I think it's still more of a learned interest from their culture and communities than it is a genetic or natural interest.

Go to acme, at least our IIDX machine doesn't require you to scissor kick the coin slot to get it to register coins.

Also yeah, I'm a 2gen immigrant, and thusly purely Scottish/English. Interesting how over there, there's an assload of DDR type machines (not in great condition, but hey, we don't have an arcade with 8 DDR machines and 1 ITG or an arcade with 15 bemani games).

Maybe I've missed something, but there's the
1) HIGH population of Asians at the UW
2) Seattle's International District?

There seems to be a pretty large amount of Asian population around here, everywhere I go...

Im not sure.. but from the idea I get your guys arcades aren't really "asian" oriented arcades.. and yeah.  The reason we have so much traffic here is because for example, Richmond alone, has well over 100,000 asians.. and is a relatively small area, so its really easy for these kids to bus, even walk to the arcades (not that their parents didn't buy them a beamer or mercedes first).  And they just go there to hang out with friends, and end up playing bemani in the process.

The difference may be in how long the asian populations have been in the area, thus more first-and-second generations than third-and fourth.  I really don't know too much about that, but I'm pretty certain a large amount of Vancouver's Chinese population is from the 1990s, when BC opened its doors to Hong Kong immigrants under the guise of encroaching return to Chinese from British rule.

actually, i always see quite a few asians at acme playing ddr and stuff. they're always in huge groups too

Yeah, but we don't have rows of candy cabs and Wangan Midnight machines (until ID4 that is).

I don't think anyone plays wangan midnight.  A long time ago, it was Initial D3.  Until recently, it was Max Tune 2.. huge crowds.  Now, it's all about the Battle Gear4.. these guys go crazy for it.  As for the candy cabs.. they don't really have a huge draw.. except for KOF.  Most of the traffic is from the racing and Bemani machines.  Fighting games are more popular at CHQ.. nonstop fighting there.

While we're on the topic of reviving our community, I met a guy at Wunderland last night from the "old scene" and referred him to here. =)

He's better than me, but not as good as most of ya'll.
Plays at Big Al's most of the time and occasionally at Ultrazone; hopefully we'll see him here soon. =)

hahahahaha
Kyle Ward?

I can't remember his skill level, though.

Nope.  He said he hadn't been on Didderfrick in, like, 2 years, and I saw Kyle Ward there a couple months ago.
Also, I think his name was something that definately wasn't Kyle Ward.

Steven probably remembers, TOO BAD HE'S A LAZY LITTLE HO WHO STILL HASN'T JOINED HERE.  :x

we'll have to wait and see what happens in the near future...things could change pretty fast.. it could and couldnt. ^.^"

Bumping old posts is a great thing to do.
:/

So, I found a DMX machine on ebay in Richmond, BC.  Checkrox, do you know anything about it?  I'd get it if I had the money.

Kusanagi has been doing that left and right.

Tofu.. I wouldn't trust it.  I've played the machine a few times, the sensors aren't the greatest.  It's for sale by the same company that's selling the crappy Extreme and the shitty 11th/10th GF/DM combo... I'd stay away from it myself.

Okay.  I don't have the money for it now anyway. xP

I almost bought a solo 4th mix + a while back for $600, but didn't have the money at the time. =(
That would have been sweeet.