Family Arcade @ L.A. City College

[MC Malicious Gravy]

So after returning to L.A. after my 5-6 month escapade in Arizona, I can finally enjoy going to Family Arcade on Vermont. But more importantly, I find it hard to believe that no one has yet to make a thread about it, seeing that it's bustling almost all the time. That and having ITG2 (which for some reason the screen is now discolored even though I hardly ever see people play it), DDREX, Beatmania 3rd, and other stuff. Actually odd that for a while they had 2 DDREX cabs, and before that they were the only place in Los Angeles (that I knew of) that actually had a Solo 2000 cab. So share your experiences and whatnot!

[Phil ver0]

The arcade is well known for it classics games, but the bemani games down there are a piece of shit. ITG2 was so bad that one of the pads wasn't working and it was giving out free credits at will.

Not many play there since they don't take care of the pads, which is a lot of hard work. So its better to go there and play the old stuff than the music games

[MC Malicious Gravy]

Originally Posted by Phil ver0

The arcade is well known for it classics games, but the bemani games down there are a piece of shit. ITG2 was so bad that one of the pads wasn't working and it was giving out free credits at will.

Not many play there since they don't take care of the pads, which is a lot of hard work. So its better to go there and play the old stuff than the music games

True, I remember when the second EX machine had HORRIBLE pads. Then again, I'm assuming they get some of their stuff handed down from Japan Arcade (like the F-Zero GX and Battle Gear 2), sorta like the situation with All-Amusement in Burbank/Media City Center getting theirs from All-Amusement Van Nuys/The Plant.

[MC Malicious Gravy]

Well, I just went Saturday and found out that they changed a few things:

- Beatmania 3rd is gone.
- It's now back to 2 EX machines, both with decent pads now.
- ITG2 screen is fixed, but the 2P left/right selector buttons are still reversed.
- Pump ZERO is still loud as hell
- Guitar Freaks 2nd added.
- Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3 added (not the JP release, so Gemballa cars not available) ($1.50 each play and each continue, $2 for a card) twin cab. MT1 still there as well, no MT2.
- Dance Maniax somewhat fixed (I saw someone playing and then decided to hit the 1P Top-Left receptor, so not sure if that was just inexperience or weak sensors). Sadly, this makes it 2 arcades in the metropolitan L.A. area with the first Dance Maniax, but none that I know of with 2nd Mix/2nd Mix Append JParadise. :S

And some games no one really cares about,
- The MT3 cabs took over the spot where the 4 linked Daytona USA cabs were, which are no longer in the arcade.
- Daytona USA 2 added, very low volume, single player unit.

So that's about it from there. I actually only went because I signed up for their mailing list and each month or so they send me a coupon for "Bring $5 and get a roll of 40 tokens ($10)", so thats pretty cool.

Also, if anyone happens to find a 2nd Mix (Append JParadise) cab in L.A., please let me know! I only got to try one out at AX earlier this year. Thanks!