Round 1 Bowling and Amusement in SoCal (mucho pics!)

[CD AGES]

DnB= Yuck!

[noiseredux]

DnB= Yuck!

yeah. I know this man.

[CD AGES]

This Round 1 venture also houses a Ping Pong room, Darts area, Pool Tables, and 12 private Karokee rooms as well as a bar and a Dining area.

[ExedExes]

DnB= Yuck!

Not so much in '99-'02, I'd be at the one in south NY (Palisades Center Mall) all the damn time, that's where I 1CC'ed the original House of The Dead and Confidential Mission, also had 8 player big screen Daytona USA (with cameras and monitors), Total Vice, Soul Calibur, Police 911, Mocap Boxing, Sega Strike Fighter, Airline Pilots, F355 Challenge (3 screens!) and so much more. Redemption games were decent too, that's where I won my first digital camera.

I bet it quickly degenerated into something not so memorable and fun, the nature of the modern arcade beast, sadly.

[Menegrothx]

There isn't a single other human in any of these photos. How is this place staying in business?

I dont get how any arcade could stay in business nowadays since you play most if not all of the games in arcade quality at home for much cheaper. If you only plan to play a few games, it's cheaper to play in the arcades but buying the console/PC version is a lot cheaper in the long run

[Zing]

I stopped needing to go to the arcade once Tekken 2 was released for the PlayStation.

[ExedExes]

I dont get how any arcade could stay in business nowadays since you play most if not all of the games in arcade quality at home for much cheaper. If you only plan to play a few games, it's cheaper to play in the arcades but buying the console/PC version is a lot cheaper in the long run

Understood, but for many of us who grew up in them, I think the atmosphere, the sights & sounds, and just the feeling you get of standing or sitting in front of these massive cabinets nowadays is a feeling that can't really be replicated with a home console. I can see that they finally caught up with the once-sophisticated hardware, but there's still a sensory experience and a strong feeling of nostalgia for me, and that's why I try my best to get out there and experience it while I still can.

It's also kind of funny that the larger, "big-box" arcades are now overtaking the mom&pop's, just like many retail establishments in this day and age.

[alienjesus]

This is much fancier than the arcade I went to. The machines in the aqrcade I went to were a bit beaten up and most weren't the proper cab, just generic ones with the board inside. It was also WAAAAYYY smaller than this place.

There used to be a pretty big and modern arcade in the Trocadero in London, but it closed unfortunately - the landlord decided he wanted it to be used for something else and pulled the power on the arcade owners without warning.

[CD AGES]

I stopped needing to go to the arcade once Tekken 2 was released for the PlayStation.

I dont get how any arcade could stay in business nowadays since you play most if not all of the games in arcade quality at home for much cheaper. If you only plan to play a few games, it's cheaper to play in the arcades but buying the console/PC version is a lot cheaper in the long run

Very Well said ExedExes...

Understood, but for many of us who grew up in them, I think the atmosphere, the sights & sounds, and just the feeling you get of standing or sitting in front of these massive cabinets nowadays is a feeling that can't really be replicated with a home console. I can see that they finally caught up with the once-sophisticated hardware, but there's still a sensory experience and a strong feeling of nostalgia for me, and that's why I try my best to get out there and experience it while I still can.

Here are 2 small interviews with 2 independent arcade owners from the newly established
"Yestercades" and the legendary "Eight on the Break". Both owners give a very good reason why the arcade experience cannot be replicated at home.
I hope everyone enjoys these amazing videos and hopefully gets YOU to go to your local arcade if you have access to one.

[CD AGES]

This is much fancier than the arcade I went to. The machines in the aqrcade I went to were a bit beaten up and most weren't the proper cab, just generic ones with the board inside. It was also WAAAAYYY smaller than this place.

There is an arcade near my area just like you mentioned here. It's very small but damn is it abundant with fighting games. I enjoy going to this place for competitive purposes and leveling up my skills.

There used to be a pretty big and modern arcade in the Trocadero in London, but it closed unfortunately - the landlord decided he wanted it to be used for something else and pulled the power on the arcade owners without warning.

I actually recall reading an article regarding this unfortunate situation not too long ago. What a shame.