As you can tell from my previous post about Rhythm Games . . . my family is pretty into them in general, and because of that, we all were super psyched last month when we found an arcade in Austin that featured some pretty rare and exclusive machines. Welcome to Arcade UFO!
IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE!
To be honest, if you're used to a giant megaplex arcade like Pinballz or Main Event, you'll feel pretty crowded when you get inside. It basically feels like a corner shop gas station that's been converted to an arcade featuring two rooms of games. But, here's the thing . . . the games inside are a rare treat. You don't go there for the fine restroom accommodations (believe me, you don't), but you do go there to play games you can't find anywhere else.
That said, the owner seemed to be a super sweet guy that kept checking on our family of 5 during the visit. The kids were instantly drawn to a game called Chunithm. The whole family ended up standing around the two Chunithm machines watching each other play.
We were all masked up of course. You'd be a fool not to in these cramped quarters
My sons were absolutely in love with the game. My youngest kept raving about how he would love to have one of these arcade machines in our house. About that time, the owner once again dropped by and let us know that . . . well . . . these two machines are half of the four total machines you can find in the US. I don't know if that's true or not, but it seemed legit.
The great thing about this game is how you use an entire mini-keyboard to play and not only is it sensitive to finger tap, but it can also sense when you lift your hands off the keyboard and wave them above. Meaning, it has some kind of crazy sensors that look for hand motion above the keys.
The other game we were drawn to was called Jubeats. it features 16 touch sensitive squares that you tap to chase the beat.
There were a slew of other rhythm games in the place, but we didn't spend much time outside of playing these two games. You can see their full games list here.
So if you're looking for a unique rhythm game experience in Austin, do yourself a favor and head to Arcade UFO. It's a college dump that reeks of anime fans and rhythm games in all the right ways, and I'm sure if you got to know the crowd there, you could even join in their weekly competitions.
Happy dueling!
2 comments:
I'd kill to have an arcade like this near us.
There is at least a Round1 near my parent's house that we can visit. I know it's a chain but I don't know if they have any near you. They have a decent selection of rhythm games too, although I can't for the life of me think of their names. Granted, most were in Japanese anyhow.
Hey! Yeah! My boss said Round 1 was pretty great and talked up the Japanese-styled crane games there. I think the closest one is a couple hours away, but it's on my "to do" list for this summer with the kids. Nice!
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