Im from Tbay, but go there every yr because we doint have any ITG...or bemani in general (cept DDREX) I dont like funland that much and prefer to stay @ the playdium or the PMall
not looking for machines I would rather make my own.
Just seeing who's in the area, sure TGL is for ppl in the area but now it would seem bemanistyle has a place for us to go.... I think I'll stick around here for a while and see if things pick up here any or not.
Maybe I can find some local talent see if there's anybody out there in the area that wants to collaborate on some projects .... etc.
OOh I live close to toronto and my parents go every two weeks and they drop me off at Wonderland which now has 3 crappy DDR Extremes there, as in bad pads and US PS2 versions.
One of the machines they have isn't so bad. Pads are decent and it's not a US CS version. It's the real deal.
Heh, I remember last summer, when I've been to toronto... Been to Wonderland and tried that PS2 Extreme arcade. That was the worst crap ever... So confusing...
Anyways I'm from Montreal, might go to Toronto soon to try the "real" IIDX machine, since it seems we'll never ever get one here.
I'm having a tournament near where I live too. I'd probably prefer no one come so I can get first. As far as I know, only 1 guy stands in the way of that. It might be too now.
Toronto's arcade scene has never been worse. Call me picky but I at the point I'd say we only have 3 worthwhile arcade's and two of them have been declining in terms of quality and service.
So, let's see...
Orbit - Just about every machine there tends to be problematic. I would like to give them credit for Happy Sky but the entire Happy Sky update was paid for and given to them by one of their regulars........ It used to be one of the best arcades around but over the years, they've either stopped caring or they havn't been making enough to update and fix their machines.
Funland - Good for In The Groove 2 since the machine is played on frequently. Their DDR Extreme machine is in decent shape I suppose. Nothing else there really until they get Supernova, which won't be anytime soon appearently. The arcade distributor (Estarburst) says they won't have any information for them until maybe... October or November.
LoveGety Station - The GFDM V2 is great there. Other than that, there isn't anything else Bemani worth mentioning. Although it has the awesome Gundam SEED Destiny: Alliance vs ZAFT II!
Beware the IIDX 12:HAPPY SKY machine at Orbit in Pacific Mall. If you put in coins and the coin does not register, you would have to hold down the token release button at the bottom and beat the middle part of the machine, right under the main controls, and beat the middle panel to get the tokens out. You would have to beat it hard and repeatedly, or it won't work. There is a message on top, by the coin slot, that says "Please Insert Coins Slowly" or something.
