Was just at Chinatown Fair for the first time today. While there aren't many fighting games there anymore I was so hype to see MVC2 there. DDR was sick too
Yeah i was there recently (like december 2022 or something) as well I think mvc2 was the only fighting game left there but they seem to still be doing well Lotta rhythm games now (i suck at the ddr stuff so i like the sound voltex stuff more lole)
I wish I could have experienced the arcade scene. Online is fun, but it's not the same as having a hub where everyone congregates and plays games together.
Bar none the greatest arcade of all time I was fortunate enough to live blocks away from CF. I am happy and proud to know some of the people in this video Arturo Justin Sanford personally among others. Shout out to in no particular order Henry Cen, Sam the owner, Jae, the dancing chicken, Eddie Lee, John Flash Gordon, Brian Grand Sloth and countless others. The Tekken players from 1997 and beyond. I definitely became a much better player not only in Tekken but in other fighting games thanks to my friends whom I met there. You guys forged me to be the best I can be when I was going there every day for yearrrrrs.
During my phd at Columbia University (1998-2006) I used to go down to CTF every once in a while. I'd play Super Turbo because that was my game, and I would just get destroyed. I wish I had more time or went there more during those years - I didn't know anything about the FGC back then! I also used to go there when I was in High School in New Jersey, and remember that they used to have a chicken you could play Tic-Tac-Toe with. That Chicken was really good too. I was always sad when I made it to Columbia University that the Chicken was no more.
I remember rockin out to DDR at the China Town Fair. Memorable moment was seeing a guy get so into "Para, Para" that he smacked some kid standing too close...Lol
The scene there must have been awesome. I lived in Va at the time and I met a guy named Spice. We pretty much ran the SF machines in our local arcade named Minboggle. He is the reason why I still play until this day. Good times man, good times!!
Maaaan this video is amazing. I never got to experience Chinatown Fair being from VA, but we definitely had our little community in VA all the same, arcades and all. One thing I loved about the community was that it didn't matter what race you were, religion, etc, it was all about how good you were. I got to experience Family Fun Arcade in Granada Hills CA before it closes down when I moved to LA in 2008, which has a similar history. You guys should do that one next!
I went to Chinatown Fair about 2 weeks ago. It was super cool from a historical perspective, though the inside was kinda disappointing. A lot of redemption machines, a bunch of raw thrill arcade machines and a DDR machine. As far as fighting games there was a busted up MvC2 arcade cabinet and a Tekken 7 machine. I wish I could have seen that place in its heyday.
Mad shoutouts to the NYC fighting game community and all the legends! I would've never gotten to experience such a great community without them showing me the way.
CFA definitely was a part of my Childhood for many years since JHS. The chicken in the cage and all. The 90s here in NY was a memorable time for Arcades to see growing up. Definitely an experience im happy i got to see as a youngin. RIP to Sam
I enjoyed my time at CTF. I was there during the boom of SF4. They had the latest games at the time like Tekken Tag 2, KOF XIII, Blazblue. Those were Good times 🥲
In Puerto Rico the Birth of Fighting games in my home country was Street Fkghter & Mortal Kombat after that came Killer Instinct, Primal Rage, Virtua Fighter, Tekken, Soul Calibur, Vs. Capcom Series and the list goes on and on Fighting games in the Arcade was our Golden Age in Puerto Rico especially Fighting Games
@@utubepunk of Puerto Rico arcade scene no... But if you are talking about a documentary about Chinatown Fair, there is a documentary you can find it here on TH-cam and I believe it's on Tubi if not mistaken but definitely you can find the documentary here on TH-cam
This is so cool. The FGC is such a special thing. Its sad that younger kids dont get the arcade experience. I come from melee and sort of got into FGC with SF6 but now im just into it for the lore and GGST but I do still love older games. I also play melee. Melee is part of the FGC. It might not have been fought in arcades but in basements across the country but its rough history and people just playing for the love of the game and not money IMO makes it part of FGC but newer smash titles are not.
"Alright john, make them play sf2 in the middle of the video to remind the audience these guys are pro gamers we need that marketing aspect to push the brand"
Chinatown Fair is still open, but there are no fighting games there anymore. DDR is still prominent and driving games as well as FPS games. They should at least have one SF machine though, just for history.
I remember my brother and his friend taking me there from playing marvel in a holloywood video in jersey city ps3 was 600 I was too poor to jump on that smh
I found CF by accident one day. Went there from 2000 til it closed. Even went when it reopened but jt ain't the same.... Still got two tokens too. The old gold one and the silver dragon one
the. best wasn't there nyc had sp many arcades across nyc it was hard to say I mean every pizza shop had arcades too .... im sad so much experts would never be known
@SerKikoSmore U know ... I feel bad that he or RB decided that not to show his face, he is an FGC person too and it looks incomplete to me ... *just saying
They probably asked him if they could show him in the doc and he either didn't answer or said "no" so out of caution they blurred him out. I don't know how it works in the US but in my country medias can't just use the image of someone without receiving the agreement of that person.
@@asmodeos666 well ... he should be in the panel in the video. Maybe he though if not going to be invited to the panel, better not be there at all. FGC History wont change blurring his face.
Smh censoring autodemon during sfiv footage. That man has entered every single street fighter iv tournament since they took off the bubble wrap on the machines.
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Nostalgic!!
Thanks for sharing your story and being a part of this!
Let's go Justin!!
@@scozzbaggs9224 stop you’re scaring him
Was just at Chinatown Fair for the first time today. While there aren't many fighting games there anymore I was so hype to see MVC2 there. DDR was sick too
Yeah i was there recently (like december 2022 or something) as well
I think mvc2 was the only fighting game left there but they seem to still be doing well
Lotta rhythm games now (i suck at the ddr stuff so i like the sound voltex stuff more lole)
I wish I could have experienced the arcade scene. Online is fun, but it's not the same as having a hub where everyone congregates and plays games together.
You missed out
Glad to see Kreymore is doing well. Miss that dude.
Kreymore vs dieminion
Bar none the greatest arcade of all time I was fortunate enough to live blocks away from CF. I am happy and proud to know some of the people in this video Arturo Justin Sanford personally among others. Shout out to in no particular order Henry Cen, Sam the owner, Jae, the dancing chicken, Eddie Lee, John Flash Gordon, Brian Grand Sloth and countless others. The Tekken players from 1997 and beyond. I definitely became a much better player not only in Tekken but in other fighting games thanks to my friends whom I met there. You guys forged me to be the best I can be when I was going there every day for yearrrrrs.
Respect.
Was Sam the fat guy with the long hair? Or was that just the manager?
@@klabkebash Sam was the guy behind the counter giving you the quarters from his booth. Dude with the long hair was Huey the "security".
@@FrazTHG - What ever happened with Huey? Every time I asked someone about CF.. they bring up the guy with the long hair and had a story about him.
Sometimes I wish I was old enough to be part of this time of the scene. What a cool place and crazy legacy
Legendary time, legendary players, and a legendary scene!
During my phd at Columbia University (1998-2006) I used to go down to CTF every once in a while. I'd play Super Turbo because that was my game, and I would just get destroyed. I wish I had more time or went there more during those years - I didn't know anything about the FGC back then!
I also used to go there when I was in High School in New Jersey, and remember that they used to have a chicken you could play Tic-Tac-Toe with. That Chicken was really good too. I was always sad when I made it to Columbia University that the Chicken was no more.
There was actually a CTF chicken "action figure" released when The Lost Arcade documentary came out. 🐔
ya'll couldn't get a release to Yipes lol
Yeah I was just wondering about that? What happened?
I remember rockin out to DDR at the China Town Fair.
Memorable moment was seeing a guy get so into "Para, Para" that he smacked some kid standing too close...Lol
The scene there must have been awesome. I lived in Va at the time and I met a guy named Spice. We pretty much ran the SF machines in our local arcade named Minboggle. He is the reason why I still play until this day. Good times man, good times!!
my one time only going here was when my uncle brought me there and I still remember it like it was only yesterday
one of my favorite places to be back in high school, ill forever miss that atmosphere
I've been here a couple of times back in the days. It was pretty intimidating, no doubt. The atmosphere was like none other.
I love to see this the beauty of the old school NYC FGC I miss the good old days playing in CF
thank you for putting this up :)
Maaaan this video is amazing. I never got to experience Chinatown Fair being from VA, but we definitely had our little community in VA all the same, arcades and all. One thing I loved about the community was that it didn't matter what race you were, religion, etc, it was all about how good you were. I got to experience Family Fun Arcade in Granada Hills CA before it closes down when I moved to LA in 2008, which has a similar history. You guys should do that one next!
I went to Chinatown Fair about 2 weeks ago. It was super cool from a historical perspective, though the inside was kinda disappointing. A lot of redemption machines, a bunch of raw thrill arcade machines and a DDR machine. As far as fighting games there was a busted up MvC2 arcade cabinet and a Tekken 7 machine.
I wish I could have seen that place in its heyday.
Mad shoutouts to the NYC fighting game community and all the legends! I would've never gotten to experience such a great community without them showing me the way.
CFA definitely was a part of my Childhood for many years since JHS. The chicken in the cage and all. The 90s here in NY was a memorable time for Arcades to see growing up. Definitely an experience im happy i got to see as a youngin. RIP to Sam
Great vid redbull the fgc appreciates all the support
Eddie Lee…. 91’.
Made me go back and learn street fighter from the ground up.
Lmao,Of course!! 😂😂😂
I enjoyed my time at CTF. I was there during the boom of SF4. They had the latest games at the time like Tekken Tag 2, KOF XIII, Blazblue. Those were Good times 🥲
so sick. would love for way more arcades and LAN centers to open up
In Puerto Rico the Birth of Fighting games in my home country was Street Fkghter & Mortal Kombat after that came Killer Instinct, Primal Rage, Virtua Fighter, Tekken, Soul Calibur, Vs. Capcom Series and the list goes on and on Fighting games in the Arcade was our Golden Age in Puerto Rico especially Fighting Games
Has anyone told the tale & or done a documentary about it?
@@utubepunk of Puerto Rico arcade scene no...
But if you are talking about a documentary about Chinatown Fair, there is a documentary you can find it here on TH-cam and I believe it's on Tubi if not mistaken but definitely you can find the documentary here on TH-cam
This is so cool. The FGC is such a special thing. Its sad that younger kids dont get the arcade experience. I come from melee and sort of got into FGC with SF6 but now im just into it for the lore and GGST but I do still love older games. I also play melee. Melee is part of the FGC. It might not have been fought in arcades but in basements across the country but its rough history and people just playing for the love of the game and not money IMO makes it part of FGC but newer smash titles are not.
Sabin's signature sandals. Greyhound Warrior's trek never ends.
Yo why is YipeS blurred out, i highly doubt he'd have a problem with this, these are his people
"Alright john, make them play sf2 in the middle of the video to remind the audience these guys are pro gamers we need that marketing aspect to push the brand"
To think I could have just ran into Justin Wong! I can't.
Chinatown Fair is still open, but there are no fighting games there anymore. DDR is still prominent and driving games as well as FPS games. They should at least have one SF machine though, just for history.
Noooice!! More #FGC Content pls!!! 💪💪💪
Thanks for the memories
Dope to see footage of ArcadeHustla incorporated in this mini documentary. Bring back that history like Nardwuar.
im happy im 33 and was raised in nyc and arcade scene
Great series 👍
Justin Wong should’ve been there at the studio talking about CTF
I wish they would have done an episode on Southern Hills Golfland
I remember my brother and his friend taking me there from playing marvel in a holloywood video in jersey city ps3 was 600 I was too poor to jump on that smh
I found CF by accident one day. Went there from 2000 til it closed. Even went when it reopened but jt ain't the same....
Still got two tokens too. The old gold one and the silver dragon one
I have those tokens as well. I bought some thin magnets with adhesive on'em, slapped it the tokens & now they're dope fridge magnets.
@@utubepunk one is keep next to a pic of me and my other half cause we met at CF. The other I keep with my MAME cabinet
Wasn't ChrisG also part of this community?
Ayo yall blurred out yipes?!?!?
They didn't pay for the appearance fee. Gotta know your worth man
there was a arcade in 177 st pinehurst sick arcade too
I personally call this arcade The Dojo.
So yall just blurrin Yipes out of the picture of CF?? Seems weird to do something like that to someone with that much history there
I think it’s more they didn’t get his permission to use his face for the video rather than them doing it on purpose.
take a shot everytime Nerdjosh says "y'all"
0:26 “like street fighter” shows snk vs capcom
Yeah I remember sf4 being a sit down cab so I couldn’t much if I wasn’t in the front
Yipes hasn't been unlocked yet.
Let's goooo, huge dub
aye Fighters Generation shared this 💕
the. best wasn't there nyc had sp many arcades across nyc it was hard to say I mean every pizza shop had arcades too .... im sad so much experts would never be known
i haven't been down there in YEARS!
It closed in 2011. Chinatown fair family fun center is there now but it's a different arcade...the usual chuck E cheese type
C’mon RBG don’t do Yipes like that.
Anybody cross paths with the tic-tac-toe playing chicken?
wait. why yipes getting censored? something happened?
No one said anything about the chicken that played tic tac toe??
why is yipes censored? 0:45
Why does YIPES keep getting blurred-out?
H E N R Y C E N
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DDR ROCKS 😂
Who here was born too early to enjoy this era?
Chris G
Stay tore :)
Why TF this guy wearing capri pants. Lol
Arturo lookin rough... That blazgreen life aaaAAAaaa NYEAH
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Sadly is not the same.
This is missing Justin Wong!
why are they playing sf2 classic edition on that shitty cabinet
Yipes blurred men ... not cool
@SerKikoSmore U know ... I feel bad that he or RB decided that not to show his face, he is an FGC person too and it looks incomplete to me ... *just saying
They probably asked him if they could show him in the doc and he either didn't answer or said "no" so out of caution they blurred him out. I don't know how it works in the US but in my country medias can't just use the image of someone without receiving the agreement of that person.
@@asmodeos666 well ... he should be in the panel in the video.
Maybe he though if not going to be invited to the panel, better not be there at all.
FGC History wont change blurring his face.
They blurred Eddie Lee too. Wonder why
What's the secret input to unlock Yipes?
Smh censoring autodemon during sfiv footage. That man has entered every single street fighter iv tournament since they took off the bubble wrap on the machines.