/jp/ - Otaku Culture

I used to own an Egret 3 and a ESP.Ra.De board and regularly modify arcade sticks.

Sup.

I used to go to the local arcade when I had money. I haven't been there in almost a year, now.

>>8776437
Sweet I only got a supergun and Great Mahou Daisakusen board+mobo I need to get more CPS2 games.

>>8776447
Derp I forgot my NEO GEO MVS 1 slot with Sonic Wings 2,3 and Blazing Star.

>>8776437
Sweet I only got a supergun and Great Mahou Daisakusen board+mobo I need to get more CPS2 games.

Derp forgot about my NEO GEO MVS 1 slot with Sonic Wings2,3 and BlazingStar.

>>8776456
Ah yeah, I have a MVS with Garou, KoF98 and Samsho too.

>>8776470
Yeah I need to get some more MVS stuff like belt scrollers, metal slug and shocktroopers.

Now how could I forget about my Raiden II pcb that loves to run in its 55.7hz Seibu sure loved running their games at odd speeds.

it was like i was part of the furniture already at my local arcade when it existed
there are no local arcades anymore, so i just use mame and play by myself...

I really want a TAITO and SEGA ashtray strange that there are no replicas being produced on the market.

It depends on your definition. I'm a fighting game player and I enjoy the older games more than any other. My favorites are Vampire Savior, Garou and Last Blade 2. I only play fighting games online, as you can imagine, since I'm posting in /jp/. I'm not sure if playing mostly old arcade games online is enough for your definition.

I actually really like Road Blaster...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4swgYTIGbg

>>8776502
I enjoy the old games more than the new ones, sort of. I play MSHVSSF and 3S and Alpha 3 a lot - but I also play BBCSEX, SSFIV AE2012 and UMvC3 a lot.

I rarely play online, so mostly offline for me.

Does going to the arcade weekly to play DRR count?

We dont have a arcade here anymore ;_;

I remeber in my country (Germany) was in the late 80s and 90s sometimes some arcade games. But later in the late 90s, 00s and today I see a arcade game no more...

Southern European we still got plenty of arcades here I believe that the poorer the country is the more popular arcades are makes sense..

I used to spend an incredible amount of time at Gameworks because they have lots of good fighters in those proper sit-down cabinets like in OPs pic and waitresses that bring you beer while you play. Fuck yeah! But mostly it's because there's something very satisfying about kicking other player's butts in person.

Stopped going as much now that I have a decent computer but OP, you've inspired me to go back this weekend. Maybe they've got a Project Diva arcade finally.

>>8777330
Please support your local arcade.

There's an arcade in London which has the dual screen Darius arcade game.
I want to go try it someday, having played G-Darius a lot on the PS1.

There's an arcade near me but the guys there are all 90s style assholes. I can't go.

Because of stupid ass gambling laws

>>8777455

I would if there were "local" arcades around here. All we get around Seattle are corporate ones like Gameworks or Lucky Strike.

>>8777475
Yeah they are classified the same as casino machines such a shame fucking retarded politicians.

No loss, here.

There's a place that looks pretty cool about a half hour away from me but I haven't checked it out. I keep meaning to but this image of getting bullied by 80s style mall thugs keeps popping up in my mind.

It's not even in a mall.

I wish I could be a arcade otaku ;_;

I don't need to pay to suck at games, I can do that at home.

>>8777330
>>8777472
I drive up there and hit up that place from Portland all the time. Shame the only competition is for the Blazblue and SSFIV machines while TvC, 3S, and MvC2 are mostly unplayed. You definitely should go often again.

I play mostly bemani (IIDX/popn/DM). Still practicing.

The only time I went to an arcade outside of Japan, I got assaulted by thugs.

Taito gamecenters are better anyway.

>>8781651
>>8776570
It's nice to see fellow rhythm game players in /jp/. Any other games you play? I've been thinking of getting into PIU. The main game I've been playing is Technika 3, and it's really fun.

It's such a shame that the IIDX machine broke a few months ago. Because of that I've been saving up to buy a good controller at DJDAO and play it at home.

I mostly play bemani's rhythm games. Mostly IIDX, pop'n music, reflec beat and jubeat plus. I want to try Technika sometimes.

I went through a small arcade fanatic phase when I was 18. I would never play fighters though since I was afraid of competition.

I used to draw a crowd when I would play Ms. Pac-Man.
Memories...

Went to a place called Round 1
Only one in the states apparently
On South Azusa drive
http://www.yelp.com/biz/round-one-city-of-industry

Still playing pumpitup and ddr, but mostly pumpitup. No friends to play with them though.

>>8781680
I completely forgot that I played IIDX. There's no machines in the UK, I just use a regular JKoC.

>>8781680
Play piu, it's good, pro 2 or fiesta ex, both have good songs and modes.

I have fond memories of playing Taiko no Tatsujin in Akihabara. I sucked pretty badly but it was fun, especially when playing a song I actually knew.

There is a Taiko machine in the Little Tokyo arcade in Los Angeles, but its pretty run down.

>>8782640
Taiko no Tatsujin you have them on the PSP
Ofc its not the same feeling but its still addicting to play

>>8782656

its also on NDS

Used to go to Arcade Infinity but now it's gone. Still go to Super Arcade and sometimes Round 1. Super Arcade upgraded their IIDX to Lincle and fixed their Pop'n Music machine so that's cool, they also have DDR and DJMax Technika 3. There's also Initial D/Wangan machines and most of the mainstream fighting games from Capcom/Namco, then there's random shit like an arm wrestling game and Tetris/Puzzle Fighter. Wish they had more STGs...

>>8784315
I'd like to practice and become better at any of the music or fighting games but the average skill level of the regulars is so high that I can't really get anything going

Was planning on visiting an arcade in Hong Kong when I went over for summer. They're apparently pretty up to date with arcades, more so than England.

They even had the giant gundam VR domes somewhere. They also had the Project Miku cabinets and the arcade I glimpsed a couple years ago had the Taiko drum game plus loads of other ones.

I wish. The US East Coast is arguably the worst arcade scene in the world.

Most of them are dead and the ones that are still running have outdated cabinets from 2005-06.

I heard there was an arcade at New York Chinatown that had up to date arcade games though. Can anyone confirm this?

>arcade otaku
Would it not just be game otaku?

In any case, 2hu a shit, logistics, etc. etc.

>>8784401
It closed last year: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/nyregion/13critic.html

There's pretty much nothing left unless you count shitty hipster bars with 'retro' games that 22 year olds pretend they were alive to remember.

>>8784401
tell me more.

>>8784505
http://www.nycnextlevel.com/
hurr durr they moved

>>8784505
I like my 26 year old games.

>>8776435
>>>/v/

>>8776481
And there's nothing I can say or do.

We don't have any local arcades here. When I was in Japan they had buildings where each floor was full of game machines. I saw professionals having Melty Blood matches. Now I'm back home in my hick town.

How about that 15khz

>>8784505
Joke's on you: my family was poor so I only had access to old games.

Jubeater here.
But I can never get into the SSS zone for level 9-10 songs.

>>8784320
For fighting games it's pretty difficult, at least for me, since I don't play with other people. For piu or DDR it's just practice, practice and... practice, that's all, but if you really want to improve your skills you need friends too.