StaceyPowers Posted December 23, 2020 Posted December 23, 2020 I realized the other day that arcades have become rare to the point where there may be people now who have never been to one before. Has anybody here never been to an arcade?
m76 Posted December 23, 2020 Posted December 23, 2020 What's an arcade? No, seriously there were never any arcades here. I imagine they are places were people went to play videogames before home systems become common?
Shagger Posted December 23, 2020 Posted December 23, 2020 Arcade games have still existed in family pubs, children's entertainment centres and bowling alleys for far longer than, sadly, actual arcades. Arcades were just a little before my time, but nostalgia has kept the idea alive.
killamch89 Posted December 24, 2020 Posted December 24, 2020 I have been to Arcades before but to be honest, other than the driving games and a few fighting games, I never enjoyed it much. It annoys me when you're playing a game and somebody keeps disrupting you to tell you how to play the game to win. I much prefer to figure things out on my own than do it someone's way. Family sedan 1
Patrik Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 those unfortunately disappeared in my country 4-5 years ago, they were a lot fun to me as a kid and a huge part of my childhood ( and ofc the place where i used to spend all my money on :P )
Syntax Posted December 31, 2020 Posted December 31, 2020 I wish I could say I've never been, but there are tons in my city and state.
Shole Posted December 31, 2020 Posted December 31, 2020 They actually didn't exist in my home town, to play arcade games I'd go to a bar with my dad where you had flipper. But I went to one in China when I was 24 😄 They are nice, but not much of my thing.
Heatman Posted August 27, 2021 Posted August 27, 2021 On 12/30/2020 at 10:11 PM, Patrik said: those unfortunately disappeared in my country 4-5 years ago, they were a lot fun to me as a kid and a huge part of my childhood ( and ofc the place where i used to spend all my money on 😛 ) I'd say arcade games are dying off now but the memories it has already created seems to be too strong to move on from which is why it's still a big part of gaming discussion.
Razor1911 Posted August 27, 2021 Posted August 27, 2021 On 12/31/2020 at 9:23 PM, Shole said: They actually didn't exist in my home town, to play arcade games I'd go to a bar with my dad where you had flipper. But I went to one in China when I was 24 😄 They are nice, but not much of my thing. Haha. You were in China? Where do you actually belong @Shole? It's not that famous here either. But when there were no other mean of gaming, probably around 10-12 years ago. At that time, it was quite popular. 😊
Heatman Posted August 27, 2021 Posted August 27, 2021 On 12/31/2020 at 4:53 PM, Shole said: They actually didn't exist in my home town, to play arcade games I'd go to a bar with my dad where you had flipper. But I went to one in China when I was 24 😄 They are nice, but not much of my thing. Seriously, there is no denying the fact that arcade games are something that always offered a satisfying feeling after visiting it. It's why it still hold much value in our society today.
Patrik Posted September 1, 2021 Posted September 1, 2021 On 8/27/2021 at 5:22 PM, Heatman said: I'd say arcade games are dying off now but the memories it has already created seems to be too strong to move on from which is why it's still a big part of gaming discussion. they aren't dying off, they died already, atleast here, i'm not able to see them anywhere unfortunately, i hope i can get one for myself real soon
Withywarlock Posted September 1, 2021 Posted September 1, 2021 I almost went to one in Scarborough (a coastal town in North Yorkshire, England) but my partner and I hadn't been able to make time as we were only there for the day. That and I'd spent all my pennies on our food. Oh, to have played a nice romantic game of House of the Dead...
Heatman Posted September 1, 2021 Posted September 1, 2021 4 hours ago, Patrik said: they aren't dying off, they died already, atleast here, i'm not able to see them anywhere unfortunately, i hope i can get one for myself real soon I think that there is a possibility it may still be available in some other parts of the world. The only problem is that the pandemic didn't really do it any favors.
Patrik Posted September 2, 2021 Posted September 2, 2021 18 hours ago, Heatman said: I think that there is a possibility it may still be available in some other parts of the world. The only problem is that the pandemic didn't really do it any favors. i found couple of them online on ebay, but they cost a lot of money these days that they aren't worth it anymore, unless you are an enthusiast and miss your childhood 😄
Heatman Posted September 2, 2021 Posted September 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, Patrik said: i found couple of them online on ebay, but they cost a lot of money these days that they aren't worth it anymore, unless you are an enthusiast and miss your childhood 😄 Well I strongly believe that some people it really matters to would definitely be willing to spend that amount of money as long as it gets them when they are after.
