Can Arcades Become Mainstream Again?

[Deltron]

no...if Japan, who still had arcade poppings until lately can't keep them alive, nothing can.


Arcades were the shyt though...some fun times.


There still are spots here and there dedicated, though. Like there's a place in LA with all the old joints.

 

[BaldingSoHard]

Theres one in stl called up down. Its mixed with a bar and they survived the covid wave


Thats the only way i see it being successful.

Yup. Barcade is the wave.

 

[KingBeez]

Arcades will always have an older targeted audience, so that’s why people are starting to create barcades, or bars with arcades inside. They’re a go to date spot for me, especially if they have a bowling alley. You can spend an entire date there if you wanted

 

[Vandelay]

It'll be a niche. Like your Barcades or Emporium. It'll never be like it was. Every new generation socialize less in person and the gaming experience is better at home now and has been for decades.

 

[West Coast Avenger]

Depends on where you live....

 

[Armchair Militant]

Nah it’s over

 

[DaPresident]

Can’t play COD on an arcade machine, but dammit I would love to see arcades again.

That was a 80s and 90s thing tho, I think them days long gone

 

[Knicksman20]

Can’t play COD on an arcade machine, but dammit I would love to see arcades again.

That was a 80s and 90s thing tho, I think them days long gone

Check out some of those YT vids I posted in opening & let me know if you still feel that way

 

[the bossman]

the way this metaverse shyt is about to pop off, we aint never gonna see that 90s arcade style era ever again.

 

[MikelArteta]

always remember this little asian kid killing me in soul edge and marvel vs capcom dude had the goat combos

 

[RageKage]

Yes, even vinyl has come back from the grave, This generation is desperate for something real they can actually interact with and touch.

Have a bar/arcade with decent food nearby where I live that is doing quite well. pinball machines are awesome

 

[MR. SNIFLES]

ITS DOABLE BUT IT HAS TO HAVE A SOCIAL VIBE. ALSO GONNA NEED A WAY TO SEPARATE THE CASUALS FROM THE HARDCORE. NOBODY WANTS TO SMELL SMASH BROS TOURNAMENTS WHILE TRYING TO VIBE WITH YOUR GIRL ON A DATE.

 

[areohbee824]

Arcade days were the shyt. Used to go to a 711 near where I lived after school and they had Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat there

 

[Tupac in a Business Suit]

Copped the turtles in time arcade game from best buy yesterday.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/arcade1up-turtles-in-time-arcade/6470490.p?skuId=6470490

the kid in me thinks I will be playing this shyt all weekend but the reality of it is that it will more than likely sit in that box until somebodys kid is old enough to get that shyt for a gift.

 

[AyBrehHam Linkin]

There’s an arcade bar in my city that is almost always poppin