so i wasn't sure whether i should put this in the games forum or here, but seeing as how it relates mainly to a dying establishment in the city, i figured i'd put it here.
so arcades in NYC are fairly limited. generally, when you
do have one, it's only going to have some standard boring fair like DDR or...hell, i don't even know any more. probably one of the House of the Dead games.
Chinatown Fair was, as far as i knew, the last bastion of arcades where fighting games still reigned supreme.
UNTIL YESTERDAY
so i visited a friend of mine who lives in Bayside and after grabbing some lunch, he suggested we go check out an arcade he'd always passed but never been in. we both assumed it would be something relatively mundane and would maybe hang around for a little while.
this here is the place:
http://peterpangamesofbayside.com/the name itself made me a little wary of going in. i was afraid i was going to be the one "old" guy in a crowd of teenagers. which, for the most part, i was, but it wasn't as bad as i thought.
anyhow, the list of games they have on that site is not entirely up to date.
games that i thought were fairly noteworthy:
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom
2 SF4 Cabs
Tekken 6
Beatmania v. 11
Pop'n Music
Daytona USA (sadly on 2 players)
an interesting MAME cabinet that had a crapload of games on it
not an amazing collection, no, but i found it rather fascinating that there's more than one arcade in this region that has fairly up-to-date fighting games. i always wonder how they stay in business.
anyway, no real pictures as the iPhone doesn't handle dark rooms very well, but...i figured it might be worth mentioning.
and i know Matt has a thing for checking out arcades, so i thought it might be of interest.
