>people pay good money to drink overpriced apple margatini's and play literal iphone games on an HD big screen
is this piece of shit place the greatest vidya scam of all?
>Dave and Buster's
This sounds like something from the UK. Am I right?
>>334395630
I haven't been there since 2002. Has it really changed for the worse?
>mfw I drive past two Dave & Buster's to go to Round1
Nobody really considers D&B to be an arcade, at least as its primary function.
>>334395731
No. Burgerland.
>>334395732
No, it's pretty much the same.
>>334395630
But what about the mouse anon
>>334395630
I have a retarded 'friend' who saved up enough tickets or tokens or points or whatever to buy a Wii U bundle with splatoon and smash.
That's right, he put in countless months of going there with his shitskin family, playing retarded mobile games, dumping who knows HOW much money just so he could get the tickets to buy that fucking bundle instead of working a job at mcdonalds or some other fast food joint and getting the money for the bundle after a week or two of work.
How that dumbass hasn't choked to death on his own saliva is a miracle in my eyes.
>>334395630
worked at the winner's circle (prize area) for a year
had one guy who milked the ice age machine for all its worth. made profit off of constantly purchasing and reselling iPads. management hated him! click here to learn more!
I haven't been there in a long time, but the one in the Palisades Mall used to have the Mechwarrior Pods, which were basically my reason to go.
Then they got rid of them in the late 00s to put in wagglan shit and air hockey tables. A fucking travesty, that.
I live in the pan handle
We don't have a D&B
When we wanna pay obnoxious prices for a shitty broken arcade we have to go to Chuck E Cheese's
>>334395630
But they have arcade games and shit at the ones I've been in.
>>334396089
There used to be a laser tag place there too, and now it's replaced with a gym, which has a laser tag place that nobody goes to.
>>334395630
No, the wii u is the greatest scam of all
My local has battletech, plus mario kart and luigi's mansion. It's alright but I've been to some that are shit
>>334396260
And the iMax is replaced too.
Why is the Palisades Mall such shit now
>>334395630
>Dave & Busters.
We had three locations in my state and two of them failed because my state is full of retired assholes and early Gen-X faggots that still have flip phones and watch reality TV every day.
Many of them don't even know the place has alcohol, they think it's a Chuck-E-Cheese for grown millennials.
>mfw they're half right.
>>334396280
That's not Street fighter V
>>334395812
Never thought I'd see a reaction image of that jewish dude from Blues Brothers on here, kudos anon.
On topic, Dave and Busters is okay but it's way too fucking expensive for what you get.
Luckily I've got an arcade near me that has a fucking shitload of games (Galloping Ghost).
making money of idiots isnt a scam.
none of them are being forced, misled or tricked into going there
The one in NYC has that Luigi's Mansion game but I never got to try it out yet
>>334395630
>no fightan vidya
Only reason why I avoid D&BChuck-e-Cheese also removed their fighting games. Is there some sort of anti-fighting game trend I'm missing?
There's one near me that has Project Diva, Luigi's Mansion, Mario Kart, and I remember hearing that it has Pokken as well. I've never been there, but it definitely seems like the opposite of a scam.
>>334396612
>Is there some sort of anti-fighting game trend I'm missing?
Yeah, they attract black people.
I wish I was joking.
>>334396428
Any kind of arcade is too expensive when you can just play games at home.
Over at the pier they have this huge warehouse full of arcade cabinets and pinball machines and playing the real thing is nice, but I really feel like I'm throwing all my money away if I don't use it on lightgun games or pinball, things you can't experience anywhere else.
>>334396643
The one near me is full of mobile games, and has no good old games. Super sad
>mfw the only half decent arcade in my area is at Golf n Stuff, a mini golf place, 45 minutes away
I haven't been there in years it might be shit now.
>>334395812
I really wish there was an R1 closer to me. FROM Albany, I have to drive 3 hours to go to my nearest one. I would be more inclined to go to the D&B at Crossgates if they brought Pokken machines to it like they did in NYC, but alas, that ship had sailed for now.
>Love Dave n Busters as a kid
>Be in my 20s, one finally opens up in NYC, finally get to go
>It fucking sucks, everything is overpriced because lolTimesSquare, the steaks are shit, the wait staff isn't that cute, and the bar doesn't serve 151 proof alcohol because of rowdy patron
>The games are plentiful, but mostly nothing more recent than 2006 besides the Fruit Ninja and Guitar Hero stations
>Basketball shoot out machine doesn't always read my shoots
>Time Crisis 4 guns didn't work
>Some of the staff was kinda rude (this was on a later visit though)
All in all, glad I don't spend anymore time there
I remember going there when I was young, all those arcade shooters, racing games, and fighters. I went there recently and sadness just came to me.
>Never been to a D&B
>Friends invite me, insisting I'll enjoy cause it got games and stuff and they always see me on my phone "playing vidya" (it's sudoko)
>Go to the one in Culver City
>Mobile phone shit, ticket machines, air hockey, Deal or No Deal
>This is so much fun, right anon?
>MFW
At least they had House of the Dead 2. I would kill for a Neo Geo or TMNT.
>>334397321
>great environment for a kid
Fights happen at every public area, regardless of target demographic.Niggers going to nig, however
>trying to look up location of closest Round1 near me
>their website is down
>>334397321
Fucking niggers. When will we be able to shoot them like we can other animals?
>>334397832
>Closest one is LA
Fuck that. LA is awful
>>334397670
Context behind the pic?
They had this Star Wars game where you like get into this pod/cockpit. Pretty fun, also get friends you faggot.
Arcade games are trash, but the food was surprisingly good.
>>334395630
>literally has retro arcade games, Mario Kart Arcade, and Luigi's Mansion Arcade
>awesome food and drinks
>bad
shit taste tbqhwy
Wa asnt it called something else before d&b? Jeepers or something??
>>334398391
Not at my location
IPhone games and ticket machines
>>334396089
rip mechwarrior pods. Shit was too good for this world
>>334398196
>Retards who can't discern an obvious photoshop like that still exist
>>334395630
its pretty ok. Good food, pretty decent casual/medium core games for a good ol fun time. Its not like we have anyone developing for Arcade Machines anymore.
How would yall rate Brunswick Zones tho?
>too much of a manlet to play the basketball game or air hockey
>too much of a beta who can't drive so doesn't do bumper karts
>too much of a pussy to drink alcohol so only order soda
Yeah, fuck Dave and Buster's!!
nigga you dont go to dave and busters to play games and legitamately have fun with them you have fun because youre with friends
>>334395630
>>334399305
> went with friends
> two of us were bored out of our minds
> one spent the entire time playing a dance mat game
> my brother got rung up for $100 by the shady waiter
Nah, I rather go to Chili's or something.
>>334399305
>dude watch me play jungle run haha
its literally baby boomer tier shit
DAVE AND DUSTERS
>>334395630
>going to Dave and Busters
>after 2008
XD
>>334399305
where do you thin you are?
But the D&B two towns over has Tekken 7 I also hear some of them have Time Crisis 5.
>>334399686
They couldn't even do Jungle Run properly. Instead of a lives system or whatever it's on a fucking timer. Doesn't matter how well you're doing, once times up you're done. Here's some tickets you piece of shit.
Anyone of you guys work at the Howard Hughes center (or whatever its called these days) D&B?
I've only been three times in my life, and two of those times were in the last year. It was a smaller cousins birthday plus the Chargers were playing that weekend so it made that he wanted a party there. Games were varied and fun if that says anything. I liked the Star Wars Battle Pod game.
It is overpriced and the food isn't that great for what you're paying
>>334400103
In SoCal, obviously
>>334396023
at least he leaves his basement.
Only thing that stuck out for me when I went there was Mario Kart AGP which I'm pretty sure I can just emulate now
>Mario Kart Arcade
>Time Crisis
>Terminator
>Star Wars/Jet Fighter Pods
>Jurassic Park
The only worthwhile games at my local D&B. Not a single fighting game ; ;
>only arcades in town are d&b and an arcade at a mini-golf course
>d&b is shit, only a couple worthwhile games
>half the games at the mini-golf place are broken because the techs don't give a shit
>only other arcade in town closed three months ago
>closest round1 is six hours away in a different state
Life is suffering.
My only hope is that D&B gets one of the new DDR machines since I fucking love rhythm games, or Round1 moves in where the old arcade was.
>>334395812
I've seen a couple people mention Round 1 but aren't there only about 10 in America? Where do these people have them?
I know there's around 7 in California alone and I have one within walking distance but I was wondering about other states.
The one in Hollywood has Mario Kart and Luigi's Mansion, but the rest of the place is mostly mobile shit.
>>334397832
>somewhere in New England
I'm somewhere in New England. Tell me about this place.
>>334395630
probably
only thing I did last time I went there was play the 8 player Daytona setup with some friends, that shit was cool
haven't gone since I found out about Arcade Odyssey in Miami
wish they had more of a fighting selection on the floor though
>Shittily maintained PIU machine still on Fiesta without updates
>Probably not going to get DDR Ace
>Round1 was been delayed TWICE and is now (supposedly) set for a location significantly farther away from original location
Why does everyone fucking hate Philadelphia now?
>>334395812
R1 isn't much better. Still overpriced, still tons of shit iphone type games, and then shitty not-bowling and karaoke
Atleast dave and busters has edible food
>>334404595
>R1 isn't much better
Having Bemani and the locations being new, meaning that they aren't using the same unmaintained cabinets from 10 years ago, automatically makes it a straight upgrade.
>is this piece of shit place the greatest vidya scam of all?
I can think of better..
Shit was actually a pretty solid arcade down here years back.
Two floors of arcade cabinets, a nice fighting section, and a bar in the center of it all.
Visited it recently and was amazed at just how many fruit ninjas you can stuff into a single building.
>>334404835
They have some old as fuck cabinets
>>334397670
Oh my
>years ago
>at a place that later became a D&B
>Xbox 360 as a prize
>if I won a ticket jackpot every single game it would still cost at least twice MSRP in tokens
Nooope.
>>334404835
One opened here not to long ago. I was not impressed at all.
I go to Fun Town USA in Kissimmee every once in a while, the arcade there has Galaga/Pac Man and Panic Museum. It isn't much but it's something compared to where I live.
fuckin love panic museum, also pac man is burned into the screen
>Mario Kart GP
>Pac-Man Battle Royale
Name some more top-tier arcade games.
>people go to Dave & Busters when Round 1 exists
jej
>>334405959
Tokyo Wars
isnt in arcades anymore though, due to being old
>>334406070
What state do you live in? From what I can see it's basically not an option for the majority of states.
Any Ohiofags know any good places?
>>334405959
HEY HEY COME ON OVER AND HAVE SOME FUN WITH CRAAAAAAAAZY TAXIYA YA YA YA YA
>>334395630
Does a Dave and Busters card work at any similar establishments, like say a TGI Fridays?
>>334406570
lol no
Even to get a D&B card to work at another D&B you have to give it to the cashier to set it up.
>>334406221
I go to the one in MA
It'll take a few years but eventually they'll be all over the place
>>334406570
>>334406738
I got the reference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS691lJzW1E
Went there once, staff was rude and the games were shit
>>334406570
dammit i was too late to the thread
>No D&B
>No R1
>No Chuck E Cheese
>OnlyPeter Piper Pizza
atleast the pizza is alright.
>>334405959
Batman Battle Royale is the shit.
>tfw when there's a barcade opening up 10 minutes away from me with that and a shit ton of retro arcade games.
>>334396023
Calm the fuck down. Your jelly is showing
>>334395731
from what I've seen of dave&busters its basically just the same as all the "arcades" we have here in the uk, but larger
Supervisor of an "arcade" in a big ass resort hotel. Almost all the games are ticket games and all mad fucking expensive (resort prices). Only games not ticket games are,
>Terminator
>Jurassic Park
>Air Hockey
>Claw games
Not a single fucking fighting game. So fucking lame. But... the place is made for kids, soooo meh.
Had a kid a few weeks back spend 1300 dollars on the arcade in the span of three days!!! We called his parents and they said it was completely fine. With all the tickets he won he got a shitty 200 dollar tablet.
Had one woman spend 50 bucks every single week and empty it on to Octoscore. After almost a year she got the Xbox One we had. Fucking crazy.
Only game I truly enjoy is Sonic Basketball. High score of 447. Trying to get that 450!!!
They have this mobile shit at Namco Funscape, such fucking Flappy Bird, Candy Crush and Temple Run.
Can arcades just keep that shit on bloody phones? Nobody is going to put money into a mobile game machine just to win some tickets to win a key ring made in China.
>>334408809
We really need a different term for those places, because they're really not arcades.
"Redemption casinos" or something
>>334408641
Hey, you use an iPhone to post?
>>334409118
>>334399440
>>334409118
>>334409223
I've never seen these before. Where do they even have them?
>>334396280
>Not Scam Citizen
>Or Scams vs. Women in Video games
>Or even Mighty No. Scam
Now THOSE were fucking scams.
>>334409278
Because normies who go spend only $3 in an arcade will be attracted to play it, and then they fail on this first bit and go complain that it's rigged and that they can only win an eraser.
>>334409278
bongland. My only so-called arcade is part of a cinema. It has air hockey, these 2 games, some bandits, over priced ticket shit and basketball that always has missing and deflated balls
>>334409461
Your mom knows a lot about missing and deflated balls
>>334409557
>>334395630
>not going to R1
Fucking faggots
my local dave & buster's replaced Hydro Thunder with doodle jump
>>334396089
>>334396337
You guys ever go to SportsTime USA in Westchester? Used to be the shit back in the day.
I wonder if it's still around, haven't been there in 5 years now. I'm sure they still have the same games they had back in the 90's.
>>334400030
The one in Philly has Time Crisis 5 and I think they're getting Tekken 7 as well.
