So why is Brooklyn Video Games a huge deal? After Chinatown Fair in Manhattan was sold to a new owner back in 2012 and turned it into a crane machine spot for kids it became the new home for the most hardcore competitive fighting game fans in the NYC area. Brooklyn Video Games is not only a video game shop. It is also a Japanese style arcade full of the sleek Sega Astro City and Blast City cabinets. All of the old school Capcom and SNK titles get loads of play time there. It’s really the last of it’s kind in NYC. Sure there are other arcades in NYC like the Barcade chain but Brooklyn Video Games is the only one that caters to the most hardcore gamer. Esteban Sosa has posted a GoFundMe so his spot would stay open for longer. If the goal isn’t reached by March the store will close down indefinitely.
Here is the link to the GoFundMe page. Feel free to donate to save this awesome spot.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-brooklyn-games-and-arcade-alive
Artpixels305 is also selling merch like tees and hoodies. Sales will go towards the funding of Brooklyn Video Games & Arcade.
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Here is the address to Brooklyn Video Games & Arcade. It’s located in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn. Right by Japan Village.
6120 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220
David Medina is a hardcore gamer and Japanese import collector owning dozens of systems and games from Famicom to Nintendo Switch. He has an active YouTube channel called "The Karnov Jr Show" and posts retro gaming content there weekly showing off collections, random store tours, and gameplay clips.