Good Time Emporium Is Actually Closing This Time

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16 Jun 2008, 07:26 PM
Cowutopia

have your friend incorporate himself
16 Jun 2008, 08:00 PM
A Robot Bit Me

All of the machines are likely covered with cigarette burns and blood, anyway. You don't want any of that.
16 Jun 2008, 08:37 PM
ChaoofNee

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Originally Posted by burgundy

but did they have guinness????

THEY WOULD IF I RAN THE PLACE, DAMMIT.

The arcades would be filled with 4-Slot MVSes, House of the Dead 2-4, random Street Fighters, Kings of Fighters, and Guilty Gears, DDR 3rd Mix, PIU Xceed 2, and a MAME arcade cabinet. Guiness, Smirnoff Vodka, Jack Daniel's, Bailey's, Vanilla Coke, and Raspberry Iced Tea would be ON TAP. I'd hire Biff to be the bouncer, as NOBODY would question the demands of a winged unicorn.

IT WOULD BE A FOUNTAIN OF MY DREAMS.
16 Jun 2008, 08:51 PM
Advocate

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Originally Posted by Melf

Asteroids, Space Invaders, and Tempest.

You young 'uns and your fancy fighting games!

Tempest was fucking awesome. Vector Star Wars AND Empire Strikes Back as well.

My old Arcade in the Deptford Mall is still around. But its not the same, cause consoles killed the Arcade.
16 Jun 2008, 09:18 PM
Galaxia

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Originally Posted by ChaoofNee

THEY WOULD IF I RAN THE PLACE, DAMMIT.

The arcades would be filled with 4-Slot MVSes, House of the Dead 2-4, random Street Fighters, Kings of Fighters, and Guilty Gears, DDR 3rd Mix, PIU Xceed 2, and a MAME arcade cabinet. Guiness, Smirnoff Vodka, Jack Daniel's, Bailey's, Vanilla Coke, and Raspberry Iced Tea would be ON TAP. I'd hire Biff to be the bouncer, as NOBODY would question the demands of a winged unicorn.

IT WOULD BE A FOUNTAIN OF MY DREAMS.

They'd also have really good wings.
16 Jun 2008, 09:24 PM
youandwhosearmy

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Originally Posted by Grave

There had been rumors for years but nothing ever seemed to come of it... until now.

No, it's not what it used to be, and that's keeping in mind that the place wasn't even the greatest when I showed up in the city. It had a bunch of good fighting games and the Bemani games weren't falling apart like they are now, at least. Plenty of good times were had, however! It's still a lot of fun to roll up, get trashed and ride go-karts or play laser tag. No more After Burner Climax, no more Derby Owners Club. No more lighting cigarettes with fake money we won with our tickets.

I'll probably be organizing one last trip to become incomprehensibly drunk, cause general mayhem... and to finish up my Derby Owners Club horses. :cry:

Y'know, I never really thought of this as an arcade.

I thought of this place more as a place to get stabbed multiple times if you were better at Street Fighter 2 and Soul Calibur 2 than other people.
16 Jun 2008, 09:29 PM
Frogacuda

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Originally Posted by Advocate

Tempest was fucking awesome. Vector Star Wars AND Empire Strikes Back as well.

Have you or anyone you know ever actually seen an ESB cab? I've seen one in my life and it was at a classic gaming show.

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My old Arcade in the Deptford Mall is still around. But its not the same, cause consoles killed the Arcade.

Recess? Typical mall-closet joint, it was never anything special, but they have done a good job of hanging in there longer than most.

Let's face it, after Exhilarama closed, it was all downhill. That place was fucking amazing and I miss it. You could really spend all day there.
16 Jun 2008, 11:00 PM
JetsToBrazil

The old CA game center down here became a police station.
16 Jun 2008, 11:07 PM
Advocate

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

Have you or anyone you know ever actually seen an ESB cab? I've seen one in my life and it was at a classic gaming show.

ESB was at Recess. I used to play it all the time. I also remember the Return of the Jedi one too. I sucked at that, but it wasn't vector ... if memory serves.

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

Recess? Typical mall-closet joint, it was never anything special, but they have done a good job of hanging in there longer than most.

That's all I was saying. Its around. Nothing special ... at all.

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

Let's face it, after Exhilarama closed, it was all downhill. That place was fucking amazing and I miss it. You could really spend all day there.

Truth. They had some awesome arcade machines. Dungeons and Dragons 1&2 come to mind.
16 Jun 2008, 11:18 PM
Frogacuda

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Originally Posted by Advocate

ESB was at Recess. I used to play it all the time. I also remember the Return of the Jedi one too. I sucked at that, but it wasn't vector ... if memory serves.

Yeah, Jedi wasn't vector. Nothing like the others, either. ESB cabs are notoriously rare since they were a somewhat unpopular upgrade kit to the original.

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Truth. They had some awesome arcade machines. Dungeons and Dragons 1&2 come to mind.

They had really just about everything current from that time. Always got all the new shit in right away. All those Capcom beat 'em ups (They had AvP also)... all the old Sega stuff... I miss that place.

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