• @CaptPretentious
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    401 year ago

    I would love old school arcades. I feel like, most people today just don’t know what a wonderful place they used to be.

    No stupid toys to win. No tickets. No tokens or any virtual currency.

    Most games were a quarter with some of the larger ones being two quarters. You just hung out, played games, met new people, got to experience a wide range of games from shooters, side scroller fighters, sports, etc.

    It was truly magical. Was one of the best things at the mall.

    • @[email protected]
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      171 year ago

      Go to a barcade? This concept still exists. It is just for adults now.

      Most of them are free play with $20 entry. There are so many barcade near me - I don’t even bother with the ones that charge quarters. It was a rip off back then, and it’s still a rip off now

      • @AngryCommieKender
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        31 year ago

        Yeah, the games would allow you to continue from where you died for another quarter, as long as you got it in fast enough

        • @problematicPanther
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          21 year ago

          Remember the panic you felt as you tried fishing around for a quarter while watching the timer count down?

          • @AngryCommieKender
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            21 year ago

            Yes. And the absolute betrayal when I got the quarter in a second too late.