LAN/Gaming Centers

[SoupNBread]

I'm curious as if any of you go to LAN/Gaming centers. There's one I've been going to for years called Howies Game Shack. When I started going they only had one and now they're up to four. The original has ~200 computers and ~50 360's(each with large flatscreens and them fancy chairs with speakers and rumble). The place is huge, open till the wee hours of the morning, and sponsored by monster. The price has fluctuated over the years but the most expensive I've seen it was only $20 for an all day pass or $5 and hour which is damn cheap seeing as my friends and I are generally there 10+ hours. Here's some old pics I dug up from my photobucket.

http://howies.com/index.php?location=MV











I find it sad that I can tell which of my friends is sitting in what chair in the second pic just by their hands.

[Wastrel]

Dude, that's a pretty sweet LAN place. I wish I had something like that near me. I used to have a LAN place near my home called Gladiator's Gaming. About 50 computers, tons of LAN and online games, had 5 big screens with PS2/360/Gamecubes hooked up to them, was sweet. It was around for 5 years, but for some reason it randomly shut down 2 years ago. Apparently the owner was enlisted and had to be shipped out to Afghanistan. I still wonder if he's alright...I miss that damn place.

[Mmonk776]

SNB that place sounds amazing, and 20 bucks for a day is dirt cheap. I doubt there's anything like that where I live, but if there was I would be there all my free time.

[SoupNBread]

SNB that place sounds amazing, and 20 bucks for a day is dirt cheap. I doubt there's anything like that where I live, but if there was I would be there all my free time.

That was at it's most expensive. It's down to $14 right now which is cheaper than when I first started going($15). Next time I go down I'll take a video and post it up

[King_gg/Q.Q]

SNB that place sounds amazing, and 20 bucks for a day is dirt cheap. I doubt there's anything like that where I live, but if there was I would be there all my free time.

dude wtf are you smoking thats fuckin expensive

just try to find a good korean owned one those are cheap and good

[SoupNBread]

dude wtf are you smoking thats fuckin expensive

just try to find a good korean owned one those are cheap and good

But I don't think you can go to those and beat peggle at 4 am and then have the crazy guy at the counter print you out a peggle certificate he made in microsoft word.

[Tehman]

  How do you locate good gaming centers in your area?

  That place looks awesome and I would like to find someplace like that here in NJ.....

[SoupNBread]

I found it through my dad. He does IT work for AT&T(formerly Cingular) and one of the stores he was working on was across the way from this place.
Google maybe?

[UnicornsExist]

I know a few in my area, but I rarely go. There is an awesome one in London, Picadilly Square, inside the Sega Arcade. Never been inside, but its huge. The Sega Arcade is better though.

[Sean64]

My buddy owns one called Komodo PC.
I don't go there to much now tho it's all PC gaming.

[DJDOOM]

i have here a center called, "inet gamerz" it slightly smaller than the pictures, but charges the same. and i usually go because my ps3 broke.