AC moved to another place, it didn’t close down, but it did downsize so it no longer has room for those 4 wegas, kind of sucks but the rent of a shop on ground floor of that size is really high around that area, so the boss (z+) had to make some changes.
Arcades in Taipei has been suffering for a long time now, every since Chen Sui Bian was the mayor of Taipei (I think 14 years ago) and decided that arcades were bad for the teenagers. Everyone who needed their capcom fix has had to resort to small gatherings in shops that were generous enough to let people play on their TVs. These shops however has learned that what they make a bulk of their profits off aren’t from the drinks, food, etc ordered by the people playing, but rather the goods they sell from the internet. So they no longer need such a big place to do their kind of buisness, it’s a shame really because these places have become a great open public place that you didn’t just play games, but rather a hangout place for many of us.
Things aren’t completely over though, this April, the government in Taiwan has a bill that if passed will make getting a license in operating arcades much easier than before, finally the ignorance that seems to be in these policitian’s minds that video games=gambling games are finally over. The first place that probably will open first is the Dino World in Ci-Men-Din (???), it’s a good chance 3S will be there.
But right now if you want to play 3S, you have to come to our home gatherings, we play on PS2 with 2 Hori’s Real Arcade Pro, they’re kind of hard to get used to if you’re an American player, but they’re about the best joystick you can find to use at home. If you don’t know who to call, or when do we have these gatherings, just P? me and I’ll give you all the info you need.
BTW if anyone plays Marvel in Taipei and are looking for competition, PLEASE PM me, I love this game but no one plays here.
P.S: Mogri are you Chris that used to play Oro in our ranbats, if you are then hi, and where the hell have you been, not in Taipei anymore?
