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Theres still an arcade in my hometown mall (Tilt) but its mostly filled with children's games to win tickets; However it still have Marvel Vs. Capcom2 and Soul Caliber and a few others. The fact is people are lazy and would rather play a video game in the comfort of their own home. Arcades just can't bring in enough profit to be worth the effort anymore.
I think that two major factors are contributing to the demise of the arcade:
1. The visuals of current arcade games aren't nearly as far beyond consoles as they were in the 90's. In most cases they tend to look identical to their console counterparts, and in a few instances, they actually look worse in the arcade. That's one arcade advantage lost.
2. The other loss is the socialized multiplayer(I know it sounds redundant) that could only be found at the time by stacking a your quarters and playing a complete stranger who could either be revealed as a complete noob or the kicker of your ass. Now, however, all it takes is a series of tubes to pit you against a bevy of badasses/noobs, in most cases for free. Strike two for arcades.
Sad to say, as great of a nostalgia trip as they can be, arcades seem to be the Cro-magnon of videogames; just another evolutionary stepping stone to something more functional.
Oh, and your title is fucking terrific.
Sega should bring back that hologram game "Time Traveler".