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so what got you into owning your own arcade game?
Chris2:
Reading about Mame and discovering the huge range of awesome computer games out there.
RayB:
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Asteroids, Gorf, Dragon's Lair, Tempest.
In the intro of the second video, there's an unidentified machine that we just see a part of (I think it could have been a customized one for the show). And later you see the dad playing a Pac Man caberet.
And WOW! cyber chatting! (2nd vid) :-D
vintagegamer:
Actually I didn't know the others- my level of cabinet recognition is still in its infancy stages :D
Anyone recognize the pin from the side art?
RayB:
The Pac caberet is in this episode:
and you can see the set designers didn't like the plain black fronts of a couple of the cabinets. They painted weird white stripes all over Tempest and Asteroids.
vintagegamer:
I think MAME actually had an impact on me getting cabs too- I remember showing my wife the games on the PC, both arcade and Atari, and her response being: "yeah it's cool but it's not like playing the REAL thing.." So any time she gives me crap about looking at a cab, I remind her of her opinion- works every time :D