New York's Chinatown Fair arcade reopens, but the game has changed

Toward the middle of the L-shaped space where a row of imported Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition cabinets once stood sat some free-throw basketball and skeeball machines. Nearby, motorcycle and ATV driving games, a Terminator-themed light gun game, a dancing game similar to the Dance Dance Revolution machine which once occupied the same spot, and the glowing green neon of a large air hockey setup. In one corner, a lone gamer sat staring at a washed-out flatscreen playing Street Fighter 4 on an Xbox; his earbuds in, tuned out to the world as he sullenly hammered away at a practice dummy in Training Mode. (In lieu of fighting game cabinets, the arcade now allows players to reserve time at these consoles for a fee.)

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