Arcade Heroes Chinatown Fair Archives

The Lost Arcade Documentary Premiering At DOC NYC Nov. 14th & 18th

arcadehero October 29, 2015 0

I have mentioned the famous Chinatown Arcade on the blog before, which had a rocky history in recent times. It closed down in 2011, was pseudo-resurrected as The Next Level Arcade and then the location

Chinatown Fair Re-opens; Sega supports Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Arcade with tournament

arcadehero May 5, 2012 6

Here are two bits of news from opposite sides of the US that I am sure will be of interest to you all, so let’s get to it. It was reported a short time

Chinatown Fair Arcade Re-Opening Soon

arcadehero March 16, 2012 1

They say time heals all wounds and in this instance I suppose that can also mean disputes with landlords. It was pretty big news across the internet when the famed Chinatown Fair Arcade had

More CAX coverage + new documentary called ARCADE

arcadehero July 28, 2011 1

One nice thing about the annual California Extreme (CAX) annual event is that it generates a bit of media coverage for arcade and pinball machines. The latest outlet to do so is Wired.com, who

Looking at Chinatown Fair’s last night in operation

arcadehero May 10, 2011 3

(Thanks for the tip Foxx!) We all heard about the closure of Chinatown Fair, a popular arcade in NYC earlier this year. It came at about the same time as the closure of Arcade

Chinatown Fair resurrected as Next Level Arcade

arcadehero March 9, 2011 11

If you were disheartened by the recent closure of Chinatown Fair Arcade in New York, then grieve no longer as the owner, Henry Cen has relocated the business to 4013 8th Avenue in Brooklyn,

Fans say goodbye to Arcade Infinity, Chinatown Fair

arcadehero March 2, 2011 3

I’m not sure if this will be the last post we’ll be running about Arcade Infinity and Chinatown Fair, but it seems likely. Both locations are closed now, although there is still a little

Chinatown Fair Arcade closing Wednesday? + Ground Kontrol goes 3.0 (UPDATE)

arcadehero February 21, 2011 4

(From inside the Chinatown Fair arcade, GameSetWatch) UPDATE: Both Joystiq and Kotaku have ran stories about this and found out that the closure isn’t completely true – there are some issues with the landlord

New Dragonball Z arcade game + Chinatown Fair Arcade in the NYT

arcadehero December 2, 2010 3

Newsfeed 963 via We’ve got two different stories to cover here with this Stinger newsfeed, first we’ll start off with a new game that was unveiled in Japan by Namco called Dragonball Zenkai Battle