I guess arcades are making a come back in Kuwait, first with Joystixx and now Retro City. Retro City is a new arcade place that recently opened up inside Boulevard Mall. They have one new machine which is Tekken 7 while the rest are retro looking arcade cabinets with old school games installed. The idea is cool but when I was there I didn’t think there was much variation between all the games to keep me entertained, and some games I wasn’t even sure why they were there to begin with. Here are some of the games they had:
Marvel vs Capcom
Tekken 7
The King of Fighters 98
Super Street Fighter II Third Strike
X-Men
The Simpsons
Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug X
Batman
Double Dragon
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Pacman
Space Invaders
Zaxon
Dig Dug
Gun Smoke
The last five games, in my opinion, shouldn’t be there especially since every round costs 250fils. I would have liked to have seen some sports games or some vertical scrollers like Mars Matrix (but at 100fils per game since I tend to die a lot). Retro City does have a small memorabilia/action figures store which is cool. But really though I need an arcade with NBA Jam or with the original Sega Rally (1 not 2) or Daytona USA units.
If you want to check the place out they’re inside Boulevard Mall but hidden. The easiest way to find them is look for the Crash Power store on the ground floor. They’re located in the area behind them. You can also find them on instagram @retrocitykw
10 replies on “Retro City Arcades”
is it me or is the street fighter game stretched to fit a widescreen display? it looks horrendous.
i think it looks worse in the photo than it does in real life.
Mark, look up Arcade1Up, I have a feeling you would find those really interesting
lol i already have July 15th marked down on my calendar for when they launch NBA Jam
Have you figured out the best way to ship it to Kuwait? I am still not sure how
aramex its not that heavy. comes in a compact box as well.
I apologize for asking too many questions, but last one. So pretty much I send it to my Aramex account in the USA, and then have it ship to Kuwait from them? Any idea how much it might cost?
Thank you
I forgot think it was 60 or 80kd? Check the package weight and then use their rate calculator on the website
Awesome, thanks a lot. I will try it out shortly
Check this out, since you brought up NBA Jam https://youtu.be/g1OXgCmOvbQ