Jared Rea

My first major trip in the “No Country for Old Arcades” series (I should really create my own hub page for that) is this weekend and I’ll be heading to my favorite place in the world, Arcade Infinity in Rowland Heights, California. In the early 2000’s, AI was the mecca of Bemani music gaming for the United States. Folks would travel from all around the country to play there and myself, more times than I can count.

My addiction to massive road trips and Arcade Infinity became so bad that one point, people thought I lived in the area. That’s what happens when you somehow con folks into wanting to go to AI every weekend.

I’ll be flying down, grabbing a rental and hanging out at Arcade Infinity this Friday (after 8PM) and Saturday night (after 6PM), playing Pop’n Music and generally soaking it all back in. If you’d like to hang out and drop a few lines for the feature, let me know via email, or just come harass me on the spot. We’ll go to Tommy’s and get awesome chili burgers and have bad fast food nightmares.