Hey all,
Heading to Shinjuku for school in three weeks. How’s the arcade scene over there? I play SFIV, some third strike, JoJo (last time I was in Japan, this was still being played at some places), GGAC, and some T6.
Also, where do you guys (the ones currently in Japan) usually hang out?
Shinjuku itself has a few good arcades. The Taito station by the south east exit is the hot spot for SFIV. Theres also Shinjuku Sportsland which has a little of everything. You can also check out Club Sega by the south exit where MIU works, and near there is also Joybox which is famous for Melty Blood and some Arcana.
My recommendation and most frequented arcade is Mikado in Takadanobaba. It also has just about everything and is the best arcade hands down for GGAC (they have 10 cabs!)
If you like 3S you might wanna check out Game Versus in Nishi-Nippori. They stay open almost all night and lots of 3S players go there.
Im at Mikado just about every weekend so if you wanna get some games in just hit me up there
Been here for 6 years… actually, the 24th of this month is my six year anniversary in this country lol
Avion is 100yen per play so it’s kinda pricey… although IIRC their newbie SF4 machines are 100yen for 2 credits, but only for the newbie machine.
Anyone around the Nagoya or Gifu area?
Edit: Hey I just noticed token717 and Big War are near me. I actually work in Oogaki. Drop me a line sometime. Would like to get some offline sessions in and advice. Still not so hot in SSF4.
whats up!!!
i will be in tokyo next thursday the 17th til thursday the 24th. i will be staying near akihabara.
i would like to meet and hang out with some of you mainland SRKers. please post up if your not busy
Sounds good. Hit us up. We got Super on console and many of us meet up at Free Play in Shibuya (at Shinjuku Sportsland).
Yea, definitely man. Just PM your number and we can set some stuff up.
Btw, anyone know of any tournaments in the Japan scene. I know of Osu arcade, but I don’t know the schedules or anything. Any help would be appreciated
I believe SBO is in August? Are you talking about major tournies or small tournies?
Well, to those in Tokyo(or nearby), there’s FINALROUNDBATS Vol.2 (Tokyo, Japan) (2010.06.19)…
It costs a lil bit more than usual Japan tourney but its a different kind of fun, we need more players too!
As for Nagoya, dont they still have NSB? (im not familiar with nagoya at all, its easy to find tourneys on the SF4/SSF4 BBS though you have to be able to understand japanese)
oh and SBO is in September(date not decided yet but its planned for September according to the official site)
oh and for online matches
just found that site, pretty much for matchmaking and from what ive seen features a lot of good players too.
too bad you gotsa be able to read japanese to use that site lol
Major and small tournies.
yoyoyo!
im flying into haneda airport tomorrow around noonish
my #080-3977-6598
looking forward to meeting all of you
In Osaka and located close to the sinsekai. Saw an arcade there with SF4 but no 3s. Anyone up for games?
Is this area close to that sega avion i’ve been reading about? or any other arcades of note
hi guys, i’ll be going to japan for 2 weeks in august. how much does it approx. cost to spend an evening at the acarde? i’m an ok player but i guess i’ll still get beaten up most of the time.
i’ve been to japan once but didnt really play at arcades because my friends. we only went to some big sega arcade near disney land and played some random stuff.
anyone want to meet and show me around a bit to play some games and get drunk?
last time i went to a club in roppongi where you only paid entrance and could drink as much as you want, it was like heaven, is it like that in most japanese clubs? are there some cheaper ones? i remember the entrance being very expensive
We’ll be gone by the time you get here, but I can answer a few of your questions:
As far as cost, depends what arcade you go to and how good you are. At BigBox, it’s 100 yen per 2 play and if you’re really good obviously you stay on the machine. However, competition there is lacking (average BP there is about 20k BP for those that have cards). Perhaps a better deal is Shibuya’s Shinjuku Sportsland which is 300 yen for free play from 7:30 till 11:30 PM. Also, TRF Nagano has free play almost every day, but I don’t know if there are a lot of people that actually go to that one. Shibuya’s Shinjuku Sportsland still has a ton of people that go and are really good. It’s definitely a great experience and even if you’re not at their level, I’d still recommend going.
As far as clubbing, once again it depends. A popular club for foreigners (Gas Panic) has zero entrance fee but you have to have a drink in your hand at all times. If you want to be super cheap, best thing to do is buy one drink and just hold it the entire night. Or do what I did and go with someone else who’s more likely to drink and just hold THEIR drink the entire night.
Most other clubs, in my experience, charge an entrance fee (probably between 2000 and 4000 yen?) and then you get anywhere from 0 to 2 free drinks. Once you get in, drinks are pretty pricey.
can anyone help with directions to a-cho from the big station in kyoto? thx in advance
I was at Gas Panic on the 11th. Got fucked upppp. cheap too.
Where were you guys yesterday? Playing Marvel?
Which “big station”? Kyoto or Kawaramachi?
If you mean Kyoto Station, then you can take the bus (#5 or #205 will do) to Shijo Kawaramachi. From there it’s just a short walk to Teramachi Dori, which is in pretty plain sight. A-Cho is in Teramachi Dori. Fighting Cabs are up the escalator.
Also, GGs Chaotix @ A-Cho. I saw the overheads comin’, but my brain couldn’t react! lol