Hi.
I'm going to San Jose for the very first time on Saturday. I want to find some arcades there that I can enjoy. Does anyone have any advice for the best ones in the area?
Arcades in San Jose
- Bradtemple87
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Re: Arcades in San Jose
There is nothing in San Jose, but Milpitas Golfland has been around for a long time
Re: Arcades in San Jose
They Just opened a Fun Factory inside of the Westfield Oakridge Mall is San Jose CA.
http://arcadeheroes.com/2012/07/09/fun- ... n-jose-ca/
They seem to be pretty legit as they offer Initial D, Some awesome rail shooters, SF4 AE and Tekken 6BR!
Have a Great Trip
http://arcadeheroes.com/2012/07/09/fun- ... n-jose-ca/
They seem to be pretty legit as they offer Initial D, Some awesome rail shooters, SF4 AE and Tekken 6BR!
Have a Great Trip
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Re: Arcades in San Jose
Meh, I consider Milpitas as part of San Jose, it's simpler that way. All of those places over there, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, etc. it's easier to just refer to all of them collectively as "San Jose."Bradtemple87 wrote:There is nothing in San Jose, but Milpitas Golfland has been around for a long time
There is a San Jose Golfland I think actually, I could be wrong though. I know there's also one in Sunnyvale. Frankly, I'm not a huge fan of the Golfland arcades, they tend to focus a LOT on music games and fighting games, mostly street fighters, not my cup of tea. Not nearly enough Neo Geo, or shmups even!
There's a really rad arcade in San Mateo I believe, which isn't too far from SJ. They're more on the shmup side of things, which is right up my alley.
There's also some retro game shops in SJ, but stay away from Space Cat, they've got a decent amount of stuff, but pretty bad prices.
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On a semi related note is the San Jose Flea Market still there? I bought some retro games there, some were imports.
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Re: Arcades in San Jose
here's some to consider:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/nickel-city-san-jose
http://www.daveandbusters.com/
not sure if there arcades are good these days, but check it out if your close.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/nickel-city-san-jose
http://www.daveandbusters.com/
not sure if there arcades are good these days, but check it out if your close.
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Re: Arcades in San Jose
I haven't been there in a while, but Sunnyvale Golfland was always the best in the bay. Capcom used it as their testing ground back in the 80s and 90s since their headquarters is nearby.

Oh man, don't let the yuppies hear you lump Shallow Alto and San Jose into one.Lokkenjawnz wrote:
Meh, I consider Milpitas as part of San Jose, it's simpler that way. All of those places over there, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, etc. it's easier to just refer to all of them collectively as "
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There is. It's by that infamous train crossing.Lokkenjawnz wrote:There is a San Jose Golfland I think actually, I could be wrong though.
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arnold_the_bartender wrote:There is. It's by that infamous train crossing.Lokkenjawnz wrote:There is a San Jose Golfland I think actually, I could be wrong though.
The one where they stop traffic just for a two-car light rail train to pass? It always looks funny to me.