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forever gaming
06-29-2010, 10:49 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKL29f-iaUU&feature=related

Is the last true arcade left in new york city? Ive only started going there since 2004 but i know from word of mouth and small bits of info via google that it had been around for much more than that, and in fact was previously a chicken market lol. can any members tell me a bit about the history of this place and possibly provide some insight if you we're a have been a frequent there over the years.
ASSEMbler
06-30-2010, 12:29 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKL29f-iaUU&feature=related

Is the last true arcade left in new york city? Ive only started going there since 2004 but i know from word of mouth and small bits of info via google that it had been around for much more than that, and in fact was previously a chicken market lol. can any members tell me a bit about the history of this place and possibly provide some insight if you we're a have been a frequent there over the years.

NYC never had man big arcades. Stuck down in the bowery it's the last real place to find a challenging game.
Yakumo
06-30-2010, 08:06 AM
Wow, that place reminds me of how grim western arcades are / were. Having to stand up to play. Playing two players was a pain because the other guy was basically on top of you. And so dark. Still, that place looks like it's got quite a few good games so a big :thumbsup: for that.

Yakumo
Tatsujin
06-30-2010, 09:24 AM
I liked the mood of dark smokey arcades in the western back in the 80s/90s :)
ASSEMbler
06-30-2010, 04:58 PM
It's run by the triads so it never vanishes
forever gaming
06-30-2010, 07:17 PM
It's run by the triads so it never vanishes

:-0 they truly still exist? amongst the mafia, and minority gangs ( bloods / crips / latin kings) ive lived amongst, ive never heard anything about them ( triads)
Yakumo
06-30-2010, 09:37 PM
They are probably like the Yakuza. Underground shit only. We can see Yakuza but they hardly ever cause trouble with normal people due t not wanng attention. Saying that, the dumb shit yakuza would be trouble when drinking.

Yakumo
ASSEMbler
06-30-2010, 10:33 PM
Triads have offices just like the Yakuza.