Former arcades in Singapore

bus555 SG

As above. let me start:

1. Bedok Princess (just beside the Bus int) - it also has LAN games like Counterstrikes. closes in 2007-2008 & now become a clinic

2. United Square E-zone - located as basement. it has major changes last time and closes in ?????. now it's become parts of Cold Storage i think

3. Simei Eastpoint (forgot the name) - located at 4th floor (iirc), i remember playing intitial D there pwned Iro one guy lol. closes in 2008?

4. Pavilion Cineplex. former DBS buliding & MRT - i remember when i small i went there got joyness... sian parents dont let me play. I think it closed much eariler before Pavilion Cineplex & DBS Buliding closed to make way for Tampines 1*

5. Junction 8??

Think there is more but i not sure where but i only know that E-zone is discontinued lol

*Pavilion Cineplex used to have a newpaper stand tat sells indian snacks... a nasi lemak stall, burger king, hair salon, estecia, konika camera store, cinema??

FireIce SG

wywy

thomson plaza, corner outside yaohan

marina sq rooftop (oni accessible by 1 lift)

bus555 SG

Tampines Mart used to have one.. i think now it closed bah

FireIce SG

u not born yet lah.

Veyron16.4 SG

SAFRA Mount Faber, 2nd floor, now a cafe

neozl SG

Parklane B1

Woodlands center road block 3A lv2

SBS8533C SG

As above. let me start:

4. A buliding at tampines beside the former DBS buliding & MRT - i remember when i small i went there got joyness... sian parents dont let me play. I think it closed much eariler together with the buliding & DBS*

Pavilion Cineplex.

TIB657M SG

1. How about Queenstown one?

2. Clementi also bahx (Now destructed already)

SBS8533C SG

Queenstown Bowl/Cinema - Was opened in 1977 and closed down in 1999 with an addition of Palace KTV. When the bowling centre and cinema had closed down, the LAN Shop, arcade games & billiard sallon took over the building until it was entirely closed down at the end of 2005/06.

Marina South had plenty of it as well, especially Superbowl Marina South.

Pavilion Cineplex - (as mentioned) Was opened in Jan 1993 by Cathay Organisation (the heartland cinemas were taken over by Golden Village), 4 screen cineplex with wheelchair facility. Operated for 5 years and the only last film to screen was a Hindi movie in Jul 1998. However other shops still operated at Pavilion Cineplex until 2006, together with DBS Tampines Centre, awaiting for demolition.

SBS8533C SG

1. How about Queenstown one?

2. Clementi also bahx (Now destructed already)

Queenstown is mentioned.

Clementi Empress was known as Wywy Wonderspace. It was closed togehter with the KFC / Cineplex at the end of July 2006.

That building you mentioned that it was being demolished was the Clementi/ Commonwealth Theatre.

SB Woodlands Theatre - Super FunWorld opened in 1995 and closed in 2003. Now used as a Kindergarten known as "Huda Kindergarten"

TIB657M SG

The building is left empty today.

SBS8533C SG

Blk 624 Yew Tee Shopping Ctr (next to McDonald's)
First started off as Paco Funworld in 1998
Later on used as Timezone until 2005.
Now the former arcade centre is used by Valudollar.

SBS8533C SG

The building is left empty today.

Yes, its rundown until today. Same as the Clementi Empress Cineplex. Its future for those buildings is still remains unknown. I won't know when these buildings are going to be used as a 2nd life in future or its awaiting demolition.

gunner77 SG

SAFRA Mount Faber, 2nd floor, now a cafe

Are you serious?

I used to frequent the arcade.

the_fallen SG

Marina Square 1997 still got "wywy wonderspace" arcade at level 3 or 4..

which took up nearly half of the whole floor..lots of games there..but don't know why it closed and when it closed..i think i still have a token of their arcade in my home..

SBS8533C SG

Off-Topic here:

Singapore used to have ban on video arcades before. It was imposed on 1 Sep 1983, citing the bad and harmful effects on video games, which influence young children & teenagers (eg. playing truant in school, stealing money to support the habit). The government ordered to shut down all remaining 48 arcade game outlets by the end of August 1983, in order to curb the addiction of video gaming. Parents were very concerned for children who usually spends "useless" time at an arcade and does not even benefit to the society.

However, with the ban, people would flock to computer shops to rent the computers, but only serious customers would be allowed such as word-processing & programming. In the course of the ban, educational softwares were allowed as long as any games that would not harm the children and becoming a serious addiction resulting in the influential of arcade games.

Other countries also did consider the ban of video arcade games such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand & Phillippines.

TIB657M SG

For now, got illegal 老虎机。

Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1) SG

Tampines Mart (going there then play de)

Junction 8 ? (Never seen one be4)

SBS8533C SG

Jurong Entertainment Centre has one also. At the level, where the Party World KTV / Fuji Ice Palace was located. Is it Level 4?

bus555 SG

Blk 624 Yew Tee Shopping Ctr (next to McDonald's)
First started off as Paco Funworld in 1998
Later on used as Timezone until 2005.
Now the former arcade centre is used by Valudollar.

lol last 3/4 weeks went there didnt know the valudollar was an arcade. like tat ppl living at Yew Tee last time can go there everday lol. anway tampines mart one still exist ar? oh ya:

Hougang Plaza. used to have bowling & arcade. last time go there play crazy taxi zzz. now become KTV lol.

there is also one small arcade i think at Bugis junction at Seiyu (now BHG) level 2 iirc.. last time go there play dont know what games then got token comeout.. memories sia!

Ang Mo Kio the S11 upside got bowling & arcade... i think the bowling still exist but not sure for the arcade...

Hougang Mall got one X-zone at level 3 iirc... closed i think in 2007/2008. then after that Timezone opens but at diffrent level