Pariah_Dark Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 (edited) Hey does anyone remember the old arcades from back in the day? For those younger gamers out there, they wouldn't understand the magic and coolness of it. Social gaming today means playing with people online. But in truth, it actually feels empty because even though you're talking with anyone from anywhere in the world while playing games, they're faceless. See, back in the day, social gaming meant literally socializing in real life, face to face. But unfortunately, as tech evolved, some things died out. The arcades were one of those casualties. But if you could bring the arcade back in some semblance, what games would you use? I know some I would use are: GI Joe Crazy Taxi Street Fighter 3 Strider Pac-man What games would you use if you could build your own arcade? Also, if anyone wants to take part in a twitch beta trivia game show about gaming, leave a comment here Edited April 3 by Pariah_Dark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddracarys Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Are arcades not a common sight where you are in the world? They're very much still alive where I live (Oceania). Back before Tekken 7 had its official console release, I actually played it for the first time at my local arcade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHIL_DADDY1 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 6 minutes ago, ddracarys said: Are arcades not a common sight where you are in the world? They're very much still alive where I live (Oceania). Back before Tekken 7 had its official console release, I actually played it for the first time at my local arcade. We still have the TimeZone's in Australia, etc, but there used to be a lot more smaller arcades years ago, maybe in the back of a video (not sure if you're old enough to remember) store, at the fish & chip (hamburger) shop, milkbar and other places like that. Haven't really seen to many of these relics still remain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddracarys Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 10 minutes ago, PHIL_DADDY1 said: We still have the TimeZone's in Australia, etc, but there used to be a lot more smaller arcades years ago, maybe in the back of a video (not sure if you're old enough to remember) store, at the fish & chip (hamburger) shop, milkbar and other places like that. Haven't really seen to many of these relics still remain... Oh yes, I imagine there were a lot more arcade offerings back then compared to now, I suppose I was just surprised the OP phrased themselves as if arcades were completely scrubbed. While I did see a few arcades walking around Brisbane, my experience mostly comes from Auckland (where I've lived for the most part), and arcades are still quite bustling there. The last time I was in Auckland (late last year), a friend and I actually spent an entire afternoon at an arcade that ended with me versing a stranger at the hardest song on Dance Dance Revolution. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah_Dark Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 2 hours ago, ddracarys said: Are arcades not a common sight where you are in the world? They're very much still alive where I live (Oceania). Back before Tekken 7 had its official console release, I actually played it for the first time at my local arcade. Unfortunately, in my part of the globe, modern gaming has made the arcade experience all but extinct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman_Spinksy1 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 It's been years since going to an Arcade, they still exist at small amusement parks but it's mainly the money grab machines nowadays. I remember challenging random people to Tekken, Mortal Kombat and Ridge Racer and getting a crowd gathering when playing. Also TimeSplitters was a blast as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah_Dark Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 5 hours ago, Hitman_Spinksy1 said: It's been years since going to an Arcade, they still exist at small amusement parks but it's mainly the money grab machines nowadays. I remember challenging random people to Tekken, Mortal Kombat and Ridge Racer and getting a crowd gathering when playing. Also TimeSplitters was a blast as well I didn't even know Timesplitters had an arcade machine. You learn something new everyday huh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntingFever Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 (edited) Arcades are effectively dead in the UK these days (at least in my corner of it), with only a few dotting the landscape here and there but I have no nostalgia for them, because they were already fading way when I went on my first and last visit to one at a local beach for my 7th birthday. These days the only ones I see are in Cinemas and motorway rest stops but they're little more than a small handful of poorly maintained cabinets and some slot machines shoved into a corner of the building where most people will never see them. If you want to know about some good arcades, watch this video : Edited April 3 by HuntingFever Update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddracarys Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 9 hours ago, Pariah_Dark said: Unfortunately, in my part of the globe, modern gaming has made the arcade experience all but extinct How truly sad, sorry to hear! If you're ever in this part of the world, make sure to visit as many arcades as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadiantFlamberge Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Some games I'd put in an arcade: - Mr. Driller G - Strider 1 & 2 - Power Drift moving deluxe sit-down (charge $1 a play, since these moving cabinets are high maintenance) - Pac-Mania Japanese import version (it's a little different than the Atari Games NA release... and better in some ways) - NebulasRay (think Raiden type gameplay with Pulstar graphics) - Tetris: The Grand Master 3 Terror Instinct (TGM with the next 3 pieces displayed, and a hold feature. Game speed gets insane, even more so than 1 & 2) - Street Fighter III 2nd Impact & 3rd Strike - Time Crisis 5 (I have a bad feeling Namco is done with gun games, except for GoldStorm Pirates which is DeadStorm Pirates 2. Supposedly GSP releases this year.). I'm wondering if Namco might release a Tekken 8 Arcade, just like Capcom got Taito to make Street Fighter 6 Type Arcade for them after the console release (it's using Taito Type X4, which would look comparable to PS4 graphics rather than PS5). If you have a Round1 near you, you might find it there. 14 hours ago, Pariah_Dark said: I didn't even know Timesplitters had an arcade machine. You learn something new everyday huh Me neither. There was a Far Cry: Paradise Lost arcade gun game, so this wouldn't surprise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanreo Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 It would be full of Japanese arcade rhythm games (Bemani, Taiko, ect.) Wish I had a place nearby with a good selection of those games... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadaik Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Arcades got killed in Germany early on by anti-gambling laws(they essentially got counted as casinos), so I have next to no memory of those. Wish I had, though. Most of what nostalgia I have for them is kind of from watching American movies and tv shows. The only one I ever visited was in San Francisco, which is basically half the globe away. Yet, I would love to have one and would put in: - a DDR game - at least one lightgun cabinet, probably Time Crisis - the weirdest pinball machine I can find - an airhockey table - that one rhythm game were you slap a butt - Darkstalkers - Cadillacs and Dinosaurs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoastedPeanut Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Just 40 Daytona USA machines linked up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah_Dark Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 2 hours ago, RoastedPeanut said: Just 40 Daytona USA machines linked up ok THAT would be beast!!!!! Sounds expensive as all hell though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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