So far we've sampled 4 arcades in Tokyo over 6 hours: 2 in Shinjuku, 1 in Shibuya and 1 in Akihabara. The general standard is definitely above Bugis average but not by far. There's quite a lot of scrubs here too but most of the players are rather smart - they can adapt fairly fast - they break most throws, know their wall shit, can do some advanced combos, know which way to ss moves, etc.
And these are just the average players...we haven't played anyone above Warrior level yet so far. Most of the crowd seems to be quite old also, at least 18+... and 50% of them seem to be the working population - lots of them come in office suits.
Things I don't like about the arcades here:
1. Smoking is allowed in the arcades and almost everyone smokes so it's really nasty.
2. You're not allowed to sit on any stool if you're not playing - you'll get chased away by the attendant.
3. 1 game is really expensive...100 yen per game works out to $1.40 for us. There was a smaller arcade that only cost 50 yen per game though.
Our records so far:
Ced: 30-40 wins (11 streak)
Karn: 10-20 wins (8 streak)
me: 5-10 wins (5 streak)
Too bad we haven't played any real monsters yet...
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Akihabara got sell arcade parts, Sanwas... u might wanan consider buying those for urself man...
Very hard to find man....Akihabara is HUGE...wait till you see the pics. Unless you know exactly where the shop is, you might have to spend a week trying to find it.
I don't believe it either :D
Dun be the next thomas!
We dun want to have to help TWO people quit smoking!
Azi's wins were probably against the CPU. On a good day, i think he actually stands a chance, on easy settings.
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