Do any of you still have arcade games around you?

[Tupin]

It seems like the only way an arcade game can survive in competition with home gaming is by being at a Chuck E Cheese's or a Dave and Busters. I don't really like going to the former, D&B is better, but most still focus on ticket-based games. At least they have the modern arcade games that come out.

I've seen some amazing private collections of classic arcade games, ones that were in terrible shape refurbished to look like when they came out of the factory. I don't know, $600 is a lot to spend on one game, I got a Neo-Geo cabinet for like $200, and that can play dozens of games.

[Silverhawk79]

Dave and Buster's, really. Arcade games are kind of dying out around here.

[Neerb]

Ha, we don't have anything in my town, unless you count the machines in the theater.

Man, what I'd give to have a Time Crisis 3 machine of my own... I wish arcades were still a thing.

[Tupin]

They're dead everywhere, they're even dying in Japan.

The mention of Time Crisis 3 made me realize that no modern implementation of a shooter can ever come close to using a real light gun...

[Silverhawk79]

Ha, we don't have anything in my town, unless you count the machines in the theater.

Man, what I'd give to have a Time Crisis 3 machine of my own... I wish arcades were still a thing.

Oh yeah, we have a few in my movie theater...I think. They might have been taken out. I wish arcades were more widespread.

[DededeCloneChris]

Mexico, meanwhile, is full of 'em. I blame the ridiculous high prices for actual consoles for this to happen.

[jnfs2014]

There are some at a skating rink that I go to after school with my friends sometimes. There's also a lot when we go go-karting.

[Syncopathic]

I haven't seen any at all here in San Francisco. I guess I should go on a hunt to find one or something.

[Tupin]

I haven't seen any at all here in San Francisco. I guess I should go on a hunt to find one or something.

I saw one on Game Center CX, Southtown Arcade. Looked pretty awesome.

[RX-78-2]

There are some at the many movie theaters that my friends and I go to, some at the rec center, and my dentist has some good ones too actually.

[Nayrman]

Arcades are basically only novelty things in certain areas. Some west coast cities and a few others have some good big collections (NY, NJ, and Chicago I know have at least two or three around). But overall, they're basically dead.

The only arcade machine I want to know is a Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga machine. if only because Ms. Pac-man is the only game my mom can still beat me at, and I want us to be able to play it any time we want.

[RX-78-2]

Wow, I live in NJ; how could I forget about the numerous arcades at the many theme parks and boardwalks?

It seems that I'm always able to find a Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga machine wherever I find arcade games. Hope you have the same luck that I do. By the way, my mom loves the Pac-Man games too. She actually bought a working tabletop version of Ms. Pac-Man.

[Custom]

I haven't seen any at all here in San Francisco. I guess I should go on a hunt to find one or something.

man there was one with drummania
I should've hooked you up

also no
I have to drive an hour+ to find one

[Matt]

Dave & Busters, Nickel! Nickel!, and Boomers are the main three around where I live. Out of the three, Boomers! is more arcade based with classic Midway machines, as well as a few sections with ticket based machines.

[Zovistograt]

I live in lower NY.  There are a bunch around here.  There is a sizeable one 10 minutes walk from my house.  Life is good.