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Alright so i'm going to Las Vegas this weekend. anyone know if theres anything for an anime/video game lover like myself? Family is probably going to want to do old people stuff and gamble, and i'd like to know my options.
>> Anonymous
>if theres anything for an anime/video game lover like myself?
Probably not. A lot of the hotel/casinos used to have arcades, but now I think they maybe cut back on them/removed them. Circus Circus has this indoor amusement park, including roller coasters, a Reboot-themed IMAX ride film (which is pretty cool), and some arcade machines, maybe.
There's always a Gameworks on the Las Vegas strip, but the game selection is probably not much that you haven't seen. They have some House of the Dead 4 (I think) machines with big HD screens, though.

Well, go check out the sights and the hotels/casinos... they all look pretty neat.

Also, try out the buffets... if you like seafood, maybe you could check out the buffet at Mandalay Bay. Speaking of which, Mandalay Bay has a neat aquarium, and in there there's a pool where you can pet baby sting rays and stuff.
>> Anonymous
Thanks for the tips! I'm hoping to go to circus circus for those rides that you mentioned. Gambling isnt much my thing so thats my main problem. Now i'm curious about this gameworks place. I'll probably be spending much time hunting for arcades and junk. I'm hoping to find some cool shwag to feed my weeboo self.
>> Anonymous
That Gameworks has some Sega UFO catcher machines, but not really any weaboo stuff aside from some Pokemon stuff. It was sort of a dark, dank, place...

You'd maybe be better off looking for an arcade in your hometown or some place in Las Vegas... but I don't know if there are any good ones.
http://www.yelp.com/ using this, I was able to find a popular arcade that always has import machines about 45 minutes from where I live... I guess I need to get out more and go check out that place.


In Las Vegas they have some free shows... at night, you'd probably want to check out that fountain/musical display that's in front of this one hotel which I forget the name of. But they shoot these jets of water really really high into the sky.

Also at Treasure Island they have this pirate show outdoors every hour out in the front.
>> Anonymous
hookers
>> Anonymous
I dont much care for gameworx, it was way expensive. Just walk down the strip and go in all the hotels, they all have cool shit. Go to the shark thing in Mandalay.

Bring money.
>> Anonymous
dont be a normal tourist and just do things you do at home. do something you wouldnt normally when you come into Vegas, i personally suggest:

http://local.yahoo.com/info-20290078-deja-vu-showgirls-las-vegas

25 bux gets you in, as long as your 18 or older. dances are 30 but pay them 40 so you can spank some ass. sure you wont be able to get that Pokemon plush you were saving up for but its worth it.

hell i'll even drive you there if you want.
>> Anonymous
Protip: Gameworks is underground. Its hard to spot, but its down on the south end of the strip near the MGM. Look for the giant M&Ms and coke bottle display thing.

Its a pity that Virtual Worlds is no longer open. When I was a kid, I spent hours at that place. It was an internet cafe (back in the dial-up days, but they had IDSN or something), coffee bar, and "virtual reality" video game place. Know those "pods" that some people make for their flight sims? They had a whole room of custom designed pods and there was a Battletech/Mechwarrior game as well as a martian combat racing game that you played on a LAN against other players. The cafe outside was set up like a bar on the battlestar galactica and when it came time for your "mission" they called out people's call signs and you went to play.
>> Anonymous
WTF, no mention about the Pinball Hall of Fame?! what a shame.

I go to Vegas A LOT, and still stop over there every trip and spend a good few hours playing some badass pinball and old arcade shit. quality times
>> Blue !!jkqxO5zfFfs
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While my wife and I were in Vegas, we noticed a group of Japanese businessmen trading the hooker cards like it was a trading card game. On a sorta-related note, the hooker-card people will pose in pictures with you, as long as you take some cards from them.

Anyway, we stayed at seven hotels during our 2-week stay, and I can tell you, some were much better than others.

Bellagio: Excellent service, rooms, amenities, but at a price. It's AAA Five-Diamond rated, and the price reflects it. No problems here though.

Mirage: Almost as good as the Bellagio, and the Four-Diamond rating is well-deserved. Nice,subtly modern-themed rooms, Really nice restaurants, at a reasonable price.

MGM Grand: Also 4-Diamond. Has plenty of restaurants, but many are freakishly expensive. One good place was Fiamma, a cool Italian dine-in. Also, check for discounts on room upgrades. We got a top-level suite for only 40$ upgrade, and an awesome view of the entire strip.

Caesar's Palace: They were really nice at check-in. 5-star rated, and not only gave us a free room upgrade because we "just turned 21" (we were 21 for the other six hotels too), but also upgraded it, again, since the A/C wasnt working in the first room. A bit on the expensive side, but awesome architecture, and they keep up appearances, even though the hotel is over 50 years old. It compares to its next-door neighbor, the Bellagio, which is less than 20 years old.

Monte Carlo: This one was so-so. We upgraded to a spa-suite (not worth the price, thinking back on it), and the windows still had smoke stains from the fire that happened early this year.

Flamingo: An older hotel, in the same chain as Caesar's, but tis one _feels_ older. Really awesome live flamingo habitat in the courtyard, but you don't need to be their guest to walk through it. Voyeur-tip: I could see into the nude pool from the elevator lobby on the 15th floor. It helps to have a telephoto lens.
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>> Blue !!jkqxO5zfFfs
(contunued) Luxor: Aside from the fact the it's a Pyramid-shaped hotel, the service here SUCKED. The first room we got into had major water damage and reeked of cigarettes (all our rooms were technically non-smoking). The second room was the same, plus a rotting-eggs smell mixed in. While my wife stayed in the room (tired of walking around the base...it's kinda big), I went to complain to guest services. Again. And while I was issued a new room, some other family was given our room, without housekeeping to check in first. They walked in on my wife, and when she explained why she was in there, they said they could smell the rank too. After the third transfer (more cigarette stench), we finally talked to a personnel manager with some common sense, who promptly moved us into a Tower suite (not in the pyramid itself, but at least a good room).

Aside from hotels, there are plenty of shows to see, some free of charge. For example, Treasure Island does its outdoor pirate show four times nightly, and although it's crowded, it's a really neat performance. It's worth it to take a us tour to the Hoover Dam if you've never been, and those can be arranged through a hotel concierge, so you don't end up buying your tickets from some guy in a back alley. If you're over 25 (or under 25 and make over $70K/year...yeah right), Tahiti Village offers time-share presentations with the incentive of severely-discounted show tickets. All you have to do is sit through their 2-hour presentation, and don't have to buy anything. It's really not that bad. Plus, they gave great suggestions on where to dine (Todd English's "Olives" Restaurant inside the Bellagio is kinda pricey, but awesome food). Oh, and the Stratosphere Hotel has an awesome view, you can just walk in. And take the Deuce (the bus system) to Fremont street, lots of games.

Umm...any questions, want me to elaborate? You can call me Blue.
>> Anonymous
Pirate show was awesome.
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>>77148

Ya, the Flamingo is DEFINITELY a relic on The Strip, especially when you have some of the casinos around it which are rather old themselves, i.e. Imperial Palace, Caesar's Palace, Bally's, and the extremely archaic and dreadful Bill's Gamblin Saloon, and Harrah's.

I've stayed at just about every hotel in Vegas, and in different upgrades and downgrades of each hotel room. But basically nowadays when I go up for work/leisure, I stay at the Palms, Rio, and if Im feeling decadent, Paris, Bellagio, or the Venetian. But however, I will usually always stay at the Flamingo. I know the base rooms are just dreadful. But for an extra 35 bucks or so you can get one of their GO rooms, their like ultra posh, modern, and ridiculously cool hotel room like no other on the strip. I usually spend a bit more and get their GO Deluxe rooms , which face on the outside of the hotel facing The Strip and I get such a fantastic view, and it's really nice and relaxing to watch the Bellagio fountain go off while I just relax in like the best bed ever. Has other neat features like a TV in the bathroom mirror, flat screen tv, electric blinds, and a really bitchin shower.

plus, if you stay in one of the GO rooms, you have access to their topless pool which is sometimes really good or really bad.

pic is of GO hallway