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re: Growing up in arcades in the 80s
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:42 pm to RedRifle
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:42 pm to RedRifle
Great pics
I remember the first time i flipped Asteroids at the Time Saver
I never was any good at Defender
and oh man I loved and miss Vanguard - one of the most underated 80's coin operated games
and of course there was this at the LSU arcade
I remember the first time i flipped Asteroids at the Time Saver
I never was any good at Defender
and oh man I loved and miss Vanguard - one of the most underated 80's coin operated games
and of course there was this at the LSU arcade
This post was edited on 3/22/16 at 9:50 pm
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Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:44 pm to RedRifle
I caught the tail end of the arcade phase in the late 80s, but the GOAT was the two-man Jurassic Park shooter booth, circa '94.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:44 pm to RedRifle
Holy shite
1) I had to do a double take to make sure that wasnt a picture of me
2) then a triple take to be sure that I didnt know anyone in this picture
3) that E.T shirt is badass, I should know I'm 100% certain I had that exact one
1) I had to do a double take to make sure that wasnt a picture of me
2) then a triple take to be sure that I didnt know anyone in this picture
3) that E.T shirt is badass, I should know I'm 100% certain I had that exact one
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:44 pm to RedRifle
Looks like pics from 1977
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:45 pm to SEClint
There's a Donkey Kong kill screen coming up
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:46 pm to Hangover Haven
quote:
Fun Arcade on Vets in Metairie was there in the 70's before video games...
Was there through the 80s too. One of my best memories from childhood was walking the 2+ miles each way with my uncle from old metry and spending like 2 dollars there. Then going get a fresh sandwich at dorignacs.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:47 pm to RogerTheShrubber
99% of my allowance went here
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:48 pm to St Augustine
I spent all my yard cutting money at an arcade around 1976 playing "Stripper"
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:48 pm to Birdie King
Missile Command and Asteroids kicked my arse.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:49 pm to auzach91
Same for me around 98-00 I remember saving a crazy amount of tickets that I spent on a University Texas basketball at the hammond square mall.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:49 pm to soccerfüt
quote:
The seated one? Not so much.
It's called a cocktail cabinet, son.
And life was pretty much all downhill after this era.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:49 pm to Uncle Stu
The kid in the green actually resembles me at that age, and my brother and I both had the ET shirt. I'll have to dig up pics tomorrow.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:50 pm to someoldhussy
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There's a Donkey Kong kill screen coming up
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:52 pm to RedRifle
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:53 pm to RedRifle
Others I ran quarters through:
Crazy Climber
Qix
Tempest
Crazy Climber
Qix
Tempest
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:53 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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I spent all my yard cutting money at an arcade around 1976 playing "Stripper"
I don't know anyone who's ever gotten to the end to see if the stripper ever actually stripped her clothes off....
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:55 pm to Hangover Haven
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I don't know anyone who's ever gotten to the end to see if the stripper ever actually stripped her clothes off.
Yeah, you could get close but never all the way, damnit.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:57 pm to roadGator
Or the later arcades in the early 90s. I spent boat loads of money on the original Mortal Kombat and X-Men at Aladdin's Castle in the Acadiana Mall in Lafayette.
This post was edited on 3/22/16 at 9:58 pm
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:59 pm to Uncle Stu
My addiction...
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