I’ve yet to see a GG cab anywhere, but i think there is a scene for it. somewhere. I know that people south of taipei play it.
Same thing with melty blood, if you can read chinese, you should check out the taiwan forums (i can’t read 
) http://www.gamer.com.tw/
but yeah, i dont think anybody plays melty blood here. maybe a few, but i have no idea how to find them
Pepino
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I have been in Taipei for already 3 years and all I have found have been basketball and crane arcades. Sucks to have a decent job (sometimes).
Anyway, is true the competitive arcade scene is pretty narrow in this country but people seems to round up playing real games or studying. Also most of the kids own a console or cool guys play Warcraft 3 custom campaigns on Cybercafes (/palmface), that’s why most people disregard arcade fun. Kinda better like that, the economy of this country is like a tightrope walker so people focus on working hard.
Even though, I would like to play some SSFIV before leaving Taiwan but I’m kinda noob handling addresses, so if anyone knows some places, have the time to and know where to play call me up before this 20-6-2010 which is when i’m leaving to my country (lol) and I’ll be glad to buy you some credits 
and with luck ice cream if you can beat my Guile.
This is my phone, zero nine three two-941-217 ask for Pepino.
If I gather enough information maybe can get myself to the task of making a little index with googlemaps and pics. But got to be quick. Hit me up!
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Oh yeah, forgot to mention. There are session for SSF4 every Saturday at Aztec (???17?9F)(Taipei, Renai road section 1 number 17, 9th floor) in the Y17???9F. I think there’s a 2v2 tourney this weekend http://twfighter.com/viewthread.php?tid=2306&extra=page%3D1
TWF 7?? ??? - ??? - ??? - Powered by Discuz!
7/25 1-5 PM for a ranking battle (not really a ranbat, i guess a fun little ladder match where you can go up and down ranks)
4-6 PM a 2v2 tournament, Don’t lose cause you have to eat some sort of nasty fish that smells really bad. I hear it’s even worse than Stinky Tofu
And i think they’re having a stream
??? on Justin.tv
Press
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So, I’ve been hangin around the arcades in Taipei and the Tom’s World in Shimen now has KOF 13 and Melty Blood Actress Again: Current Code.
Zero000
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Well I left, but they got the new jubeat (they’re everywhere so who cares) and some “REFLECBEAT” game that is also made by Bemani. The MBAACC machine had Happ buttons but they changed them out before I left Taiwan. It seems like there is some sort of scene for MB in taiwan, but that game isn’t going to make money :I
tom’s world has SSF4AE. only ONE machine though, while when i was visiting kaosiung they had FOUR machines in one arcade, with no one playing. soooooooooo lame
though ive been having fun learning KOFXIII and arcana heart 3. gettin my ass handed to me erry day
wepeel
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Were the Kaosiung machines legit, unlike the SF4 “cabs” they got a couple of years ago? (I’m talking actual vewlix cabs)
It’s weird that Kaosiung once again beats the rest of the island in acquiring the newest SF. What is it about that place? Does Kaosiung have a big arcade scene…? Is it just the result of the place being a major trading area, meaning that they get random stuff all the time? It would be interesting if someone could shed some light on some of this…
Zero000
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Just left Taiwan yesterday. Taipei only has 1 laggy head to head cabs with ssf4 AE and it’s 30nt with max of 5 wins (ridiculous price)
Kaohsiung from what i heard has 2 head to head cabs? And it’s 20 NT. But same laggy ass shit “Bravo 32”
Both are 3/5 i think.
i dunno anything about the kaosiung scene. they had 4 cabs, and any of the cabs could link to any other one. i dont actually know anything about arcade machines, but i think they were the same as the one at tom’s world (taipei). definitely felt laggy, id end up double tapping a lot just to make sure moves came out
20 nt in kaosiung, 30 nt in taipei. the 5 win max is retarded too, but i guess they implement that because they only have one machine? pretty annoying to run train on people and have to sit out and wait in line to play again.
really don’t know why kaosiung had 4 machines while taipei only has 1. i played about 7-8 matches in kaosiung on a thursday night, then no one else sat down for like 20 minutes so i just left. taipei one gets crowded starting at like ~6 pm on weekdays, gets crowded earlier on the weekends.
also it seems no one in taiwan knows how to block crossups rofl but everyone’s execution was pretty sick. saw a boxer tear it up with new s.mp combos and a guy doing all sorts of crazy stuff. then i would see them lose to stupid stuff like random blankas and t.hawk condor dive spam and cry inside
also im gonna be hanging around tom’s world for the rest of the week before i head back home. if you see an asian with an afro playing dictator, boxer or claw, that’s me say hi !
Zero000
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im already back in the states
didnt play much today, but got to hang out and chat with gamerbee which was fun. there were def some really pro people out tonight, a cody, a rufus, and a zangief that were all near gamerbee’s level. i got crushed
Zero000
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Zangief eh. odds are that that zangief is american. Talk to him next time. Tell him that Zerp said hi
actually, he probably wont be going to tom’s world any time soon. I think midterms are happening now. say hi to gamerbee as well for me :I
umad_1
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anyone know a good place in Taiwan to buy cheap, PS3 Hori sticks?
Was in Ximen yesterday and checked out Tom’s World. Lost like 5 straight games on the MB:AA cab and couldn’t do my taunt loops in BB:CS because the start button was in a weird place.
Still fun though. Anyone else in the area?
Where do people play SSF4 near the Taipei area? I’m leaving Taiwan in a couple of days, and I’d like to get some really good games in.
Zero000
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Taipei is all about that xbox live for super.
But they do have Arcade edition at Tom’s World ximending. Go there if you have time
