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boatofcar
08-01-2010, 08:13 AM
So I moved to Thailand about a few days ago, and today I saw my first arcade on the bottom floor of a Carefour (kind of like Wal Mart). I saw a couple racing games, but the floor was dominated by PS2 games somehow hooked up to machines to accept coins. I'll get some pictures next time I'm there.

TheDomesticInstitution
08-01-2010, 09:01 AM
I take it you didn't play anything? Sounds like they didn't have many classics huh? Anyway, I'd like to see pics when you get the chance.

boatofcar
08-01-2010, 09:39 AM
Nah, nothing there grabbed me, though the place was packed. I'll take photos for sure next time, didn't have my camera with me today.

Videogamerdaryll
08-01-2010, 02:20 PM
Looking forward to seeing the pictures.

boatofcar
08-21-2010, 12:25 AM
Sorry for the delay! These pics were taken at the Central Bangna mall.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4912182226_bdb945f8d0.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnshawler/4912182226/)


Your basic Touch screen machines.


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4911578713_fc452aa953.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnshawler/4911578713/)


Somehow they've hooked these up to accept money.

TheDomesticInstitution
08-27-2010, 09:12 AM
It's so... bright... Hmm. There's a local mall nearby that a year or so ago had an arcade in it. The arcade shut down and it was replaced by a bunch of networked 360's and other console centric activities. Looks like that's what arcades are going to. I don't even see a single pinball machine in there.

boatofcar
08-31-2010, 08:56 AM
It's so... bright... Hmm. There's a local mall nearby that a year or so ago had an arcade in it. The arcade shut down and it was replaced by a bunch of networked 360's and other console centric activities. Looks like that's what arcades are going to. I don't even see a single pinball machine in there.

Here they're just in the middle of the stores, mall kiosk style. Here's a Burnout 3 somehow rigged up with a wheel and other pretty awesome arcade controls I spotted today in Central Bangna right near my house.

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/2204/img0017n.jpg (http://img841.imageshack.us/i/img0017n.jpg/)