Arcades in Tokyo

Classic Fighting Games Ultra Street Fighter IV
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Hello,

I’ll be travelling to and through Tokyo for a week, somewhere in february. I’ll be spending most of the day travelling the city and doing the tourist thingy, but naturally I want to spend a few nights in the arcades playing some Street Fighter IV (I play UMVC3 too, but I suck so much at that I I’d rather not be publicly exposed ;-)).

Is there anybody who knows which arcade I should visit to get some good and most importantly, FUN matches in against the Japanese?

Also, I heard they use ID cards in the machines to keep track of their progress. Does anybody know if that’s mandatory?

Thanks for the help!

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Here is a listof many of the arcades in Tokyo and where to go for a particular game.
As for Id cards, I’m pretty sure you only need one if you want to keep track of your rank, just playing for fun shouldn’t require one.

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Might want to try the Japan thread in regional matchmaking.

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Akihabara is more of a tourist haunt and every time ive been there the players weren’t that good.

Id recommend Taito Station South Shinjuku and Shinjuku Club Sega.

That mademan cafe link has good advice.

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I’d recommend sega GIGO in ikebukuro, Sports land taito station in east shinjuku or battle area a in west shinjuku. You’ll get plenty of fights there with quality.
There’s a few other ace arcades like big box in takadanobaba but they’re not as frequented as the ones mentioned above.

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I have been to Club Sega and Taito Station in Shinjuku, both of them were good.
It´s 100 Y for 2 credits.

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Taito Station in Shinjuku is where Daigo plays everyday, so the competition there has got to be top notch.