I played the one at CHQ in Metrotown a few days ago. I didn't even know it was there. I was dragged there by my family to do some shopping and I spent the entire time in the arcade. I then saw SFIV and was like, "!?". I don't remember how much it cost, but I think it was like a dollar. It seemed pretty good to me, but I didn't really know what I was doing or how to do any special moves.

Xander

Still haven't tried this but man am I itching for some SF goodness. Granted, I most probably will have my ass handed to me.

The arcade set-up there looks sweet!

@Jim Reilly:
I think you should've went with Guile. the charge move is easier if you haven't played fighting games in a long while. Or Blanka. Just jump around and use his electric shock or something.

excaliburps

No love for Mass? :(

tok1879

@noamjamski: Mott St

g0ds gReeN

@Mommar: $1???!!!
Your kidding right? your lucky to find a machine here in the uk for less than £1 and the new ones cost about £2 a time!

juscallmeweasel

Where specifically is the Chinatown Fair?

noamjamski

Looks like I need to get down to Planet Zero sometime this week and finally check this game out.

g0ds gReeN

Holy crap, I can't believe that here in Tacoma that arcade right near me has it.

Double J

Chinatown Fair has gone downhill since they lost the Tic-Tac-Toe playing chicken.

mangajunky

$1 a pop is the reason why arcades died around New Mexico. That's too expensive.

Mommar

I thought it was already at Planet Zero. Maybe I heard wrong.

g0ds gReeN

Those 16 playable characters looks really few in that screenie..

xCruciaLx

For those in Houston TX, Planet Zero debuted the game on August 21st (last Thursday.) Google the address. There was a huge crowd there with the sound routed through their speaker system and 2 huge projector screens duplicating what was on the arcade cabinets.

I didn't get to play because of the long, long wait list but did watch for a while. The graphics and attention to detail was top-notch. However, almost everyone played as Ken which got annoying. I was excited to see proficient Blanka and Guile users.

I'm not too sure who much it costs because it uses a card/points system. It cost about 20 points which I have no idea what that converts to in real money.

egonpax

my friend's friend here in austin texas will have the cabinet within the next 2 weeks(for his arcade he is opening), something happened and it missed the shipping date of aug 23 :(

Zaos

1 dollar? I paid 3 bucks to play Tekken 6 at the arcade near me. It was the first and last time I played it.

I can wait for the console version for both fighting games <_<

libregkd

But what about the SMELL???

Parapraxis

There's a picture of the crowd in my gallery. Everyone looked normal to me. No goth kids. It was a Sunday, though, so that's probably why.@F22:

Jim Reilly

If they install one in Boston soon, I know what I'm doing on my day off :-)

...losing at Street Fighter IV, I mean.

mjn328

Washington!!!! sweeeet

now to find a way to tacoma :(

greatkabab

Damn, I´m jealous. These are the times when I realise I live in the third world. SHIT!

lucasreis

Arcade UFO isn't even open until 8/29.

Omnimon

None in Florida? :( Sad Vid. I wouldn't expect any in Tallahassee until SFV comes out... -.-

vid3oman64

You're complaining about $1? In the old arcade back home they were charging us $2 for the newest fighting games. That was over 10 years ago!!!!!! I'm so happy they went out of business.

Quilt

Kick ass thank you for this list!!! Im not close to any but have a few folks that are :)

spacecoffin2

@F22: Holy crap I remember that ish!!! lol

def PD

I used to go to that arcade whenever I visited the city. Haven't been to the arcade in over a year. Maybe next month when I go to LI for VGL (again).

def PD

hahah hey Jim let me guess about the look of the crowd there; huge overweight goth-nerds rockin Naruto clothing and/ or accessories with black nailpolish LOL -

anyway, i think that is truly the last arcade on the island of Manhattan - i used to go down to that one in my college days, and way back then, they used to have a tic-tac-toe game and you played against a live chicken, do you remember that one? ah those were the days...

F22

Holy shit, I used to frequent that arcade. I might have another reason to now. Although at $1 a pop...

Furious_Liver

I was about to head over to Chinatown Fair until you said $1 to play. Eff that, I will just wait for the game to come to consoles. But thank you for your preview of the game, sounds awesome.

ichiban1081

Nothing in Oklahoma City? Ouch

HobbaHobba

Dammit. As a Californian who lives in San Dimas, I feel less special now.
Now all these other places are getting it, and we're just average.

Ad-hominem

What I disliked about it when playing was that it was a dumbed down version of 3s, 3s is more techinical than 4.

I just hope the 3rd iteration of 4 is better.

Mr.DuckSauce

Wow in NY? I'm going to have to check that out.

Hyperfludd

ZANGIEF!!!!!

VladMalice

Anybody see one in Montreal, please post. been looking but haven't found one yet.

NES8bt

I wonder where exactly that arcade is in Chinatown. Whenever I go there, the lack of a grid street confuses me.

ronaldhennessy

The one in Metrotown (Vancouver) at CHQ costs 3 tokens or $0.75.

I played a few games and am an avid SF fan. At work we have Alpha 3 here, so I'm used to that one the most, but SF4 sure seems like it took most hints from SF2 and SF3:Third Strike.

The 'Focus' attack system is basically like the parrying system of SF3. If you tap the two middle strength punch and kick buttons at the right time, you will perform the classic parry. So far, this is not doable in the air. If you hold the buttons down, however, then release them you will perform that focus attack with the happy ink trail. The longer you hold it, the better the results. If held long enough, it will stun your opponent leaving them free to pummel.

What I thought was interesting was the Super system this time around. You have your standard super (SF2 style: a bar fills up when you attack or get hit to allow you to perform it. Only one super per character) and EX moves (SF3 style: 2 buttons instead of one increases damage and makes for a moment of invulnerability).

That's all good and well but now they have the 'ultra' supers... which are interesting. Those are the really epic crazy moves you see on all the trailers where the camera pulls in. Effectively, each ROUND you will have the opportunity to use this move. Whenever you take damage it will fill up. You will have about 1/4 to 1/2 of your health left and you will be able to absolutely decimate someone who might have (up until that point) had a perfect on you. They said they wanted to make the 'comeback' something everyone can pull off... and now with a simple double fireball motion and three buttons simultaneously, you will have your second chance at victory.

Overall, it plays pretty smoothly, but the priorities and hit boxes are like they were in SF2... It takes some getting used to for sure.

I think SF fans will enjoy its many intricacies and mastering the 'focus attack' system.

When it comes out on consoles I'll be more inclined to study it. My wallet enjoys a $60 investment rather then the hundreds I'd be spending at the arcade.

BrianOnTheRocks

Argh!

A brand new street fighter game and people STILL only pick Ryu and Ken...

They're so boring.

Humpski

they have 2 cabinets at san jose state student union

salthegeek

CHQ Metrotown huh? only 2 min drive from my place, maybe I should drop by and check it out after work.

Kai200X

I played it at Arcade UFO in Austin the other day; it made me so very happy. :D

Poojipoo

@ronaldhennessy:

12 Mott Street.

Flashfire

yeah, i paid 200 yen a game for some of the music games. 100 yen per game was fairly standard. with the cost of the machines now and all, it's to be expected.

im closest to University Pinball and i have friends to go to school nearby, but i don't know if i want to use 360 sticks. im so used to my HRAP2, i'm not sure i could handle it.

Flashfire

makes sense at a dollar i guess since japan
s average at 100 yen a pop

siamgx

Wow. Walnut, California, huh?

They must have decided to install it there because of the awesome name.

sir_carrot

Damnit, I'm from New York, but I'm currently in Georgia - this is mad foul!

NYKnicker

@NYKnicker: if i were you, id check out jillians inside of discover mills. its in lawrenceville, ga and they usually have the latest arcade machines, so its worth a shot. also try dave and busters.

bigman88zz

$1 a play sounds about right with the absurd prices Capcom is charging for SF4 kits.

@mjn328: And what arcade do you propose they'd put it in? I dunno if the MIT arcade's still around, but it'd probably be a big investment for them and Good Time Emporium is gone. Tokyo Game Action in Winchendon's probably the closest we'll get to a SF4 machine in Boston.

Grave

@ronaldhennessy: You know where mott st ends and on the corner is a Citibank? It's on that block.

g0ds gReeN

The Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken has nothing on the Perl St. chicken that will predict your future. That chick's legit.

chrisagain

Maryland/VA/DC needs some attention, methinks

Tubatic

Oh man, I already know a friend of mine is going to want to play this. All we should have to do is take the B train to Grand Street and then take a quick walk to where this place is at in Chinatown. One dollar to play? Alright, I'll shell out a few bucks. Can't wait to play this. Now if only they had a Tatsunoko vs. Capcom cabinet...

KeroseneClimax

Hope i don't have to go all the way to chinatown to play this >.>, maybe they'll have it at dave busters....lol.....yah......................=/

Z33

$1 for what'll probably amount to 5 min of gameplay? F that!

edwards

@jackal888: damn CF was the last real mecca not only for arcade games, but some of the best competition in SF i have ever played against! and dont even get me started on KOF. people would get into fights up in there. definitely good times were had.

zanzibarlegend

Played it in Japan last week. I'm not sure if the move from sprite based to 3-D has changed something in the game or in my perception. When I played my timing was way off. I played SSF2T everyday in College when it came out for about 3 years and the various iterations so I am fairly versed in SF.
I think since there was limited animation in the sprite based (Most attacks were 3-4 frames of animation at the most) one you got a certain feel for timing attacks and combos. This is to some degree thrown out as the animation in the 3d version is all there there is a frame of animation for every frame of video. Doing wake up DPs with ryu was very disconcerting to me.

Jumping in which was an integral part of the game also feels very different. It feels very slow and cumbersome. It doesn't feel like SF. Again I'm not sure if this is because of a game design decision or if it is because of there is a animation now for every frame of movement.

Maybe I'll get used to it but right now I'm looking forward more to SSF2T-HD

betterthansome

@sir_carrot:
a more awesome name is walnut creek ,ca which is in nor-cal / silicon valley

salthegeek

@Trowble (XBL/PSN): The chicken is not there anymore, last time I checked. Animal rights activists protested.

That Arcade is on Mott Street. Its the last real arcade in NYC.I think $1 is too much for a fighting game. Unless it is best 3 out of 5. Then I can maybe see charging that much.

jackal888

@Poojipoo: I went to their website and noticed it doesn't open until the 29th. Do you know a secret handshake or something?

carvelo

I went to check out sf4 at my local arcade today, they had it since last week. I'm suprised it's in such short quantity in the USA considering I'm in Brisbane, Australia. It's expensive at $2 a game, 2 rounds per player but that seems like std new release price for this arcade.

Oddly enough, the screen ratio looked off to me. They were using the Samsung LCD with the bottom curved base, which I assume supports native 16:9, but characters just look short and fat, especially Sagat.

suntorytime

@Trowble (XBL/PSN): MEMORIES!!!! I n we should meet up sometime down there dude! i havent been there in years my self! i cut school so much because of Chinatown Fair, thank god i graduated HS on time.. :P

p.s. i believe the TIC TAC TOE Chicken is gone :(

zanzibarlegend

I know most of you are giving a lot of flak for the price of SFIV over there. All I have to say to you is to just be patient, since at this rate, the fact that there's a list to sign up just to play, and the fact that it's at least 10-15 folks crowding up the machine when I last went Friday night as well as in any given time, it should make back the money spent on the cabs in no time, and eventually, it should get knocked down to 50 cents. So yeah, it might cost an arm and a leg now, but it'll be cheaper in due time. Besides, since I play DDR religiously over there, I'm used to paying shitloads of money for DDR there, Extreme's still a buck and SuperNOVA got their price knocked down from $2 to $1.50 almost a year ago.

thelegendofzaku

@bigman88zz:
You are totally right. Those are the only two hopes for SF 4 in Atlanta.

Fallback

I'll be downtown tomorrow, so I'll be at the Chinatown Fair to check it out. That place has the dancing chicken that'll own you in Tic-Tac-Toe. I haven't been there in years, so this should be good.

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

I live in Glasgow. There is an arcade just outside of the city with Mario Kart, but no Street Fighter.
This leaves me with no choice but to buy the 360 version with a Madcatz pad.
This thought does not fill me with joy, despite Madcatz's reputation for being a bastion of quality.
Honestly, why did Capcom let them do it?!

WatchHawk

@mjn328: and a Strikers 1945 machine where the joystick won't let you move downward! This made me very sad. :(

Grave

oh hey, i was also there yesterday, i lost both of the times i played. i was trying out some of the new characters. el fuerte i really liked, but crimson viper i couldnt get the hang of

BusterSlash

@Grave: That sounds about right, sadly. Too bad arcades are among the missing nowadays.

I don't think the movie theaters around town are going to invest, though the Regal Cinema at Fenway has a Time Crisis 4 machine...

mjn328

Ah CTF. I almost got shot one time when I humiliated this one Asian kid in Tekken Tag back in the day. Little did I know he was affiliated, if you know what I mean.

Yeah, I got my 50-cent pork buns and bounced with the quickness...

But anyway... $1 to play!?! That's DDR money for a fighting game! No wonder why arcades are dead - too expensive a price of admission for a game that could last you 30 seconds if you don't play your cards right.

Phoenicks

@Phoenicks: o yeah. my boy almost got jumped for talking to a girl. affiliations basically ran those joints. there def fights around there. i was luck to avoid any of them. btw there's an ill spot to get fried dumplings right down the hill to the park across from mott.

zanzibarlegend

@Jest: Ack, I just looked over the Texas locations and see Austin listed. I'm def there.

Jest

@Zaos: Oh my, can you please give me some more details about this?!? I would much rather make the shorter drive to Austin than to Houston, although, I'll still go to City of Syrup if needed. I must get some playtime on this game asap.

Jest

why complain about paying a dollar for an arcade play? nobody played time crisis? no one ever cared to think of the points to actual money conversions at d & b recently? its street fighter and more importantly, its a reason to go out to the arcade for some local multiplayer with an audience. think about it, those annoying racists and those stupid lil kids on xbox live are non factors. just you, a stick, a few buttons and some chump thats spaming fireballs.

ahh reliving childhood, good damn times. go play something, flame artists.

TheFight

@BrianOnTheRocks: Thank you for your in-depth explanation. I figured that's what it was, but none of the video game news/blogs have sent anyone who knew a lot about fighting games to cover SF4 so most of the stuff I've seen was "oh it looks purty."

MSUHitman

bah not playing sf4 in arcades. no akuma for me to main. im the type that refused to learn sf3 for tourneys until akuma came out in third strike.

maraxusofk

@Jest: Well the place i'm referring to is different :) I can wait a bit longer to play it =p

Zaos

W00T!! SFIV in Chinatown! Yay! I'll be there tomorrow...

...now, if we could only get Tekken 6...

what0080

best quote of the review: "The machine would only take bills. No strip club for me tonight!"

...made me laugh out loud!

Danilov.-

Ha! I live 45 minutes away from Planet Zero!

Primus30

i was there for most of the day today. there were a couple of guys helping out by keeping a list for people to sign up to play. things went pretty smoothly, but there were some problems with people meandering about while their names were being called and then getting upset that they were skipped. what are you gonna do? people gotta stick around.

even on a monday afternoon at around 130, i had to wait about 30 minutes in between plays. there was a 6 win limit, but i never saw that. it was totally worth it, and if there is anyone nearby who can swing it, i say get out there at least once. the game doesn't hit consoles until february or so.

thaKingRocka

Theres two at san jose state university for $.75

Jinra321

I recognize that arcade! You'll always find a bum inside playing Pac-Man! And I'm not joking either!

BlueWizard422

Damn, I gotta go there this week! I've never been to an actual arcade(Except my trip to Florida),and living in Brooklyn, you can see why.

マンゼクスSythe

Time to drive to Tacoma...

TheCleaningGuy

@Ad-hominem: And let me be the first to say...
San Dimas High School football rules!
(Sorry, couldn't resist.)

rentahero1

How about Columbia, MO? *crickets*

osteofight

There's one in Melbourne, Australia now at the Crown Casino.

Venca

Holy moly. Playing on your own lcd(is that LCD) screen like that is too awesome. I've never seen that in Montreal. Only seen in those during competitions. Damn, long time since I started going arcadin'.

LHJ

Massachusetts/Rhode Island/NH:

Tokyo Game Action in Winchendon MA will be getting a SF4 machine VERY soon. Should be before the end of this month, early next month the latest. They are quite an awesome Bemani-centric arcade/bowling alley. I was quite sad when they moved away from my home town of Woonsocket RI. Andy is an awesome guy (the owner) and he loves Bemani and fighters - a whole room centered around fighting games and another just for Bemani, including every major Bemani game (IIDX, Pop'n, DDR, etc). All the fighting games use traditional japanese candy cabs w/stools.

www.tokyogameaction.com

Arlips

@juscallmeweasel:
That's even worse, dude.

Mommar

@Zaos: Well, I might still be down to check it out. About when should it be open and about where in Austin?

Jest

Jesus a fucking dollar for something that isn't some rail shooter / DDR kind of cabinet? But shit, I'd still throw some down just to play it some, too bad arcades in America are pretty much dead ><.

Rajolae

Cmon Dallas open one up! I need the arcade! I miss the arcade!

Rengenki

I still hope they add more characters to this game. I enjoyed alot of the characters from Alphs, most of which are absent. I know it is hard to balance when the list gets long, but it is so fun to switch it up between 6 different guys. Hopefully they add some of my old favs, such as Guy or Dan.

nitromic

Wow only 16 chars and there is no Cammy :(

neojam

lol $1 at CF? Here guys, you can have my money keys and cell phone... robbery anyone?

RyuriTatsujin

Hmm, I actually only not too far from the one in Montgomery, AL, and it only costs 50 cents to play there. Still, I don't think it's worth it just because of gas costs. I can wait for the console version.

JoRo1986

I will be heading to Chinatown Fair tomorrow specifically to play SF4. Taking a vacation day from work and everything for it. =P Street Fighter is the game that defines me. I have some serious history wrapped around those games, and can't wait to start that next chapter.

I'm not going to lie, I'll probably think the game is great no matter what.

If any arcade is going to get it in New Jersey, it may be Eight on the Break in Dunellen. I know both parties have been communicating, so hopefully that means I can play without having to leave the state soon.

zeruel

yay, University Pinball is closest to me. I'm going to kick ass and take names(Politely Of course.)

AngelMayLaugh

Sadly, that wasn't a listing of arcades that contain the SF4 cabinet. That was a listing of every remaining arcade in the US.

RStormgull

one dollar for the right to say u plyed an early build of SF4?

cmon guys ive wasted more money at a bar in one day than i have at a game store.

zanzibarlegend

What people need to realize is that arcades in Japan are generally expensive. And I mean generally in that most games are at least 100 yen (~ 1 US Dollar) unless you find a place that advertises 50/10 yen games, in which you proceed to yell out "Sweet, a fucking cheap arcade!" I don't mind the fact that I payed $1.00 at Chinatown Fair for a game I was paying 100 yen for in it's birthplace. It's a new game and people need to stop complaining.

That said, fun game is fun.

NeMeSiS212

I'm in Philadelphia on the other side of town.
I picked up some friends after work and we spent some time with it.
The set up was a bit odd. Two cabinets with one joystick each are adjacent to each other, and both cabs force you to play four matches on Beginner mode. After the fourth match the other person can buy into your game.
I spent the majority of the time using Rufus, who feels very Karin Kanzuki-esque.
The new tactical guard feels like MoTW's "Just defend" system.
I did fairly well, although most people played it like Super Turbo and didn't take full advantage of the EX abilities.

Lots of Kens.
Lots and lots of Kens, as well as Sagats.

Karoshi

Booooo. I was hoping for one in Chicago even though there isn't a decent arcade in the whole city that I can find. The only one that I know of is Gameworks and that's not even in the city. All they have there, are games that are about ten years old. They have one good fighting game, Marvel Vs. Capcom 2.

ysdarkfact

Played it a good bit at Arcade UFO in Austin over the weekend. OMG, it's fantastic. I reckon we've got the best setup in the nation right now... *four* sitdown cabinets all with 32" HD monitors.

benmonkey

For all you Aussies in Melbourne, its at Crown Casino!!!

Just like the old days, there was a constant big crowd around the machine with people lining up to challange. Very old school...

I got nostalgic playing it. Not sure if I like the feeling when you jump though, something every SF EX about it..but the rest feels like classic street fighter... Nothing better than beating a complete stranger :)

bowtiehoon

I fucking hate it when people who can't play fighting games try to review them.

All they can talk about is the superficial looks rather than the real meat and bones of game mechanics.

It's the latter that is real judge of quality in games, moreso with fighting games where one move can simply make or break a character.

devilsnap

@NYKnicker: @bigman88zz: @Fallback: I'd keep my eye on Challenges at North DeKalb Mall. They stay kinda current, still the only place to play Afterburner Climax.

supercrap

@devilsnap: Most game reviews are done by people who can't really play them very well. No need to be a total douche about it though. Go to a forum if you want an in-depth description of how it plays, what else did you expect from a general gaming blog?

vantesaur

@zanzibarlegend: Memories is right! That chicken kicked my ass all the time. I never cut school to go there, since I went to school in Queens, but it's was a damn good pastime. I'll be down to kick some ass in the arcades and vice versa.

@jackal888: WHY! PETA! WHY!

Also, didn't Capcom say that they'll be more characters in the console version of the game. It makes sense they do have more time to work on it. Here's hoping for Sakura, Cammy, Karin and Ibuki on the consoles!

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

@vantesaur:

That's true to a point but we expect game reviewers to at least be familiar with the genre of game that they play.

If a racing game fan was to review a shooting game and all he could say was "It looks cool and the grass is very realistic", then that wouldn't be good enough for anyone.

You'd want the reviewer to mention the types of guns, how they feel, control-scheme/sensitivity/issues, any new concepts for the genre (eg. bullet time), what makes it stand apart etc.

You could go to an in-depth forum for either fighter or shooter, but even review should have more substance than mere glancing remarks.

Having said that tho, Jim wasn't making a full review, and while my previous comment appeared aimed at him, it was more frustration at game reviewers in general, especially after SCIV.

devilsnap

@zanzibarlegend: A dollar is really nothing for a brand new arcade cab. If you were into the Bemani scene back when it was bigger in 2002-2004, you'd be used to $2.00 games that don't last more than 6 minutes (particularly for Bemani games that aren't DDR, although DDR prices could get that high too). I don't particularly think SF4 should always be $1 but I'm not surprised it's starting that way.

Arlips

@egonpax: Good times man. I was the second to last person up to bat. Lots of Ken action going on, but there was a nice Gief showing as well. Even some Sagat love thrown in the mix. Seemed like all the people that used the new characters got smacked around. Not really sure how to use them yet. Still waiting to see some El Fuerte in action. Anyone that wants to battle at Planet Zero look me up.

+ Watch video

ese

"study the move list someone printed out"

Because for some reason, you don't know every move of all of the original World Warriors by now?

yflow

This was in Chinatown, NYC.

M00

It's pretty awesome. Nice to see large crowds at the arcades again. The controls are alright. Joystick feel is off. $1.00 per play is worth it. Honestly...you'll be waiting in line for a while. And it's amazing how everyone is totally chill and just excited to play. Throwing mechanics are uber cheap. You'll have players just walking up to you after you are down and throwing you...cheaper than block throws.

M00

No Chicago, but Alabama? Oh please.

yokoland

Wow..

Hit Narrows in Tacoma yesterday and the place was packed. At least 15 people trying to play around 7pm.

I got in a couple rounds, but there were already people who had the Focus system down and it was a little ridiculous.

harveydouchebag

Haha, yeah, Planet Zero Anime Center is the correct name of the other Texas location.
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Planet Zero Anime Center
2303 Westheimer, Suite J
Houston, TX 77077
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@ egonpax: 20 credits (or 18 for VIP cards), is pretty much about a dollar a play give or take some pocket change. According to the points system there, 15 credits is equivalent to a dollar.

I was the first person to play SFIV that day, as I was the Asian Ryu player wearing the Uniqlo x MGS4 shirt that pulled off the Ultra combo on the El Fuerte in the second round and caused the massive crowd to go crazy. I should have played again, but the wait was too unbearable.

Too bad I lost the next match against a guy that played with Ken rather well. D:

Ho_Sensei

where at san jose state are they... what building?

geeko316

San jose state has one!!?!?! IM going on my day off

geeko316

@Mr.DuckSauce: UH OH! I'm really scared about the substance of the gameplay. Maybe I'll hit chinatown at 3 in the morning to get a good feel for this game myself. I was a die hard 3rd strike fan!

mullet2dmax

Chinatown Fair is the smelliest, sleaziest, most old school arcade in existence, quite honestly Im surprise the FDNY or Health Dept hast closed it down for some violation. But I love it!

ChronicBurnout3

are you cheapskates making this much of a big deal over ONE DOLLAR?

Welcome to inflation, 10+ years ago games were 50 cents, if you think about that in terms of what else has gone up since then (candy bars, pop (soda), gas, etc.), I'd say it isn't that bad.

Especially if it keeps an arcade in business in this day and age.

That being said, the new SF is awesome. I hated waiting 10 minutes for my turn each time, but it was a lot of fun. The cabs are hilarious, it's two Samsung 32' screens with logitech speakers on the sides.

Really though, I'm guessing most loyal SF fans should be in their adult life making some sort of income, so 1 dollar a play, really isn't that bad, especially for the first big arcade game release in years (SVC was the last "big" release and it blew, SFIV was worth the wait . . . so far)

roker

some characters are timed released.. like akuma, seth etc etc

_MJ_