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sandheaver:


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I'm going tomorrow.  I'll take pictures if anyone wants to see what an actual arcade can be today.

edit: Here's some pictures I took the last time I went.  http://imgur.com/a/qMwA5#0

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I would love to see that place. It would almost be worth flying the 4,000 miles to see it ! ;D

sandheaver, are you able to take some video for youtube ? Would be nice to see a "video tour" of the place.

It's the distinctive sounds and atmosphere of a busy arcade that I miss. That's what you can't easily replicate at home.

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It's actually pretty quiet in there :(  there's no jukebox (as of my last visit) and most games don't make noises in attract mode.  But, yeah I'll try to get a video.  My husband is always wanting me to play games with him when sometimes I just want to stand there and breathe in the atmosphere for a bit.

nexus6:


:D ;)

brihyn:


--- Quote from: jennifer on May 01, 2013, 08:04:20 am ---     ..... That coupled with the devaluation of the dollar, causing the games to be 1.00  a play, and the advent of the interactive consoles with" unsucky" graphics and social media, The perfect storm was created.

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I don't think it's necessarily the "devaluation of the dollar" that caused a game that cost .25/play in 1980 to be 1.00/play today. I think that's inflation.
Back in my day you could fill your Model T up for 3 cents, and a new home cost 8 bits.

mcseforsale:

Nope.  the value of gold to the barrel of oil has not changed in some time.  However, the value of the dollar to the barrel of oil has changed dramatically.  the dollar has been devalued a lot over the last 30 years.  They just print more and more with no backing from gold.  It's a card house.

Case in point:

http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2012/03/measured-in-gold-price-of-oil-is-below.html

When the other countries say to the oil-rich nations "We prefer to use gold instead of the US dollar", we better be ready to drill our own and become more autonomous.  'Sall I'm sayin.

AJ



--- Quote from: brihyn on May 03, 2013, 10:28:05 am ---
--- Quote from: jennifer on May 01, 2013, 08:04:20 am ---     ..... That coupled with the devaluation of the dollar, causing the games to be 1.00  a play, and the advent of the interactive consoles with" unsucky" graphics and social media, The perfect storm was created.

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I don't think it's necessarily the "devaluation of the dollar" that caused a game that cost .25/play in 1980 to be 1.00/play today. I think that's inflation.
Back in my day you could fill your Model T up for 3 cents, and a new home cost 8 bits.

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jennifer:

    Ok then... Jennifer stands corrected, However, back then I could play games all night with a 5.00 bill. Today five dollars might get you a few minutes.

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