i miss proper arcades

nowadays the few arcades that still exist near me just have shitty claw games that swallow money. unfortunately, these make the most money. i went to an arcade in liverpool recently and it was SO refreshing to play actual games (guitar hero, ddr, taiko no tatsujin!!) tbh it was my first time playing a tnt arcade and it was SO . COOL !!

but arcades are being phased out and i dont understand why. like yeah, theres home console gaming. but theres only so much you can do with one controller. so then its like, why dont i just buy my own arcades?

well... im not rich. for one of the more recent arcade cabs ur can cost upwards of 5k. for the older ones, 2k or 3k usually. i DO NOT have that much money (even though i wish i did) 

this is so unfair :[