By 2010, China alone may be home to seven of the biggest shopping arcades on the planet.
Every day, in thousands of arcades and on millions of home computers, it gets easier.
It has attracted thousands of new customers by placing penny arcades, which count change, in branches.
The best guess is that the low rate applicable to arcades is going to be 15%.
They had air-conditioning, shopping arcades where there was no haggling, and restaurants serving American food.
It is understood that if the buyout went ahead the arcades would be sold along with the store.
If that catches on, arcades may soon sound as if everyone in them should be tucked up in bed.
Once installed, clients can buy more software packs from Dream Arcades or use any of the online emulators available.
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And a large number of them, like myself, grew up with the birth of the games industry in the arcades.
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Continue through the winding lanes to the wooden-latticed arcades of the Gold Souq where all that glitters is not just gold.
Today, Dream Arcades is housed in a 3, 600 square foot warehouse, where a dozen employees build custom arcade units for customers.
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Endless photo opps in the little old villages with their half-timbered arcades, the Canal du Midi, and visit the 6th c.
At night, twenty-something singles in tight skirts and linen shirts cross the casino and the marble arcades on their way to the nightclub.
The hotel offers its own casino, comedy club, cabaret lounge, Irish pub, movie theater, bowling alley, and playgrounds and arcades for the kiddies.
Yaohan owns 29% of the Whimsy amusement arcades, which reward winners with tickets that can be exchanged for toys and cheap electrical goods.
Fearing that their coupon-collecting would be for nothing if the chain folded, customers stormed the arcades to redeem their tickets on November 25th.
She cited examples of resorts such as Whitstable where people go for gourmet ice cream and "posh fish and chips" instead of amusement arcades.
In Melbourne that also means good lanes, arcades and frontages, many of which were built in the 19th century and had fallen into decrepitude.
Not since the days that Pac-man and Frogger graced arcades has such a wide swath of the population been interested in gaming, industry observers say.
The arcade machine itself was constructed out of wood and styled after the old fashioned machines still standing at some arcades, pizza joints and music venues.
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At the Gucci Cafe, under the dramatic shopping arcades of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, awe-struck tourists and Milan businessmen vie for the best terrace-side seats during lunch.
While the company has been focusing on its core, as the economy begins to recover, Dream Arcades will expand beyond its four basic models in the near future.
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When tastes turned to video, Arnold lost interest in arcades.
As the afternoon heats up, head to one of the world-class arcades that are spread throughout the length and breadth of the city, and are the beating heart of Qatari life.
But for geeks the global temple of their culture is Akihabara, a neon-splashed Tokyo neighborhood full of multi-story comic warehouses, elaborate game arcades and stores full of cryptic hardware.
Two years later, the grouping of arcades collectively known as Brixton Village is thriving, their empty units now home to long-term businesses like restaurants, bars, boutiques and bakeries.
These huge halls were transformed into giant arcades with each game company providing free swag, booth babes, and most importantly, thousands of kiosks for hands-on time with the hottest games.
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Certainly for anyone who spent innumerable hours and quarters in arcades, or who cut their teeth on the NES or other early consoles, Wreck-It Ralph will be a joy to watch.
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These days, he and his team of four design and make bespoke handcrafted shoes from his workshop in the elegant Strand Arcade, one of Sydney's historic shopping arcades in the Central Business District.
Upping the ante, from the coins that tourists happily lose in the town's myriad amusement arcades to ten chips being lost across a green baize gaming table, is a serious possibility.
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