5/19 - Disney Tsum Tsum has rolled into Round 1 San Jose!

By Ann Nakamura

Last year, Round 1 had a location test of Disney Tsum Tsum at their Puente Hills location. Now, we bring you Disney Tsum Tsum again, but it’s here to stay! The long awaited mobile-turned-arcade game has entered Round 1 Eastridge and its starting to create huge crowds and gather a lot of fans!

If you have played Disney Tsum Tsum on your mobile phone, the premise is absolutely the same: connect the same like Tsum Tsum on screen, create chains, and attempt to get the highest score and become a Tsum Master! The game is completely localized for the American audience, meaning the menus are easy and comprehensible! But what makes this game so great? To the human eye, it’s just Tsum Tsum with a bigger screen. However, the game offers more than that! An optional feature of Tsum Tsum is the ability to purchase different keychains that will unlock in-game abilities! For $6, you can obtain a physical Tsum Tsum keychain that contains a random Disney character (Donald, Pluto, Mickey, Minnie, etc) and you can obtain up to four keychains per game! These keychains are absolutely adorable, but don’t let their looks fool you! Since the Tsum Tsum arcade game was published by Konami, it utilizes the e-Amusement server, meaning players can register their e-Amusement cards for this game to unlock power-ups, earn coins, record high scores, but most of all register the keychain you just got! Each keychain has its own unique ability (like in the game) and by registering the keychains to the card, you can use that character in game!

Is there anything different though than just keychains and big screens? One other new feature of Disney Tsum Tsum is dual-wielding Tsum's abilities. Instead of having one Tsum Tsum chosen as your main character (like in the mobile game), players can pick two Tsum Tsum’s for ability use. This means that you fill up your Tsum meter and then use their abilities, but instead of only being able to use one, you get two! This makes gameplay much more interesting as you will find yourself strategizing as to when to use certain Tsum’s abilities. And if that isn’t a curveball, there are also two other modes besides the classic Tsum Tsum that players can try out!

Ramil Tadeo demonstrates the gameplay for Disney Tsum Tsum

“This game is a money pit.” says Ramil Tadeo, an avid Tsum Tsum fan. “I’ve spent 12 swipes ($18) in 10 minutes!” When we asked him to talk about his experience with the arcade game in comparison to the mobile version, he said, “Comparing to the iOS version in particular, the screen is definitely bigger where I find my eyes moving around a lot. Also, one of the big differences between both games is you get two ability Tsums”.

Hopefully, this game will be able to bring Tsum Tsum fans from all across the Bay Area together, and will give fans new things to collect!