Dave and Busters Arcade - fun new arcades

[garetmax]

On my training trip to Chicago I also went to a Dave and Busters. Whenever I go to training classes I always look to find a Dave and Busters. We don't have a Dave and Busters yet in Grand Rapids, MI yet although I saw an article last fall that one is coming so I'm looking forward to that.

For anymore not familiar, Dave and Busters is a bar/restaurant/arcade that has newer arcade video games and arcade games for little kids as well.

A couple newer arcades that I haven't seen before were Star Wars Battle Pod and Mach Storm. These big arcades have curved screens which wrap around 180 degrees that you can view left and right and quite a ways up and down also. The gameplay was a little easy but its still very fun as those screens are great. I can't wait to see more of that type of immersive gameplay with big curved screens.

http://www.daveandbusters.com/default.aspx

Here's some pics. They aren't very good as I was getting big glares because of all the arcade lights going on.

For $29,000 you could buy your own Mach Storm Arcade.

http://www.thepinballcompany.com/mach-storm-air-combat-simulator.aspx#.VSHNVVI5CJA

Here's a Star Wars Battle Pod article.

http://www.cnet.com/news/star-wars-returns-to-arcade-with-battle-pod/

[hansolo77]

Yeah I've never been there, but my Dad has very recently and said they have Star Wars Battle Pod there at the one near by. I want to try it out.

[tthurman]

That battle pod is amazing looking!

[ExedExes]

I've been to the D&B in the Palisades Center Mall just on the southern border of NY state. This was about 15 years ago. It's where I cleared House of The Dead and Confidential Mission on one credit, amongst other accomplishments.

Plus, the redemption prizes are far more high end.

[hansolo77]

Yeah I wonder how long it will be before SW Battle Pod is emulated? Of course, SW Trilogy is "emulated" but it's not very good.

[tthurman]

If anything it looks so specialized with the controls and curved screen, that there's good chance it will be worse than SWT. That, and it'll probably take a E7-2890V2 to do it.

[hansolo77]

I never heard of that, so I looked it up. $17,059.00 for a single processor?! And MEH.. it's only 2.80ghz, my 3.4 ghz is better.