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Still some classics making money
« on: August 08, 2005, 02:31:26 pm »
On a recent trip to San Francisco, the Pier 39 arcade had a small section of classics.  One of them was Frogger and another was Tron.  I haven't seen either of these games in an arcade for about 15 years!  You can still find Ms. Pac, Robotron and Galaga at most Gameworks, but not Frogger and Tron.

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Re: Still some classics making money
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2005, 04:14:47 pm »
You guys in the US don't know how lucky you still are. I am already pleased to find something with a videoscreen that is NOT a F$%@*NG Photo Play cab) !!!

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Re: Still some classics making money
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2005, 05:25:34 pm »
Awwwww... Pier39! Man, that's where I first saw Dragon's Lair. Big huge group of older teens gathered around it and I couldn't wait to get my (4!) quarters in.

Last time I was there was in... hrm... 95 or so to film "man on the street" interviews with gamers for a new business pitch where I worked. It was a shadow of it's former self. Reduced to a few fighters and nothing else I recognized. Well, at least they kept a few classics!
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Re: Still some classics making money
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2005, 06:00:00 pm »
I was there a few years ago, before I was really into arcade stuff. I did get to play a real vector Battle Zone with scope though. I think that is probably when I got the furthest I have ever gotten in the game (which is not far).
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Re: Still some classics making money
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2005, 06:14:10 pm »
I visited SF once in junior high or high school (I forget). I remember Pier 39. It was all full of VR games when I was there. I got a kick out of them because I was from a small town and had never seen anything like that. My favorite was playing Ridge Racer in a full-sized Mazda Miata with a big wrap-around movie screen. New school or old school, you gotta love that.