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General Category => Arcade Locator => Topic started by: fluxcore on January 12, 2007, 11:40:33 AM

Title: DEAD: Auckland - Game Paradise Lorne Street (R.I.P.)
Post by: fluxcore on January 12, 2007, 11:40:33 AM
Thanks to Ulrira for the heads up on this one... more details would be great.

Supposedly has good Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike scene and is cheap.

--flux
Title: Re: Auckland - Game Paradise Lorne Street
Post by: geneterror on January 14, 2007, 01:19:18 AM
Yeah I heard there's a decent 3S scene in there. I just picked up 3S again recently but my Dreamcast died so I can't practice at home. Ive been playing at Yifans a bit. I prefer the controllers at Yifans but I'll go where the good comp is.
Title: Re: Auckland - Game Paradise Lorne Street
Post by: fluxcore on January 15, 2007, 09:30:40 AM
I actually tried to locate this arcade when I was up on Sat, walked right along Lorne but somehow missed it. Ah well, haven't played 3s for about 3 years anyway.

--flux
Title: Re: Auckland - Game Paradise Lorne Street
Post by: geneterror on January 15, 2007, 11:28:25 AM
It's not actually on Lorne Street the front entrance is on Queen St. If you leave Yifans through the Queen St exit and look across the road it's almost oppisite Yifans behind a bus stop.
Title: Re: Auckland - Game Paradise Lorne Street
Post by: Ulrira on January 15, 2007, 02:21:10 PM
Nah, they moved. They're still in the same building just on the lorne st side.

The competition has kind of died down a bit too, probably because of the crap location.
Title: Re: Auckland - Game Paradise Lorne Street
Post by: fluxcore on January 15, 2007, 04:07:45 PM
Quote from: Ulrira on January 15, 2007, 02:21:10 PM
Nah, they moved. They're still in the same building just on the lorne st side.

The competition has kind of died down a bit too, probably because of the crap location.

I remember where they used to be, I did play against a pretty good Urien there once... guess I'll just have to open my eyes a bit wider next time.

--flux
Title: Re: Auckland - Game Paradise Lorne Street
Post by: Eddy_COMBO on January 26, 2007, 10:26:42 AM
Wassup guys

I haven't been to Games Paradise in a while heck it was on Queen St lol, but do they still have

Street Fighter EX2 plus alpha

I loved that game probaly the only 2D game where I have a chance to beat someone lol
Title: Re: Auckland - Game Paradise Lorne Street
Post by: gunsmoke on January 30, 2007, 09:59:28 PM
Lee always go there and practise...MVC2
Title: Re: Auckland - Game Paradise Lorne Street
Post by: [NIUE] Optimus DAVE on January 30, 2007, 11:08:36 PM
i went there 2day, but it sed they were closed....was it just a one off or what.......... ???

anyone know ???
Title: Re: Auckland - Game Paradise Lorne Street
Post by: gunsmoke on February 03, 2007, 03:30:23 PM
............................... ???
Title: Re: Auckland - Game Paradise Lorne Street
Post by: Ulrira on February 09, 2007, 04:45:33 PM
Yeah, um... aparrently they went bankrupt over the holidays :(
Title: Re: Auckland - Game Paradise Lorne Street
Post by: fluxcore on February 09, 2007, 06:11:19 PM
Quote from: Ulrira on February 09, 2007, 04:45:33 PM
Yeah, um... aparrently they went bankrupt over the holidays :(

Ahh... okay then... maybe that had something to do with why I couldn't find them?
Sad that yet another arcade has closed... there was a Yifan's in Hamilton a couple of years back that closed. Sad to see that one go (although it was pretty shady)

--flux
Title: Re: Auckland - Game Paradise Lorne Street
Post by: [NIUE] Optimus DAVE on March 09, 2007, 03:34:58 PM
R.I.P GAMES PARADISE.......

How i loved your wacked out damage settings on mvc2.........i learned how to play kof2002 there...also those card machines will hold a special place in my heart ::)..it was the dopeness

loving son,husband and father.... :'(

amen