Seattle Gameworks
1511 7th Ave
Seattle, WA 98101
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Phone: (206)521-0952

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Games:
- Guitarfreaks 11th Mix (3 songs, buttons are fine and screen is awful)
- Drummania 10th Mix (not unlocked, cymbal needs repair. Volume is a little low.)
- Pop'n Music 14 FEVER (buttons are easy to press but don't register 100%)
-DDR X (1P side is fine)
- DDR Extreme (4 points for 3 songs) 1P side is excellent, 2P side is dubious.
- DDR Supernova (6 points for 5 songs) No Double Premium. Pads are decent.
- DDR Supernova 2 (Price unknown) Pads are great. Machine is reasonably loud too.
- DDR USA (Price unknown) Pads are quite good, actually.
- Taiko no Tatsujin 9
- Air Hockey (Price unknown)
- Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3 (lol cynic)
- Initial D V3 and V4 (not bemani, but still sweet)

(Current as of 7/21/10)

i agree that the bemani at GW is in poor condition but if you are looking to play any other type of game then this place is a haven

That is true.

right pad on the supernova machine shrucks brawls but the left is quite good

EDIT: the extreme cab pad's arnt bad u just have to step in the right places.......heh

Konami made the 4 sensor per arrow design explicitly so you wouldn't have to step "in the right place."

I haven't felt like I got my money's worth at GW any time in the 4 years since the first time I went there.  Even the times I was playing for free.  And everyone's heard my story about almost getting kicked out.  Yeah, worth avoiding when possible.  And it's always possible to avoid GW.

I'd go play some Fzero if the 33 freeplay coupons from sakuracon hadn't expired.  And the machine was actually calibrated.

2.50? pass!

That's why not many of us frequent here.  That doesn't even include parking or bus fare.

Sheesh, $5.00 for a game of doubles?  /r/ that SN's price be written in bold red, and if possible, with flames coming out of it.

PRO TIPS FOR PEOPLE CONSIDERING GOING TO GAMEWORKS:

I actually don't mind going to Gameworks often, because there are actually many ways that you can save a lot of cash when you're there, and the price actually becomes pretty reasonable.

1) Only buy $25 game cards. I think they never expire anymore, and for this, you get 250 + 200 bonus points, effectively a $45 card.
2) Happy hour. 4-7pm Mon-Fri is happy hour, and every non-redemption game is half off. (Also, most bar appetizers are half off.)
3) VIP card. This is probably the least effective of all of the money saving methods, but if you go often enough, it ends up being pretty nice. After spending about 2000 points on a card (not including bonus points) your card obtains VIP status, and you get an additional 10% off every game at all times.

All together now: ($25 / $45) * 50% * 90% = 25% of the price. So, that 26-point Supernova ends up being only the equivalent of $.65/play. For four songs. A pretty good deal if you ask me. Extreme ends up at $.45/4 songs, Wangan Midnight 2 / Initial D are $.43, and nearly every other game is just as cheap.



edit> I'm putting this into the first post for relevance.

Hmm, the $25 card on weekdays doesn't sound that bad after all.

exactly and a couple of those sensors arnt working and NOW U HAVE TO STEP IN CERTAIN SPOTS...........shesh i was just there 2 days ago dude

Hence your claim that Extreme's pads aren't bad being wrong.  I figured that was implied, I guess I was wrong.

they should either make the extreme or usa machine a ITG2 cab........anyone with me on this? we would also get new sensors too  

No, we march into gameworks with protest thingys and demand itg2 or tell them to fix their machines! Then i'll take the gangster bus to gameworks.

They should get a pump FX cabinet. Then I'd go all the time. Actually I think I emailed them about it, haha.

that would be sick! DDR ITG and PIU all in one convenient nice looking location with 24hr technition......*drolls on keyboard*