Retro arcade...

[Spoooon]

Going to this place on Friday: 1984 Arcade.

It's an arcade with a bunch of video games from around the 80s and some from the 70s. $5 for all you can play.

Anyone have a place like this? Maybe if you live near or in Springfield, MO, have you been to this place?

 

[Red Squirrel]

That is awesome. While I can't say I've played many of those old games, it's always fun to see what they were like, and to play them now. I actually have the pacman theme song as my ring tone.

 

[So]

Good for you! I'm sure it'll be fun. Also I'd bet money that the owner frequents these forums: http://forums.klov.com/

 

[Born2bwire]

God I miss pinball.

Those kinds of places are awesome though, there were a few in Portland that I went to when I worked there for a summer.

 

[eplebnista]

Galaga was the only game I was halfway good at.

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: eplebnista
Galaga was the only game I was halfway good at.

I used to kick ass on Galaga and Galaxia.

 

[purbeast0]

when I was in florida like 15 years ago in Cocoa Beach, there was a plce called Mr. Arcade and it was $5 all you can play. all the games were on free play.

this was right when MK3 came out and they had an MK3 machine there. i spent a lot of time there...

most of the games they had though were pretty damn old, MK3 was like the only fighter they had I think.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

If I had a place like that local I'd pop in fairly often.

 

[nakedfrog]

That's awesome. No amount of emulation can recreate the atmosphere, all the different machines making their noises, stray RF, mysterious odors...

 

[Spoooon]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
That's awesome. No amount of emulation can recreate the atmosphere, all the different machines making their noises, stray RF, mysterious odors...

Mysterious odors... the place smelled like the inside of a mouth.

It was dark and dank. And fun. Played some Gyruss, Rampage, Galaga, Spy Hunter, Golden Axe, Gauntlet, Elevator Action (I think that's what it was called), Asteroids, and others that I don't remember.

I just wish the pinball games were free to play.

 

[Jadow]

Originally posted by: Spoooon
Going to this place on Friday: 1984 Arcade.

It's an arcade with a bunch of video games from around the 80s and some from the 70s. $5 for all you can play.

Anyone have a place like this? Maybe if you live near or in Springfield, MO, have you been to this place?

F'in awesome! I love how games have progressed since the arcade heydays, but I really miss the sense of community and renegade coolness that we had in the hey days of arcades and BBSes. DISCUSS TRON FOR THE WIN!

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: Spoooon
Mysterious odors... the place smelled like the inside of a mouth.

Ahhh.....just like the 80's.

Defender, ftw!!

 

[Spoooon]

Tron was f-ing hard by the way. And playing Gauntlet sideways was tough. Games I wish they had: Space Harrier, Ikari Warriors, and Bad Dudes.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Spoooon
Tron was f-ing hard by the way. And playing Gauntlet sideways was tough. Games I wish they had: Space Harrier, Ikari Warriors, and Bad Dudes.

I put so many quarters into Ikari Warriors... eventually used the cheat code to keep continuing and beat it on the NES. It took forever

 

[Chronoshock]

Not quite as old school as all of you, but the x-men side scroller was amazing. My brother and I could clear up to magneto using only 2 dollars. Magneto is an entirely different story

 

[zinfamous]

back when I was still living in my hometown...and in high school, a little place like this opened up down the street from the only other arcade in town at the time (which had all the modern stuff...SF2, NBA Jam, Star Wars pinball...). the oldschool arcade was far and away better, and lasted a good 4 or 5 months

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: CPA

Originally posted by: eplebnista
Galaga was the only game I was halfway good at.

I used to kick ass on Galaga and Galaxia.

we had "travel" Galaxia. back when portable versions were shaped like mini arcade stand-up units and stood about 1 foot tall. I also remember a travel Donkey Kong.

 

[weirdichi]

Originally posted by: Born2bwire
God I miss pinball.

Those kinds of places are awesome though, there were a few in Portland that I went to when I worked there for a summer.

Ahh.. Wunderland! I'm going back to Portland in July. I should stop by just for old time's sake.

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: zinfamous


we had "travel" Galaxia. back when portable versions were shaped like mini arcade stand-up units and stood about 1 foot tall. I also remember a travel Donkey Kong.

I had the Ms Pacman version. It took a good bit of imagination to feel like you were playing the real thing :^D

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: weirdichi

Originally posted by: Born2bwire
God I miss pinball.

Those kinds of places are awesome though, there were a few in Portland that I went to when I worked there for a summer.

Ahh.. Wunderland! I'm going back to Portland in July. I should stop by just for old time's sake.

Stupid lack of Wunderland in Hong Kong. They have a ton of arcades here but no pinball machines.