re: Things kids today will never get to experience.

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I have not seen a pay phone in N.O. in ages.

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Ochsner hospital, first floor right outside the bathrooms.

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I mean if kids spend most of their free time playing online games with their friends, how many fondmemories can you actually make from this?

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I have pretty fond memories of playing sega genesis. But yeah I see your point

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And, of course you saved them because they doubled as your garbage bags.

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Or used to cover text books for school.

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Do you think opening a real arcade in today's world would be successful? Sort of always been in the back of my mind, but beyond the novelty factor, they all closed down for a reason.

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My in-law’s business down here in south Florida is an arcade with a go cart track, batting cages, and laser tag called fun depot. It still does great. There are tons of really cool new arcade games still. Obviously they are more specialized/interactive like shooting, racing,prize games, but there is a massive retro game movement as well...massive displays of space invaders, pac man, etc. Summer camps, large groups, birthday parties are their main source of big revenue and they’ll do multiple days of pay one price each week. To this day my father in law still roots against the dolphins despite being the local team because when they do well less dads take their kids on sundays.

I go to the arcade and amusement convention with them every November in Orlando. It’s amazing.

an honest days work

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or just make the youngest person in the house the “TV changer

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I was the remote for a good 6 years

1. Select the channel desired
2. Play with the tuner disc that went around the knob
3. Play with the rabbit ears
4. Bang the side of the TV

Perfect.....for about 10 mins

ETA: Bonus - Got to stand right next to the TV for a minute when you put on Benny Hill for the ole man

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Sleeping in a puddle of sweat because you don't have AC.
Sweating all day in school for the same reason.
Polio.
Nothing but a test pattern on the tv after 9PM.
Very limited lifesaving medical technology.
Having to hunt through a set of encyclopedias to find an answer.

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I have pretty fond memories of playing sega genesis. But yeah I see your point

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Countless late night hours were spent during the Summer of 91, playing Phantasy Star 2 leveling up characters while talking on the phone to chicks. Multi tasking.
The Genesis was awesome. This game is a top 10 of all time.

Being able to sit on the 50-yard line in the student section at Tiger Stadium.