The Vancouver scene is barely holding on. The only arcade in the area still doing well is only because it's in the mall and 1 floor beneath the movie theatres. It's called CHQ @ Metropolis, i give the owner props cause it's still pretty steady business and he keeps his games pretty up to date. He also understands he cant charge ridiculous prices to keep the crowds coming in. Downtown, the Movieland Arcade is still there...but they only have old ass games there, dirty, they used to have peep show stalls in the back long ago. There are still a few arcades in Richmond which is a city about 10 minutes drive from Vancouver, mainly an asian community so hence....arcades still attract. E-Spot is probably the most popular, huge with pool tables. Last i heard, they hold SF4 and MvC3 tourneys there once in awhile.
The favourite arcades through my lifelong journey of video games in the Vancouver, Canada area are:
Satch's (classic stinky, smoky, dark arcade on E.Hastings back in 1988)
Pie in the Sky
Johnny Z's
Lazer Illusions
Circuit Circus (both locations)
Lester's (which only closed down year and half ago)
and CHQ (only one still standing
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