DARTSLIVE, the arcade darts brand under the Sega Sammy Group, is bringing back two of Sega's most beloved early-2000s arcade hits. Starting July 9, 2026 (Thursday), a limited-time collaboration campaign featuring MUSHIKING: The King of Beetles and Love and Berry: Dress Up and Dance! arrives on DARTSLIVE's online darts machines.
First appearing in 2003 and 2004, these two Sega arcade classics captivated a generation of children growing up in the Heisei era. Now, both titles make a limited-time appearance in the DARTSLIVE universe, with collaboration darts games and exclusive digital content available for purchase.
Campaign Page: https://www.dartslive.com/jp/campaign/mushiking_osharemajo/index.html
Summer Means Bugs: MUSHIKING 501 Features Naomi Shindo's Voice as Popo
DARTSLIVE's online machines — DARTSLIVE3 and DARTSLIVE2 — will offer the collaboration game MUSHIKING 501 for a limited time. On DARTSLIVE3, players will hear voice lines from Naomi Shindo, who voices the character Popo in MUSHIKING, at various points during play, making for an even more immersive experience.
Players who meet the play conditions in the collaboration game can also earn digital content.
Live Effect: Play MUSHIKING 501 five times. (*1)
DARTSLIVE Theme: Earn battle points based on match results (win, loss, or draw). Earn 5 battle points to unlock. (*2)
(*1) Compatible with DARTSLIVE3 / DARTSLIVE HOME.
(*2) Also compatible with DARTSLIVE3 / DARTSLIVE HOME.
Players who log more plays of MUSHIKING 501 on DARTSLIVE3 will also be entered into a lottery for a limited-edition DARTSLIVE card. The special design evokes the collectible cards from the original arcade game, offering a nostalgic touch for anyone who grew up collecting them.
Game Details: https://www.dartslive.com/jp/campaign/mushiking_osharemajo/index.html
A Variety of Digital Content Featuring Both Titles
The campaign also offers a range of digital content featuring designs from both MUSHIKING: The King of Beetles and Love and Berry: Dress Up and Dance!.
MUSHIKING: The King of Beetles
Award Movie (3 versions)
Live Effect (3 versions)
Love and Berry: Dress Up and Dance!
Award Movie (3 versions)
Live Effect (3 versions)
About the Two Titles
MUSHIKING: The King of Beetles
Released by Sega in 2003, MUSHIKING: The King of Beetles is a trading card arcade game in which players use cards depicting real-life beetles to battle each other in a simple rock-paper-scissors format. Its accessible yet surprisingly deep gameplay made it an enormous hit, especially among elementary school students at the time.
The franchise went on to become an anime and film series, turning into a genuine cultural phenomenon.
Love and Berry: Dress Up and Dance!
Released by Sega in 2004, Love and Berry: Dress Up and Dance! is a trading card arcade game aimed at girls, in which players use fashion cards to dress up the characters Love and Berry before taking on dance battles. Often described as "the girls' version of MUSHIKING," it became a huge hit and left a lasting mark on girls' culture at the time.
Blending fashion, music, and dance, it remains one of the defining titles of its era.
