I hate the fact that arcades are dieing, but they are. the boom of home consoles has probably had a huge effect on them, plus, arcades have a tendency to attract bad crowds. That is the main reason they have been seen less and less lately in malls. I really would like to start up an arcade, but I know it would fail. My area had at one point in time an good and working Extreme, Max 2, and PIU something. Then, it was Kinda Working extreme, kinda working max 2, ITG, and Piu NX. Now, its broken extreme, broken SN, broken ITG2, and a brand new PIU NX2 that has the volume MUTED because its in a bowling alley and "Any sound could distract pro bowlers." What the heck is the reason for having a music game then?
The SN is being worked on currently I believe, it accually has an out of order sign on it. Hopefully, it will get repaired, and even though its 30 min. away, I can have a place to play. I know the EX machine is done for, tilt is a terrible arcade that doesent take any care of there games. The DDR scene in Springfield MO is dead as a door nail, and i accually am starting to believe I am the only person who plays any more, but I (sadly) am a die hard fan for the series, and will stay playing, as long as theres home versions to play on.




