Very well put, and a great observation in saving some of the classics and fun of classic/arcade gaming. I really don't have any say or anything.. But, this, to me, is a strong nomination for the Front Page. And, my pick or post of the day!
You pay for gas/repairs and pizza and I will cheer for you while you play like no one else.
I have never drawn a crowd of people when I play, unless I'm playing for tokens and I'm wasted screaming at 6 year old kids 'bout my leet token skillz.
I have never drawn a crowd of people when I play, unless I'm playing for tokens and I'm wasted screaming at 6 year old kids 'bout my leet token skillz.
I wish there were more arcades in the states. Japan has a huge arcade industry, I don't see why arcade gaming essentially died in the U.S. Oh well, I guess we have XBLA, PSN, and the Virtual Console to make up for that.
Am I the only one amazed that some local pizza joint has a freaking Metal Slug machine? I would gladly come out to wherever you are and cheer you on, but I've got next.
This pool a friend and I would go to had a Metal Slug machine, and any time we'd play, kids would watch. They thought we were brothers, and loved watching. It was awesome. I miss that pool, and that Neo Geo machine...
there's still some cades around here in MD/VA. Lately though it seems to be dying out in this state too. (or at least my area.)
I've gotten crowds in many areas though. Course probably most at DDR as parents walk by with the "How do they do that?" or "That looks hard!". Hell, a few of my friends have got some a person watch us, love it, and basically give us a dollar each just for an encore. Cool I guess but its a great feeling in the end.
Every now and then you'll get crowds at Fighting games but usually the fighting game buffs. I personally just love the arcade for all the loud noise, all the crap going on within it, and it's still a nice way to meet new people through it. I've met more than enough people playing DDR or Tekken/Street Fighter. With it dying, i'm kinda stuck in the house getting fat or finding some other medium to do at the mall. It's really bad.
I've gotten crowds in many areas though. Course probably most at DDR as parents walk by with the "How do they do that?" or "That looks hard!". Hell, a few of my friends have got some a person watch us, love it, and basically give us a dollar each just for an encore. Cool I guess but its a great feeling in the end.
Every now and then you'll get crowds at Fighting games but usually the fighting game buffs. I personally just love the arcade for all the loud noise, all the crap going on within it, and it's still a nice way to meet new people through it. I've met more than enough people playing DDR or Tekken/Street Fighter. With it dying, i'm kinda stuck in the house getting fat or finding some other medium to do at the mall. It's really bad.
Montreal has it's arcade out on crescent street and I know of another one close to my home town when I was out in the fucking sticks
Whenever I go to a movie theater I spend at least an hour in the arcade, no matter how small they are. This one cineplex has a Virtual Fighter anda Tekken 3 cabinet right next to eachother. Every once in a while I see some pros playing and just watch them play until they leave.
Being just down the road from Chicago we use to have Midway and Taito machines in every pizza place and grocery store and movie theatre.
Taito closed up, Midway just...I don't know...and all that seems to be at our local pizza hut are stupid crane machines.
And there's "noise laws" so there's no noise coming out the arcade in the mall. It's like on life support.
We do have a place called Kick's Pizza but it's meh. Time Crisis is about the only real cabinet.
But also -- that banner rules. Popful Mail, vastly underrated.
Taito closed up, Midway just...I don't know...and all that seems to be at our local pizza hut are stupid crane machines.
And there's "noise laws" so there's no noise coming out the arcade in the mall. It's like on life support.
We do have a place called Kick's Pizza but it's meh. Time Crisis is about the only real cabinet.
But also -- that banner rules. Popful Mail, vastly underrated.

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