NY NTers.... Tell me about China Town Fair Arcade.

[dankenstien88]

Seemed like one of the last places really representative of old New York. Looks like something straight out of a Ninja Turtles Comic

Ive heard it closed and re-opened under new ownership looking like a Chucky Cheese




NY NTers familiar with the place... what can you tell me about it ?

 

[poorniko]

the place was a dump but there was nothing else like it
they reopened recently but it's not the same, they replaced all the great cabinets with crap like skee-ball and crane games

 

[ninjahood]

the place was a dump but there was nothing else like it

old school arcades are supposed to be dumps..thats part of da charm.

shout out to my old heads who used to be at "playland" in time square

open air market for hookers, crack/coke sales & street fighter II

 

[mecks]

Man I love arcades. The only place that I could kind of compare that to is Santa Monica pier arcade, but is mostly new games there. I still love it tho.

 

[sup doe]

I was born in 86 so I grew up with these old school arcades. that's how my love for fighting games started. Dat feel when you pull off a nasty combo that youve been learning on your opponent..the random competitive challenges with complete strangers... and when the new fighters drop people would crowd around and watch you play in awe, those were the good ol days.

 

[jonathango]

I lowkey miss the pacman arcade that used to be in my city

 

[daproblem53]

the place was a dump but there was nothing else like it

old school arcades are supposed to be dumps..thats part of da charm.

shout out to my old heads who used to be at "playland" in time square

open air market for hookers, crack/coke sales & street fighter II

is playland the place that had laser tag in there also?

 

[mondaynightraw]

I love arcades, but that documentary made it look like a INS convention

 

[jonathango]

I love arcades, but that documentary made it look like a INS convention

you should watch evo.

dieminion, Sp00ky & sabin in the beginning

 

[faulkit28]

Seemed like one of the last places really representative of old New York. Looks like something straight out of a Ninja Turtles Comic

Ive heard it closed and re-opened under new ownership looking like a Chucky Cheese

NY NTers familiar with the place... what can you tell me about it ?

Chinatown Fair was is the spot.  Been going there since '91, was there when odb taped the brooklyn zoo remix vid there.  If you loved old school arcade games, then it was the spot.  Especially fighting games.  Haven't been since they converted it into a new spot.  

Ninjahood, Playland. Really? I forgot all about playland.  That was my spot too.  I pulled my first fatality on mk there.  I was so amped when I did it.

There was 2 more arcades.  One across the street from winter garden theater and the one in penn station.

 

[sreggie101]

peter pan in bayside queens just closed down.


in the lower east side/alphabet city there is a bar arcade there..pretty good. not to be confused with The Barcade in brooklyn, place is huge but games are wack.

 

[timbo109]

Don't get the appeal of arcades. Would much rather be doing something active.

 

[theabove]

The doc reminds me of....

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[ninjaxryder]

reminds me of Family Fun Arcade out here in LA, San Fernando Valley to be exact,

 

[Gill Baka Esq. LLC.]

peter pan in bayside queens just closed down.


in the lower east side/alphabet city there is a bar arcade there..pretty good. not to be confused with The Barcade in brooklyn, place is huge but games are wack.

They closed Peter Pan?

Damn, that sucks butt.

I always wanted to go visit this spot in china town, never had the chance.

Back in the day it was the arcade they had in green acres mall.

 

[ravagebx]

I hate that arcade culture has died. We had so many great arcades in NYC when I was a kid. Shout out to Playland, Neo Crash, Chinatown Fair, etc.

 

[ninjahood]

the place was a dump but there was nothing else like it

old school arcades are supposed to be dumps..thats part of da charm.

shout out to my old heads who used to be at "playland" in time square

open air market for hookers, crack/coke sales & street fighter II

is playland the place that had laser tag in there also?

Negative... Laser tag didn't exist when that spot

Was on.

 

[newyear]

Damn i miss it.

Me and my boy used to get dumplings from Tasty Dumplings then head over to the arcade.

I remember there being a lot of gothic/emo kids in there

.

 

[beh235]

I feel bad for those who don't truly know what an arcade was. You can replicate it sort of now, but it was just one of those "you had to be there to know" kind of things.

 

[sreggie101]

the place was a dump but there was nothing else like it

old school arcades are supposed to be dumps..thats part of da charm.

shout out to my old heads who used to be at "playland" in time square

open air market for hookers, crack/coke sales & street fighter II

is playland the place that had laser tag in there also?

Negative... Laser tag didn't exist when that spot

Was on.

wasn't Q-zar the spot for laser tag back in the day?

peter pan in bayside queens just closed down.


in the lower east side/alphabet city there is a bar arcade there..pretty good. not to be confused with The Barcade in brooklyn, place is huge but games are wack.

They closed Peter Pan?

Damn, that sucks butt.

I always wanted to go visit this spot in china town, never had the chance.

Back in the day it was the arcade they had in green acres mall.

chill that mall i heard was/is still mad hood. peter pan was tho my boy used to go hard on a weekly basis on Initial D. had the initial D arcade card and errything. i did too but my game was sniper scope, time crisis3, and...that swat virtua cop type game where they had those replica MP5s..i forget what its called.





boston heads would kno about Good Times in somerville. they closed that **** down a few yrs ago, always got the free token hookup tho

 

[bandit country]

Bo and acne.

Still, good times were had.

 

[keko jones]

Dudes talking about legends and no one made fun of you ...

Sanford Kelly = One of the biggest **** talkers I have ever seen/heard. 

One time I flew from Cali to visit my family in the BX and saw this cat playing MvC2. Right of the bat this dude started clowin everyone, i put my money dude was like where **** you came from .. beat him (him using cable) and he started getting mad talking about I need to go back to CF .... LOL 

Arcades were fun, either you good or you are bad no in between if you good you talk **** if you are bad you are just there to suck **** to people that are good to fit in. ***** with that ****.

Golf Land Cali was were it was at .. Alex Duc Shady Potter Etc - then Justin came along and ether everyone ... 

BTW, strickly talking about MvC2 - IIIstrike - Turbo 2 and all the others were a different story = Japan > US