Nice video man, I was in the area & never got to go. 2011 was a tough year for arcades... Arcade Infinity, China Town Fair, La Mythik arcade in Paris and Funland Trocadero here in London. I miss Funland a lot, we all do. My life would be 100% different without arcades. China Town Fair looked dope.
This brings tears to my eyes, spent my childhood there. The last thing I could ever remember is I won the ipod touch off Lighthouse 6 days before closing. I guess that is my momento of my broken childhood
Don't worry everybody, the new arcade will be open within the month, but it won't be in Chinatown. Stay tuned to eventhubs or SRK for more information.
Damn. And to think I was going to come her for my first time this summer. It sucks ass. The east coast Arcade scene is pretty much non existent (I'm from Boston and our last two major Arcades closed down within the last 3 years) with this being the last major one that was around now gone. :( If only I could have actually been part of the community before it died.
I was there a few times, years ago. I can't say I cared for the place much. It was too msall and I found it hard to really enjoy myself considering, well, I don't get out to arcades much. So whenever I did, I got my ass handed to me. Not my idea of a good time. I called the place the "broom closet." That said... It was an arcade. Losing any arcade hurts. So I'm torn. Really torn up. I didn't think I'd be sorry to see it go, really... But I am. God help me, I am.
I started coming here around my Thanksgiving break last year, and I completely fell in love with this place. The competition was brutal, I loved the fact I got to socialize with so many people. In this day and age that we have AIM, Facebook, texting etc etc. it felt good and actually interact with people face to face and make new friends. It made me fall in love with fighting games even more. I for one will miss this place tremendously. My only regret was not going there earlier :(
now that the beast arcade in the whole world now im going to save all my money & find every penny on the streets to buy a plane ticket to nyc and go toChinatown Fair b/c its way better & funner than comic-con
Lol I always walk past this arcade when I looking for something YGO related. Never knew how much history this place had and how much it meant for people. Now there will be less people hanging around =(
@ElectricSteve1 Yeah man, meeting people and making friends is a thing of the past. Just like how internet porn and cam chatting is better than a real girlfriend, too, right?
I am 27, and I been going to CF for over 18 years, since my parents used to take me here to play tic tac toe with the chicken. I will tell you, this is the place for youth in so many different types of communities, as well as adults. If you were a gamer, a goth, a hoodlum, a punk, a nerd, a geek, you would always have a friend here, no matter what type of person you were. This place was more powerful in the aspect that it brought people together, regardless of their differences.
@helgenx True words bro I actually found you on videos because I love the japanese culture and didn't know you came to CF until I added you on my ps3 lol and I was like you go to CF nice. I was 16 when I found CF now I am 19 turning 20 you could of been an alien and you would find friends lol I met alot of really good friends because of fighting games and found people that love japanese culture like myself. I am going to miss this spot Fare well CF BUBBLE TEA DUMPLING=CRACK OF CF. INSIDER PEACE!
@RSXemperor arcades are dead nearly everywhere unless you live in japan or korea . It was bound to happen in to usa soon so take your head out of your fucking ass stoping crying like a little pussy you and the rest of these no life loser faggots and move on . Oh and what does ps3 / xbox have over arcades ? hmm i dont know maybe you can play whenever you want you dont have to sit next to some smelly tramp and wait your turn you dont have to travel spend money on food) internet gaming THE FUTURE
@ElectricSteve1 I'm not here on youtube trying to start no drama,but do you really mean what your saying?Sure theres assholes at arcades,but playing them in person is a better feeling than playing them online.Online,you get whiney 12 year olds,you beat them,they talk shit,beat someone at an arcade,you get that satisfaction of pissing them the fuck off,thats a feeling every gamer loves.Online gaming does have its perks,but overall many people,myself included,would rather play games at an arcade
@ElectricSteve1 your a faggot like everyone else .. online gaming is shit compared to arcades i played online ... been on xboxlive for years now and i would take an arcade over xbox live anyday! yet your sitting here being a internet gangster like your used to doing on xboxlive or psn
I want to visit this place this weekend. Can anyone confirm that it is still opened? I don't want to waste an hour long ride and train tickets to find out that it is closed.
Anyone who's ever complained about the arcade experience usually probably never had a girlfriend and got stuck playing Counter-strike in their basements till they were 18 and had to get a job. Thats why all Counter-strike players are pale skinned and probably need counseling before they shoot up more schools.
One of the few things I miss about NYC that still remained. And now that's gone too, huh? Man, there are no arcades left. AND there's only the pizza to remind me of how awesome NYC was when I lived there. That's sad.
@valk4lfe i couldnt agree more arcades are a thing of the past online gaming is the way forward all these sad losers crying about CTF closing big deal so what , just get your ethernet cable plug it into your ps3 / xbox and you've got an experience way better then arcade ever could be
@ElectricSteve1 Sorry we actually like to go out unlike you faggot. We have something called FRIENDS. REAL PEOPLE. NOT FRIEND LISTS. YOU STUPID PIECE OF SHIT.
that guy at the end looked like he was gonna cry lolol what a retarded pussy . The pig at 2.56 not only will you lose a place in your heart but hopefully you'll lose alot of that weight too you discusting dog
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arcades are shit, glad they are dead. People talk about how arcades are social places. All I ever saw in arcades were cry babies faggots who'd threaten to kill you if you threw them again and shit like that. The great thing about online is I don't have to look at the faggot I'm playing
online is a million times better, and cheaper than any faggot arcade thats overun with smack heads. fuck arcades and fuck CTF, good riddence.
@valk4life Arcades had a variety of games whereas you probably play CoD and take a break from that to play Halo or whatever other stupid space marine game there is. Also, douchebags like you got destroyed at arcades by people with real skill or no one would talk to you because you obviously got a problem with people. Yeah, arcades were social places. If you were antisocial, you stayed home anyway and played games by yourself in your underwear in the dark like you do now. Fuck off, loser.
Oh wow, such dedicated people. That must really suck for them especially since it's been around for so long to just possibly close out of no where. D;
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@ExBrutalion yeah, I mean not having to pay to play online per game, not having to travel to the arcade, being able to play online at any hour no matter what time or day it is, yeah online sucks man, Fuck the massive advantages of online play (/sarcasm). Arcades are an old relic, let the fucking things die, they don't belong in this internet world anymore
@valk4life Seriously?We're sad it's closing because we can't buy crack?Now I've seen a lot of ignorance in my life but you take the cake as the most ignorant.I'm guessing you want the arcade to close down cuz you got threaten but one of those guys and you got scared.Making people mad was one of the best things about the arcade,if I beat someones ass and I see them mad,I slept with a smile waiting for the next day.Theres no fun online compared to the offline arcade
@valk4life The arcades are a social thing bro. Plus its more likely that GOOD matches happen because people are actually skilled. Plus no lag. Online is good but its rare that I find enjoyable players to play. And like I said you meet people and lots of these guys probably hang out on a regular basis.....
I live in Scotland, and when I visited New York last year I made Chinatown Fair one of my top priorities. I waited outside it on a sunday for about an hour for it to open. I went in and played a shit tonne of games and got chatting to some locals. Chinatown Fair was more impressive to me than any of the traditional sightseeing attractions the city had to offer. Long live CTF.
@TheIdea should have just flown to japan instead and experienced a decent arcade instead. Who the fuck wants to go to some stuffy yanky arcade full of niggas and crack dealers. The only reason these faggots are upset it's closing is because they can't buy their crack from the premises anymore
I took my first trip to NYC and my friend brought me here. Played a few games of SFIV and people were really nice and cool. Glad I got to go here at least once.
I came to CF last year as I was coming back from looking at colleges. At the time I hadn't really played fighting games aside from a few sessions of 3S with a friend but my dad was cool enough to swing by NYC and take me there around midnight and I played until 2am on SF4 and 3S. After leaving the arcade I felt as if that was where I belonged, something just felt right about the arcade. I hopped across the street and got Chinese with my dad before we left and it was godlike. CF got me into FG's.
@vakaholic There are a lot of memories in this place, if you never step foot here. You would just say oh it's just another place for fighting games. EVERYONE THERE HAD SKILL! If you could beat the guy next to you in Third Strike The Other Dude behind you would take you to school in Blazeblue. And the people there are amazing and aren't Cocky like most of the new generation of The Fighting game community. Chinatown Fair was and forever more will be the place to be!
@vakaholic Fuck you dude, get outside and make social ties. Meet people, hell other people that SHARE A COMMON INTEREST... You obviously have no friends if you troll YouTube all day.
You probably play something gay anyways like Super Smash Bros or CoD. When you want some hype hit the scene, you might learn something/like it.
@vakaholic It doesnt matter if it's relocating,it doesnt matter if its just an arcade.This place has alot of memories for alot of people,myself included.This place has history for alot of people.If this place closes or moves,it wont be the same.The sheer amount of memories this place has in my heart alone is enough to upset me,and I know thousands of other people feel the same way.
I was looking into this and one of the managers (Valentino Ventura) stated that it's not closing down but if they don't settle a dispute with the landlord that they'll move. I'm sure that a move would ruin some memories but at least it isn't closing down. Search Google News, you'll find my sources.
@FIGHTFANNERD3 You need to shut the fuck up and DIAF. How are these people not grown up? Most of the people in this video are over 20 years old. You wouldn't know shit about how it feels to love and arcade and be a part of a scene that you love because you sit at home playing online only thinking you are hot shit but you are just pure pringles and are most likely rage quiting left and right online scrub.
So dumb. They've got all the new shit (even custom Marvel 3 stations), all the old games you'd want to play, bringing new people and tourist in left and right along with regulars that got their foot in the community there... just for this. Hopefully something good comes out of this.
I truly will miss this place. I visit New York during the summer to see my family and the first thing i really wanna do when I get off the plane is get in a cab and go to CTF. It truly is one of those placed you fall in love with if you are a gamer. Maybe a good prayer would be necessary for it to stay open just a little while longer.
@SideshowBob44 If you knew how to read you'd know that the LANDLORD is LOSING the property and all the land, its not anyone who owns CF or anyone who goes theres fault... Fuck dude... Try and keep up okay?
If they relocate that'll probably be better. Most of the people that go there smell like ass. If people enjoyed taking showers more I would have liked the place more. Like I know people are gonna flame me, I like Chinatown Fair, but it looks like a dump. If they relocate to a dif place that's better cuz it'll be a change of scenery and the culture will still stay alive. Just my main complaint is that people need to learn to shower.
@xxmuraxx you do realize that it's not well ventilated, it's always packed w/ people wearing their coats & worst of all there is all those emo/goth kids playing DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION right next to the damn TEKKEN Machines. I don't know if you're from NY or just visited, but the look of it kind of added to the coolness of the place. It wasn't that overly glitzy tourist trap on 42nd street that shut down after a couple of months or dare I say it:..........Dave & Buster's! BTW, FUCK D&B's!
@kakuichi nah man I'm from NY, and all the stuff you stated is exactly why they should relocate to a place with better ventilation. Like I said, I like chinatown fair, and it's definitely a cool place, they have like every arcade game you could want to play, but smelly emo goth kids that don't believe in showers are not cool. I definitely agree that it shouldn't be a glitzy tourist trap either, but better smell and less grime would be a plus!
@xxmuraxx yea, of course. Honestly, that was one of the main reasons I stopped going there for a while. But, it's really a shame because I could remember when times square had like 3-5 regular arcade rooms, but they all got phased out thanks to the "cleaning up" of the area.
I had to say goodbye to the porn stores, arcades & all the other cool relaxing grimy NY shit to f'n toy stores w/ carnival rides, ridiculously overpriced dave & buster's games complete w/ a-hole security guards! CF, L8r!
I think that chinatown fair should relocate more toward in the middle of the city. This would help them have more traffic of people then canal and have more arcade; especially SSF4 AE and Marvel vs Capcom 3 =D.... Dante, Captain A, and Wesker!!! This is a hot game!!
I was playing ranked matches on MvC3 a couple of days ago and ran into MegamanSteve. I though "oh damn I already lost" but I managed to pull a lucky win. After that I thought "Maybe when I'm done with school I can move to NY and up my game." I hope they relocate cause this is really sad.
@llz22 If it's apparently so easy to finance something like this then why don't you do it? I've seen a lot of ignorant people comment on youtube, but you take the cake. Fucking dumbass.
Seb.. I saw you filming on the Spooky stream yesterday, and to see this on your youtube channel the next day.. Damn! I am really impressed on what you put together! Mad props!
Visiting Chinatown Fair was one of those things I wanted to do at least once in my life. Even though I am fairly new to fighting games (about 3 years) I have really comes to love the culture of it and it was a dream for me to one day go here were the culture exploded and still lives on to this very day.
To think that this place will be no more is heartbreaking in so many levels.
Lol They're NOT closing because of bankruptcy. The owner of the arcade lost his lease. Basically he doesn't have ownership of the venue/land the arcade rests on anymore.
@chipieb0i107 well its about 4-5 minutes per match counting, putting you dollar in, sitting down, picking your char et loading. so about $20/hour. The busy hours where the machines are being played non stop are from 4PM to about 9-10PM. So $20*6=$120 on average per day per machine. Not every day is busy but wed-sat nights are busy.
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Nice video man, I was in the area & never got to go. 2011 was a tough year for arcades... Arcade Infinity, China Town Fair, La Mythik arcade in Paris and Funland Trocadero here in London. I miss Funland a lot, we all do. My life would be 100% different without arcades. China Town Fair looked dope.
toby7ten 3 weeks ago
pretty sweet, love that atmosphere
Tevryr 1 month ago
Does anyone know why they closed down?
ArchNME 7 months ago
fighting game thing fighting game that -_-
really there was WAYYY more then that going on in there ----________----
zigitzz8 8 months ago
Henry Cen is starting up Next Level but the focus is more about fighting games rather than the whole arcade scene
blacklite911 8 months ago
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I Hope that it resurfaces in a new location. When I think about video games, I think about Chinatown Fair.
silentslade 10 months ago
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I Hope that it resurfaces in a new location. When I think about video games, I think about Chinatown Fair.
silentslade 10 months ago
I Hope that it resurface sin a new location. When I think about video games, I think about Chinatown Fair.
silentslade 10 months ago
I visited Chinatown Fair when I was on vacation in NY a few weeks back, and I'm from Sweden :p Had a good time
Ztrength 11 months ago
This brings tears to my eyes, spent my childhood there. The last thing I could ever remember is I won the ipod touch off Lighthouse 6 days before closing. I guess that is my momento of my broken childhood
InFamousSpartan 11 months ago
Ayee! What it is by Automattock :D
SeanxFayt 11 months ago
Wow, This is sad :(. Im going to miss this place for sure, used to play DDR,ITG2 here. Hopefully they can find a new place.
DarkRod47 11 months ago
Don't worry everybody, the new arcade will be open within the month, but it won't be in Chinatown. Stay tuned to eventhubs or SRK for more information.
helgenx 11 months ago
Damn. And to think I was going to come her for my first time this summer. It sucks ass. The east coast Arcade scene is pretty much non existent (I'm from Boston and our last two major Arcades closed down within the last 3 years) with this being the last major one that was around now gone. :( If only I could have actually been part of the community before it died.
xOmniCloudx 11 months ago
I will miss that place. ;'(
strider2k2 11 months ago
Excellent video Seb! Arcades have always been a dying scene since the upcoming of the consoles.
pinot223 11 months ago
Definitely will miss Chinatown Fair.
bahnism 11 months ago
I was there a few times, years ago. I can't say I cared for the place much. It was too msall and I found it hard to really enjoy myself considering, well, I don't get out to arcades much. So whenever I did, I got my ass handed to me. Not my idea of a good time. I called the place the "broom closet." That said... It was an arcade. Losing any arcade hurts. So I'm torn. Really torn up. I didn't think I'd be sorry to see it go, really... But I am. God help me, I am.
underthepale 11 months ago
2:36 fail.
smileyyyy 1 year ago
Passed by the joint today, and it was empty, the machines all hauled out. Sad day indeed, folks.
silentflame666 1 year ago
I started coming here around my Thanksgiving break last year, and I completely fell in love with this place. The competition was brutal, I loved the fact I got to socialize with so many people. In this day and age that we have AIM, Facebook, texting etc etc. it felt good and actually interact with people face to face and make new friends. It made me fall in love with fighting games even more. I for one will miss this place tremendously. My only regret was not going there earlier :(
Bat9734 1 year ago
akuma is sad chinatown fair is gone, lolz
DarthArma 1 year ago
Does anybody know if ctf is still up?
MrWebbking 1 year ago
I really hope it doesn't close. I go down there for bubble tea and to kick ass at MVC3!
oOoMasterLinkoOo 1 year ago
now that the beast arcade in the whole world now im going to save all my money & find every penny on the streets to buy a plane ticket to nyc and go toChinatown Fair b/c its way better & funner than comic-con
ShinobiArcade 1 year ago
niggas at home... apparently they think human interaction is overrated.
We need more members for Team NAA (niggas @ arcades). =(
lilaznkid265 1 year ago 2
wow im speechless
cf was a second home to me when i was back in 94- through 2000. it will definatly be missed
NeXt559 1 year ago
damn thats sad :(
Tmathh 1 year ago
I wish I could go back in time and be a part of the CF arcade community. This is my lone regret as a gamer.
sakura4994 1 year ago
Lol I always walk past this arcade when I looking for something YGO related. Never knew how much history this place had and how much it meant for people. Now there will be less people hanging around =(
japanesesakamoto 1 year ago
i like how when they talk about some people not getting along they put the camera on akumahokoru. i dont know, i think its kinda funny...
MonkeyCha0s 1 year ago
Move to queens or long island
claypool0 1 year ago
This is too bad; I always planned on visiting this place if I ever went to New York. Hopefully by the time that happens it won't be too late.
HAZARDman27 1 year ago
all money going to microsoft
gamingsage 1 year ago
That shot of akuma's game over screen was perfect at the end
DarthArma 1 year ago
@helgenx shut up and get with the times Online gaming ))))))) Arcades
ElectricSteve1 1 year ago
@ElectricSteve1 Yeah man, meeting people and making friends is a thing of the past. Just like how internet porn and cam chatting is better than a real girlfriend, too, right?
andysensei 1 year ago
I am 27, and I been going to CF for over 18 years, since my parents used to take me here to play tic tac toe with the chicken. I will tell you, this is the place for youth in so many different types of communities, as well as adults. If you were a gamer, a goth, a hoodlum, a punk, a nerd, a geek, you would always have a friend here, no matter what type of person you were. This place was more powerful in the aspect that it brought people together, regardless of their differences.
helgenx 1 year ago 28
@helgenx True words bro I actually found you on videos because I love the japanese culture and didn't know you came to CF until I added you on my ps3 lol and I was like you go to CF nice. I was 16 when I found CF now I am 19 turning 20 you could of been an alien and you would find friends lol I met alot of really good friends because of fighting games and found people that love japanese culture like myself. I am going to miss this spot Fare well CF BUBBLE TEA DUMPLING=CRACK OF CF. INSIDER PEACE!
MRDJDEATHSTRIKE 11 months ago
@helgenx i agree, that's the cool thing about video games
VanMedia 11 months ago
@helgenx Damn Tic Tac Toe Machine -_- I always lose to the damn chicken
OGICHI21 9 months ago
wow i'm actually in this video from the last day. Sad to hear it closing down....just when i started going there.
EnigmaticH3art 1 year ago
@RSXemperor arcades are dead nearly everywhere unless you live in japan or korea . It was bound to happen in to usa soon so take your head out of your fucking ass stoping crying like a little pussy you and the rest of these no life loser faggots and move on . Oh and what does ps3 / xbox have over arcades ? hmm i dont know maybe you can play whenever you want you dont have to sit next to some smelly tramp and wait your turn you dont have to travel spend money on food) internet gaming THE FUTURE
ElectricSteve1 1 year ago
@ElectricSteve1 I'm not here on youtube trying to start no drama,but do you really mean what your saying?Sure theres assholes at arcades,but playing them in person is a better feeling than playing them online.Online,you get whiney 12 year olds,you beat them,they talk shit,beat someone at an arcade,you get that satisfaction of pissing them the fuck off,thats a feeling every gamer loves.Online gaming does have its perks,but overall many people,myself included,would rather play games at an arcade
CBSLegendary 1 year ago
@ElectricSteve1 your a faggot like everyone else .. online gaming is shit compared to arcades i played online ... been on xboxlive for years now and i would take an arcade over xbox live anyday! yet your sitting here being a internet gangster like your used to doing on xboxlive or psn
mazaradi422 11 months ago
@Kuroki go tomorrow!
NerdoYoshua 1 year ago
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Thanks, I really want to support this place. Was planning on tomorrow, but I don't think weather would allow it. Thunderstorm possibly.
Kuroki 1 year ago
I want to visit this place this weekend. Can anyone confirm that it is still opened? I don't want to waste an hour long ride and train tickets to find out that it is closed.
Kuroki 1 year ago
for everyone who feels arcades are dead,quick question,what does ps3 and 360 have over any the arcades?
CBSLegendary 1 year ago
Anyone who's ever complained about the arcade experience usually probably never had a girlfriend and got stuck playing Counter-strike in their basements till they were 18 and had to get a job. Thats why all Counter-strike players are pale skinned and probably need counseling before they shoot up more schools.
UnknownEnemy 1 year ago
One of the few things I miss about NYC that still remained. And now that's gone too, huh? Man, there are no arcades left. AND there's only the pizza to remind me of how awesome NYC was when I lived there. That's sad.
OMGmyFACE 1 year ago
USA are now going to be more free
roggy12345 1 year ago
@valk4lfe i couldnt agree more arcades are a thing of the past online gaming is the way forward all these sad losers crying about CTF closing big deal so what , just get your ethernet cable plug it into your ps3 / xbox and you've got an experience way better then arcade ever could be
ElectricSteve1 1 year ago
@ElectricSteve1 Sorry we actually like to go out unlike you faggot. We have something called FRIENDS. REAL PEOPLE. NOT FRIEND LISTS. YOU STUPID PIECE OF SHIT.
RSXemperor 1 year ago 2
@ElectricSteve1 Wrong... You also probably never attended a tournament and did well.
ExBrutalion 1 year ago
West coast arcade kingdom Arcade Infinity. East coast arcade kingdom Chinatown Fair. BOTH are closing down... wtf is goin on?
spinseffing 1 year ago 4
that guy at the end looked like he was gonna cry lolol what a retarded pussy . The pig at 2.56 not only will you lose a place in your heart but hopefully you'll lose alot of that weight too you discusting dog
ElectricSteve1 1 year ago
gotta put another STARBUCKS next to that mcdonalds is all... hopefully CTF will survive.
DjDedan 1 year ago
they are appealing the eviction because they did not receive a 60 day notice, it may survive. just believe and go out to support them.
QNHCantiAlpha 1 year ago
why is it closing down?
Wynstonian 1 year ago
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arcades are shit, glad they are dead. People talk about how arcades are social places. All I ever saw in arcades were cry babies faggots who'd threaten to kill you if you threw them again and shit like that. The great thing about online is I don't have to look at the faggot I'm playing
online is a million times better, and cheaper than any faggot arcade thats overun with smack heads. fuck arcades and fuck CTF, good riddence.
valk4life 1 year ago
@valk4life wow, you sound like you have some serious social issues, arcades aren't that bad.
spinseffing 1 year ago
@valk4life Arcades had a variety of games whereas you probably play CoD and take a break from that to play Halo or whatever other stupid space marine game there is. Also, douchebags like you got destroyed at arcades by people with real skill or no one would talk to you because you obviously got a problem with people. Yeah, arcades were social places. If you were antisocial, you stayed home anyway and played games by yourself in your underwear in the dark like you do now. Fuck off, loser.
OMGmyFACE 1 year ago
Oh wow, such dedicated people. That must really suck for them especially since it's been around for so long to just possibly close out of no where. D;
Kishiru324 1 year ago
Stupid online mode taking the magic of face to face play away!
ExBrutalion 1 year ago
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@ExBrutalion yeah, I mean not having to pay to play online per game, not having to travel to the arcade, being able to play online at any hour no matter what time or day it is, yeah online sucks man, Fuck the massive advantages of online play (/sarcasm). Arcades are an old relic, let the fucking things die, they don't belong in this internet world anymore
valk4life 1 year ago
@valk4life Seriously?We're sad it's closing because we can't buy crack?Now I've seen a lot of ignorance in my life but you take the cake as the most ignorant.I'm guessing you want the arcade to close down cuz you got threaten but one of those guys and you got scared.Making people mad was one of the best things about the arcade,if I beat someones ass and I see them mad,I slept with a smile waiting for the next day.Theres no fun online compared to the offline arcade
CBSLegendary 1 year ago
@valk4life The arcades are a social thing bro. Plus its more likely that GOOD matches happen because people are actually skilled. Plus no lag. Online is good but its rare that I find enjoyable players to play. And like I said you meet people and lots of these guys probably hang out on a regular basis.....
BBoyPhreshershist 1 year ago
im going to NYC in april.... i dont even want to go anymore :L
luckycww 1 year ago
I live in Scotland, and when I visited New York last year I made Chinatown Fair one of my top priorities. I waited outside it on a sunday for about an hour for it to open. I went in and played a shit tonne of games and got chatting to some locals. Chinatown Fair was more impressive to me than any of the traditional sightseeing attractions the city had to offer. Long live CTF.
TheIdea 1 year ago
@TheIdea should have just flown to japan instead and experienced a decent arcade instead. Who the fuck wants to go to some stuffy yanky arcade full of niggas and crack dealers. The only reason these faggots are upset it's closing is because they can't buy their crack from the premises anymore
valk4life 1 year ago
@valk4life Wow what the fuck happened to you?
TheIdea 1 year ago
If you can make it in New York, then you can make it anywhere. But if you can NOT make it in New York, I guess you can NOT make it anywhere.
Just how big is Chinatown Fair for the NY SF scene? Is this such a major blow that it will be hard to compete with the West Coast?
Arcades all over Earth are going bankrupt just like Chinatown Fair. I blame the internet.
ForestTekkenVideos 1 year ago
=(
TangaKamiTV 1 year ago
West Coast here...my heart goes out to CF. Keep the dream alive, East Coast!
mrbucket1337 1 year ago 2
I took my first trip to NYC and my friend brought me here. Played a few games of SFIV and people were really nice and cool. Glad I got to go here at least once.
longish 1 year ago
Man that's unfortunate. I had plans to visit CTF when I am going to be in the area.
Great video.
GAMNFightersComm 1 year ago
great video. Go HENRY!
illmatic2600 1 year ago
I hope it doesn't close I've been going there since I was like 12.
dayashathirsts 1 year ago
I hope they move to Brooklyn. But if they do it won't even keep the name Chinatown Fair. That name is legendary.
igotdembombs 1 year ago
sad to see a big part of the east coast scene dieing. first guard crush and now this.....damn
tuber52 1 year ago
I came to CF last year as I was coming back from looking at colleges. At the time I hadn't really played fighting games aside from a few sessions of 3S with a friend but my dad was cool enough to swing by NYC and take me there around midnight and I played until 2am on SF4 and 3S. After leaving the arcade I felt as if that was where I belonged, something just felt right about the arcade. I hopped across the street and got Chinese with my dad before we left and it was godlike. CF got me into FG's.
hullo222 1 year ago
Spooky looks like the Penguin out of the Batman Returns movie
juicebeontheloose1 1 year ago
the best places and funnest places get shut down thats just terrible... ps 2:03 new york's theme park lights lol XD
Vegasclaw 1 year ago
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i like fighting games, but people say they want to cry about the arcade closing down
SO MANY MEMORIES YO!
lol shut the fuck up. usad?
vakaholic 1 year ago
@vakaholic There are a lot of memories in this place, if you never step foot here. You would just say oh it's just another place for fighting games. EVERYONE THERE HAD SKILL! If you could beat the guy next to you in Third Strike The Other Dude behind you would take you to school in Blazeblue. And the people there are amazing and aren't Cocky like most of the new generation of The Fighting game community. Chinatown Fair was and forever more will be the place to be!
sagetheman 1 year ago
@vakaholic Fuck you dude, get outside and make social ties. Meet people, hell other people that SHARE A COMMON INTEREST... You obviously have no friends if you troll YouTube all day.
You probably play something gay anyways like Super Smash Bros or CoD. When you want some hype hit the scene, you might learn something/like it.
Huitzel 1 year ago
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vakaholic 1 year ago
@vakaholic It doesnt matter if it's relocating,it doesnt matter if its just an arcade.This place has alot of memories for alot of people,myself included.This place has history for alot of people.If this place closes or moves,it wont be the same.The sheer amount of memories this place has in my heart alone is enough to upset me,and I know thousands of other people feel the same way.
CBSLegendary 1 year ago 2
It truely is a tragedy that this place even MIGHT close down.
thegreatbunsofstone 1 year ago
I was looking into this and one of the managers (Valentino Ventura) stated that it's not closing down but if they don't settle a dispute with the landlord that they'll move. I'm sure that a move would ruin some memories but at least it isn't closing down. Search Google News, you'll find my sources.
xaqwais 1 year ago
is there any way it wont close down? am sad 4real
knicksmatic809 1 year ago
Every age comes to an end but from its ashes a new age begins. Respect to Henry's last statement.
EmpireArcadia 1 year ago
I'm so intimidated by the arcade fighting scene. I love street fighter, but I seriously can't imagine playing with serious pros lol
rbrtchng 1 year ago
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u people need 2 grow up and move on
FIGHTFANNERD3 1 year ago
@FIGHTFANNERD3 You need to shut the fuck up and DIAF. How are these people not grown up? Most of the people in this video are over 20 years old. You wouldn't know shit about how it feels to love and arcade and be a part of a scene that you love because you sit at home playing online only thinking you are hot shit but you are just pure pringles and are most likely rage quiting left and right online scrub.
Qweets 1 year ago 21
@Qweets Insult of the day XD
OGICHI21 9 months ago
@FIGHTFANNERD3 Fuck off.
psgokhan 1 year ago
So dumb. They've got all the new shit (even custom Marvel 3 stations), all the old games you'd want to play, bringing new people and tourist in left and right along with regulars that got their foot in the community there... just for this. Hopefully something good comes out of this.
Skullomaniaaaa 1 year ago
Puzzle Fighter FTW
orioncheung 1 year ago 2
This is so serious, years full of great times and great people man. Steve totally lookes like he was gonna cry!
ksadiablo 1 year ago
Isn't that blonde dood that puzzle guy from ultimate gamer?
Owner46 1 year ago
damn im from norcal and i dont even go to arcades but this makes me so sad
bruh like actually
yrsmilekillsme 1 year ago
@yrsmilekillsme
Haha foreals. Cant find anymore arcades up in norcal.
reignman562 1 year ago
Who's the guy @ 0:12 2:30 2:45 3:08 and 3:27?
ggxxslash 1 year ago
@ggxxslash megaman steve lol are you his new fan?
monkeypower 1 year ago
@monkeypower
No, I just never saw him before.
ggxxslash 1 year ago
I truly will miss this place. I visit New York during the summer to see my family and the first thing i really wanna do when I get off the plane is get in a cab and go to CTF. It truly is one of those placed you fall in love with if you are a gamer. Maybe a good prayer would be necessary for it to stay open just a little while longer.
CDEEZY8 1 year ago
If you guys really liked this place so much and supported it then it wouldn't have to close down,
SideshowBob44 1 year ago
@SideshowBob44 Fuck you dude... What more could people do then pump THOUSANDS of quarters into those machines?!
Huitzel 1 year ago
@Huitzel Then why is it closing down?
SideshowBob44 1 year ago
@SideshowBob44 If you knew how to read you'd know that the LANDLORD is LOSING the property and all the land, its not anyone who owns CF or anyone who goes theres fault... Fuck dude... Try and keep up okay?
Huitzel 1 year ago
@SideshowBob44 go watch the archives on the team spooky justin tv channel Henry tells all the details of why cf is closing.
Psyclone0018 1 year ago
If they relocate that'll probably be better. Most of the people that go there smell like ass. If people enjoyed taking showers more I would have liked the place more. Like I know people are gonna flame me, I like Chinatown Fair, but it looks like a dump. If they relocate to a dif place that's better cuz it'll be a change of scenery and the culture will still stay alive. Just my main complaint is that people need to learn to shower.
xxmuraxx 1 year ago
@xxmuraxx you do realize that it's not well ventilated, it's always packed w/ people wearing their coats & worst of all there is all those emo/goth kids playing DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION right next to the damn TEKKEN Machines. I don't know if you're from NY or just visited, but the look of it kind of added to the coolness of the place. It wasn't that overly glitzy tourist trap on 42nd street that shut down after a couple of months or dare I say it:..........Dave & Buster's! BTW, FUCK D&B's!
kakuichi 1 year ago 2
@kakuichi nah man I'm from NY, and all the stuff you stated is exactly why they should relocate to a place with better ventilation. Like I said, I like chinatown fair, and it's definitely a cool place, they have like every arcade game you could want to play, but smelly emo goth kids that don't believe in showers are not cool. I definitely agree that it shouldn't be a glitzy tourist trap either, but better smell and less grime would be a plus!
xxmuraxx 1 year ago
@xxmuraxx yea, of course. Honestly, that was one of the main reasons I stopped going there for a while. But, it's really a shame because I could remember when times square had like 3-5 regular arcade rooms, but they all got phased out thanks to the "cleaning up" of the area.
I had to say goodbye to the porn stores, arcades & all the other cool relaxing grimy NY shit to f'n toy stores w/ carnival rides, ridiculously overpriced dave & buster's games complete w/ a-hole security guards! CF, L8r!
kakuichi 1 year ago
hey... it's RELOCATING not CLOSING.
k0rr1 1 year ago
people know that they are moving not closing right?
animekidbleachnaruto 1 year ago
I think that chinatown fair should relocate more toward in the middle of the city. This would help them have more traffic of people then canal and have more arcade; especially SSF4 AE and Marvel vs Capcom 3 =D.... Dante, Captain A, and Wesker!!! This is a hot game!!
PrettyBoiiSwag145 1 year ago
Damn, I've remembered when playland on 42nd st closed. This hurts just as bad now
daywalker718 1 year ago 2
sucks it's closing down.
loving the AutoMattock track in the backround, though.
Ledbonham666 1 year ago 2
nerdjosh making me QQ with the comment about pieces of childhood disappearing
kshigsm 1 year ago
3:25 That fade to black with Akuma collapsing....
who's cutting onions in here?
hamps19 1 year ago 2
I was playing ranked matches on MvC3 a couple of days ago and ran into MegamanSteve. I though "oh damn I already lost" but I managed to pull a lucky win. After that I thought "Maybe when I'm done with school I can move to NY and up my game." I hope they relocate cause this is really sad.
201mooseman 1 year ago
Deadass,I wanted to cry when i heard chinatown was closing down!new york aint gonna be the same anymore.
CBSLegendary 1 year ago 14
This gave me goosebumps, so sad.
ZlligillZ 1 year ago
:35 New York Educated Grammar at it's best =) FRAYYY!!!
kuyabhoytaicho 1 year ago
I really doubt it's one of "the main tourist attractions in New York City."
Rehabilitator 1 year ago
omg i want to visit this place I'm from New York I live in Brooklyn lol I know where Canal street is I just want to come visit this place
Mafiaboss58 1 year ago
This is pretty sad man.
dumba989 1 year ago
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it only takes 1 of you idiots who are not poor to keep it going, but no, this is just a bunch of poor people whining.
llz22 1 year ago
@llz22 Cool story, bro.
IkariTenryo 1 year ago
@llz22 You just don't know jack shit, the fucking landlord isn't paying dues and is losing the land, its not CF's fault. Go fuck yourself.
michael22414 1 year ago
@llz22 you're a fucking dumbass
keybladekid0 1 year ago
@llz22 If it's apparently so easy to finance something like this then why don't you do it? I've seen a lot of ignorant people comment on youtube, but you take the cake. Fucking dumbass.
TwilightKai 1 year ago
good stuff
GookChan 1 year ago
I hope they relocate somewhere in Queens. :O
LilevilWC3 1 year ago 2
Seb.. I saw you filming on the Spooky stream yesterday, and to see this on your youtube channel the next day.. Damn! I am really impressed on what you put together! Mad props!
barionyx 1 year ago
It's not closing.
viraltastic 1 year ago
Ode to Henry Cen's career.
Ha1cyonDays 1 year ago 2
@viraltastic how u figure ?
knicksmatic809 1 year ago
Long life to CF its never gonna end for sure.
WeirdRicky 1 year ago
It's not closing due to money. It's closing cus the owner of the building decided to evict them for some reason or another.
satchow 1 year ago
Visiting Chinatown Fair was one of those things I wanted to do at least once in my life. Even though I am fairly new to fighting games (about 3 years) I have really comes to love the culture of it and it was a dream for me to one day go here were the culture exploded and still lives on to this very day.
To think that this place will be no more is heartbreaking in so many levels.
darkzack 1 year ago 31
@darkzack same here man, me and my friends were talking about going on a trip to new york just to go there... guess that wont happen :/
AxleIsBored 1 year ago
that's unfortunate guys, sorry to hear that. Now YOU know how it feels to be in europe...
GamesPlayer1 1 year ago
what if people started a fundraiser to help with the rent? i know mad dudes would support that movement.
BlooDaBeast 1 year ago
Chinatown is where I got my start. Sad to see it may be closing. So many players started on Mott St.
:-(
TizOnly1 1 year ago
great editing seb!
ShinAkuma21 1 year ago
I've heard a lot of talk, and it seems like they're planning to relocate.
blkpanda665 1 year ago
If its so popular why is it closing? Maybe just sell the less popular cabinets? I dunno I guess im no expert.
lukesama 1 year ago
@lukesama
Lol They're NOT closing because of bankruptcy. The owner of the arcade lost his lease. Basically he doesn't have ownership of the venue/land the arcade rests on anymore.
IEOA 1 year ago
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ggxxslash 1 year ago
Seb did you have to plant those people next to BBCS? :p
Ken117yt 1 year ago
ARTURO SANCHEZ!!!!!!!!!!
bobba515 1 year ago
a cabinet costs like what... few thousands? how much money does a cabinet bring in a day? curious.
chipieb0i107 1 year ago
@chipieb0i107
last night stream they said the ssf4 upgrade boards were almost 20K
iPityDatFoo 1 year ago
@chipieb0i107 well its about 4-5 minutes per match counting, putting you dollar in, sitting down, picking your char et loading. so about $20/hour. The busy hours where the machines are being played non stop are from 4PM to about 9-10PM. So $20*6=$120 on average per day per machine. Not every day is busy but wed-sat nights are busy.
Tonedef5959 1 year ago
its sad :( they should have a fundraiser.
legendaryzabuza 1 year ago
It's not good =/ at least you guys had an arcade to meet people. There's absolutely nowhere in my town.
Better to have loved and lost than to have never have loved at all eh?
fadecy 1 year ago
Wait what they are going to close Chinatown fair oh no
Zaoshinki 1 year ago
Sad day.
I hope it stays alive.
RichL123 1 year ago
Aw man this is sad as shit. Hey Spooky and NerdJosh if you see this. I'm ShotgunJesus, watch your streams regularly, love you guys, keep it up.
DeathNote 1 year ago