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RyoriNoTetsujin:
There are no "old school" arcades in Manhattan. As lordnacho1 said, the last was the Chinatown Fair, which re-opened as a particularly bad redemption-game place. The guy who owned the original Chinatown Fair opened a place way the hell out in Brooklyn that I've never been to, but from what I hear it's a modern fighting game haven, not exactly "old school."
Barcade is ok, I guess - I don't like it, personally. But, the L train is running to/from Manhattan (as are most of the trains, now) and that'll get you there. If you can't find a way to get to Funspot, Barcade is a poor, poor substitute... but you will get to see a couple dozen original cabinets.
If you're coming to the States, and you can make it up there, Funspot is *definitely* worth the time and effort. You can spend hours there not even playing the games. One of the last meccas of arcade games. There are a bunch of other things to do up there, you could make a couple of days out of it. My gf and I are planning a little jaunt up there for the spring.
I would suggest some of the locations in coastal New Jersey (the Silverball Museum, Flashbacks, etc.) but those places were the ones hit very, very hard by the storm - none of them are open as far as I know.
RyoriNoTetsujin:
http://silverballmuseum.com/ <-- a couple of post-storm pictures on their site. Warning: pretty hard to look at, especially if you love pins...
Pingaloka:
Thanx a lot guys. I will definately try to go to Fun Spot. It is a dream to go there!
You recon I would find cheap hotels over there. I will like to stay at least a couple of days!
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: Pingaloka on November 10, 2012, 08:28:19 am ---Thanx a lot guys. I will definately try to go to Fun Spot. It is a dream to go there!
You recon I would find cheap hotels over there. I will like to stay at least a couple of days!
--- End quote ---
This time of year it should be easier to find cheap motels. During the summer and fall it's damn near impossible. That place really slows down after the leaves fall.
BTW, if anyone ever wants to head there on the cheap and is a camper, I recommend the Pine Hollow Campground across the street. I have stayed there with my kids and it's a nice quiet small campground. This year my kids and I stayed there for the ACAM Tourney.
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