Arcades in your country?

[Luzur]

well the local videorenting place used to have Cruisin' USA multi seated and 2 flippers in a back room around 1999 - 2002.

maybe i'll give them a call and see if they are for sale.

 

[Demnogonis Saastuttaja]

I have played that. I can still remember some music from it, like House Special.

 

[Melcar]

You know why the Arcade scene died? Because Luzur fucking bought all of the fucking machines. Seriously, I bet the guy has his own Neverland in his house, minus the rape (or maybe).

 

[Antihero]

It seems here that they have to be diversified - mix in go karting, mini-golf, laser tag, restaurants with a liquor licence, etc.

I thought there might still be some large "old-fashioned" ones in downtown Toronto (along Yonge Street) - but I guess one went belly up two years ago according to the news and I'm not sure what's left. Apparently the city won't grant you a licence for new ones either, which sad to say is probably for the best since I couldn't really see what was keeping them in business anyway, and probably made ideal drug stashes and hangouts for street pushers.

It used to also feel like almost every other corner store and coffee shop had an arcade machine or two bleeping away (now you're lucky if they're not just a boring franchise coffee shop).

 

[kingcomrade]

They got too fucking expensive. 1 dollar for a play? Fuck you, greedy jews.

 

[Luzur]

You know why the Arcade scene died? Because Luzur fucking bought all of the fucking machines. Seriously, I bet the guy has his own Neverland in his house, minus the rape (or maybe).

maybe i should invite you all to a sleep-over.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

I think the last place in Iceland that still has an arcade machine (or two) is a bowling alley in downtown Reykjavík. But I wouldn't know for sure, since I haven't been there in many years.

But I do know of some basements belonging to clubs or student faculties that are practically bursting with old consoles and arcade machines. Some of them are even used on a daily basis.