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| codefenix:
There's a small resort town called Geneva-on-the-Lake located along the Lake Erie coast in Geneva, OH. Along the main strip there are four arcades that have been running for about 30 years or so. Of these, my two favorites had always been Woody's World and Sport Center. Both always had most of the popular and classic upright cabinets, but what set them apart from each other was Woody's World had more pinball machines while Sport Center had more skee ball and other games of skill and such. The other arcades were either small and crowded with half the floor space devoted to billiards, or struggled to keep games operational. Last time I went up there was this summer with the wife and kids. It was pretty sad. Either it doesn't live up to its former heyday, or it just doesn't live up to my recollection of its former heyday. I didn't find anything I wanted to spend time and quarters playing. It seems like the skee balls and some dopey boxing simulator is all that remains of Sport Center. No "classics" anywhere to be found. I wept the whole way home and gave my MAME cab a hug. |
| bleargh:
Fave arcade was "The Sting" in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Close to the transit (was back in the high school years), always had awesome tunes blasting out of the juke box, and the crowd always contained a good number of members of the opposite sex. Sigh... those were the days... back when you could impress that girl you were interested in with how bad you could whoop the other guy at whatever game you were playing (be it pinball, arcade, or pool). Wasn't the cleanest or most presentable place in town, but that was also part of the appeal; on Friday/Saturday nights you could always find somewhere there getting baked before they head off to a party. Man... we spent years going to that place, even after it changed hands a few times. Lol... thinking back on it, Sunday mornings were also a good time... crowds of Italian dads would descend upon the arcade with their kids to try and show off and be macho, and we'd kill 'em at pool. "Sunday morning pool" helped pay my rent for many months, playing double-or-nothing against those guys. |
| mcseforsale:
Connecticut: Vernon Game Room (still standing AFAIK), and the Manchester Arcade (long gone and forgotten). I grew up at Manchester...used to do BMX tricks out front for money. Throw the hat down and change would be thrown in there. This was '81 -'85ish. Vernon is still there with pitch and putt golf, mini-golf, go carts and a gameroom. Haven't been there in 20 years since I moved to Ga. AJ |
| Trip:
Unfortunately I never got to experience a large arcade as a kid. The local Pizza Inn is where I got to first experience the awesomeness of TMNT, so I go with that.. |
| DrChek:
Out local mall had a Space Port and a Tilt. Space Port was way cooler and so I wound up going there most of the time. |
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