Third place(s)

[Antihero]

It depends on the situation, if I'm free and my homies are also free then we hang out and have some fun, If not I'll just chill out by gaming or watching sports.

 

[Another Iori]

I miss third places, granted I too don't like going outside, but it feels sad when I go to a mall or arcade and see it is now empty, almost devoid of life. Does people communicate entirely online these days?
I still go to arcade, usually the only new cabinets are for the rhythm games so I just play shooter or Daytona alone, sometimes showing off to kids on Tekken. Other than that, I hang around in my favorite Pizza spot, hanging around with friends there once every 3 weeks, yeah it's empty sometime but the owner is nice and the pizza is good, we always have a good time all around.

Do you guys have/had a go-to place to hang out besides home and workplace? Ever have an urge to go do something outside?

If you have any wishes or fantasies related to arcades, fulfill them now and if you want take photos and videos as souvenirs, because in the West this market died 25 years ago and after the Neo Geo, the CPS systems, and some early 3D simulators from Namco and Sega, there was absolutely nothing left here anymore.

 

[Antilocal123]

I got an arcade and a busted up house near my neighborhood that’s abandoned to NOT do substances and maybe skateboard.

 

[Another Iori]

Hmph malls still active here and filled with people when did malls exactly die

Unlike the arcade market, which is objectively extinct in this part of the world, shopping malls still exist and are scattered across the territory, however, they have lost that magic that once captivated people's minds and made them a regular spot for some communities.

In fact, aside from grocery shopping and the promotion of some special offers, even for me these places have lost the attraction they had when I was a child and a teenager.

As far as I'm concerned, there isn't even the element of surprise that used markets could offer, simply because there aren't any large chains to replace a giant e-commerce platform like in Japan (I used to often go to GameStop out of curiosity to check out used PS1 and PS2 games, but since they disused that section I stopped going).

 

[Antilocal123]

Unlike the arcade market, which is objectively extinct in this part of the world, shopping malls still exist and are scattered across the territory, however, they have lost that magic that once captivated people's minds and made them a regular spot for some communities.

In fact, aside from grocery shopping and the promotion of some special offers, even for me these places have lost the attraction they had when I was a child and a teenager.

As far as I'm concerned, there isn't even the element of surprise that used markets could offer, simply because there aren't any large chains to replace a giant e-commerce platform like in Japan (I used to often go to GameStop out of curiosity to check out used PS1 and PS2 games, but since they disused that section I stopped going).

Maybe for you but it’s still like that round my area lol

 

[bjork]

There's a big asian supermarket near me that has a kinokuniya bookstore inside, is a block away from a used game store that's pretty good, and a block away from the pinball museum. There's plenty of good stuff I could go do, but a lot of times I'm pretty good with just coming home and laying down, heh.