After several months in Canada, I’m back in Seattle. I searched a lot to find out how Gameworks has changed since last year, but I found nothing, so here’s a post after a visit so people can find their way through search engines. This post is about Gameworks in downtown Seattle, WA.
- Gameworks has DJMAX Technika 3, running in perfect condition. It’s connected to the web, and accepts IC cards. It’s 4 credits, which works out to be about 50 cents – an amazing deal considering places like SVGL charge $1. The volume level is average, and it’s not helped by the fact that Taiko and pop’n are right near it. But you can always work around it by using headphones.
- They also sell Technika 3 IC cards at the counter. They had 5 different designs. They don’t actually have it at the cashier, so just ask them and they’ll bring it up for you. It’s $6 + tax.
- pop’n music FEVER (14) is running. The buttons are in very good condition, and the screen is okay (although slightly CRT-morphed) Last year, the buttons were complete crap, but according to people at pnwbemani.net it’s been fixed a couple months ago. It’s 8 credits, which is about $1. It’s also a couple meters away from Technika 3 and speakers are really loud, so it’s easy to hear.
- guitarfreaks & drummania is still running 11th/10th mix. The screen on guitarfreaks is very blurry, and the drums are in typical “abused” condition (i.e., the symbals don’t register 100%). The effectors knobs on guitars are, of course, missing.
- Dancemaniax is moved to upstairs where Technika 3 is. I can’t comment on sensor quality but I think it works as intended
- Taiko was also moved, placed between Technika and Dancemaniax. The drums are abused by hell by children playing it, so don’t expect much. I forgot which version it is, but if I had to guess it’s between 6~8 (2005~2006 era) because it was playing Anpanman as default selection, and most people don’t know how to switch songs (or how to even hit blue notes – I’ve seen people hit the plastic side of the drum really hard, that can’t be good for the machine)
- There are still a bunch of DDR machines downstairs in a room. I saw X2 and Extreme, and there are other versions as well. I wouldn’t expect the panels to be in good quality, since it’s Gameworks.
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