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What you should know
Parking
parking information available on FIND US / HOURS page
Food & drinks
coffee, snacks, speciality curated imported drinks
Best time
Visit on Saturday nights for the most active competitive fighting game scene and best community atmosphere. The venue is known as a quintessential late-night stop for serious gamers.
What visitors say
somehow both a very comfortable and also very exciting atmosphere. small arcade with a lot of modern fighting games and some killer classic ones too. they got some rhythm games as well! when i went they were doing a beyblade tournament…
Incredible, community driven arcade! This is a very special place. Araiguma is an amalgamation of the hardcore game center/arcade cultures of the east and west. It’s difficult to articulate the passion, dedication and expertise that…
Truly a special place for people passionate about the things they love. Easy to have a great time in good company with like minded folks trying to do the same. Can't wait to keep coming back
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Did You Know?
- Araiguma operates on a pay-what-you-can sliding scale honor system with suggested donations of $5-$20+, making it an unusually accessible arcade model
- The arcade features custom one-of-a-kind arcade machine configurations alongside Japanese candy cabs and rhythm game arcade machines, reflecting a blend of East and West arcade cultures
- Located in the lower level of the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, Araiguma combines arcade gaming with an underground mahjong parlor, retro import electronics retail, and live streams content on Twitch
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