The Star Wars Attempt at Saving Arcades
Arcades have been struggling for a while now. Recently the only two places that seem to have full fledged arcades and not just a machine or two in the corner, are Chuck E. Cheese's for kids and Dave and Busters for adults.
I love the concept of going to an arcade but for a long time that love was powered by the idea that the experience that I could get from an arcade was impossible to get anywhere else. Today, that isn't really the case, because for the most part any experience I might get at an arcade is fairly easy to replicate with a console at home, sitting on the couch. Heck, the last time I saw an full arcade it even had arcade versions of games that I had on my phone like Temple Run and Fruit Ninja.
But then along comes Star Wars with what might just be the perfect solution. A new arcade game called Star Wars Battle Pod was released earlier this year, and from the reviews that have been cropping up around the internet, playing this game is an experience worth having.
The game features a seat and a domed screen above you that immerses you into the world of Star Wars where you can relive all of the high points of the Star Wars Saga. For those who remember the Star Wars Trilogy Arcade game from the late 1990s, this is that cranked way past eleven. If ever there was a time to check out the local arcade that you've been neglecting for your at home video games, now is the time. This is something that the games in your living room can't replicate.
Check out here for a complete up to date list of locations where the Star Wars Battle Pod game can be found.
Note,that if you are in fact super rich, and do insist on playing video games exclusivly in your own home, you can purchase your very own Battle Pod for a mere $35,000, but for the rest of us, lets go find an arcade!
I love the concept of going to an arcade but for a long time that love was powered by the idea that the experience that I could get from an arcade was impossible to get anywhere else. Today, that isn't really the case, because for the most part any experience I might get at an arcade is fairly easy to replicate with a console at home, sitting on the couch. Heck, the last time I saw an full arcade it even had arcade versions of games that I had on my phone like Temple Run and Fruit Ninja.
But then along comes Star Wars with what might just be the perfect solution. A new arcade game called Star Wars Battle Pod was released earlier this year, and from the reviews that have been cropping up around the internet, playing this game is an experience worth having.
The game features a seat and a domed screen above you that immerses you into the world of Star Wars where you can relive all of the high points of the Star Wars Saga. For those who remember the Star Wars Trilogy Arcade game from the late 1990s, this is that cranked way past eleven. If ever there was a time to check out the local arcade that you've been neglecting for your at home video games, now is the time. This is something that the games in your living room can't replicate.
Check out here for a complete up to date list of locations where the Star Wars Battle Pod game can be found.
Note,that if you are in fact super rich, and do insist on playing video games exclusivly in your own home, you can purchase your very own Battle Pod for a mere $35,000, but for the rest of us, lets go find an arcade!
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