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not as popular. Though if anyone remembers arcades it was popular in the us at one time.

Americans are too lazy to leave their homes for their video games. I think that's also why local co-op is so rare nowadays. It's sad, arcades are fun.

When game consoles got popular in the late '90s arcades started dying out, also Western game design and tastes changed.

This is why I hate the UK. The closest analogue we have is the amusement centre.

Don't know.
It makes me sad, because even though you have to touch greasy communal joysticks there is a joy in beating your fellow man at things.
The only ones here are ungodly expensive and more of a novelty than any place to visit regularly.

Because America is smart enough to see that it's cheaper to own things rather than rent them.

There's only one 'big' arcade that I know of in my state (aus) and I'm pretty sure the only reason it's still there is because there's a casino above it so parents can drop off their little shits to do what they want in the arcade.

It doesn't even have the old cool machines like Metal Slug or Raiden. I'd play that all the time if it existed ;_;

France has those. But it's mostly driving sims, fighting games and belt scrollers.

People would rather play online than go to an arcade and play in person.

>>9532820

Galactic Circus?
That's what I was thinking of when I wrote this: >>9532804.

are modern arcade games still considered technologically superior to most console games? that used to be a big selling point that home games were perfect arcade ports

>>9532823
Yeah. I don't like how you spend more money to play the 'good' games and they don't even last long.

Used to be one near me about 10 minutes train ride that was awesome. It had rows and rows of machines but now they downgraded it and there's only 1 DDR machine and nothing else worth playing.

What are Japan's arcades like? Does anyone have any pictures?

>>9532780
If I may throw a wild guess into the room, it's possibly because gaming is more accepted in the west than in Japan (so you can have your own console/PC and have no need to visit an arcade)?

I think most cities in the US doesn't have enough enthusiasts to keep an arcade afloat. The fact that Japan has more of these people and denser cities probably helps out arcades on the economic front.

>>9532834
>What are Japan's arcades like? Does anyone have any pictures?

The ones I went to were mostly just rows of consistent-looking machines like in the OP.

1. Arcades in Japan are dying as well
2. Population density, do you understand it? Travel is inconvenient/expensive

We used to have arcades back when some of us were younger and most of your parents were deciding if they had enough alcohol content in their system to muster the energy to concieve you.

Now, few and far in between and usually only in the biggest cities. There's not a lot of real support for it and the few you will find are typically in bigger cities.

How is Barcade?

>>9532808
>owning video games

not anymore!

>>9533027
>>9533036
Get out, EFF devs.

>>9533027
Not ever.

There used to be arcades in my childhood.
But at one point they all vanished.

I blame the jews.

>>9533040
>devs
Please stop that shit.

not profitable

>>9532808
>Wasting $60 on some shitty overrated triple AAA garbage

AMERICA IS NUMBER 1

>>9533040
I'll let you pet my tummy if you let me stay.

>>9533060
Who are you quoting?

We had a sick arcade in Times Square with three floors of arcade cabs, though I think the third had traditional games as well (skee ball, air hockey, etc). They shut down awhile back, as did Chinatown Fair (they reopened, but I hear they suck now).

Apparently they're making a comeback, but they're more similar to Barcade than a traditional arcade center.

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/08/the-surprising-stealth-rebirth-of-the-american-arcade/

>>9532875
It's a hipster bar with a handful of 80's games. Now, I don't mind the selection, they are classics, after all, but it's not a "serious video game player" arcade, it's a "I'm so nerdy look at all this nostalgia lol I have a space invaders t-shirt am I cool yet?" arcade.

>>9533073
That's what I was worried about.

Shame, because it sounds like a good idea.

There's ArcadeUFO in Austin.

Live in a vacation town.
Beaches and boardwalks are full of them.

Arcades in Japan are full of UFO catchers, purikura and gambling machines/medal games. There are hardly any actual games in most arcades (maybe one floor out of four in a big multistory one).

>>9533077
I'd think that, if you can handle social interaction, it would still be worth going just to hang out with normalfag moot, and try to gather a small circle of people who just want to sit around and bullshit about how lame the place is. My imouto lives in Brooklyn and I haven't seen her in a while and I'm trying to convince her to go just so I can use her as a social crutch and have an excuse for actually showing up that doesn't make it look like I want to fellate moot, because I know then at least there will be one cool person there to dick around with.

I mean, I'm fucking insane at Tapper and all, but it's not like I'd ever want to sit around and show off to people how great I am at it or anything. Sitting at home with a case of beer and trading off the controller on Katamari with a couple friends would be a cheaper, more enjoyable gaming experience than going to barcade for the games. Still, to mootles's credit, I guess it's better than a "normal" normalfag bar.

>>9533115
Maybe it depends on where you are or which arcade you go to? I mean, I've been to some of the more casual arcades like you describe, but I've also seen more than my fair share of ones where fighting games made up 1/2 of the machines.

Do STG arcades exist?

Because westerners want to play big budget movie games.

Blame the Playstation.

>>9532833

>>9533148
Yes? They pretty much made the genre what it is. There's a reason most Touhou games list hard mode as "arcade difficulty".

We have a couple of arcades here in Hawaii.

>>9533148
I've never seen an STG exclusive one, but I've been to a handful in Japan where they are significantly represented

>>9533148
There's STG corners in some arcade.
My favorite one is the second floor in HEY!. There's Batsugun , Twin Cobra, Cave games, Radiant Silvergun, a shitload of Darius, Raiden, Salamander, Thunder Cross, Pocky and Rocky,...

And when you're finished you can descend to the basement floor and buy loli doujinshi at Melonbooks.

>>9533140
The ones I describe are the vast majority.

http://100yenfilm.com/

Documentary that has been in development for a while which should have been released around the beginning of this year. Looks like they are almost finished.

>>9533253
Again, I say it depends on where you are. Most of the prominent arcades in Osaka, especially the ones in and around Doyama-cho, aren't just casual entertainment traps like you describe. The further away from city centers and entertainment districts, the lamer they become become, sure, but if you even consider the top floor of an Izumiya or a Jusco to be an "arcade" then you're not even giving the word the respect it deserves

My dad always wanted to start his own Arcade. But the people in charge of letting people open up businesses refuse to let him on several silly reasons.

1. An arcade could create delinquents who skip school to play arcade instead.
2. Kids gathering at an arcade could bring beers and get drunk.
3. Drug dealers could meet people at the arcade.
4. Arcades are gambling because you do not know how long you get to play on the machine.

Well, I guess we should all be happy arcades are long gone, or children would skip school, drink alcohol and do drugs.

Arcades are too dangerous and would lure all Drug dealers in

I wish arcades still existed so I could play pinball.

>>9533809

We wouldn't want kids playing those violent video games now would we? Let's have them do something safer, like upload personal photos to facebook!

>>9533809
I hate these kind of reasons. They're applied to technology all the time. "Well, your cryptographic software could be used for illegal espionage, and your filesharing protocol could be used to share copyrighted movies."

I propose we ban paper. Paper can be used:
* to produce photographic and drawn child pornography
* to produce and consume drugs (notably cocaine)
* for the purposes of blackmail, slander and hate speech
* to commit arson
* as a weapon

At the very least, paper sales should be restricted to people over the age of 21, or to government-approved license holders.

>>9533809
This is some shitty reasoning

>>9533905
There's actually a vintage pinball arcade not too far from where I live. Everything is electro-mechanical instead of digital, mostly 60's machines, so while I miss out on some of my favorites like Theater of Magic, it's still a fucking ball to go play them. A lot of them are still set up for three games (not 3 balls, 3 fucking games) for a quarter, it's a really cheap and fun way to waste an afternoon

I think its partially beacause everything in Japan is much more expensive, including video games and consoles.

This means the Japanese would rather spend short term money on multiple arcade games, rather than saving for a console and one game. Plus if they do buy a console than it can't play all games, like only certain brand titles, where as you can play arcade games no matter the brand title owners.

>>9534025
Yeah, I think it might also have something to do with cultures of transportation and the idea of visiting other people's homes, so people are more likely to socialize in public than in private.

>>9533931
5 star post, anon

>>9534062
I am little familiar with the Japanese not really having open homes to others outside of the family, but I think children and young adolescents do go to one another's homes often, but only when encouraged to or set plans have been approved by parents.

So I agree.

West is too busy generating hate and racism.

Dad guy here.

My dad has solved the problem by having 2 other friends who all rent a store room together where they have a whole bunch of machines they've bought over time as hobby. And then they just invite friends and family.

It is quite nice having access to 10 pinball machines with free play.

>>9532821
>But it's mostly driving sims, fighting games and belt scrollers
...that's honestly the best arcade setup, other than the lack of rhythm

You can't play Call of Duty in an arcade.

because no demand

>>9532801
What the HELL is with the giant hot dog?

>>9535480
It's a hot dog stand!

The main reason arcades are still alive in Japan is because riding the train home during rush hour sucks dicks. That's also why portables are so damn popular in Japan, evidently. (and are probably contributing quite a bit to how arcades are dying there too)

>>9535491
>that feel when you had hotdog stand as your theme in Windows 3.11

we got a cuple of them over here, I wish they were more I love arcades.

>>9535580
The fuck? That's called hot dog stand? I thought that would be called something like Fürer's theme or something

>>9535808
Are you colorblind or something?

>>9532801
Oh many I fucking love 2p machines, particularly when it's a really big arcade and there's no one around and there's a machine that has a load of overhanging 2p coins and then you bash it and you get like 50p in copper coins without spending anything.

>>9535815
It looks like the german flag with all that red yellow and black going on

>>9535825
I read that in an american accent and not a british one.

>>9535825
I think I'm the only person who plays those machines for profit rather than until they run out of coins.

I've earned like, £3.70 on the 2p machine circuit.

>>9535825
Once, I spent like £4 on a 10p machine and finally got a shitload of money to come out, much more than I'd put in anyway, but the machine was actually a piece of shit. When the money fell out there was only a chance that you'd actually get it and it took me ages to figure out that I wasn't getting my money.

>>9535848
>>9535842
If you guys are actually British I can't hear it when I read it in my head. You guys need to type more english-y so I can conjure a proper accent in my head.

>>9535861
I actually type "Mom" and correct my "favourites" into "favorite" so that I can fit in.

I only play with friends or by myself. If some weird ass goes 2P while I'm playing then I just walk away.

>>9535861
Yeah well bruv you see I'm goin' dawhn to skeggie for the weekend right? and ders dis machine right that gives ya all this moneh if you put some dosh in and 'ave the lady luck on your side right so but I fink dat dere's a better way to do it like wifout puttin' any money in so I gave it some good 'ard smacks like and the pennies are fauckin drippin down innit?

>>9535879
Much better. Thank you.

>not having to deal with broken controls
>not having to touch greasy controls
>not having to smell or look at your opponent

>>9535919
All the flaws of home gaming.

>>9535826
Hitler's flag was not the democratic German flag.
Democratic: Black, Red, Yellow.
Dictatorship: Black, White, Red.

>>9535833

What does an American accent sound like? Besides Brooklyn, Southern, and Midwest accents I can't really think of what that would be.

>>9533101
This. I visited an arcade in Virginia beach that had just about every fighter in existance.

What the heck, are these ashtrays near the buttons?

>>9536482
It sounds non-British.

I wish all the DDR/ITG machines weren't expensive or pieces of shit where I live. On top of that, they just refuse to load custom tracks on my USB, so no touhou mixes.

>>9537392

Japanese people smoke a lot

>>9537377
Mind telling me where this arcade was?

I feel extremely lucky to live near two fully operational arcades. The first has two levels with tons of games (a Pop'n Music cabinet and Raiden IV stand out), with one section devoted to imported cabinets, and one for classic cabinets like Tetris and Donkey Kong. The other arcade has less games, but has all the necessary ones like SF2, Guilty Gear, Initial D, Daytona USA, BlazBlue, Arcana Heart, and Beatmania IIDX (unsure of the exact versions of those last few).

I used to own a Taito Egret 3.

There's still a fair few arcades in London, just need to know where to look.

>>9537629

That's pretty cool Anonymous, where do you live?

>>9537447

Smoking while wrecking a random scrub is great. Nothing like pulling a finisher out of your ass while blowing smoke out of your face holes.

We have an arcade in Portland that used to be cool before the bros found out about it, and now it's a shitty brocade for dicks. Japanese arcades are nice, and they keep their machines in tip top shape, but their pricing is a bit steep. Then again, it's nice to be assured that the machine will be in perfect working order.

>>9537669
Arizona. Talking about the Gameworks in Tempe and the Golfland Sunsplash arcade in Mesa.

>>9537732
Oh hey, I go to these both often, but more so to Castles n Coasters because it's closer, It's not as good aside from the DDR/ITG cabs, but they do have a 2nd story made up of pure classic shmup and a neogeo machine.

>>9537732

Oh. I think Arizona might be too hot and dry for my tastes, but it's not like I go outside anyway. It would be nice to have something to do outside because playing MMOs, watching anime and browsing /jp/ get boring after awhile.

>>9537764
>pure classic shmup and a neogeo machine
I need to go to C&C.

>>9537768
It's not that bad.

You know how in Japanese media, "tough guys" are often portrayed as delinquents who skip school and go to arcades?

Let me ask something about that. Is it really considered badass and cool to go to an arcade? Now I love arcades and everything, but I thought they'd be ridiculed for playing games by their peers.

8ing yo

Americans are fat because they don't go to the arcades to play.

>>9537846
they aren't bad ass for visiting an arcade
they're bad ass for skipping school, because schools is for turbonerds

>>9538866
But the real badasses can skip school inside the school, sitting on the roof the entire time (disturbing all the school's love stories), smoking, being totally cool and looking badass.

i never had the money to play arcade games as a kid
one play cost the equivalent of about 1 dollar and i got like 5 bux a week from my parents

>>9532793
>I think that's also why local co-op is so rare nowadays.
Sad. I enjoyed playing split-screen co-op with my brother.

>>9538937
Why is he trying to avoid eye contact with the panties?

>>9539006
They're panties, so it's embarrassing.

I don't like arcades much, but I do like arcade games. Arcades aren't necessary for arcade-like games to be developed for consoles and computers, so there's not much problem with them going away.

Even if there was an arcade next door with everything I'd want to play, I'd probably still just fire up MAME and practice with savestates.

>>9537647

Most of them sucks now. Funland is closed and arcade in the vicinity aren't that good. Casino remain decent but most of their machines are way too used, they never did any maintenance on their SSF4 machines.

They have couple shmup (Mushihime and MMP). Namco station is subpar as well, no shmup, no fighting but tekken 6.

London is bad arcade wise... Same as the whole UK. There isn't a single IIDX cabinet in this fail country. Even France have one. And they have Pop n' Music 18 in Paris too...

Speaking of school, it starts today in my city. It's like a weight being lifted off my shoulders. Now if I could just wake up earlier than 3PM I could enjoy an empty arcade.

>>9532796
this
you cant have a "cinematic experience" in the arcade

The local mall one town over has an arcade in it, pretty neat. near 60+ games moving from pinball, platformers, old iconic games, new ones, fighters, racing, ddr, etc. It's pretty nice but for some reason the mall is pissed they are getting so much traffic so now they are looking for a new location

>>9540180
That's how I feel about most lightgun games though. They're never as fun at home, even if you have a decent peripheral.

There used to be a good one here in NYC in Chinatown. It's still there but now it's just basically Guitar Hero and other crap. There were a fantastic number of arcades in Southern California throughout the years as well and they all kind of shuttered in quick succession.

We have a nice little arcade here in NC, but the owners love pinball more than anything.
Has some fun games like Knights of Valor 3 or Mach Breakers

I'm still surprised they allow you to smoke in Japanese arcades. I would hate to be sitting next to someone chain smoking.

There's a little arcade in my mall that, at one time, was pretty big and filled with a lot of cool games. They cut it to a 3rd of the size it was, put a subway next to it, and filled it with boring shooting games and pinball games.

I wish they would put a fighting game in there. I don't even care which, just one. Back in it's golden years, they had a Soul Calibur machine that was always crowded and then one day they got rid of it. The bowling alley is the only place that still has a fighting game machine in it and it's just Tekken 2.

Feels bad man.

>>9540466
Also, there's another arcade a ways away (about 150 miles where my dad lives) that I've been to a few times that's like my holy grail. They've got so many machines there. Marvel vs Capcom, MvC2, Project Justice, Tekken 4, Tekken Tag Tournament, Soul Calibur, Darkstalkers, and a bunch of others I didn't recognize at the time. I really hope they're still there.

>>9540436
>mfw a pussy non smoker is posting near me

>>9540299
Theres still a few good ones in cali.

I've never had a decent arcade near me, but I did live near a place with an initial D machine for a while, best arcade game ever.

The only arcade near me is at the bowling alley a few miles away. They have quite a few games, the only problem is it's horribly maintained. I went there not long ago and half the games just straight up don't work, and the others all have problems that make them unplayable. The only working pinball machine has a busted flipper, Capcom vs. SNK has a fucked up screen and everything is green, diagonals are impossible to do with the P1 stick, Lethal Enforcers is calibrated wrong so you can only reload, and one of the DDR machines has no sound. I just ended up playing Galaga and some Japanese Point Blank variant where you shoot ghosts. It was pretty depressing really, to see all those games in such a poor state.

The arcade at the mall I've lived near my whole life is now a damned fabric store. I'm going to miss playing Street Fighter II in there.

The only arcade in my area that I can think of with a variety of fighters in it is the one in Canada's Wonderland. And I'm not paying 80 bucks or whatever just to spend 5 dollars on MvC2.

bampu pantsu

We do.
http://arcadeufo.com/arcade.php

Not even disney world arcade had good games.

I just gave up on East coast arcades

>>9532780
because they are fucking expensive.
throwing in one coin after another , buying the game can be cheaper.

>>9545308
How old is that picture? It doesn't have the shitty timed-console MvC3, Mortal Kombat, and SkullGirls.

>>9545308

Damn that place looks neat

>Austin, TX

With any luck I'll be going there november for the grand prix, if I do then I'll stop by that arcade fo sho.

Japan is trying to become America lite gaming wise so there's been a decline in the Japanese arcade scene.

>>9532780
Japan has things that the west does not, The west has things that Japan does not...deal with it

>>9545352
Motherland had small gacha columns in every store some time ago. Well, not gacha, just lottery. You put something like 1/6 of a dollar and expect more to come out. Of course there was only 5% chance to get your coin back and 1% chance to get two of them. People were flocking around those pillars for years, until they got banned. Now they just put aggregate in various buildings with shaded or blocked out windows.

>>9545515
>You put something like 1/6 of a dollar
Something like 16 2/3 cents? Did the machines have built-in penny cutters or something?

>>9545527
Because motherland and its Roubles instead of money.
So its 5 rouble coin, no need to cut anything. People were coming with bags full of those coins just to "play".

Actually, I forgot. There are different machines around now, they have a display with some poorly drawn mechanic that walk through and breaks/repairs stuff on his way like in a platformer. You cant control anything, and the outcome is the same of course - you get jack shit. I guess by including visual element they bypassed the ban on lotteries. Now its 100% legit arcades. Why I'm not happy yet...

There's a Japanese style arcade around an hour away from me. I went once, but they were closed when I got there. I've been too lazy to go back since, plus bus tickets are expensive.

>>9545568
(And by closed I mean it just hasn't opened for daily operations yet.)

>>9545568
Looks like a giant ass bird left poop trails on the floor.

i wish we had pachinko in the us
i'd make so much money
just gotta watch out for niggers waiting to snatch my balls

So recently I found an arcade in chinatown. It has all the latest rhythm games but I'm to scared to play, even when the place is empty.
Any suggestions?

>>9545752
Go back to elementary school and learn to write properly.

>>9545752

Just go for it. Maybe the pleasure of playing the games will outweigh the anxiety. If not, at least you'll know

>>9545752
If you suck, nobody will notice you, so no need to worry unless you're some fanatic who practices rhythm games all day.

>>9545761
My grammar isn't wrong. Did my phrasing hurt your delicate true-NEET sensibilities?

>>9545819
>I'm to scared to play
That isn't correct in any form of English I know of.

>>9545819
>>9545829
oh man I can already feel yet another 100 post long nerdfight

>>9545829
I'm American.

>>9545836
Good for you. Does that excuse you being incorrect?

>>9545866
Yes. American person can do whatever he pleases on american imageboard.

>>9533123
You sound a little normal yourself.
You sure you shouldn't be leaving?

>>9545829

People say "I'm to scared to X" all the time, there's nothing incorrect about it. Maybe the first "to" is supposed to be "too", but there is nothing grammatically wrong with saying the phrase.

Maybe in whatever retarded dialect of English you speak it is. Also, yu were irrationally rude, you criticized a guy who wrote like a person who was well educated in English.

By the way, even when someone does fuck up their grammar/spelling, keep in mind that English might not be their first language before you go off calling them retarded kids.

>>9545885

Inb4 someone mentions I misspelled "you".

>>9545885
It's grammatically incorrect because "to" is a word with its own meaning, and that meaning does not overlap with "too". I don't care if English isn't their first language, they shouldn't be posting here if they still make incredibly basic mistakes.

>>9545891
Thats called misspelling, and its remotely common. No need to thank me, I'm always at your service.

>>9545891
If you don't want to participate in the arcade discussion, you shouldn't be posting here.

>>9545897
Your "yu" was obviously a misspelling, because it's not actually a word. Given all the words he could have misspelled, though, and given that mixing up "to" and "too" is a common mistake, it's far more likely that it was a mistake in usage and not a misspelling.

>>9545891

Every single other thing in his post was perfectly correct though. You took one of the most common spelling (not grammar) mistakes, and started being really rude to someone over it.

If anyone is a retarded child, it's you.

>>9545903
It's not "mine". If you can't even tell who is who there, just leave already. Your inability to discern two absolutely different writing styles is insulting to me.

Western arcades only have translated games, right?

Population density. Also RPGs and Beat em ups are traditional Japanese vidya while the West is more RTS and FPS.

One pair is clearly more suited to arcades than the other

>>9545939
RPGs aren't suited for arcades...

>>9545945
Not with that attitude

>>9545919
Depends. The two nearby have a bit of a mix although far less than half are untranslated. One has a few untranslated Initial D and rhythm games and another has a section for untranslated games in those low, white cabinets.

Because we don't have enough rhythmge / border break / exvs

>>9545958
You can never have enough EXVS.

>>9545962
I can. Waiting for FB.

>>9532801

There's the trocadero in london which used to be really good but I haven't been in years

>>9532780
Because England is a shit country and youth culture is dominated by chavs and people with no interest in nerdy things like arcade games. Also, the lack of interest makes it more expensive to operate, so lots of places hold on to outdated/faulty machines way longer than they should.

For example, my local AMF (a bowling alley) has a bunch of arcade games, including DDR. They had a Dancing Stage Euromix 2 for an incredibly long time, and only got a Supernova in 2010 or so. However, the screen on it was faulty or not connected properly or something, and despite numerous reports/complaints and giving out extra credits when the machine fucked up, they never got it fixed. Then about a year or so ago, they replaced it with another shitty Euromix 2 because it was apparently expensive and underused (I fucking wonder why). So much for progress.

The only decent arcade in England is probably the one at the Trocadero in London. It's actually pretty good; the trouble is though, that anyone not living nearby, with easy access to central London via train/tube, has great difficulty getting to it. Driving into London is pretty much a no-go, getting a coach takes forever depending on your location, and getting a train from anywhere that's not an adjacent county is prohibitively expensive.

>>9546073

So much truth, I fucking hate living in the UK so much. I'm probably closer to a 'normal' than many people on this board, I go to parties and take drugs and stuff and even I think the UK is boring as fuck. The only choice of entertainment is either a pub or a club which I can't stand because I don't drink and the only events we have are stuff like MCM expo or Japan Festival, the latter being as excruciatingly awful as it sounds. MCM isn't bad but has gotten worse over the years.

Go to another country, there's much more entertaining shit even in Canada which is said to be the most boring place in North America, at least you can walk around at night without having to worry about being stabbed. You know you live in a shit country when it's actually surreal to feel safe.

>>9546073
Trocadero (Funland) has been closed for over a year.

All the good cabinets have been taken by some guy who'll be opening an arcade for just fighting games in central some time.

Casio Arcade in Goodge Street has various games available, SSFIV AE, 3s, there's always 2 or 3 cave STGs and they have some huge Darius Blast cabinet. Only one in Europe.

There's also Vegas Arcade in Soho that has an ITG machine, DJ Max Technika 2 and a few other things from Trocadero (Funland) when it closed down.

However, the basement of Trocadero is open again with arcade games and there's a fair amount to play. Point Blank 1 & 2, Daytona USA and Sega Rally Championship are the highlights though.

Living in the UK isn't great I agree, but living close to London makes it a little easier.

Pic related, my Egret 3 before I sold it because I thought I was moving. Had an ESP Ra.De. board in it, I don't like emulation.

Going to get an Aero City when I eventually move.

>>9545965
Wait, Isn't Border Break an MMO ? do they have MMO's in Japanese arcades ?

Arcade games mean leaving my house so I'm not much for them, but it is upsetting having to live here.

Honestly, to other people in the UK I can only recommend one thing: choose a country you'd rather be in and make it happen. I'm getting out soon; I think I'd be in despair my whole life if I had to stay.

There are practically NO arcades left in my country. Sucks pretty damn bad.

> I'm probably closer to a 'normal' than many people on this board, I go to parties and take drugs

No you are a normal.

Listen guys, I didn't read the thread. I just want to tell you that I went to an arcade in Japan yesterday and it was awesome.

I played that taiko game, it was awesome. I played some really fucking complicated gundam simulator game, it was awesome. I played "Magical Quiz Academy" which is some fucking otaku trivia thing, and it was so much fun that I played it for like two hours. Japan is fucking great. suck it, weebs.

>>9546403
>Listen guys, I didn't read the thread.
No you listen to me. Gtfo nerd.

>>9546181
Yes, networked games have had fairly decent popularity in Japanese arcades for many years now. See also; IM@S, Quest of D, etc..

>>9546403
You spoilered "suck it, weebs" to project a facade that you are ostensibly, not a weeb.

Fucking weeaboo

>>9546381
Who u quotan

>>9546421
That sounds incredibly fun.

>>9546381

I don't think you know what a normal is

I just want some place to go and play fighting games with other people.

>>9546302

I'm in the same boat as you, I'm trying to kick the NEET habit so I can get a job and pick up sticks to go elsewhere. God speed, let's get out of this shithole.

>>9549231
HELL yeah! Poor me, why did I have the misfortune of becoming a NEET... ;_; It's like my life is a cage and I want nothing more than to escape.

>>9549269
consider an hero

>>9549552

Consider >>>/b/