What type of Arcade you like?

[Burningbatsu]

Alright so i would like some suggestions, and ideas what makes a great arcade, what games keeps you going back and how many tournaments have you participated in. This mainly aimed at people in NJ, but i would also like some opinions from people all over so don't be afraid to post please lol. I've been reading alot of threads and i find it really interesting people from many different states would fly, catch a train, hell even car pool up just to play a game at an arcade lol. It's been hella long since i've been to a great arcade, i would love to hear what makes you guys keep going back to the arcade you live closest to or even states away. Thank you for taking the time to read this thread.

[Guilty Soul]

well since your in the NJ, ever been or heard of Fun n Games? Its closed now but it was heaven, everyday after school I went there and wasted my money. It was located in Wayne in the willowbrook mall, I didn't play to many fighting games there ( I cant use joy sticks ) I played mostly racing games like Initial D and Maximun Tune. They did have tournaments there for cash but were only for MvC2, KOFXl, and 3s, they didn't have GG. If you want to play some tournaments for prizes in June there should be an event that hosts tournaments of GG and other fighting games. Look up Animenext.com I'm gonna go in the tournament for GG this year, would have signed up last year but I miss out But if your looking to play some GG players around NJ sign up in the NJ thread on Match Finder.

[Vyers]

I was a regular at TGA for several years, best arcade I ever went to by far (unfortunately they got destroyed by flooding when the pipes burst last winter). If your planning on starting your own arcade I recommend first off using Sanwa parts for all your fighting game/ shoot em up cabinets. Most people that play on stick prefer those, don't use American parts. VS style cabinets (with player 1 and player 2 using separate screens placed back to back) are a plus because that gives both players more elbow room. In terms of which fighting games to get... well you know I'm going to say GGAC since this is a guilty gear forum. I would also recommend SF4, 3rd Strike, and BB, maybe MBAA , and MVC2 (these are all games that are popular at the moment MBAA has a growing scene, 3rd Strike and Marvel are dwindling somewhat). Stay away from the newer KOF's. TGA had XI when the Japanese arcade release came out and I don't think we ever had more than 10 people for a ranbat. If you do pick up a SNK fighter you should probably go for KOF 98, KOF 2002, or Garou. You should check and see if there's a NJ scene for these games though cause SNK in general is not popular in America. You should also consider getting some rhythm games. TGA drew crowds of people to play music games. They had every bemani game except keyboard mania. The most popular rhythm games at TGA were DDR, ITG, and Beatmania IIDX; some people would travel several states away to play the rarer games like the current pop'n music or Guitar Freaks/Drummania. (Stay the hell away from Guitar Hero arcade game. $.75 for one song and it costs extra to play the premium songs fucking rip off) If you're interested in getting Racing games both Initial D and Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune have scenes. (Both these games allow you to buy paper memory cards that you can use to store data on a car, every race get's you points or cash to upgrade your car) I don't have much experience with arcade shooters outside of Espgaluda and the Gradius series. Espgaluda's fun, Gradius is not cause If you die once you lose all your power ups and you're royally fucked. For classic games Ultracade is pretty sweet, you get something like 100 games to pick from on a single cab. It's very hard to turn a profit with just an arcade. It would help a lot to also have bowling/food/other stuff to help supplement your income. As a final note fixing/replacing broken buttons/sticks/cabs quickly will earn you a lot of appreciation. Hmm you also asked for my tournament experience... I've been to about 10 ranbats at TGA (minors), 5 or 6 ACT tourneys (minors), a few Anime con tourneys (don't really count), and four majors (NEC8, Final Round 12, EVO 2009, NEC10). edit: rereading your post I realize I made an assumption that you wanted to build your own arcade, if that's not the case just take my suggestions as things to look for in a good arcade.

[NerdJosh]

Go to the break in Dunellen on a mainstream week tuesday.. thats when the sf4 tournaments are you'll meet an array of players for different games. I hear they are getting the new BB:CS also in case you're a fan of the game. The real reason to go is Cotti's secret ingridient... the break steak special!!!!! Do not hold the BBQ! :3

[A.J.]

R.I.P. TGA. That couple who ran it alone were the coolest people, too. Best of any arcade anywhere, ever. I mean that. And 8otB has a BB crowd? What the hell? I was told it was all SF4, no GG or BB, and the Tekken scene was ass, etc. This is good news.