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That’s how it is in Cali. Anytime something catches on and people have a good time, they shut it down and wonder why their local scene is dead.

I still have $5.00 worth of Arcade Infinity Tokens stashed away somewhere. Thanks for the memories!

Why they blur out faces like if they are filming some kind of underground crime syndicate? Lol

Let me be known Arcade Infinity was probably popping before SFIV. I was there visiting in my high school years in 2003. 09ers and SF4 players think they are special or something as if they developed the scene there.

Damn...after Southern Hills Golfland in the OC closed (RIP), AI became me and my friend's go-to spot! So many memories of playing 3rd Strike, KOF, SF4, Rumble Fish and Hokuto No Ken and watching some amazing matches there! Miss those days 😭😭

Me and my homies used to frequent this spot back in the day. So lit. After a late night session at AI there was this sushi joint on Colima and Fullerton that stayed open until 5 or 6am and served alcohol after 2 as well as allowed smoking inside. If you knew, you knew. Rowland Heights was so dope back then.

Just hope SF6 can re-ignite something like SFIV did. Due to SFV mishaps, other fighting games managed to take centre stage but they're missing something. Tekken 7 isn't in a good state at the moment with no communication with the Devs. DBFZ isn't as strong as it once was. GGStrive is the thing but it's too early for me to say anything. What I found amazing about SFIV even though I hated the game was it brought players from other communities and I could go up to Tekken players, Guilty Gear players, Marvel players, Mortal Kombat players and ask, do you want to play some SFIV? And I still played it. That's not the case with now. I want SF6 to come out and all these legends to come back and out and play. I want to see new blood in the scene making a name for themselves. I want to see established players from other fighting games putting their stamp on SF6. I'm not saying SF6 to dominate the FGC like SFIV did but for it to be that game that unites different communities and the "common link" not just players but Stream Monsters who don't play the game.

Arcade Infinity was lit back in the mid-2000s. I remember when they first got the Fist of the North Star fighting game back in 06.

God I still think about this place constantly. The SF4 cabinet and then mayonnaise shrimp at life plaza. Such a good time and great players.

Yeah and then they came to Final Found and Gootecks bodied 100 people in a row with Balrog in casuals. It was sick. He didn’t drop a single combo.

Damn - I live across the country, and that close almost brought a tear to my eye. Like Sherry said, I'm sure that place kept a lot of folks out of trouble. Such a shame that the city didn't see it that way.

Thank you for making this video. Talking about the past is the right way to go.

What a time it was to be alive for this iconic place. Great games and good food. Amazing times and amazing memories.

‘09 was magic. What a time to be alive

So many wonderful memories at AI! Hell, the entirety of the Diamond Plaza was a straight-up paradise back in the early 2Ks. It's places like AI that make me want to open and run my own arcade/gaming hobby shop. More people from all gaming generations need a place like this to connect with their communities and each other. That social aspect and in-person community vibe is what makes arcades come alive! Online competition is great, don't get me wrong, but there's something about seeing your friends and rivals face-to-face building those bonds over our favorite games.

It feels crazy to have experienced this arcade when SF4 was around. I used to spend days in high school really trying to be serious about the game and driving out there. Just everyone was so good, it was kind of intimidating actually. I did make some friends there though, it was definitely a decent area to be close to Orange County rather than LA.

Man I still remember the first time I stayed on the machine for 2-3 matches straight. That was a good day SF2 convenience store 🙌

Legendary arcade place. I use to go for Wangan Midnight Maximum tune and initial d arcade stage…

I wasn't much of a regular back in the day. Didn't have a car back in my early college days. But I did hit up the place every chance I could after I had my car. It was a hell of great time. My friends would go and id catch up with them, play SF, KOF, Wangan, and the occasional HnK (fist of the north star). That spot helped me build my pvp confidence and take on way better players and really put my skills to the real tests. Long love Arcade Infinity.