Post #1 · Posted at 2025-12-22 01:47:54am 1.9 days ago
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I have no clue as to why this is, but I feel like arcades in Quebec are generally pretty scarce, and no one seems to enjoy playing arcades here / maintaining them. The closest you'd ever get is something like Toronto and even then you get a subpar experience for paying a premium price. Are we living in an era where rhythm gaming is dead in here or is it just me? Please let me know I'm not the only one thinking about this. 
I genuinely thought of working at an arcade for a while now to revive everything, that's my lifelong dream. The closest I ever got to that was going to a place named "Village Vacances Valcartier" and talking with the guy who owned a DDR X cab. Guy was super chill, said he was thinking of replacing the cab soon.
I genuinely thought of working at an arcade for a while now to revive everything, that's my lifelong dream. The closest I ever got to that was going to a place named "Village Vacances Valcartier" and talking with the guy who owned a DDR X cab. Guy was super chill, said he was thinking of replacing the cab soon.
Post #2 · Posted at 2025-12-22 09:21:41pm 1.1 days ago
It's a weird situation; I'm not sure why Quebec—more specifically Montreal—is the weakest of the Canadian big three in terms of its rhythm game scene. I think it's just sheer dumb luck that allowed CHQ and eSpot to survive for over 30 years in Vancouver and for Yume to open in Toronto despite the insane real estate prices, while Montreal just never got a lucky break like that.
I don't think arcade rhythm games are dead in Canada. Far from it—the current state of arcade rhythm games in Canada is stronger than ever, with cities like Edmonton and Saskatoon getting these games for the first time. However, we are in a strange flux state as south of the border you have Konami, Genda, Bandai Namco, and Taito looking to expand into the US (officially Canada is included in these dealings too, but so far no one has taken the deal) and get arcades to go official, and with that comes a lot of uncertainty as the existing unofficial arcades are put under pressure to go official when the balance sheets may not add up—I know for a fact Vancouver's astronomical rent is hamstringing the ability for its rhythm game scene to grow any further.
I think we'll be seeing some big things happening before the end of this decade, not just in Quebec, but across all of Canada. What it'll be or what it'll look like I'm not sure. For now, just play where you can and pray for rain.
I don't think arcade rhythm games are dead in Canada. Far from it—the current state of arcade rhythm games in Canada is stronger than ever, with cities like Edmonton and Saskatoon getting these games for the first time. However, we are in a strange flux state as south of the border you have Konami, Genda, Bandai Namco, and Taito looking to expand into the US (officially Canada is included in these dealings too, but so far no one has taken the deal) and get arcades to go official, and with that comes a lot of uncertainty as the existing unofficial arcades are put under pressure to go official when the balance sheets may not add up—I know for a fact Vancouver's astronomical rent is hamstringing the ability for its rhythm game scene to grow any further.
I think we'll be seeing some big things happening before the end of this decade, not just in Quebec, but across all of Canada. What it'll be or what it'll look like I'm not sure. For now, just play where you can and pray for rain.
