OT: Winding back clock, arcade style!

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Sep 7, 2001 | 12:20 PM

LYTTSPD

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OT: Winding back clock, arcade style!

I am in the early stages of recreating my youth. When I was a bit younger I remember spending countless hours with the glow of arcade monitors bouncing off of my face. These memories were found being created in the arcades of the eighties. It was always my dream to have my own personal arcade. Now that I am a bit older and have a job, this dream is a possible reality.

Because I will be sharing my memories with all of my friends, I want to get some feedback from some others. I'd like to know some of your 80s (1980-1987) arcade memories. What kinds of decor do you recall? What was the music being played? What were your favorite games? I am looking for the large and the small details, the whole experience. I don't care how cheesy it is. The cheese is the goal. I want someone to be able to step back in time when they enter my arcade room. Let's see how much we can dig up from the past!

Thanks all!!

Sep 7, 2001 | 12:28 PM

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After school play games on Commodore 64 or Atari 2600, then watch Battlestar Galactica

Sep 7, 2001 | 12:35 PM

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I don't remember music so much, as the sound of the games filled the rooms, but for me,

you need to have fake wood paneling throughout, and a pre-tattered carpet complete with cigarette burns, gum, etc. I spent more than my share of time in arcades.

Change machines, you also need a few of the cocktail-table style Pac-Man games, and an air-hockey table for complete authenticity!

My favorite games were Tempest, Centipede, Pac Man, Missile Command, and later, Joust.

I'm always looking out for a Tempest machine. If someone knows where I can get one, please let me know.