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Started by Suede1971, 22 April, 2017, 09:49:40 AM

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Satanist

Proper arcades with more than just fruit machines within.
Hmm, just pretend I wrote something witty eh?

I, Cosh

Quote from: Satanist on 28 April, 2017, 02:30:58 PM
Proper arcades with more than just fruit machines within.
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JamesC

Quote from: Satanist on 28 April, 2017, 02:30:58 PM
Proper arcades with more than just fruit machines within.

There's a current practice of releasing updated versions of classic games, repurposed as ticket winning machines.
There's a Galaga one, a Pacman one and a Space Invaders one on Yarmouth sea front.
They're not as good as the real thing but still quite nice to see.

JamesC

You very rarely see decent old comics or retro games at car boot sales anymore.
And you never get Jumble Sales. They're always 'Vintage Fairs' or 'Collector's Markets' where everything is overpriced.

Steve Green

You still get some machines - although strangely it's massive versions of phone games like fruit ninja.

Either that or Dancing/Driving/Shooting stuff with custom cabinets.

People keep saying that VR might bring it back, but I'm not sure about the sweaty VR helmets aspect.

positronic

Quote from: Steve Green on 28 April, 2017, 03:04:12 PM
You still get some machines - although strangely it's massive versions of phone games like fruit ninja.

Either that or Dancing/Driving/Shooting stuff with custom cabinets.

People keep saying that VR might bring it back, but I'm not sure about the sweaty VR helmets aspect.

And yet... people still rent bowling shoes.  :lol:

Fungus


JamesC

Depending on your score the machine pumps out a load of tickets which can be exchanged for prizes in the arcade.

M.I.K.

I was at a pop-up arcade at Ocean Terminal in Edinburgh a few weeks ago. It's still there 'til the 28th May (and supposedly returning next year)... http://www.oceanterminal.com/news-events/ready-player-one-the-history-of-video-games-996

Fungus


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Quote from: Fungus on 28 April, 2017, 05:23:12 PM
I'm so out-of-touch.

Your avatar looks just like it's saying those words.
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You're not wrong, JBC  :)
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