This review is specifically about the arcade on the 2nd floor of Pacific Mall.
I was meeting a colleague for lunch at Pacific Mall today and she was over an hour late. After checking out all the Hello Kitty trinkets I could handle for one day, I headed up to the arcade, hoping to catch some kids rocking DDR like I occasionally see. It was pretty desolate today (maybe because it was noon on a Wednesday) so I got some tokens and perused the available options. There are a lot of Street Fighter machines, and lots of NBA machines.
Then... something glorious happened. I happened upon Bust-A-Move, my favorite arcade game of all time. Bust-A-Move, also known as Puzzle Bobble, was a game that I played religiously at HavaJava coffee shop and eatery in St. Catharines Ontario when I was in grades 10 and 11.
I was just SO thrilled to see this arcade classic, that I might go back tomorrow.
I also really like Ding Dong foods here; their shredded pork jerky is to die for, and I also like the beef satay although it is spicy. There are some jerky varieties without English labels that I never buy, but if they had labels in English I would - note to Ding Dong Foods. I echo the previous reviewers sentiments about the parking here. It's a death zone and very frustrating.
BUST A MOVE.