Do you have an arcade where you live?

I have had three close down in our city. Thankfully another one opened with the same owner as my favorite arcade. I wanted to see how many people have a local or arcade or fun center. Maybe if you have the time leave the name of the place. The arcade near me is arcade UFO austin, tx. I think arcades are important to gaming culture.

I have had three close down in our city. Thankfully another one opened with the same owner as my favorite arcade. I wanted to see how many people have a local or arcade or fun center. Maybe if you have the time leave the name of the place. The arcade near me is arcade UFO austin, tx. I think arcades are important to gaming culture.

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Nope, but I have a Gameworks here in Seattle...I love getting my card full, and playing DDR for about an hour or more :P. Bass7

yes and i love playing DDR, house of the dead 1,2,34, time crisis 1-4, marvel vs capcom 1-2, ski-ball :P and air hockey

i love arcades

Nope, but I have a Gameworks here in Seattle...I love getting my card full, and playing DDR for about an hour or more :P. Bass7

i used to go there when i lived in seattle. what ddr mixes do they have?where i live the closest working machine in good condition is like a 45 minute drive.

I used to work at an arcade until it closed down (greatest job of all time ever).

I've kinda been looking for employment ever since... Aside from losing my source of income, it felt like I was losing a part of myself. I had been coming there since I was in FIRST grade, I met my friends there, I regularly met with my friends there all those years later.

Arcades are fading out, and I really want to do something to stop it, but its looking bleak.

What is everyones current favorite arcade game?

Maximum Tune 3, Time Crisis 4, and House of the Dead 4 for me. I love arcade racers and rail shooters, which are of course played best in the arcade.

This might have been obvious from my Elizabeth Conway icon.

[QUOTE="Bass7"]Nope, but I have a Gameworks here in Seattle...I love getting my card full, and playing DDR for about an hour or more :P. wslacker2

Lol...well I'm not even old enough to drink, so I doubt I've ever seen you there :P. Ughh Seahawks though, ajslk;djf what happened :(. Oh well, I still love Seattle :).

i used to go there when i lived in seattle. what ddr mixes do they have?where i live the closest working machine in good condition is like a 45 minute drive.

higgydiggy

Hmm...last time I went, they had Extreme, Super Nova....and of course....USA *shivers*. :P.

[QUOTE="wslacker2"][QUOTE="Bass7"] Same, I live down the street from there. Other than having a beer there and watching a Seahawks game, I've never played an arcade game there.Bass7

Lol...well I'm not even old enough to drink, so I doubt I've ever seen you there :P. Ughh Seahawks though, ajslk;djf what happened :(. Oh well, I still love Seattle :).

i used to go there when i lived in seattle. what ddr mixes do they have?where i live the closest working machine in good condition is like a 45 minute drive.

higgydiggy

Hmm...last time I went, they had Extreme, Super Nova....and of course....USA *shivers*. :P.

all i have is extreme and it doesnt even work anymore.as a matter of fact i havent gone to the movies for like 3 months so they may have gotten rid of it. now i only play like twice a year when i go to universal studios like a 3 hour drive to orlando...

I hope that you all get arcade near you soon. There was a period here were there was no arcade accept at dave and busters, and austin park and pizza. I have realized that arcade culture is ultra important for the gaming world. Also that it was important to me. I have always played games but here recently I have had much more of a appreciation for games. There are not many places left with decent arcades. I hope that mayors or city planners keep arcades around they have their own culture as well as a great atmosphere and often breath life into any area they are.

Unfortunately about the closest thing most places have to arcades currently are the deaded "Family Entertainment Center". Places that usually involve multiple other gimmicks (go karts, miniature golf, lazer tag, etc.) with overpriced food and "ticket" games. If you are lucky you might find a decent selection of ACTUAL video games.

What irks me though, is that this is what people currently consider an "arcade".

Yeah we have a Nickle City and for us adults a Dave and Busters arcade. Pirate700

[QUOTE="Pirate700"]Yeah we have a Nickle City and for us adults a Dave and Busters arcade. Scott_Malkinson

[QUOTE="Scott_Malkinson"][QUOTE="Pirate700"]Yeah we have a Nickle City and for us adults a Dave and Busters arcade. Pirate700