Author Topic: anyone seen this, classic arcade to open in springfield, mo (Read 12735 times)

1984arcade · « **Reply #40 on:** October 06, 2005, 03:10:17 pm »

Nostrebor, thank you for that fantastic vote of confidence!

Stop frowning ChadTower.

ChadTower · « **Reply #41 on:** October 06, 2005, 03:17:19 pm »

I'm frowning because there is no such place in my area. I would not only be a multiple times a week regular, I'd be bringing in my kids too. You'd be looking at $40/week just from me.

1984arcade · « **Reply #42 on:** October 25, 2005, 12:16:43 am »

Tell you what, send me 40 bucks a month and I will regale you with happy times of the arcade, plus I'll put a small photo of you on the wall.

nostrebor · « **Reply #43 on:** October 25, 2005, 10:23:42 am »

Chad,

don't settle for anytrhing smaller than 30"x40"!

ChadTower · « **Reply #44 on:** October 25, 2005, 10:40:53 am »

I won't settle for anything not printed on self adhesive vinyl and applied to the side of a cabinet.

nostrebor · « **Reply #45 on:** October 25, 2005, 12:45:11 pm »

They are about to get a Shinobi cabinet with a peeled sideart on one side. I'm sure that if you would supply Devin with a picture of yourself in a ninja uniform, he would fulfill your request

1984arcade · « **Reply #46 on:** October 25, 2005, 07:05:39 pm »

HA! He does that, I'll do it.

Flinkly · « **Reply #47 on:** October 25, 2005, 08:49:02 pm »

oh jehovah...i can just imagine.

also, i'm going to be very distraught if i don't see a picture of chad in a ninja outfit soon.

nostrebor · « **Reply #48 on:** October 25, 2005, 09:33:44 pm »

Someone needs to page Stingray. We have a Photoshop job for him!

ChadTower · « **Reply #49 on:** October 26, 2005, 10:50:34 am »

If someone supplied me with a good ninja outfit, you wouldn't need photoshop... I'd suit up and pose.

Havok · « **Reply #50 on:** October 26, 2005, 11:35:36 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on October 26, 2005, 10:50:34 am

If someone supplied me with a good ninja outfit, you wouldn't need photoshop... I'd suit up and pose.

They make "plus" sizes?

ChadTower · « **Reply #51 on:** October 26, 2005, 11:44:05 am »

Plus, shoulders and legs, yes... waist, not so yes.

GameOver · « **Reply #52 on:** August 15, 2006, 05:12:59 pm »

ok, it hasn't been quite a year, but that's what we were gonna use as a measuring stick. Is this arcade still up and running? You still out there 1984? Update please!

leapinlew · « **Reply #53 on:** August 15, 2006, 11:15:55 pm »

www.1984arcade.com

nostrebor · « **Reply #54 on:** August 16, 2006, 04:51:13 pm »

They are stronger than ever. I will be doing an article for RetroBlast.com in the near future. Haven't been in a while and I hear that they have two new pins!

RetroJames · « **Reply #55 on:** November 01, 2006, 05:12:42 pm »

Quote from: nostrebor on August 16, 2006, 04:51:13 pm

They are stronger than ever. I will be doing an article for RetroBlast.com in the near future. Haven't been in a while and I hear that they have two new pins!

*cough*

nostrebor · « **Reply #56 on:** November 02, 2006, 10:55:56 am »

I have ~~writers~~ slackers block?

I need to call Devin and get this done. Sorry.

Luigi · « **Reply #57 on:** March 13, 2007, 02:41:56 pm »

Hi.

I just fsaw that there are some pictures from 1984 on their homepage. Those pics really make me....horny

In the beginning there were pics from the construction and there was a TRON Recocgnizer around a door frame......can anybody tell me if it's still there and make apicture how it looks now? I wrote some mails but they don't reply

RayB · « **Reply #58 on:** March 13, 2007, 03:16:43 pm »

Quote from: Luigi on March 13, 2007, 02:41:56 pm

I wrote some mails but they don't reply

They might reply if you don't tell them they make you horny.

SithMaster · « **Reply #59 on:** March 13, 2007, 04:12:59 pm »

If i opened an arcade it would be near a school.

shardian · « **Reply #60 on:** March 13, 2007, 04:17:05 pm »

Quote from: SithMaster on March 13, 2007, 04:12:59 pm

If i opened an arcade it would be near a school.

At least the pedophiles in your area would be thankful.

Luigi · « **Reply #61 on:** March 13, 2007, 04:30:51 pm »

Quote from: RayB on March 13, 2007, 03:16:43 pm

Quote from: Luigi on March 13, 2007, 02:41:56 pm
I wrote some mails but they don't reply
They might reply if you don't tell them they make you horny.

Well, it's not them that makes me ...ehem...it's the machines

Now, has anyone been there lately or not???

RayB · « **Reply #62 on:** March 13, 2007, 05:09:07 pm »

Quote from: SithMaster on March 13, 2007, 04:12:59 pm

If i opened an arcade it would be near a school.

yeah, unfortunately ALOT of cities have bi-laws preventing that.

Malacus · « **Reply #63 on:** March 14, 2007, 12:50:10 pm »

I emailed Devin a couple weeks back, got a reply the same day...

I think that in the right spot, an arcade like 1984s could work in other places. While I think that the Quarter Arcades of old are pretty much dead, I know that I, personally, would be MUCH more willing to slap down five bucks for a full night of gaming.

Quote from: SithMaster on March 13, 2007, 04:12:59 pm

If i opened an arcade it would be near a school.

I dont have the money, or the machines, but I'd put 'mine' next to a College. College students dont have a huge amount of cash on hand, but I think that with the amount of people needing something to do, It COULD be successful...

Wright State sure has one boring arse college town, unless you want to drive all the way to Yellow Springs in hopes of Seeing/Meeting Dave Chappelle

-mal

horseboy · « **Reply #64 on:** March 14, 2007, 02:58:22 pm »

Quote from: Malacus on March 14, 2007, 12:50:10 pm

College students dont have a huge amount of cash on hand

Well, that is true for some college students. I personally knew way more students with way too much money to blow than I knew student short on cash. Half of the ones short on cash were only that way because they bought way too much weed.

nostrebor · « **Reply #65 on:** April 04, 2007, 08:49:31 pm »

For the record, 1984 is within walking distance of the north side of the Missouri State University campus. Just shy of 20,000 college students are in the market area.

I have not been in a while, but they are doing just great. The fellas were a feature article in the Business Journal recently. They got to tell all about their success.

Luigi · « **Reply #66 on:** April 05, 2007, 02:22:48 am »

Quote from: nostrebor on April 04, 2007, 08:49:31 pm

For the record, 1984 is within walking distance of the north side of the Missouri State University campus. Just shy of 20,000 college students are in the market area.

I have not been in a while, but they are doing just great. The fellas were a feature article in the Business Journal recently. They got to tell all about their success.

Got ya!!

And? Is this TRON recognizer still "guarding" one of the doors?

ChadTower · « **Reply #67 on:** April 05, 2007, 09:23:51 am »

Quote from: horseboy on March 14, 2007, 02:58:22 pm

Well, that is true for some college students. I personally knew way more students with way too much money to blow than I knew student short on cash. Half of the ones short on cash were only that way because they bought way too much weed.

Those students aren't going to be the ones hanging out at a low priced arcade. Those are going to be the ones that write one of daddy's checks and buy 3 cabs for their apartment. It really depends on what school you're attending... when I was at Northeastern, many of my classmates were mega wealthy foreign nationals. Many others were just filthy rich kids from NYC/LI.

Then I transferred to UMass and few of us had enough money to hit Subway for dinner on friday.

Edgedamage · « **Reply #68 on:** April 06, 2007, 11:03:25 pm »

Me and my buddy were talking about doing something like this for a few years now. This gives me hope!


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