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GUIDE TO LOWER MAINLAND ARCADES: VERSION 1.0a : 1996.09.29
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by Glenn Tarigan <tarigan@sfu.ca>
Additional comments by
"Moby" Henry Kong <hkong@unixg.ubc.ca>
Andrew Chang <archang@sfu.ca>
Feel free to distribute this document. Make sure the credits remain intact.
I'd like to get some comments, especially from people who have been to
any of the arcades mentioned here. What can I do to improve this
guide? Do you have any details or opinions to add?
Note: "Lower Mainland" refers to a southwest portion of
British Columbia, Canada. The major arcades listed so far
are in the cities of Burnaby, Coquitlam and Vancouver.
RECENT ARRIVALS
MAP OF THE LOWER MAINLAND
INTRODUCTION
RECOMMENDATIONS
ABBREVIATIONS & SYMBOLS
UBC SUBARCADE
LESTER'S FAMILY AMUSEMENT CENTRE
LION'S LAIR
OCEAN STAR
MOVIELAND ARCADE
JOHNNY ZEE'S FAMILY FUN CENTRE
GAME PALACE
SHOOTING STAR
SFU ARCADE
MIDNIGHT STAR
COMMAND HQ
JOLLY GENIE'S PIZZA & PLAY PARK
SIDEPOCKET BILLIARDS
WESTWOOD MALL
HIGH-RUN BILLIARDS
REVISION HISTORY
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RECENT ARRIVALS:
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The dates only indicate when I first noticed that the game arrived.
1996.07.07 - Lion's Lair: Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
1996.08.10 - Ocean Star: PropCycle (gone by 1996.09.15)
Lion's Lair: Last Bronx, Diehard & Gunblade NY
1996.08.30 - Lion's Lair: WaveShark & King of Fighters 96
1996.09.12 - Lion's Lair: X-Men vs SF
1996.09.21 - Ocean Star: War Gods
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MAP OF THE LOWER MAINLAND:
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_______________________________________________________
|~~/ West Van. /~| .-. || | 1= Lion's Lair
|~~| ___ North |~| / N \ || | Ocean Star
|~~~'-'~~~\ Van. /~_' ( W+E ) /\|' | Movieland
|~~~~~~~~~~`-._._ |~|</ \ S / //\_| | 2= UBC
|~~Burrard~.-.,~~`-.___.--._/~| ___ `-' // | 3= Lester's
|~~~~Inlet~( <~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`-'~~~\ .// | Johnny Zee's
|~~~~~~~~~~| \~~~.------._.-----.~~| / / | 4= Game Palace
|~~~~~~~~~~| 1 """ 5 |_> 6 || | Shooting Star
|~~~~~_~~~~_\__ Coquitlam|| | 5= SFU
|~~~~< `--'<_.-' Burnaby _// Pitt | 6= Command HQ
|~~~~~|_2 4 _/~~| Meadows |
|~~~~~~~\_ Vancouver 3 _.---'~-=~\_ ____ |
|~~~~~~~~~\_ ____ _/ _,-------.~\__ _/.--.\|
|~~~~~~~|"\~\_.--'~~~~\_ _/~~| \~--\/_/ \|
|~~~~~~~| |~~~~~~---~_~`-./.-/~| \==-/ | Port Moody is
|~~~~~~~~\_/~|""" " \~~ //.-~' | a northwest
|~~~~~~~~ __/ ""`//<~/ Surrey Langley| neighbor of
|~~~~~~~~| Richmond ___//_// | Coquitlam, but
|Strait~~| /~~.---' | its name won't
|~~of~~~~|,_ ____.-'~~/ | fit on the map.
|Georgia~~ `-'~~~~~~~/ |
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-=~~/ Delta |
|~~~~~~~~~~~~-==~/ |
|~~~~~~~~/"".~~~.' Scale: |----15km----| |
|~~~~~~~~| /~--' From SFU to UBC is 25km.|
`-------------------------------------------------------'
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INTRODUCTION:
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If you've ever wanted to find a good arcade or a particular game or
just want to know what the arcades are like in this part of the
world, then this guide is for you.
I've listed the arcades here in sequence from best to worst (all IMHO).
For now, only the near and accessible arcades are reviewed here-- the
farthest arcade is 80minutes by bus from my house. The ASCII maps are
roughly to scale as I fudged some of the details where convenient.
The descriptions I've put into this guide will not remain true for
long, as arcades (the good ones, anyway) change often. The data for
my favorite arcades will be frequently updated-- about once a week,
or two-- but other arcades will be ignored until it becomes painful.
Each arcade's description follows this format:
Name of arcade.
Date: This shows when I last collected information for this arcade.
Phone Number.
Address: I also include a description of its surroundings.
Summary Stats: The total number of games.
Size of arcade in square meters. (All measurements
are rough estimates, sometimes rounded off.)
Hours: The opening hours.
Restrictions: Whether smoking, food or drink are allowed.
Do they require tokens?
New games: How often do they get new games? This is just a guess.
Seating: Are there stools or chairs available? How many?
Lighting: Is it dark inside, or bright?
Misc: Comments and notes.
Map: Detailed pictorial, showing where the games are and how
much it costs to play them.
If you have information on other arcades in British Columbia
(Richmond, for example), please let me know.
Send comments, corrections & suggestions to <tarigan@sfu.ca>.
Can anyone put this document (and future versions) up on a web-page?
I would also be interested in guides to arcades in other cities and
countries, just out of curiosity (I might someday visit your city...).
Anyone up to the task?
Anyway, how do our arcades stack up against those in your city?
I've heard of big arcades, but I want more details.
- Glenn Tarigan <tarigan@sfu.ca>
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RECOMMENDATIONS & OVERVIEW:
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If you're not sure which arcades are worth going to, then I suggest
you visit Granville St, UBC and Lester's. Those are the hot spots.
Lesters has the best SF competition BY FAR in Vancouver... UBC has the
best competition for most other games during the daytime, and
Wednesday/Friday nights as well... A brand-new super entertainment
centre (VIRGIN RECORDS) is opening on Robson, called Robson Central.
Expect it to be huge. :) [Moby]
Summary: Restrictions
-------- Personal #pooltables #Seats
Ranking #pinballs m^2/vidgame Frequency_of_new_games
Name | #vidgames Size_of_vidgame_area_in_m^2
-----------------------------------------------------------
UBC 1 62 5 8 275 4.4 40 S Fast
Lester's 2 77 6 3 270 3.5 30 S Medium
Lion's Lair 3 57 3 - 175 3.1 15 M Faster
Ocean Star 4a 49 7 - 150 3.1 11 M Faster
Movieland 4b 55 8 - 120 2.2 6 M Fast
Johnny Zee 5a 31 4 - 140 4.5 0 SFT Medium
Game Palace 5b 31 4 - 95 3.1 6 SF Medium
Shooting Star 5c 25 3 - 85 3.4 0 SFT Medium
SFU 6a 19 4 - 72 3.8 2 - Medium
Midnight Star 6b 28 4 - 80 2.9 5 M Medium
Command HQ 7 41 5 - 160 3.9 0 SFT Very Slow
Jolly Genie's 8a 25 2 - 100 4.0 2 SFT Glacial
Sidepocket 8b 9 2 13 30 3.3 0 SF Slow
Westwood Mall 8c 10 - - 30 3.0 0 S Slow
High-Run 8d 6 - 12 40 6.7 7 - Medium
-------------------------
Totals: 525 57 36 1822 3.5 124
S = no smoking
F = no food or drink allowed
T = tokens must be used
M = no minors allowed
Here are some notes about specific games:
(I don't play many games, so I need some comments from others.)
Daytona USA: The largest group is at UBC: 8 linked seats.
Die Hard: The cheapest game of Die Hard is at Lester's Arcade: it
costs 75 cents for 3 lives. Other places cost a dollar for 3
lives, or sometimes only 1 life!
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara
If you want to find enough people to join you for a 3 or 4 player
game then UBC (they have two units) and Lester's Arcade are the
best places. SFU is actually not too bad during the autumn
semester from noon to around 1500 on weekdays.
The new version (in which cheaters can't use the glitch) can be
found at these places: UBC, SFU and Midnight Star. Game Palace
has a Japanese version which has katakana for the names, so people
haven't bothered trying to find the invincibility code. If you go
to Lester's, you'll constantly have to deal with people who use the
glitch.
Lion's Lair's machine has the buttons for Magic and Select switched
around, so it takes a bit of time to adjust to it. However, I
wouldn't play there in the first place because the buttons are
damaged.
Magical Drop II:
Lester's is the only place that has this game on a megalo unit.
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo: The best place to play this is at UBC:
it's on a megalo screen and it's best two out of three rounds--
when it's crowded, you can often have seven or more spectators. In
contrast, Lion's Lair and Game Palace have it set to best of one
round and it's in a regular-size cabinet.
Virtua Fighter 2: Lester's is the only place that has this game on a
megalo unit, but it's set to high damage settings...
Lion's Lair is a good place to play: 50cents for 3 of 5 rounds.
They have the short black joysticks which I prefer. They also have
comfortable stools. Most of Vancouver's best VF2ers used to go to
UBC, but I think they go to Lion's Lair now. [Moby]
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ABBREVIATIONS & SYMBOLS:
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Note: All these games exist in at least one arcade. If the game is no
longer available, then I will remove its abbreviation from this list.
All abbreviations listed here have at least one capital letter.
If an abbreviation used in a map is all lower-case, that means
that I've created it for just that one map and you should look
below the map for its own list of abbreviations.
A3 = Alien^3: The Gun
A51 = Area51
AF = Aero Fighters (aka Sonic Wings)
AP = Atomic Punk
AvP = Alien Vs Predator
BAT = Battle Arena Toshinden
BB = Battle Balls
CKill = Crypt Killer
CR = Chain Reaction
CUSA = Cruisi'n USA
D&D1 = Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom
D&D2 = Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara
DH = Die Hard arcade
DUSA = Daytona USA (minimum 2-seats)
EA2 = Elevator Action 2
FL = Final Lap: 2 seats (Atari)
FV = Fighting Vipers
G2 = Gauntlet II
GA2 = Golden Axe 2: Revenge of Death Adder
Gal = Galaga
GBNY = Gunblade NY: Special Air Assault Force
GP = Gals Panic (like Quix, but with pics of naked women in background)
GT = Golden Tee 3D Golf
Hockey = bubble-dome hockey game (vaguely similar to foosball)
I500 = Indy 500 (Sega) (minimum 2-seats)
KoF = King of Fighters
LE = Lethal Enforcers
LE2 = Lethal Enforcers II: Gunslingers
Mac = Macross (vertical shooter)
MD2 = Magical Drop 2
MK = Mortal Kombat
MS = Metal Slug
MSH = Marvel Super Heroes
MTT = Manx TT Superbikes (minimum 2-seats)
NBA = NBA Jam
NBA2 = NBA Hang Time
NHL = Open Ice
PB = Puzzle Bobble (aka Bust-A-Move)
PP = Puzzle de Pon
PR = Primal Rage
R = Raiden
Race = Race Drivin' (Atari)
Rave = Rave Racer (minimum 1 seat)
R2 = Raiden II
RDX = Raiden DX
Rev = Revolution-X
RnG = Run N Gun
S45 = Strikers 1945
SB = Snow Bros
SC = Solitaire Challenge
StB = Starblade-- cockpit
SE = Soul Edge
SE2 = Soul Edge, Version2
SF = Street Fighter
SFA = Street Fighter Alpha
SG = Star Gladiator
SH = Shanghai
Si = Super Sidekicks
Simp = The Simpsons (4 players)
SPF2T = Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
SS = Samurai Shodown
ST = Steel Talons: 2 seats
T2 = Terminator 2-- gun-game
TC = Time Crisis
Tet = Tetris
TK2 = Tekken 2
TMNT = Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TMNT2 = TMNT: Turtles in Time
TP = Tetris Plus
UMK = Ultimate Mortal Kombat
V-On = Virtual On: Cyber Troopers
VC = Virtua Cop
VP1 = Viper Phase 1
WM = WrestleMania
WR = World Rally
XM = X-Men: Children of the Atom
XMen = X-Men (6-player game by Konami)
XvSF = X-Men vs Street Fighter
ZT = Zero Team USA
If there is a number in brackets next to the name, it indicates the
number of linked seats. This usually applies to racing games, and
only if there are more than the minimum number of seats.
Most sequels are just the abbreviation + the appropriate number.
e.g., R2 = Raiden II; Si3 = Super Sidekicks 3; MK2 = Mortal Kombat 2
f# = non-videogame; often dispenses tickets which
can be redeemed for prizes
p# = pinball machines. Unless otherwise stated, all pinball games
are 3 balls per play.
v# = vending machines
x# = uncommon videogame which doesn't deserve a proper abbreviation
# = walls (in case you're wondering: I've played Moria & Angband)
% = a desk, counter-top, or half-height wall
! = glass partition/wall (sometimes it's glass only for the top half)
-'\_-./ = these characters represent hand-rails, or any border-rail.
+ = doors
p = pay-phone
] = garbage receptacle
< > = stairs: only 2 to 4 steps high, unless otherwise indicated
$ = change machine
/ = indicates that the game is in a megalo unit (big screen)
____ .-.
|_1__| or |2| = pool table (the number is an aid for counting)
| |
`-'
N = Compass directions. Most maps have north as facing up.
W+E North would be in a different direction if I otherwise
S couldn't fit all the details within 80-columns width (usually).
The following symbols are placed next to the game abbreviations to
indicate the cost for one play:
- = 25 cents
~ = 50 cents to start, 25 cents to continue
= = 50 cents
: = 75 cents to start, 50 cents to continue
^ = 75 cents
* = 1 dollar
(All amounts are in Canadian dollars. $1CAN =~ $0.72US)
Notes: For certain games, when counting the number of
game consoles: 1 unit = 2 seats. Examples include
Daytona USA, Manx TT Superbike, and Virtual On.
Neo Geo consoles count as 1 unit, even if they have 2 or more games.
"Loon" and "loonie" refer to the 1-dollar coin.
"Twoonie" refers to the 2-dollar coin.
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University of British Columbia Sub-Arcade: As of 1996.09.26
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Phone: 604-822-3692
Address: Located in the lower floor of the Student Union Building,
which is just north of the main bus-depot.
Summary Stats:
62 videogames: 48 games + 14 duplicates
5 pinballs
8 pooltables
4 miscellaneous: 3 hockey + 1 basketball
Area: 275m^2 for videogame section
155m^2 for pooltable area
List of duplicates:
2 D&D2, 4 DUSA, 2 MSH, 2 NHL, 6 PB, 2 V-On, 2 VF2, 2 SFA2
= 22 units - 8 games = 14 extras
Hours: Open every day except Christmas.
Mon-Thu 0800-0100
Fri 0800-0200
Sat 1000-0200
Sun 1000-0000
During the summer (there are no classes) they open at 0900
instead of 0800.
Restrictions: No smoking. But food & drink are allowed.
There is a snackbar, pub, deli, cafeteria and more in the vicinity.
New games: 1 to 3 weeks. One of the best.
Seating: ~40 padded stools.
~17 padded stools for pooltable area.
Lighting: Dimly lit by track-lights. The pool-table area is brighter.
Misc: They have several change-machines, one of which accepts
twoonies. All accept loonies, $2, $5 and $10 dollar bills.
There are from 2 to 4 staff present at any time.
It's quite empty during the summer afternoons, though fairly good
crowds appear during the evenings on weekends.
This is my favorite arcade because they have the games I like and
you can't beat a big university for the huge daytime crowds during
the semester. There's a lot of room for spectators.
The games are usually turned on all the time. Some machines are
reset when they do their (frequent) rearranging.
This arcade changes more often than any other major arcade here.
That is, they are often renovating the place and moving games
around, shifting their arrangement (not necessarily getting new
games). They are also quite responsive to complaints and will
repair or upgrade games in a reasonable time.
Map:
<------ 7m ------>
###############++#
^ # ______ #
| ## |__1___| # E
| + ______ + N+S
| ## |__2___| ## W
| # ______ #
| # |__3___| #
| # ______ #
| ## |__4___| ##
22m # ______ ]#
| #] |__5___| #
| # ______ #
| # |__6___| ##
| # ______ ##
| #] |__7___| ##
| ## ______ ]# ##
v #v3 |__8___| *V-On##
^ # *V-On##############
| #^DUSA =KoF96 *GBNY/ !
| # (8) *DH !
| # !!!
| # *air Entrance
| # hockey ]
| # !!!!!!+!! !!!!
| #=p1 !service! *SFA2/ *VC2/!
| #=p2 =Hockey !booth +####################
| # $#!!!!+# # #
18m#=p3 ]$ # # Men's +
| #=p4 # # Washroom #v1
| #=p5 *air *CKill/# # #v2
| # hockey # ############v1
| # *SPF2T/# # #
| #*A51/ # # +
| # # # Women's #$
| #=NBA2/ *SG/ # # Washroom #v1
| # ] # # #v1
v ####%%%###$ ]###%%#######################
^ # =MSH =D&D2 -Si2 -CR -Tet -SH +
| #-XMen f1= -PP +
| # =MSH -PB PB- ##
| #~NHL *RnG2 -PB PB- -PB -RnG#
| # LE- VP1- PB- =SE2 !
7m #~NHL =MS -KoF95 VF2= !
| # -GT -MD2 Si3- =S45 !
| #-mf -LE2 D&D2= -XM Entrance
| #
| # -SFA =SFA2 -Mac -kr -SS2 =VC !
v # -UMK3 =VF2 -KI -SS3 -R2 -RDX =TK2 !
#####++++###############################!!!!!!!
] Entrance +
+
<----------------- 14m ------------------>
v1 = drinks machine
v2 = candy machine
v3 = Fire Bird II: music player: 25 cents
f1 = Hoop It Up: simulated free-throws
p1 = Theatre of Magic 5 plays = $2
p2 = Stargate
p3 = Waterworld
p4 = Apollo 13 6 plays = $2
p5 = Pinball Magic 5 plays = $2
D&D2 : Both machines are the new version.
RnG2 : $2 for full game.
V-On : Deathmatch mode (no time limit) for versus human.
kr = Knights of the Round
mf = Meta Fox
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Lester's Family Amusement Centre: As of 1996.09.21
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Phone: 604-438-1366
Address: 6400 Kingsway Hwy, Burnaby.
East of the intersection of Gilley St and Kingsway.
It isn't next to any center of major activity (i.e., a shopping mall).
Summary Stats:
77 videogame units: 70 games + 7 duplicates + 2 more on Neo Geo
6 pinballs (2 DUSA, 2 SFA2, 2 SFA, 4 Solitaire, 2 Mahjong)
3 pool tables
15 miscellaneous: 3 hockey + 1 basketball + 1 football +
2 crane-games + 8 others
Area: 270m^2
70m^2 for pooltables and non-videogames
Hours: Open 24hrs a day every day of the year.
Restrictions: No smoking.
Eating/drinking is allowed: they sell food in the adjoining
snackbar. There's also an internet cafe upstairs.
They're the only arcade I know of in which you have to leave your
bags at the counter.
"DRESS CODE AFTER 8PM-- NO DIRTY OR TORN CLOTHING, NO MACK JACKETS."
New games: 3 to 6 weeks. They do a fairly good job of getting the
current games, but lag behind Lion's Lair by a few weeks or worse.
Seating: ~30 wooden stools.
Lighting: Dim. Strips of red and blue neon lights line the edges where
the ceiling meets the walls. In the middle part of the arcade is a
long strip of dim yellow light bulbs. The ceiling is tiled with
mirrors, which helps to stretch what little light there is.
The sections on both sides of the pooltable area have no lights at all
and no mirrors on the ceiling.
Misc: There are two change-machines which accept loons, twoonies
and 2 & 5 dollar bills. Lately they've adopted a policy of
rejecting ten-dollar bills because of a counterfeit scare.
You can get help at the attendant's desk in the middle of the
arcade. They have a staff of one to three people in the arcade at
any one time.
At the service desk is a black&white TV displaying the security
camera sweep of the parking-lot and entrances.
The noise level of the games is probably the loudest anywhere.
For the kids, they have ticket dispensing games, for which you can
collect prizes.
The men's washroom really reeks of urinal cakes. You can smell
it all the way from the Virtual-On machine.
It's very busy on Friday and weekend evenings through to the
wee hours of the night (e.g., 0300hrs).
Not very busy during the daytime. Gets more crowded towards 1700hrs.
Their game prices (for the games I like, anyway) are often better
than at other arcades.
Map:
<---5m---><-----------------20m---------------------><----8m----->
Entrance Entrance
]] p ]
##############################+++!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!##!#!#!#++!!! ^
#-Simp ^or -neo1/ ^SFA2/ =VF2/ TV -KoF96 ~g-loc p1#TV ! |
# =tm *MTT =SFA/ ^SFA2/ p2# to<<<<<! |
# -BB -neo2 =SE2 -KI p3# upstair# 7m
# foo # =Rave ~KI2 -PB =NBA2 =D&D2 p4#-c1 cafe ! |
# #*V-On -TK2 *GBNY/ -f1 =NHL ^DH p5#-mj # |
########## =RnG2 p6# ! |
######## *DUSA =VC =f2 =f3 TV# v
# # (4) =A51 %%%% $ v1.--------------# ]#%%%%#### ^
#+#####+##--------------%%%% 2TV% v2|-nba1 -G2 =SFA##+##food # |
#wom#men #-R2 -bb ~S45 | desk %>>>>| -UMK3 -XM -sf# +service# |
#en # # -AP -pac|%%%%%%%%% |=SC ##+##% %# |
# # #-TP < v3 $ > =Hockey -VF# #% % %# |
# #-Gal -PP -WM < > -mj# # % %# 8m
#-ark -WR =MSH | .-. .-. .-. | 2 air -SH3# # % %# |
#-Tet -GA2 | |1| |2l |3| | hockey -SH2# # % % |
N # | | | | | | | | -RDX# # % |
W+E # -LE2 -ZT -R| `-' `-' `-' | -T2 -LE -RnG# # |
S #-kb -SB -AP2| |-BAT2 -EA # v
#############################################
f1 = Neck and Neck (ticket dispenser) v1 = pop machine
f2 = Full Court Fever: mini-freethrows v2 = snack machine
f3 = 2 Minute Drill: football throwing v3 = music machine
TV = TV mounted on ceiling
(always sports events)
foo = 9 non-videogames; some dispense tickets,
2 are doll crane games, 1 has toy prizes
p1=Stargate 1play=50cents
p2=Shaq Attaq 1play=50cents
p3=Guns N'Roses 1play=50cents; 4plays=$1.50; 6plays=$2
p4=White Water 1play=50cents
p5=SF2 1play=50cents; 2plays=75cents; 3plays=$1
p6=Baywatch 1play=50cents; 6plays=$2
ark = Arkanoid
bb = Buster Bros
c1 = 4 Magical Touch: touch-screen cardgames & trivia
g-loc = G-Loc Air Battle (cockpit)
kb = Krazy Bowl
mj = Mahjong
nba1 = NBA Jam Extreme (Konami)
neo1= 25 cents: Puzzle de Pon, Samurai Shodown3,
Magical Drop2, Aero Fighters 3
neo2= 25 cents: Puzzle Bobble, Metal Slug
or = Outrunners (2 seats)
pac = Pac-Man Plus
sf = SSF2T
tm = T-Mek (2 seats)
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Lion's Lair Arcade: As of 1996.09.24
===================
Phone: -unknown-
Address: 1014 Granville St., Vancouver.
Located in the downtown core, on the east side of Granville St,
by the intersection of Nelson St. This is one of the more
seamy parts of the city: lots of the homeless, beggars, and a
number of porn shops too (7 of them within two city blocks, if
you're interested).
Summary Stats:
57 videogame units: 51 games + 6 duplicates
3 pinballs (2 GBNY + 2 SC + 2 KoF96 + 2 DUSA + 2 mrun + 2 XvSF)
Area: 175m^2
Hours: Open from 0900 to 0100 everyday.
Restrictions: 18 years minimum-- there are a few games depicting nudity.
Above the service desk is a calendar with a nude-of-the-month, too.
Smoking and eating/drinking are allowed.
There are many smokers around, and most games have cigarette burns
on their consoles. They put signs on the games asking that you not
put cigarettes on the games, but they forget to provide ashtrays,
and most people ignore the request.
During the summer there is a strong wind from the air-con at one
corner, where you can get away from the smoke.
New games: 1 to 3 weeks. This arcade is almost always the first one
to get the latest games.
Seating: ~15 padded stools
Lighting: Bright. The central section of the room has tiled-mirrors
on the ceiling.
Misc: They have more of the latest games than UBC and Lester's
*combined*, which is funny, considering how much bigger those other
two arcades are. On the other hand, the games often cost more to
play, and it's more comfortable to play at the other places. Ocean
Star is the only arcade that has new games that Lion's Lair doesn't
have.
Map: N
<---------------------------- 26m ------------------------------> W+E
S
###################################################################
!wave *GBNY/ =SC =VF2 *sml =KoF96 =BAT2 =EA2 *VC/ -smj =S45 =p2 # ^
E ! *GBNY/ *wg =SC =D&D2 -soc =sku =SE2 -clu =wcb *vs/ =p1 =p3# |
n ! *DH =VFK =KoF96 -PB =sh3 =WM #=mw # |
t !!!] =RnG2# |
r + *V-On#*DUSA(4) #*ww *mrun(4) =ba# *MTT ] # # 7m
a + ]~Rev -AP2 -x1 # |
n !!!%%%%% v2 *SPF2T -GP2 + |
c ! desk $ *SG/ *SFA2/ *CKill/ =NBA2 =TP *VC2#######+######+#+## |
e ##########v1 *XvSF/ #*LB/ ~NHL =GT#=MD2 -Tet # #wash# v
################################################# #room#
v1 = Pepsi pop machine
v2 = air-conditioner
p1 = Breakshot : 5 plays = $2
p2 = Apollo 13 : 6 plays = $2
p3 = Independence Day : 6 plays = $2
SPF2T : Best of 1 round only.
ba = Bust-A-Move Again
clu = Clutch Hitter
smj = Super Mahjong
mw = Miss World '96
mrun = Midnight Run: Road Fighter 2 (Konami)
sku = Skull Fang (vertical shooter)
sml = Super Major League (Sega)
soc = Soccer Superstars
vs = Virtua Striker
wave = Wave Shark : $2 per game
wcb = World Class Bowling
wg = Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey
ww = WingWar
x1 = The Skins Game (golf)
==================
Ocean Star Arcade: As of 1996.09.24
==================
Phone: 604-669-3434
Address: 1039 Granville St., Vancouver
Located near to Lion's Lair, on the other side of the street.
Summary stats:
49 videogame units: 46 games + 3 duplicates + 5 extra Neo Geo games
7 pinballs (2 GBNY + 2 TC + 2 rally)
Area: 150m^2 for videogame area
50m^2 for pinball area
Hours: 0900 - 0100 everyday.
Restrictions: 18 years minimum: there are a few games depicting nudity.
Smoking and eating/drinking are allowed.
New Games: 1 to 3 weeks. They have new games that no one else gets.
Just not as many as Lion's Lair.
Seating: ~11 unpadded stools
Lighting: Dimly lit. The pinball area is brighter.
Misc: This is an arcade on the cutting edge. They tend to charge more
than the others for the less recent games.
Map:
N
W+E #################################
S #v1%%%-mj -R2 ~bf ~NHL $$ Desk ! ^
# -ll -Mac NBA *VC2 %%%%%%! E |
#######+###+#############+#######+# ! n |
# % -ng1 =MSH -wof *SE2 *SFA2 ! t |
# %%%%%% -ma -ng2 ~BB *FV *DH + r 8m
# *dwars =MS/ # -Tet -LE =SC -GP2 *KI2 *A51/ acom + a |
#> -golf -AF *VF2 *XvSF *NBA2 *TC ! n |
#> ! c |
#> =p2 =p4 =p6 -tum -td -WR =turf *rally *Rave *wg *GBNY/ ! e |
#>=p1 =p3 =p5 *p7 ##+# -bk ~lnl -ZT *DUSA (4) *V-On *TC/ *GBNY/! v
################### ##############################################
washroom
<--------9m------->
<----------------------21m-------------------->
v1 = pop machine
p1 = Big Hurt
p2 = Who Dunnit 5plays=$2
p3 = Golden Eye 5plays=$2
p4 = Attack from Mars 5plays=$2
p5 = Twister 5plays=$2
p6 = Barb-Wire
p7 = Tales of the Arabian Nights 2plays=$1, 5plays=$2
DH : $1 = 1 life
SE2 : $1 = 2games
FV : $1 = 2games
VF2 : $1 = 2games
NBA2 : $1 = 2 games
Rave : 2 seats
acom = Air Combat 22: VR helmet & chair (out of order)
bf = Batman Forever
bk = Battle K-Road
dwars = Drug Wars : $1=3credits (laserdisc gun-game)
golf = The Skins Game
ll = Lucky Lines (video slot machine): 25cent = 10credits
lnl = Locked'N Loaded (2 guns)
ma = Mai Jong
mj = Majong
ng1 = PB, KoF95, Super Sidekicks3, 2020 Super Baseball
ng2 = SS3, Aero Fighters3, Fatal Fury3, PB
rally = Sega Rally Championship 1995
td = Thunder Dragon
tum = Tumblepop
turf = Neo Turf Masters
wg = War Gods
wof = Warriors of Fate
=================
Movieland Arcade: As of 1996.09.24
=================
Phone: 604-681-6915
Address: 906 Granville St.
At the intersection of Granville & Smithe St. There's a MacDonald's
restaurant on the opposite corner of the intersection.
Summary stats:
55 videogame units: 54 games + 1 duplicate (Soul Edge)
8 pinballs
Area: 120m^2 for videogame area
Hours: Mon-Sat 0900-0100
Sun 1000-0100
Restrictions: Smoking and eating/drinking are allowed.
18 years minimum: there are a few games depicting nudity, plus adult
movies in the back.
New games: 2 to 4 weeks.
Seating: ~6 padded stools.
Lighting: Dim.
Misc: There are some good bargains here. For instance, Strikers1945 and
Fighting Vipers only cost 25cents here.
Map:
N <------------------------ 20m -------------------------><----9m--->
W+E
S #####################################################################
^ E !*DUSA(6) =p1 =p3 =p5 =p7 -Rev =WM -S45 -pl -bb -cs | 10 #
| n ! =ST =p2 -p4 -p6 =p8 =TK2 -PB -col -GP2 -EA2 -T2 | film +
| t + -RnG| booths #
6m r ! %% *DH -PB -te -lf -chq -Tet -R2 -MS =UMK3 =aft #####
| a !%%% -AF -LE -Gal -SF2 -AP =SE -GP3 -FV -TK ###
| n + *A51| +wash
| c ! -FL2 =cyc *VC =KI2 *SFA2 -VF =SE -RDX =D&D2 | #room
v e ! =or *V-On *GBNY/ -VP1 =VF2 =TK2 =SFA -KoF96 =NHL =MSH | #
###############################################################
p1 = Fish Tales 2plays=75; 3plays=$1
p2 = Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure 2plays=75; 3plays=$1
p3 = Terminator 2: Judgment Day 2plays=75; 3plays=$1
p4 = FunHouse 4plays=$1
p5 = Star Trek: TNG 2plays=75; 3plays=$1
p6 = Doctor Who
p7 = Creature From The Black Lagoon in 3D 2plays=75; 3plays=$1
p8 = The Addams Family 2plays=75; 3plays=$1
D&D2 : 2 players only
V-On : best of 3 rounds vs CPU
Steel Talons : 75cents = 2 credits
aft = After Burner
bb = Buster Bros
chq = Chase H.Q.
col = Columns (Sega)
cs = Casino "Strip"
cyc = Cyber Cycles
lf = Lightning Fighters
or = Outrun
pl = Poker Ladies
te = Twin Eagle II
===============================
Johnny Zee's Family Fun Centre: As of 1996.09.21
===============================
Phone: 604-433-6472
Address: 218-6200 McKay Ave, Burnaby
In the upper floor of Station Square, next to the Eaton's Center Mall.
This is a very busy shopping area. Easily reached by Skytrain.
Note: Skytrain is a rapid-transit system on overhead tracks. Its
route goes from Surrey through Burnaby to downtown Vancouver.
Summary Stats:
31 videogame units: 30 games + 1 duplicate + 4 extra Neo Geo games
4 pinballs (2 Indy500)
2 miscellaneous: hockey & basketball
Area: 140m^2
Hours: Mon-Fri 1100-2345
Sat-Sun 1000-2345
Restrictions: No smoking, food or drink. Games use TOKENS only.
New games: 4 to 8 weeks.
Seating: None.
Lighting: Bright. Ceiling is tiled with mirrors.
Misc: Quite busy during the day, when the mall is open.
They charge too much, on the whole. The maintenance is very poor;
games have been left unfixed for days on end. [AC]
Map:
##
#### f1 = Hockey
^ != ### N f2 = Shoot to Win: free throws
| E !NBA2### W+E
| n ! ^CUSA### S p1 = Tales From The Crypt:
| t !^f1 %%### 4plays=$1.50; 6plays=$2
| r + %Desk### p2 = Jurassic Park
| a + %% =pd### p3 = Theatre of Magic
| n #] ~LE### p4 = The Simpsons
| c !=rad ^VC###
| e ! *I500(4) =MSH### CUSA : 2 seats
| #$ #=p1 =p3# -ith###
18m != =p2 -AP2### aft = After Burner (cockpit)
| !Race =SFA### bub = Bubble Bobble
| E ! #=GA2 =D&D1# =f2 ## cy = Cybersleds
| n !=aft -Raiden =SE2 =PB/ ## ith = In The Hunt
| t ! -Tet -bub =WM/ ### neo1 = KoF94, SS3, Windjammers,
| r + =p4 ### Super Sidekicks
| a + *SFA2 -neo2 ] ##### neo2 = Fatal Fury Special, Spinmaster
v n ! *VF2 =neo1 =FL# =EA2## pd = Power Drift
c ################### -Gal## rad = Rad Mobile (Sega)
e + =AvP#
+=cy###
#####
<---------- 11m ---------->
============
Game Palace: As of 1996.09.20
============
Phone: -unknown-
Address: About 3 minutes walk from Shooting Star, near to Cameron St.
On Cameron Street is a library and rec-center (with washroom
facilities if you need it). Lougheed Mall is to the southeast.
Summary stats:
31 videogame units + 1 extra Neo Geo game
4 pinballs
Area: 95m^2
Hours: Sun-Thu 0930-0000
Fri,Sat 0930-0100
Restrictions: No smoking, food or drink.
Up until ~1995 they used to use tokens. Now you can use real money.
New games: 4 to 8 weeks.
Seating: ~6 padded stools.
Lighting: Dimly lit.
Misc: Quite busy during the weekend evenings.
Fairly empty during the afternoon. Busier when the nearby elementary
school finishes a school-day.
There is no change-machine, but you can go to the desk to
exchange money. There's always at least one person there.
Every night they turn off all the machines (the high scores are erased).
Map:
<----------------------- 20m --------------------->
#
^ ###################################################
| + ~CUSA -EA2 =S45 -neo *SFA2 =SE2 -cisco ] !
| # -Tet =SPF2T -XM -x1 ~D&D2 -Mac =SB2 + Entrance
5m + ~KoF95 -SF2 =MSH -pun =MS +
| # !
| # =p1 =p3 -StB -LE =NHL %%%%% -T2 =PP *I500 ! N
| # =p2 =p4 =SFA -ST =WM%desk *VC2 *A51 -x2! W+E
v ################################################# S
#
SFA : best 3 of 5 rounds.
SPF2T : best of 1 round only. :(
cisco = Cisco Heat-- 2 seater driving game
p1 = The Shadow neo = Puzzle Bobble, World Heroes2
p2 = Jackbot: 5plays=$2 pun = Punisher
p3 = Roadshow x1 = Primetime Fighter
p4 = No Fear x2 = BOTSS-- sit-down console
==============
Shooting Star: As of 1996.09.20
==============
Phone: 604-420-5567
Address: 156-9855 Austin St, Burnaby
Located in the northwest corner of Lougheed Mall, in Burnaby.
It's near to Walmart, and adjacent to Pizza Hut.
Summary stats:
25 videogame units + 5 extra Neo Geo games
3 pinballs
2 miscellaneous
Area: 85m^2
Hours: Mon-Fri 1000-2200
Sat 0930-2200
Sun 1200-2000
Restrictions: No food, drink or smoking.
They use TOKENS except for the $1-games, like VC2 and Area51
New games: 4 to 8 weeks. They have a good selection, though.
Seating: None.
Lighting: Bright.
Misc: They do good business during the day, but it empties out in the
evenings-- the rest of the mall closes at 2100 Wed-Fri, or before
1800 the rest of the week.
There's usually one or two people at the desk who can exchange
money and handle complaints.
Every night they turn off all the machines (the high scores are erased).
Map:
<-----5m----->
##+###########
^ #=PR =VF =S45#
| # =LE2 -x1 # N
| #### #### W+E
| #-neo -f1 # S
| #-NBA =f2 #
| #### ####
| #~Rev =MSH# f1= Jungle Jive
| #=UMK3 =SFA# f2= Hoop It Up
| #=MS -RnG#
| #=p1 =EA2# p1= Dirty Harry: 4 plays = $2
17m #=p2 =NHL# p2= Star Trek TNG
| #=p3 # p3= Road Show
| #### ####
| #*VC2 =D&D2# VF2 : versus human is best of 3 rounds
| #=TK2 *A51#
| #### #### neo = PB, Fatal Fury, KoF94, Art of Fighting2,
| #=SE2 *SFA2# World Heroes, Mutation Nation
| #=VF2 *DUSA# x1= SuperPool3
| #=FV =KI2#
| # $ %% #
| ### %desk#
| # %%%%#
v # #
##++#+# ##
+ Entrance
+
out + ]
side+ inside-the-mall
---#####
#
===============================
Simon Fraser University Arcade: As of 1996.09.20
===============================
Phone: none.
Address: Located in the University Centre Building, near to the
bookstore and pub.
Summary stats:
19 videogames
4 pinballs
Area: 72m^2
Hours: -unknown-
Restrictions: Food, drink and smokes are allowed.
New games: 4 to 8 weeks.
Seating: No seats, except for two or three inadequate (too low) chairs.
Lighting: Brightly lit by indirect white neon lights.
Misc: SFU's arcade used to be much more pathetic, but they've moved it to
a larger room and they've finally gotten some decent new games.
Still, it's not big enough to deserve any staff of its own, so if
you have a problem with a machine, you'll have to look hard to find
someone in charge.
They didn't have a change machine up until 1996.09.19.
Now you can exchange loons, twoonies, 2-, 5- and 10-dollar bills.
The volume on most of the games is rather quiet. Sometimes you
have to strain to hear them.
They keep the machines on most of the time. Some of the games
get reset maybe once a week.
Map:
<-------------- 12m -------------->
S
^ ################################### E+W
| # =MSH =A51 ~R2 =UMK3 *DUSA =p1# N
| #=KoF96 *CUSA ~LE -R =SFA2 =p2#
| #-PB =p3#
6m #-Si2 =NBA2 *MTT -golf =p4##+##
| #*MS -----------# # DH : $1 = 1 life only
| # *DH + # D&D2 : new non-glitch version
| # =D&D2 =SC $! # NBA2 : $2 for complete game
v #>>>############>>>############>>>#
####!!!############!!+############!!!# golf = US Classic Golf
+ !
+ ] pppp ] ! p1= Twilight Zone:
#+########+#######+############### ! 4plays= $1.50; 6plays= $2
men's # women's # ! p2= Indiana Jones
# #>>>! p3= No Fear : 5 plays = $2
Entrance p4= World Cup : 5 plays = $2
=================================
Midnight Star Arcade & Movieland: As of 1996.09.24
=================================
Phone: 604-687-2313
Address: 1015 Granville St
Located directly opposite from Lion's Lair.
Summary stats:
28 videogames
4 pinballs
1 air hockey
Area: 80m^2 for videogame area
Hours: Mon-Fri 0930 - 0100
Sat-Sun 1000 - 0100
Restrictions: 18 years or older: at the back they have cubicles with
25-cent adult movies.
Smoking and eating/drinking are allowed.
They provide ash trays and enforce its usage-- this is actually
possible because the attendant's desk has a clear view of almost
the entire arcade.
New Games: 4 to 8 weeks.
Seating: 4 padded high chairs with swiveling bases and arm rests.
And 1 padded stool.
Lighting: Brightly lit.
Misc: Most of their big-ticket machines have pitiable joysticks, you
can't throw a fireball or ANYTHING on their SFA machine. The place
is also usually empty (even when the neighboring arcades are busy),
which speaks volumes... [Moby]
Map:
Cubicles:
25cent
N adult- ##########################
W+E movies #-pp2 =FL3 =vr =l&w! ^
S #++#+#+#+#+#+# =ba =rf ^or ! |
# + %%% ! E |
# # % =SB2 -PP -PB ]! n |
^ #######################%%%% =NBA2 ! t 7m
| # =air #-ms -mm =S45 =av =SE2 =MS !!! r |
3.5m + hockey =BAT2 -Gal + a |
| # =UMK3 *SFA2 =NHL !!! n |
v ##########=Rev =lnl p1-4 =SFA EA2 =WM =D&D2! c v
####################################### e
<---4m---><--------------- 12m ---------------->
p1 = Pinball Magic 1play=50cents; 5plays=$2
p2 = The Shadow 1play=50cents; 5plays=$2
p3 = Jack-Bot 1play=50cents
p4 = Maverick: The Movie 1play=50cents
av = Avengers (2-d rendered fighter)
ba = Bust-A-Move Again
l&w = Lucky & Wild
lnl = Locked'N Loaded (2 guns)
mm = MegaMan: The Power Battle
ms = Ms.Pac-Man
or = Sega OutRunners
pp2 = Pole Position II (stand-up unit)
rf = Racin' Force (2 seats)
vr = Virtua Racing
===========
Command HQ: As of 1996.09.18
===========
Phone: 604-945-7688
Address: 1317-2929 Barnet Hwy, Coquitlam
Located in the lower floor of Coquitlam Center, near the north
entrance. It's down from the food fair.
Another location: (which I have yet to visit)
101A-19705 Fraser Hwy, Langley
Phone: 604-533-8001
Summary stats:
41 videogame units: 40 games + 1 duplicate (SF2) + 4 extra Neo Geo games
18 Nintendo consoles: miscellaneous games
5 pinballs
23 misc: 1 air hockey, 2 basketball, 19 etc
Area: 160m^2 for videogame area
80m^2 for the rest
Hours: Same as the regular mall hours.
Mon,Tue 0930 - 1730
Wed-Fri 0930 - 2100
Sat 0930 - 1730
Sun 1130 - 1700
Restrictions: No food, drink or smokes. Games accept TOKENS only.
Get tokens from the desk.
Lighting: Bright.
Seating: No seats.
New games: 3 to 5 months.
Misc: As indicated by the number of ticket-dispensers, this arcade is
geared towards the pre-teen crowd.
I hardly bother with this arcade as I don't like any of their
games. The only time I regularly played there was when they had AvP.
Command HQ opened in 1992 or so. Previously there had been a
smaller arcade in the mall (~100m^2) called "Circuit Circus".
They have pictures of dinosaurs and ancient mammals painted on the walls.
Map:
#######################
### ~MK2 =bozo =mdog/# ^
N ##\ -nnn =fcf =neo1/ # |
W+E ### \ # |
S ## | # |
### # | -SF2 -neo2 =p1# |
## | -SF2 -MK =p2# |
### > -sr -AP =p3# |
## foo1 |=XM =p4# |
#### ## |=T2 =VF =p5# |
# ##### |-slam =SFA ~MK2 =A3# |
##### ## _/-kb =MSH ^KI -tf##+# |
# ## _/ =Rev # 20m
E ! Nintendo /# =moto # |
n # -------- =TK2 =StB # |
t ####### *DUSA *SFA2 ^Race# |
r %%%%------- -wf *CUSA# |
a ------ %% % =NHL -dai ~ST # |
n %Desk% foo2 # |
c ######################### -ca -TMNT -Tet# |
e # + -Simp ^A51# |
# # -XMen -spi -hit# |
+ # |
# =AirHockey # v
#######################
<---------10m--------->
<---------7m--------->
Nintendo = 18 small consoles: $1 for 20 minutes
This alcove is also used for birthday parties and such.
foo1 = 13 ticket dispensers
foo2 = 6 ticket dispensers
bozo = Bozo the Clown Basketball: mini-free throws
fcf = Full Court Frenzy: mini-free throws (out of order)
nnn = Neck 'N Neck (ticket dispenser)
p1 = Airborne
p2 = Jurassic Park 3 tokens = 2 plays; 4 tokens = 3 plays
p3 = Bram Stoker's Dracula 3 tokens = 2 plays; 4 tokens = 3 plays
p4 = Tee'd Off 3 tokens = 2 plays; 4 tokens = 3 plays
p5 = World Cup Soccer
ca = Captain America and the Avengers
dai = Daioh (vertical shooter)
hit = Hit the Ice
kb = Karate Blazers
mdog = Mad Dog II: The Lost Gold (laserdisc gun-game)
moto = Moto Frenzy: 2 bikes (Atari)
neo1 = Alpha Mission II, Windjammers
neo2 = SS, King of the Monsters, World Heroes 2, Cyber-Up
slam = SlamMasters
spi = Spider-Man the Videogame (Sega)
sr = Sunsetriders
tf = Turbo Force
wf = WWF WrestleFest
================================
Jolly Genie's Pizza & Play Park: As of 1996.09.20
================================
Phone: 604-421-8408
Address: 9898 Government Place, Burnaby
It's only one block south from Lougheed Mall, in a solitary building
apart from the others. Somewhat off the beaten path.
Summary stats:
25 videogames from the 1980's
2 pinballs
Area: 100m^2 (for videogame area only)
Hours: Mon-Fri 1100-2200
Sat-Sun 1030-2200
Restrictions: No smoking, food or drinks in videogame room.
Some games use TOKENS, but other ones use quarters-- look carefully.
New games: They completely stopped getting new games in about 1989.
Seating: There were 2 chairs 50cm high.
Lighting: Somewhat dim yellow. Brighter on the first floor.
Misc: This place used to be Chuck E. Cheese's. Sometime in the late
1980's or early 90's, it switched hands. Jolly Genie's is the same
concept with different mascots. Mostly, there are just pre-teens
here with their parents.
Map:
First Floor: Mostly dining/party-area, playground & many non-videogames.
Starblade = 50 cents
Dig Dug = 25 cents
Second Floor:
(Note: The x's represent the first floor. The 2nd floor is much less
than half the size of the 1st.)
# #####xxxxxx Note: All doors shown here are
#++###----.xxxxxxx closed to the public.
# f1 \xxxxxx
+_ -SPO`--.xxxx
#x\ -smb \xxxxxxxxx
#xx\ -roc -sup`--.xxxxxxx 16 steps #
#xx| ___ -msp \xxxxxxx to 2nd #
#xx|-lof />>>_ -G2`--.xxx floor x####+##
#xx| /x<<xx\ -p1 \xxxxxxxx>>>>>> +
#####!+!##########] -p2`------------- $#
^ # -hon # ^
| # foo1 -or -SF2# |
spiral # -gpr =foos -Simp# |
stair # -Hockey -TMNT2# 6m
case # -TMNT# |
# -moon -XMen -tdr -ssp# |
N #-FL -sso -ram -add =VF # v
W+E #--------------------------#
S #xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx#
#xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx#
<---------- 13m --------->
f1 = Big Mouth: ball shooter
foo1 = 3 non-videogames
foos = Foosball
p1 = Super Mario Bros
p2 = Fireball II
XMen : 4 player version
add = Nintendo super system : Addams Family
gpr = Sega GP Rider (2 bikes)
hon = Hang On (Sega)
lof = Line of Fire: 2 player mounted-gun game
moon = Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Sega)
msp = Ms.Pac-Man
or = Turbo OutRun
ram = Rampage
roc = Roc'N Rope (Konami 1983)
smb = Vs. Super Mario Bros
spo = Super Punch-Out
sso = Sky Soldiers (vertical shooter)
ssp = Super Sprint
sup = Superman
tdr = Thunder Dragon
=====================
Sidepocket Billiards: As of 1996.09.21
=====================
Phone: 604-461-7665
Address: 99 Moray St., Port Moody
Summary stats:
9 videogames
2 pinballs
13 pooltables
Area: 30m^2 (for videogame area only)
Hours: 1200 - 0000 everyday
Restrictions: No outside food or drink (buy theirs).
And in the videogame area: no smoking, food or drink.
New games: -unknown- They're mostly late 1980's, early 90's games.
Seating: None. All the chairs are in the pooltable section.
Lighting: Bright.
Misc: On the outside sign, it reads "Video Games - 8 Ball - Snooker".
In the late 1980's, this place used to be called "Big Billiards".
They changed owners a few years ago.
Map:
<----- 6m ------>
##################### N
^ #-SF2 -XMen =Race# W+E
| #-SFA =p1 -p2 ! S FL : stand-up unit, 2 steering wheels
5m #=A51 !
| #-WR ! p1 = Twilight Zone
v #=MSH -NBA -FL# 3plays=$1
##!!+##!!!!!!!!!!## p2 = Elvira and the Party Monsters
p Desk % ! 4plays=$1
%%%%%%% ! Parking
13 + Lot
pooltables +
!
!
==============
Westwood Mall: As of 1996.09.28
==============
Phone: 604-464-5215
Address: 3000 Lougheed Hwy
It isn't a true arcade: the games are just out there in the
middle of the mall.
Summary stats:
10 videogame units + 3 extra Neo Geo games
Area: 30m^2
Hours: Mon-Wed 1000-1800
Thu-Fri 1000-2100
Sat 1000-1800
Sun,Hol 1100-1700
Restrictions: No smoking.
New games: N/A. Too few to bother.
Seating: None.
Lighting: Bright
Misc: This is a rather unpopular mall. Coquitlam Center on the
opposite corner of the block is much bigger and more crowded.
Many of the games are in "Victor" generic cabinets with convex buttons.
Map:
N -MS -SS3
W+E -S45 -ng
S \
/
^ ### #### \ #############
| # # /
4m #-op -or -KoF95# \ (further east)
| # -MK2 -wf -dy#
v ################
<----- 5m ----->
dy = Dynablaster (rip off of Atomic Punk)
ng = Puzzle de Pon, Super Sidekicks 3, KoF94, 3 Count Bout,
op = Operation (rip off of Operation Wolf)
or = Outrun : stand up unit
wf = WWF Wrestlefest
===================
High-Run Billiards: As of 1996.09.23
===================
Phone: 604-298-1161
Address: 6722 Hastings St., Burnaby
It's down the hill from SFU, next to Sperling St.
Summary stats:
6 videogames
12 pooltables
Area: 40m^2 (for videogame area only)
Hours: 24-hours a day.
Restrictions: No outside food or drink (buy theirs). Smoking is allowed.
New games: -unknown- At least they're mostly new games.
Seating: ~7 padded stools
Lighting: Dim.
Misc: High-Run Billiards maybe shouldn't be in this guide, but it
has more video games than your typical convenience store, barely.
It opened in 1994, I think.
The games are excessively priced. Basically you're wasting your time
if you come here and not play pool.
Map: # Entrance is at north.
#
<--4m--># <-------- 11m -------->
# ^
N ##!!#!!## |
W+E # |
S # |
# 12 pooltables 21m
# |
^ ##++###### |
| + |
| # *KoF96 %%%%%%% |
5m #*DH =AF2 =PP *vp % Desk v
| # ^D&D2###########################
v ########+#####
<---- 7m ---->
vp = Video Poker
------------------------------------------
REVISION HISTORY:
Note: Comments in the guide by anyone other than Glenn are flagged by
their name or initials in brackets.
1996.09.13 - Started with SFU. Drew some maps from memory.
1996.09.14 - Completed maps for Lester's, Game Palace & Shooting Star.
1996.09.17 - Completed map for UBC.
1996.09.18 - Created map for Command HQ.
1996.09.19 - Drew map of Lower Mainland.
1996.09.20 - Created map for Jolly Genie's.
1996.09.21 - Created maps for Sidepocket Billiards, Johnny Zee's,
Lion's Lair & Ocean Star.
1996.09.23 - Created map for High-Run Billiards.
1996.09.24 - Created maps for Midnight Star & Movieland.
1996.09.25 - Finished off Version 1.0.
1996.09.28 - Created map for Westwood Mall
End.
To do:
- get phone# for Lion's Lair & Game Palace
- count the exact # seats in Movieland
- confirm cost of KoF96 at Movieland
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