Japan Arcade (Little Tokyo, Downtown LA)

MVC2 got replaced with X-Men vs. SF, KOF 2002 UM is replaced with KOF XI, SF2CE is replaced with ST, Rival Schools is replaced with Neo Geo Battle Coliseum, something else was replaced with FUCKING KNIGHTS OF VALOUR…and they finally fixed Puzzle Fighter.

rofl…this place is mad random

That curry beef and rice from the market was loaded with so much MSG and Sodium it would give a man PMS. :wasted:

The 3S and ST cabs are definitely a improvement.

acad-gatsu: Thanks for the tip dude. I just showed them my receipt and they let me park for free.

GGS CPU! :tup:

ChaiThai did you ever play Initial D at Speedzone and AI

So you mean to tell me that it’s no longer 4x3 Aspect Ratio stretched out to fill up an HD TV screen? That’s the way it was when I last was there. So you’re pretty much saying it looks normal now. lol. If that’s the case, I’m hitting it up. I don’t necessarily go to Little Tokyo for the arcade; I go to Little Tokyo and the arcade just happens to be there. :wgrin:

I miss the old Sakura. That was the reason I used to go eat at the mall, but now they switched it up and they’re serving the stuff that you got. Sigh.

i dont think your the one holding that record anymore not that i remember your name on that list but ill check next time

and the sticks are always messed up there it just depends if you go on a good day when they’re actually responding to inputs if its not the stick its the button and sadly its because there’s a handful of button smashers but i mean button SMASHERS that i have seen there i dont think the creators would want to see anybody play the game that way

i went there wednesday. i honestly have to say its the worst sf4 machine i have ever played on. it was complete garbage. only one machine worked and the stick was a piece of crap. and to top it off, the old asian guy yelled at me cause a machine ate my token. how the heck is that my fault?? lol worst sf4 machine ever!!!

Yes, I am the same ChaiThai.

ChaiThai not sure if you remember me from the Initial D days.

The name is familiar, but I have incredibly bad memory in general. I don’t doubt we’ve played together though.

E Rod, you played Initial D?

Do you remember Team Kengai?

seems theres been no improvement here from you have described.

would those controls not be replaced unless it is requested?

yes alot of Ver.2 mostly at AI, speedzone $10 deal days and super and I remember name Team Kengai never raced them because it was to far for me to play them.

exactly if the buttons are messed up you have to ask them to replace them and they still scream at you
one time the guy started talking in jap and pounding is chest i got confused:sweat: i sort of thought he was imitating king kong mad idk
:wtf:

has the sf4 buttons and joystick are sanwa yet or shitty???

Funny how this is a great location for an Arcade and there are many players who would play there, but the owner does not cater to the players, which makes it a bad business move. But the arcade is still open, so I guess he’s content with what he makes. I wouldn’t have mind having that place as my home arcade if everything worked… and if it didn’t have an owner who yelled at people who complained about busted machines.

Are you high? You seriously can’t be talking about the right arcade? First off, there’s only one machine (2 screens, but nonetheless its technically one machine). I’m not overly going to defend this arcade but to call it the worst sf4 machine… what exactly makes it the worst sf4 machine?

The sticks and buttons are either Seimitsu or Sanwa (I think the stick is Seimitsu while the buttons are Sanwa.) This place shits on Family Arcade (not only do they charge 75 cents, but they have Korean sticks that feel like they could break any second).

I don’t know what you’re smoking… if a guy like me can still execute pretty well on that machine. They must have really amazing sticks then back in Victorville…

im not high. and trust me, i live in victorville where there is NO sf4 arcade here. so that means i go to all the arcades in socal and i know what a good arcade is. japan arcade is a dump as far as sf4 goes. and your probably hyping it up cause your daddy is that grumpy old guy that yelled at me. and you must be crazy calling me out. dont ever knock on where i live. dont ever assume im a pot head. im giving my opinion on a place i went too and sf4 sticks sucked there so im giving people my opinion. i not once did i talk bad about anyone. only the the sf4. for those who dont believe me, check it out yourself. sf4 sticks are garbage. only thing thats good is the hd screens. so “ricecooker”, dont knock on my opinion. travel to other arcades before you ever open your mouth.

for those of you who want to check it out yourselves, this is the address

japan arcade
333 s. alameda
los angeles, california 90013

its inside the asian mall that they have there. i recomend you park in the structure.

Hello, I work at Super Arcade (same owner as Japan Arcade), and I should’ve noticed this thread sooner… but anyways, that grumpy old guy is only an EMPLOYEE, NOT the owner! And I can’t believe he yells at you. That is really fcked up. :nono: Please, if there are anything broken, messed up, or if that old guy yells at you, keep posting them here, and I will keep this thread on tap and let the owner know for sure! The owner has been busy with Super Arcade, but he has been going to Japan Arcade as well to fix the machines, I’ll keep him updated with everything so he will keep the machines in working condition and put that grumpy guy in his proper place

The owner is NOT ricecooker’s daddy, but I know whose daddy he is :slight_smile:

Oh, BTW, on this Sunday 12/27 from 9PM-12PM, we will let people play MvC2 FOR FREE @ Super Arcade!! :slight_smile:

ok cool man. thanks for a real response. everything i posted is 100%. and SUPER ARCADE is real good. been there many times. it just weird that japan arcades sticks suck real bad, but SUPER ARCADE everything is in working order. and sorry to ricecooker for saying grumpy old man was his daddy. anyways, hopefully those sticks get fixed cause i go to la every weekend to visit family and japan arcade is only 10 minutes away. once again thanks for a real response.