- kenth333 wrote:
- How's the arcade situation in Belgium now? Do you have any arcade halls anymore or have yours too gone bust? It'd be fun to visit some.
As I understand, the situation is not great in Finland either...

You may find the list of places to play in Belgium here:
http://www.arcadebelgium.be/ab.php?r=loc&p=listAs you can see, most are various public places with only 1 or 2 old game(s) (number of games is in brackets).
Most big arcades collapsed during the late 90s/early 2000s. Several arcade chains turned into small casinos (eg Family Games Center and Circus).
The few remaining big arcades are located seaside (
Sportland in Blankenberge and
Reflex in Oostende come to mind).
Some of the newest games can be found there or at traveling arcades on funfairs (most of them replaced arcade video games with redemption machines).
The problem in Belgium is that the taxes on arcade video games are too high preventing new businesses to open and causing existing locations to switch. In France for example, taxes are 30x lower and you see several new arcades opening (and with great line-up of games too). A change is urgently needed here!
Do you still have many big arcades in Finland?
