TRios_Zen on 16 March 2010
| Cypher1980 said: Started in the 70's in the Arcades I feel sorry for the kids of today in that they will never hear the bass sounds of 60 old Arcade machines all being played at the same time. The smell of electricity crackling around the old wooden cabinets was unforgettable. People crowding around the local champ, as he defends his hi score against a rival. The excitement of pressing a new note into the change machine. The frustration when it keeps rejecting and the joy when it eventually realises your not going to give up and the coins rain down into the hopper. It sadly is all gone, many things are better for it. However in many ways it will never be equalled. My faves from yesteryear Qbert Pac Man Asteroids Space Invaders Scramble Tempest Robotron Marble Madness Ghosts and Goblins Zaxxon and the best game ever created Defender |
I hadn't even thought about arcades, but damn you hit it right on the head here. Used to be a place called "Aladdin's Castle" that I would play at everytime my mom went to mall. New games always had a monitor on top of the cabinet so crowds could watch people play.
I remember the first time I beat Dragon's Lair on that machine, with a large crowd watching; man I felt like the king of the world. Cost me a small fortune to learn all the moves, but at my age then...worth every quarter.
