if your arcade experience started in TS or midvalley, i really pity your soul.
my arcade experience started in kotaraya sgwang. that time under 18 cant go in, but i dont care since i looked matured enough hahah! my favourite game was marvel vs capcom. then before that the era of soul blade (u kids play the sequel called soul calibur) tekken, streetfighter.super cool.
people go to arcade NOT because of the graphics, NOT because of the sound system, u go to arcade to INTERACT and find new challengers. sure u can play that lilttle MAME or other emulators out there, but you will never experience competing with a real life opponent. imagine being pwned in front of a lot of ppl, and mocked after that, not to mentioned pwning other people and getting praises. i can tell u one thing, it beats ANY ONLINE GAME. human face to face interactions beats anything.
i also came to know a lot of my friends in arcade. not to mention polishing my mad wolverine+spiderman skills with them..hahaha!oh i miss those days. the feeling of playing, winning and the adrenaline rush when cops busted the arcade...hahha! that was super cool. now, when i go to arcade, i cant feel he same anymore. maybe because its now too easy to go into one.sigh..
good old times... i went to play in arcade until got free ride inside the police van... straight to the police station... then the line-up parade inside the police station...