But the NES version only cut 50m, right? It was mind-boggling.

I suspected that what I had in front of me was a reproduction or some kind of emulator of the NES version, since the graphics of that version are closest to the Arcade (as far as I know). The exterior of the cabinet seemed authentic enough but I know absolutely nothing about the innards of an arcade machine. For one thing, 50m and 75m were both missing. I don't think I was actually playing the original game. So here are my impressions!įirst, an odd thing about the Arcade DK cabinet. Despite that, I wanted to try out every part of the original trilogy in one sitting, just to have that experience in an actual arcade setting. I've also played it through Animal Crossing. Of course I've played that many times to beat the whole game. Arcade DK is something I've technically owned for years, since it's playable through DK64. For some reason, I never bothered to seek them out. I'd never actually played Junior or DK3 before, not even through VC or NSO. Here I found the original arcade DK, Donkey Kong Junior, and Donkey Kong 3 all in a row. lined up along one wall, but behind that wall was a short set of stairs and a second level of more cabinets and pinball machines. I put in way too many rounds on Street Fighter Alpha 3 (a game I can easily play at home).Īnyway, one half of the room seemed dedicated to 80s arcade fare, with cabinets such as Centipede, Burger Time, Popeye, Pac-Man, etc. This place had a few dozen machines on either side of the bar, notably stuff like the 6-player X-Men beat-em-up, VS. The one here definitely didn't disappoint. Up-Down has businesses in a few cities from what I've seen online. I've been to something like a barcade before, but never anything as dedicated to the 'arcade' part of that experience. The place has enough seating to be considered a real social space. Thin crowd, at first, then the night life started to filter in. On Saturday night, I decided to check out a barcade called Up-Down around the corner from my apartment. Things seem practically normal where I'm at (boarded up windows, burned buildings, and masks aside). Hope everyone is doing all right with the pandemic still going on.

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