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RayB:

--- Quote from: ark_ader on March 15, 2011, 01:37:05 pm ---Thanks Shmokes.  I'm giving blood this Friday, and I'm going to mentally teleport it Haiti, just for you!

Well I was being honest back in the day, and working full time when you were in diapers. 

And I'm still working full time, and being charitable while you are lounging around on your friends sofa, wasting your days on the computer.  :laugh2:
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You're that old? That might explain a lot!  ;D

ark_ader:

--- Quote from: RayB on March 15, 2011, 01:42:59 pm ---
--- Quote from: ark_ader on March 15, 2011, 01:37:05 pm ---Thanks Shmokes.  I'm giving blood this Friday, and I'm going to mentally teleport it Haiti, just for you!

Well I was being honest back in the day, and working full time when you were in diapers. 

And I'm still working full time, and being charitable while you are lounging around on your friends sofa, wasting your days on the computer.  :laugh2:
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You're that old? That might explain a lot!  ;D


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Well I'm sure Shmokes was wearing diapers in his 20's, heck he most likely still is. :lol 

shateredsoul:
My allowance was $5 bucks a week in the 90s... $40 bucks in the 80s or 70s, that must have been a good amount of dough. As a kid I had to save for ever for a new game or wait for a bday.

My dad did used to get us a used NES game every time he went to the flea market / swap meet. It was pretty nice since he'd go about every other week. There were places where you could get NES games used at $15/10 . Then once he brought home Donkey Kong Jr and i whined "This game? I didn't want this one!" and he never bought us a game again on his trips to the swap meet (only new games for bdays and xmas). My brother still remembers that and tells me that I messed it up for both of us.

As far as getting quarters as a kid, the time my friends and I would love getting quarters was when street fighter II came out. Everyone was playing that game. I would get so happy when people would leave and give me their credit. I played mostly fighting games and snk games growing up. My brother and I loved playing Snow Bros Jr and Bubble Bobble. Come to think of it, I'd get my free credits by taking my brothers turn after finishing my quarters =/ (at least on snow bros).

ark_ader:

--- Quote from: shateredsoul on March 15, 2011, 01:56:42 pm ---My allowance was $5 bucks a week in the 90s... $40 bucks in the 80s or 70s, that must have been a good amount of dough. As a kid I had to save for ever for a new game or wait for a bday.

My dad did used to get us a used NES game every time he went to the flea market / swap meet. It was pretty nice since he'd go about every other week. There were places where you could get NES games used at $15/10 . Then once he brought home Donkey Kong Jr and i whined "This game? I didn't want this one!" and he never bought us a game again on his trips to the swap meet (only new games for bdays and xmas). My brother still remembers that and tells me that I messed it up for both of us.

As far as getting quarters as a kid, the time my friends and I would love getting quarters was when street fighter II came out. Everyone was playing that game. I would get so happy when people would leave and give me their credit. I played mostly fighting games and snk games growing up. My brother and I loved playing Snow Bros Jr and Bubble Bobble. Come to think of it, I'd get my free credits by taking my brothers turn after finishing my quarters =/ (at least on snow bros).



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My dad liked taking me to amusement parks on his day off (Sunday), in the early 80's so we would hit Disneyland at 9am, get on all the top rides, and spend the rest of the day in Starcade or the Penny Arcade on Main Street.  Knotts Berry Farm was quieter and after all the top rides, spent all day in the Roaring 20's Arcade.  On hot afternoons the arcades were all air conditioned, and got to play all my favourite games.  When I got older and was able to drive I would get my hand stamped and go back at night.  Those times were really the best for arcade gaming, warm evenings and lots of girls.  Rainy days was either Movieland Wax Museum (they had the best arcade), Westminster, Old Towne or Cerritos Mall for a movie and getting my Sega Center card stamped.  Let us not forget The Federated Group's console department.  ;D

Gray_Area:

--- Quote from: shateredsoul on March 15, 2011, 01:56:42 pm ---My allowance was $5 bucks a week in the 90s... $40 bucks in the 80s or 70s, that must have been a good amount of dough.


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Indeed it was. Even in a big city.

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