedingly	O
rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
commended	O
the	O
R360	B-Application
for	O
its	O
unique	O
and	O
technologically-advanced	O
concept	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
critic	O
saying	O
it	O
helped	O
represent	O
Sega	O
's	O
massive	O
presence	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
R360Z	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
for	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Human	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
seat	O
two	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
R360	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
developers	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
Sega	O
AM4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cabinet	O
is	O
mounted	O
on	O
a	O
gyroscope	B-Application
that	O
can	O
rotate	O
along	O
two	O
axes	O
,	O
attached	O
to	O
a	O
base	O
which	O
is	O
stationary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
light	O
sensors	O
would	O
stop	O
the	O
machine	O
if	O
a	O
player	O
extended	O
an	O
arm	O
or	O
leg	O
outside	O
the	O
cabinet	O
;	O
this	O
feature	O
caused	O
an	O
issue	O
if	O
the	O
R360	B-Application
sat	O
in	O
direct	O
sunlight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
attendant	O
tower	O
and	O
the	O
cabinet	O
itself	O
of	O
the	O
R360	B-Application
featured	O
coin	O
slots	O
,	O
arcade	O
operators	O
were	O
strongly	O
warned	O
not	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
without	O
an	O
attendant	O
and	O
the	O
safety	O
fence	O
,	O
for	O
fear	O
of	O
someone	O
losing	O
a	O
limb	O
or	O
being	O
killed	O
from	O
the	O
moving	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
Sega	O
's	O
recommendation	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
barred	O
from	O
using	O
the	O
R360	B-Application
if	O
they	O
have	O
heart	O
conditions	O
,	O
are	O
intoxicated	O
,	O
pregnant	O
,	O
have	O
high	O
or	O
low	O
blood	O
pressure	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
advised	O
against	O
strenuous	O
activity	O
,	O
or	O
have	O
"	O
mental	O
or	O
physical	O
problems.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
R360	B-Application
was	O
first	O
shown	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
at	O
a	O
press	O
event	O
held	O
on	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
1990	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
location	O
tested	O
at	O
the	O
Hi-Tech	O
Land	O
Sega	O
game	O
center	O
in	O
Shibuya	O
,	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
overseas	O
demand	O
mounted	O
,	O
R360	B-Application
stock	O
was	O
reallocated	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
units	O
advertised	O
in	O
Sega	O
Visions	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
winter	O
1990-early	O
91	O
and	O
exhibited	O
at	O
the	O
UK	O
Amusement	O
Trades	O
Exhibition	O
International	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
begin	O
with	O
,	O
Sega	O
classified	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
ride	O
,	O
and	O
shipped	O
G-LOC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Air	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
as	O
the	O
included	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
The	O
One	O
,	O
the	O
R360	B-Application
cost	O
"	O
over	O
£	O
70,000	O
"	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
while	O
R360	B-Application
collector	O
Kevin	O
Keinert	O
placed	O
the	O
price	O
at	O
or	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
schematics	O
with	O
the	O
R360	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
cabinet	O
's	O
circuitry	O
was	O
complex	O
and	O
prone	O
to	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
R360	B-Application
unit	O
playing	O
Rad	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
was	O
demonstrated	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
expositions	O
and	O
location	O
tested	O
at	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
Hi-Tech	O
Land	O
Sega	O
location	O
in	O
Shibuya	O
during	O
1991	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
confirmed	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
wider	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
cabinet	O
came	O
in	O
1994	O
with	O
Wing	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Model	O
1	O
arcade	O
board	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wing	B-Application
War	I-Application
for	O
the	O
R360	B-Application
required	O
two	O
cabinets	O
to	O
be	O
linked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
stopped	O
manufacturing	O
the	O
R360	B-Application
within	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Sega	O
introduced	O
a	O
motion	B-General_Concept
simulator	I-General_Concept
attraction	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
arcade	O
game	O
Transformers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Human	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
at	O
Joypolis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
attraction	O
utilizes	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
R360	B-Application
,	O
labeled	O
as	O
"	O
R360Z	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
seats	O
two	O
passengers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
R360	B-Application
was	O
used	O
for	O
interactive	O
video	O
game	O
content	O
,	O
Taito	O
's	O
cabinet	O
was	O
mainly	O
used	O
for	O
interactive	B-Application
film	I-Application
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
British	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
The	O
One	O
reviewed	O
the	O
R360	B-Application
in	O
1991	O
,	O
playing	O
G-LOC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Air	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
,	O
and	O
begins	O
their	O
review	O
by	O
expressing	O
that	O
"	O
what	O
the	O
R360	B-Application
delivers	O
is	O
the	O
greatest	O
sensory	O
overload	O
you	O
are	O
ever	O
likely	O
to	O
get	O
without	O
taking	O
your	O
trousers	O
off	O
...	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
unit	O
that	O
will	O
turn	O
your	O
whole	O
idea	O
of	O
what	O
a	O
coin-op	O
is	O
upside-down.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
R360	B-Application
made	O
them	O
nauseated	O
from	O
motion	O
sickness	O
,	O
but	O
despite	O
this	O
they	O
excitedly	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
R360	B-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
is	O
"	O
an	O
experience	O
!!!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
journalist	O
Ken	O
Horowitz	O
called	O
the	O
R360	B-Application
's	O
existence	O
a	O
notable	O
one	O
for	O
its	O
demonstrating	O
Sega	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
create	O
bigger	O
and	O
more	O
realistic	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
R360	B-Application
helped	O
represent	O
Sega	O
's	O
massive	O
presence	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
market	O
for	O
its	O
unique	O
and	O
interesting	O
idea	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
the	O
pinnacle	O
of	O
what	O
could	O
be	O
achieved	O
in	O
videogames	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
shows	O
the	O
dominance	O
Sega	O
had	O
in	O
the	O
industry.	O
"	O
</s>
