See this thread? Well what he described resembled a chapter from a Mexican 90s mystery series called "Hora marcada" (something between "Marked hour" and "deadline").
For the impatient fast forward to part 2, minute 4 and you'll know what I mean. It's also a chance to look how mexican arcade centers looked like. Basically they were really tight places with only arcades and a pair or less mini-soccer tables.