Arcade Infinity

I only went here once with my coworker and it was amazing! Shortly after the place closed down, it was located in a plaza with a lot of cool stuff. I played a few old school games and guitar hero.
Glad I took a pic because it was the only photograph of that night!
Rip

In memory of Arcade Infinity…
Go to Super Arcade in Walnut! Probably owned by the same dude!

Just heard this place closed down– had to come to Unilocal to confirm. *sniff sniff*
RIP Arcade Infinity. Definitely worth the drive and $$$ I spent to beat Typing of the Dead back in the day…

I just had to go check this place out when i heard that it was so close to my house and have MVC set up and initial D. I went on feb 27 and they were still open and still pretty full of real gamers and like 2 girls. Ha Ha I hope they don’t close any time soon considering its kinda a hidden gem right off the 60 f-​way and fullerton rd. A little hard to find but you just turn into diamond plaza and follow it all the way to the end and it’s up stairs on the right. Really cool nothing like it around. This is not a small kid arcade like nickel nickel. TD On The Move

Arcade Infinity closed down February 26^th, 2011. RIP.
Unfortunately, it ended up that the city would not let Arcade Infinity renew its business license. Sad times for the state of arcades in America. Was one of the, if not best, arcade for bemani games in America. If you wish to find out more about the Japanese rhythm game culture in Southern California, just google «tampopo arcade.»

I think now is about the time when I should write this review.
Well to start off Arcade Infinity is legendary for what it contributed to the gaming community during the long time that it’s been been open. It’s been a big attraction to Street Fighter players such as myself and it also attracted a lot of racing game enthusiast for such games as: Initial D and Midnight Club. The rythm games here were also top notch and kept up to date for those who came for those games.
My experiences here were good for the most part. I got to meet and play with top tournament player Mike Ross here on one of my visits to this arcade, and the many Street Fighter matches that I’ve had here were a learning experience.
It’s really a shame that Arcade Infinity will be closing down soon as of this writing, but will always remain known as one of the BEST arcades that the West Coast will ever have.

the last of a dying breed
with today’s technology and home entertainment systems its rare to find a video arcade dedicated to gamers of yesteryear
this place is rather small but its jammed packed with a variety of games from fighting games, rhythm games, vertical shooters, puzzle games
i love coming here and using my day playing arcades all day long
theres something about beating your opponent in person than online
i hope you stay open until infinity

Just because it’s the best in So-​Cal doesn’t mean it doesn’t has its faults.
I used to be a very common face around this arcade back when I was in high school around 5 – 6 years ago when all the rhythm games still had quite a following. There would be plenty of informal IIDX/​DM/​GF/​PnM/​DDR meetups on any given day of the week, depending on the availability of people posting on the forums on bemanistyle at the time. It was fun while it lasted.
Since then, I moved away to go to college and would seldom visit AI. It was for the best as – albeit this was one of my favorite hangouts for years – it was draining on my wallet and my time.
The arcade has just about everything you want that isn’t already housed in a Chuck E. Cheese (no ticket games, no real shooters, not many American arcade machines, etc.), and is the mecca of Japanese imports. I came here primarily for rhythm games like Drummania, Guitar Freaks, and Beatmania IIDX, though I played my fair share of Maximum Tune, Street Fighter 3^rd Strike, and a bunch of the puzzle games in the back. Prices were fine as you could spend an entire day here with friends and not use more than $ 10 most of the time if you really wanted to – for a normal person, $ 20 would last you an eternity.
Ken, the owner, does do his best to keep all of his games up to date with the latest version, and is constantly re-​modeling the layout of his games to best suit whatever’s most popular. Currently, Street Fighter IV ranks atop all the games featured here, and justly has two tournament-​style arcade panels ready for players to compete or to practice in. Come Friday or Saturday night, and you can be sure you’re going to wait 15 – 30 minutes between turns if you’re trying to 1-​up whomever’s winning.
The space can be an issue during its busy hours. Everyone who is any good at one or more of these games seems to always bring a posse or their S.O. to watch them play; even if you remove this entourage, AI barely has any walking room. If you’re a border claustrophobic, beware.
As a few other people mentioned, buy tokens here en masse. If you already know you will be coming here again in the future, don’t waste your time with $ 1 (4 tokens) or $ 5 (24 tokens) buyouts – just go ahead and purchase the $ 10 (50 tokens) or $ 20 (100 token) options. Even a few extra tokens go a long way – or maybe I’m just a bit anal after graduating with an economics and math degree. :(
Fans are aplenty. Don’t leave your stuff out as it’s prone to being swiped by any passerby. Parking is atrocious. Restroom will make you vomit on sight. Be nice to any staffers as they put up with enough BS on a daily basis. Have fun gaming.

This may have been the greatest arcade that I have ever been to in my life. Gone are the days of the American Arcade, they just don’t make any money now, everyone has wii/​xbox/​ps3. The closest thing to an «arcade» these days is Dave and Busters, but I always felt like something was missing. I realize that it was awesome games that were missing.
Arcade Infinity has great games! It is a Japanese style arcade. I had never been to this kind of Arcade but would see them in movies and such. They are worlds different than your tilt or your gameworks. Most of the arcade cabinets are sit down style and many of them make use of a two cabinet head to head style, so that you and your opponent are at separate machines.
If you love fighting games, there is no better place than this. Of course they have Super Street Fighter 4. Thats a given. But they also get the latest games that are popular in Japan such as King of Fighters XIII (not that POS 12) and Blazblue: continuum shift. The people who play there are good, but I was happy to score some wins with Ken in SF4 :) They also have doujin games like Melty Blood, which I enjoyed and recommend to 2D fighter fans. Did they have tekken? I don’t remember, but you can play that at any arcade lol. Also, they have an abundance of rhythm games such as DDR and a guitar hero type game, if you are still into things like that.
The place is completely lit by the arcade cabinets, so its as dark as a nightclub, with the appropriate flashes. It can be crowded at times, but I went on a Saturday afternoon and could get on most of the games I wanted to except the newest ones which had lines of about 7 – 8 people, but games only last about 2 – 3 minutes. Parking is pretty tough in the Diamond Plaza, but worth it for this place and the shops in the plaza. It does smell like nerd sweat, but you’ll get used to it after a few minutes. This is a great place to go with friends and play some classic fighting games as well as the hot new ones. I wouldn’t advise taking your girlfriend here as you will completely ignore her due to the hypnotizing effects of several dozen japanese candy cabs, unless your girlfriend is a serious gamer.
This place is semi-​famous and has been featured on
several times. Although, one time they were writing about how arcades are going out of business, so hopefully they don’t go out of business as that would be a crime against nature. Oh, and if you wanna save money you can get 100 tokens for 20 bucks. You won’t need that much, I spent maybe 10 tokens in 2 and half hours of play.
Go there and have fun, you won’t be disappointed.

This arcade is pretty amazing
They have basically a game for everyone
I mean where else are you going to play typing of the dead?
They also have alot of great SSFIV players that go their
It gets pretty packed in there and can smell sometimes but I mean you are their to play games

Sure, this place can get hot and smelly of BO, but don’t let that sway you from entering and trying out arcades imported from Japan and practically not found anywhere else. It’s not just DDR here, there are DJ Mixing game, drums set, para para, Initial D racing, etc. The one we played was a 2-​player co-​op that mixed boxing with Shooting. So you take these gloves and you can hold them up to guard and throw punches and at some instances hold it out and shoot down people. Price? 2 tokens — $.50 cents per game/​person. Not bad for a pretty innovative game. Then we played classic Street Fighter Alpha arcade for $ 0.25 each. We played for about 45 minutes on $ 2.00 in tokens. Crazy huh?
Tip: Look around on the floor if you’re sitting down at the arcades, you might find some dropped tokens. I picked up one just like that.

I like how this place is modeled after a Japanese arcade, but a few things about this place irk me:
— Poor insulation. Seriously, it’s so muggy it’s ridiculous. All these gamers sweating (and not just the one’s playing DDR) make this place feel like a locker room.
— Everybody is so introverted. Sure, strangers’ll play you, but they are the type that show no emotion and many of the ones I’ve seen don’t seem to care about their outward appearances or hygiene (well, that explains the smell…)
— Some of their stuff is outdated. DDR is a version behind the last time I was there, and some of the obvious Japanese imports (Border Break, Gundam: Senjou no Kizuna) are absent.
The arcade does have some good prices and the machines here are good, but it’s not the «greatest arcade evah!!!1!1» people are making it out to be.

This arcade gets hella packed, especially on the Street Fighter IV and Maximum Tune. I just hated the wait but its one of the best arcade so far.
They got LOTS of old games though, which was awesome btw?! i mean do you see DDR Revolution (the first version of DDR) anywhere else?! Well I’ve seen like other version but not this one. There’s other games there too like those DJ and guitar shit that you play on wii or playstation LOL! So if you’re looking for an arcade, this one is worth to try.
One thing I want to add onto this… people can get REALLY into the game and started cussing when they lose, which was funny btw hahaha! Like this one guy, he like lost on Maximum Tune and he started hitting the machine «WTF YOU’RE FULL OF BULLSHIT I HATE YOU» hahaha!!! WOW people can get that serious over a game, I mean don’t get me wrong, i cuss when i play Street Fighter, I say «oh shit, stay away from me ass! Stop hitting me too much» you know just to play around and laugh after but DAMN! You would find some people there VERY entertaining =D

Hands down, one of the best arcades in SoCal. It’s worth the drive.
They’ve got lots of Japanese games, old and new. Stuff you can’t really find here, like Blazblue Continuum Shift, Guitar Freaks and Drum Mania (connected for multiplay), Battle gear 3&4 (Although I wish they had the deluxe one with the clutch), Maximum Tune Deluxe Plus, and many others. They’ve even got Typing of the Dead! Only drawback is the place is kind of small, but the awesomeness makes up for it.
So, if you’ve got nothing to do, grab your friends and roadtrip up to Arcade Infinity (Unless you’re local. Lucky you: P)

Ever since I started going here during my high school years, which is long ago, it is still one of the best places to hang out with friends. Of course, I would not take a girl here unless they like to play video games with me. Nonetheless, the scenery, the people, and the games make Arcade Infinity what it is today.
There are a number of games for everyone for all ages. Street Fighter 4 is currently the most popular game in the arcade, they recently got Maximum Tune 3 DX+ which is another popular game as well, and then there are games like Beatmania, Drummania, Guitar Freaks, Blazblue, Street Fighter 3^rd Strike, Battle Gear 4, Pop ‘n Music, and featured last year at Animé Expo, DJ Max Technika.
Like other people here said about this place, it gets way busy during Friday and Saturday nights, so plan accordingly! Though, it would be nice if they expanded the place and put more games, maybe some old school arcade games like The Simpsons or maybe X-​Men; but of course, don’t fix what’s not broken. Nothing will come as close to an arcade as Arcade Infinity, so if you have friends that have not been here, bring them and show them the experience of Arcade Infinity!

I *heart* this place!
I found it on the
list of places that have a ddr machine.
They have two machines and one of them is the Supernova 2! It’s pretty awesome since it’s only one of the few places within 50 miles of me that have that machine.
I also *heart* the Azumanga Daioh themed bubble pop machine YAY ^_​_​_​_​_​_​^

You can find me here playing Typing of the Undead until my fingers bleed.
I believe this is where I will someday find my soul mate…

Cool little place that my girlfriend took me too while visiting her ‘hood in the LA suburbs. Bought $ 5 of tokens and had a good time. Since very few Unilocal reviews about arcades fail to mention a list of notable games, I’ll list the ones I played:
— Azumanga Daioh themed Bust-​a-​Move/​Puzzle Bobble
— Puzzle Fighter
— DDR (two machines, don’t remember the variants, but see below)
— Typing of the Dead (YES!!!)
Some of the other ones I didn’t play, but remember:
— Street Fighter IV
— Metal Slug VI
— A couple of shmups
— All the Bemani games — Guitar Freaks, Beatmania, etc.
By no means is the list comprehensive. Anyway, the place is nice because it’s got some good games in it and it’s pretty cheap (50c to play DDR, 25c to play most of the arcade cabinets), but it is kinda dark and stinky. But that means it’s full of greasy nerds who know where it’s at.
Note: As of the writing of this review, the DDR machines are kind of broken, and if you try to do VS play you’ll just end up wasting tokens.
–1 star for broken DDR.
…and. –1 star for NO TAIKO NO TATSUJIN! ARGH!

Great arcade that will have arcade machine RARELY found in most arcades out there, especially imported machines!!!
Arcade fanatics should have a visit here.

This place has more Bemani games than any place else I can think of. The selection is amazing and the prices are unbeatable. I think I barely spent any money at all ($ 10 or so) and was there for several hours. It’s a lot of fun with friends, too!
Plus, it’s surrounded by amazing food, so you can gorge yourself, all the while forgetting that it might just come back up once you hit the arcade.