Freaky ThrowBack Friday 13th

Much thanks for last nights spooky meetup everyone.

Arcade "GameOslo5" - Tachikawa, Tokyo

Well blowz me down!

Not only does Tachikawa have an awesome arcade, but one of the best fight game communities around the way! 

Huge 2 floor layout - ground floor catering for the usual rhythm and card games, second floor handling fight, retro and bullet hell games.

The first thing you'll notice is just how phenomenally spacious Oslo5 is, with plenty of fans and seating areas to accommodate the DDR and rhythm game players. Base and upper floor both got restroom and vending machine facilities meaning there's pretty much no reason to ever leave.

Second floor is where the passion happens, with just about every top fight game from the past 20 years up and running on non-claustrophobic and clean cabs. Frequent tournaments and reasonable cab rentals..

Absolute must for gamers

ゲームオスロー５
2 Chome-2-27 Shibasakicho, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-0023
http://goo.gl/maps/6TOd4

MeetUp - StreetFighter 3rd Strike 15th Anniversary

We've got a meetup comin up on May 30th. Show some love for the greatest fight game in history hittin it's 15th anniversary this month.

Games, beers and tears in the heart of the arcade community - Baba!

More deets at
http://meetu.ps/2mqvll

Trader "BookOff" - Shinjuku, EastSide

A whole buncha reasons to be there.

BookOff joints vary from place to place, supplying, as guessed, books, but also a whole slew of CDs, DVDs, magazines and game soft/hardware.

This particular place in Shinjuku is credited as one of the largest in Japan - their gaming section speaking for itself. Dealing in just about anything that can be spun for a buck means they also accept old school gaming stuff. Prices range from insanely cheap to reasonable and always have a diamond or two to be found.

A retro gamers paradiso, definitely worth going out of your way to check once a week.

Sellers beware, you're gonna get a bum deal droppin your stuff here - Akiba/Ebay all the way.

Street Fighter II Turbo - Character Breakdown

Ever wondered E.Honda's bust? What fruit Ken doesn't like? Or just how unhappy Zangief really is? .. Read on

Ryu
Likes - "Budo" (general fighting) and "Mizuyoukan" (traditional Japanese sweet bean candy)
Hates - Spiders

E.Honda
Likes - "Tiramisu" "Chankonabe" (traditional Sumo wrestlers meal) and "Furo" (taking a bath)
Hates - "Yuujyuufudan" (indecisiveness)

Blanka
Likes - Samatha Piraruku (his mother)
Hates - "Guntai Ari" (military soldiers (ants))

Guile
Likes - American Coffee
Hates - "Nippon de Ryu ni kuwasareta natto" (being forced by Ryu to eat natto (the harshest of nasty Japanese fermented beans))

Ken
Likes - "SukeBo" (skateboarding) and Spaghetti
Hates - "Umeboshi" (Japanese sour plums)

Chun Li
Likes - Crêpes and fruits
Hates - Vega

Zangief
Likes - Wrestling and Cossak Dancing (google search "Moskau disco")
Hates - Hadouken, Sonic Boom, Yoga Fire, Tiger Shot (lol)

Dhalsim
Likes - Curry, "Meisou" (meditation)
Hates - "Amaimono" (sweet food)

M.Bison
Likes - Women and bourbon
Hates - Fish, arithmetics and hard work

Balrog
Likes - Beautiful things and "Jibunjishin" (himself)
Hates - Ugly things

Sagat
Likes - Strong warriors / competition
Hates - Shouryuken (not the website)

Vega
Likes - World domination
Hates - Weak things and inferior beings

Poor Gief.