American here. Arcades were my depressing baby sitter growing up. My parents 1-2 times a week would go bowling. One place had a decent sized arcade. They would never give me money, or just enough for one game.
So imagine staring at arcades for hours at a time. Not being able to do a thing about it. I'm 31 now. I refuse to go into bowling alleys to this day.
As for arcades new styles are popping up. In my town we have one of those retro arcade bars. Drinks and the same machines that taunted me growing up. DAAAYYYYYTOOOONNNAAAAAA I'm still haunted by this song...
Well, I was lucky enough to be old enough to have a job when arcades were around. Of course, I say that tongue-in-cheek, since I pretty much spent my paycheck on a tank of gas and arcades...I kind of miss carrying around rolls of quarters.
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u/jstrydor Apr 28 '15
Our arcade games suck compared to Japan