The local arcade scene was never really huge in Kuwait but it had a presence with places like Showbiz and Burj al Abyad catering to the gaming crowd. Even though the arcade scene is pretty dead world wide they still do have a cult following and in Kuwait we still have a few places that have new games or still have old machines. Yousef from the blog yousefq8.com created a small Kuwait Arcade Database with information on the current arcade locations around Kuwait along with some information on their condition and what type of games they have. I thought that was a pretty cool idea although I would personally like to see the database include a full list of all the machines at every location. Still it’s a nice idea and if you’re interested to check it out check it out on his blog [Here]
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Hey nice!
The Middle East actually has a really good fighting game scene, The current World Champion of Street Fighter 4 is Saudi lol
that is weird
he is actually number 2 in EVO 2011. not the champion
Actually, all things considered, the arcade scene in Kuwait was pretty amazing. Burj alone was enough to put Kuwait on the world fighting game scene, and it gets respect to this day in online gaming communities. Sure, we didn’t have the same number of machines that they might have elsewhere, but it’s a small country, and we were passionate about what we had. Now there’s the 360 mall arcade, which I believe has become the hub of a small gaming community in Kuwait.
Thanks Mark for posting this on your awesome blog.
I’m just an arcade/street fighter nerd and that’s why I made this list of arcade cabs in Kuwait. The best feature of this database is actually White Tower and how its the best place to play fighting arcade games. The guys from White Tower have competed in EVO, the biggest fighting game tournament in the United States, and they’ve also competed in Super Battle Opera (Tougeki) which is Japan’s most prestigious fighting game tournament. Sadly, there have been no winners from White Tower/Kuwait in these tournaments yet. Although EVO 2011 had a Saudi Arabian named Latif win second place in the Super Street Fighter 4 tournament.
BTW you did post my database before on your site around 2 years ago. Back then it was on my older blog and it was featured on Kotaku as well. Just thought I’d let you know lol.
seriously? damn how bad is my memory…
Hi everyone here i just want to ask if theres someone really play well in tekken 6 br? Good like japanese, filipino and korean? if there is! I want to meet em and play wit em’.
Hey! I was wondering if it was possible to contact Yousef? Im an architecture student that wants to incorporate the revival arcade through my upcoming design and that would be an amazing opportunity to get some info!