Questions about a few AZ arcades

[recessionatalus]

I'm not local to the area, but I wanted to know what these arcades have/are like/what you guys think of them, in particular in regards to bemani (although general feelings about the place are great too)

Both Fiddlesticks locations in Tempe and Scottsdale (8800 East Indian Bend, 85250 and 1155 West Elliot Road, 85284)

Funtasticks in Tucson (221 East Wetmore, 85705)

Both of these locations are owned collectively by Zuma Fun Centers. I know one of the people high-up in the heirarchy of managing the game rooms (that cares about/likes the bemani community), and I wanted to be able to present him with some information about each location, possibly to help him improve each one.

Any information you can give me about any of those places is great. Thanks guys

[Stier]

i live real close to the Fiddlesticks in Scottsdale and i haven't been there in years but i can check it out for you

[recessionatalus]

I would appreciate it a lot I'm trying to find out how good these arcades are

[Stier]

ok Toph i went to Scottsdale FS and this arcade is old as hell game style it's like it never went passed the 2000 era it's still stuck in the 90's the only thing new is the Supernova and that's it

[recessionatalus]

was the SN in good condition/how were the employees, if you dealt with them at all

[popedalgo]

Toph The real question here is why do you care about Fiddlestick. Like sandal said. Its old and run down. If there was any arcade you want to go to its Golfland on the East and Castle n Coasters on the West. Those are the only real two Arcade in AZ to go to. There dave n buster but no Bemani games and there Gameworks but that costly and only has DDR Supernova which pads are good and Extreme which the pads suck really bad., and Pump it up(not Bemani but good Korean music). So my Question is Why Fiddlesticks out of those places?

[recessionatalus]

Originally Posted by tοph

Both of these locations are owned collectively by Zuma Fun Centers. I know one of the people high-up in the heirarchy of managing the game rooms (that cares about/likes the bemani community), and I wanted to be able to present him with some information about each location, possibly to help him improve each one.

that's why

[Stier]

Originally Posted by popedalgo

Toph The real question here is why do you care about Fiddlestick. Like sandal said. Its old and run down.

i found Golfland in 2004 from a friend ditching school that's when i discovered beatmania IIDX 8th style and GF and dm, that's why i stopped going to old ass FS (no offense Toph)

Originally Posted by popedalgo

If there was any arcade you want to go to its Golfland on the East and Castle n Coasters on the West. Those are the only real two Arcade in AZ to go to.

so true they have GOLD, Supernova 2, Extreme, GF and dm V4 and good fighter games
the first time i saw POPE play IIDX i was amazed

Originally Posted by tοph

was the SN in good condition/how were the employees, if you dealt with them at all

i don't know about the pads i don't play DDR
Employees: i never saw any around i only saw a tech fixing a game

i personally have a good friend of mine working there as a employee

[recessionatalus]

Originally Posted by Sandal Hat

i found Golfland in 2004 from a friend ditching school that's when i discovered beatmania IIDX 8th style and GF and dm, that's why i stopped going to old ass FS (no offense Toph)


so true they have GOLD, Supernova 2, Extreme, GF and dm V4 and good fighter games
the first time i saw POPE play IIDX i was amazed



i don't know about the pads i don't play DDR
Employees: i never saw any around i only saw a tech fixing a game

i personally have a good friend of mine working there as a employee

Ok, that's good to know thanks.

[DjRandom]

If you come to Tucson I hear Funtasticks is nice no idea just from word of mouth I think their supernova is in good condition. My friend JR says its in really really good condition and I think it also has an ITG cab but I could be wrong.

[Stier]

so Toph are the people going to pimp out these arcades

[recessionatalus]

While any sort of sudden overhaul is unlikely, this may be the first step to making these locations good

[rmz]

The few times I have been to Funtasticks, their one Bemani machine has switched back and forth between ITG2 and Supernova a few times. They might have either ITG2 or Supernova/SN2 now, I don't know which.

That's the only Bemani they have, though.