Coolest Arcade Cabinet of all time?

[opt2not]

Canadians say "pop" more than most people, especially out east. "Soda" is what they mostly say in the USA. My wife (american, who says soda mostly) still giggles when I say "pop", "eh", "sorry" (pronouncing the "o", not "aw" -- *sawry*) amongst other canadian-izms...but I just smile...then repeatedly hit her in spots where she can hide the bruises.   

[MaximRecoil]

Canadians say "pop" more than most people, especially out east. "Soda" is what they mostly say in the USA. My wife (american, who says soda mostly) still giggles when I say "pop", "eh", "sorry" (pronouncing the "o", not "aw" -- *sawry*) amongst other canadian-izms...but I just smile...then repeatedly hit her in spots where she can hide the bruises.    

My grandmother says "soder" and pronounces the name of your country like "Canader". Oddly enough, if the real spellings were "soder" and "Canader", she would pronounce them like "soda" and "Canada".

[kagaden]

I put people who call single machines "arcades" in the same category as those who call all types of soda, "pop" or "coke".

Soda is short for "soda pop" so "soda" or "pop" both work.

But isn't saying "arcade" short for "arcade machine"?  

[TOK]

I put people who call single machines "arcades" in the same category as those who call all types of soda, "pop" or "coke".

Soda is short for "soda pop" so "soda" or "pop" both work.

But isn't saying "arcade" short for "arcade machine"?  

Maybe, but its one of those things where shortening it changes the meaning which is why it annoys people that understand it.

Shortening "soda pop" to "soda" doesn't change its entire meaning to the place where you go to drink it.
An arcade is a place.

[Blanka]

The first, the best  


That russion racer is close second though 

[versapak]

Soda is short for "soda pop" so "soda" or "pop" both work.

Well "pop" is part of the "soda pop" name for sweetened, flavored, carbonated beverages.

It was originally called "soda water", and was sold from "soda fountains" and glass bottles. The term "soda pop" came later. So "soda" is not short for "soda pop", it is short for "soda water". "Soda pop" is a separate branch of the etymology.

Additionally, both "soda pop" and especially "pop" sound corny.

Soda water is exactly that (soda water), and is just one of the ingredients in soda pop.

Somebody asking for a soda, and expecting a Coke, Pepsi, Sprite, etc., is asking for a soda pop.

Sure soda can be short for soda water as well, but it is contextual.

If someone says they want peanut butter, and we are talking about cookies, then they are talking about wanting a peanut butter cookie not a jar of peanut butter.

















Oh yeah...

That arcade machine is pretty sweet.

[Havok]

The first, the best  


That russion racer is close second though 

And certainly not proportionate...

[Ginsu Victim]

Additionally, both "soda pop" and especially "pop" sound corny.

I guess it's regional. Soda sounds corny to me. My wife and I tend to call it pop.

[Havok]

Additionally, both "soda pop" and especially "pop" sound corny.

I guess it's regional. Soda sounds corny to me. My wife and I tend to call it pop.

Definitely regional - "pop" sounds gay to me...

[HaRuMaN]

Where I grew up, it was referred to as "soda".

[Ginsu Victim]

"soda" sounds midwestern. I hear it with a Minnesota accent.

[HaRuMaN]

SE Virginia...

Where I grew up was kind of a melting pot, though, due to the large naval base.  I really don't have any kind of accent.  People are usually surprised when I tell them that I'm from Virginia.

[versapak]

http://www.popvssoda.com/


Most people in the USA call it soda, but pop is a pretty close second.

Canada is definitely pop territory.

[DashRendar]

They call it "pop" all over the midwest.

[Ginsu Victim]

They call it "pop" all over the midwest.

I wasn't saying that. I was saying that that's how I hear it. Minnesota minus the "minne-"

[DashRendar]

They call it "pop" all over the midwest.

I wasn't saying that. I was saying that that's how I hear it. Minnesota minus the "minne-"

I didn't say you were saying that.  *I* was saying that.   

[Ginsu Victim]

Man, how far have we derailed this thread?

[drventure]

 

Look, Sasquatch!

[Ginsu Victim]

SQUIRREL!

[Epyx]

Canadians say "pop" more than most people, especially out east. "Soda" is what they mostly say in the USA. My wife (american, who says soda mostly) still giggles when I say "pop", "eh", "sorry" (pronouncing the "o", not "aw" -- *sawry*) amongst other canadian-izms...but I just smile...then repeatedly hit her in spots where she can hide the bruises.

Yep guilty of saying "pop" myself...same with "eh".

One thing I notice is that a Canadian will say "That's pretty neat eh?", whereas an American will say "That's pretty neat huh?"

They tend to use "huh" in place of our "eh".  Now to really derail this thread...which sounds more intelligent to you? 

[opt2not]

Canadians say "pop" more than most people, especially out east. "Soda" is what they mostly say in the USA. My wife (american, who says soda mostly) still giggles when I say "pop", "eh", "sorry" (pronouncing the "o", not "aw" -- *sawry*) amongst other canadian-izms...but I just smile...then repeatedly hit her in spots where she can hide the bruises.

Yep guilty of saying "pop" myself...same with "eh".

One thing I notice is that a Canadian will say "That's pretty neat eh?", whereas an American will say "That's pretty neat huh?"

They tend to use "huh" in place of our "eh".  Now to really derail this thread...which sounds more intelligent to you?  

Lately, especially in the west-coast, I've  noticed a lot of Canadians using "huh" instead of "eh". It varies from my friends, but it's definitely not consistent, those same friends tend to mix it up sometimes as well.
I definitely use "eh", especially now that I'm living back in Canada, but when I was living in the States, I'd have to consciously be mindful of my "eh's" because American's find it funny.  

Anyways, my favourite cabinets of all time are:
Street Fighter (not SF2)

The shape of the cabinet was so cool! Loved the artwork on the marquee, and CP front, and the cabinet shape reminds me so much of the old Commodore logo (we had an old C64 when I was younger, best computer ever!):

Definitely a cabinet out of the norm.

Outrun (the hydraulic version):

The thing used a hydraulic system to move when you play...how cool was that?! I remember it leaning when you made turns, and lifting when you went over bumps and hills. It's a game and a ride at the same time! Plus it looks like a car! It was the only game I remember that really felt like I was totally immersed in the game.  Though, I might be confusing leaning abilities with Rad Mobile:

[wp34]

Saw this at Target (in Iowa) while buying pop (Pepsi to be specific) over lunch.  Looks like the word is institutionalized.

[RayB]

What!? "Facial tissue" ?! I call it Kleenex!

 

[wp34]

What!? "Facial tissue" ?! I call it Kleenex!

 

That is funny!  I was wondering if someone would catch that word as well.

[Ginsu Victim]

Saw this at Target (in Iowa) while buying pop (Pepsi to be specific) over lunch.  Looks like the word is institutionalized.

Reminds me. When I used to work at Wal-mart, everyone (management and "associates") referred to the carbonated beverages section as "the pop wall". I used to stock that crap overnight and that's what it was referred to as.

[Blanka]

This topic needs more and more focus! Leave blaming Canada to the mothers of South Park please!


Space War! WOOT!

[Ginsu Victim]

One cabinet I've always wanted to try was the triple monitor Ferrari F355 Challenge by Sega.

[HaRuMaN]

OutRun 2 SP SDX  is a lot of fun...  I played that for the first time about a month ago...

[drventure]

That ferrari cab is awesome. I so gotta build a driving cab!

[DJ_Izumi]

I banged my head on an F355 Ferrari Challenge cab last year. :/  I was't expecting it to have a ROOF and I wasn't paying attention.

[MaximRecoil]

Soda is short for "soda pop" so "soda" or "pop" both work.

Well "pop" is part of the "soda pop" name for sweetened, flavored, carbonated beverages.

It was originally called "soda water", and was sold from "soda fountains" and glass bottles. The term "soda pop" came later. So "soda" is not short for "soda pop", it is short for "soda water". "Soda pop" is a separate branch of the etymology.

Additionally, both "soda pop" and especially "pop" sound corny.

Soda water is exactly that (soda water), and is just one of the ingredients in soda pop.

Somebody asking for a soda, and expecting a Coke, Pepsi, Sprite, etc., is asking for a soda pop.

Sure soda can be short for soda water as well, but it is contextual.

If someone says they want peanut butter, and we are talking about cookies, then they are talking about wanting a peanut butter cookie not a jar of peanut butter.

I'm not talking about what is currently known as "soda water". I'm talking about the origins of the drink in the early 1800s. It was called soda water and was primarily served in drug stores from "soda fountains" (yes, often flavored and everything). The term "soda pop" came later (mid-1800s) when bottling was more common due to development of automatic machinery which made it cost effective; the word "pop" being a reference to the sound it makes when you open the bottle.

BTW, the best tasting soda still comes from soda fountains (e.g., Coca-Cola from Burger King or McDonald's), and it doesn't even make sense to call that stuff "soda pop" or "pop".

People were calling it just "soda" many years before the term "soda pop" was even coined, and as such, the word was originally short for "soda water". Today, for some people, it may be short for "soda pop" in their own minds, but not for the people who never bought into the silly "soda pop" terminology in the first place (i.e., pretty much everyone in New England, as well a majority of the U.S. overall).

[versapak]

I'm not talking about what is currently known as "soda water". I'm talking about the origins of the drink in the early 1800s. It was called soda water and was primarily served in drug stores from "soda fountains" (yes, often flavored and everything). The term "soda pop" came later (mid-1800s) when bottling was more common due to development of automatic machinery which made it cost effective; the word "pop" being a reference to the sound it makes when you open the bottle.

BTW, the best tasting soda still comes from soda fountains (e.g., Coca-Cola from Burger King or McDonald's), and it doesn't even make sense to call that stuff "soda pop" or "pop".

People were calling it just "soda" many years before the term "soda pop" was even coined, and as such, the word was originally short for "soda water". Today, for some people, it may be short for "soda pop" in their own minds, but not for the people who never bought into the silly "soda pop" terminology in the first place (i.e., pretty much everyone in New England, as well a majority of the U.S. overall).

I'm not disputing its origins a hundred years ago as soda water. Just saying that it is irrelevant. If I say I am saying soda short for soda pop, then that is what it is short for, and I'd bet that would be the case for most people nowadays.

I completely disagree about the best tasting soda btw. I'd take a bottled over a fountain soda any day. Fountain soda is far too inconsistent and usually not at a mix to my liking. 

[wp34]

Anyways, my favourite cabinets of all time are:
Street Fighter (not SF2)

The shape of the cabinet was so cool! Loved the artwork on the marquee, and CP front, and the cabinet shape reminds me so much of the old Commodore logo (we had an old C64 when I was younger, best computer ever!):

Definitely a cabinet out of the norm.

I love this one as well.  Anyone have a picture of it from another angle?  I'd love to build one like it.

[wp34]

BTW, the best tasting soda still comes from soda fountains (e.g., Coca-Cola from Burger King or McDonald's), and it doesn't even make sense to call that stuff "soda pop" or "pop".

Couldn't agree with you more about fountain pop.  Nothing better than a Mountain (we call it Fountain) Dew from Quick Trip.  But I call it pop for the same reason I call the new release from Springsteen a Record even though my kids call it a CD.  Just a habit.

[MaximRecoil]

I'm not disputing its origins a hundred years ago as soda water. Just saying that it is irrelevant. If I say I am saying soda short for soda pop, then that is what it is short for, and I'd bet that would be the case for most people nowadays.

See my last paragraph. For you, it is short for "soda pop". For me, it is not; because the word "soda pop" is not used around here, nor has it ever been. While your ancestors were coining the term "soda pop", my ancestors were saying "Soda pop? That sounds silly. I'm not calling it that."

I completely disagree about the best tasting soda btw. I'd take a bottled over a fountain soda any day. Fountain soda is far too inconsistent and usually not at a mix to my liking.

Get it from Burger King, one which has their soda fountains in order (it should come out of the nozzle smooth, not splattery). McDonald's is usually good too, but not as good as Burger King. And yes, it can be inconsistent, but when its good, it is as good as it gets IMO. However, the worst Coca-Cola I've ever had was also from a soda fountain; one of the little coin-operated ones in a few factories I used to work at (all serviced by the same company). That stuff was even worse than Coca-Cola from a plastic bottle (which I generally consider to be the worst form of Coca-Cola).

My ranking is as follows:

1. Fountain Coke from Burger King
2. Fountain Coke from McDonald's
3. Mexican Coke from a glass bottle (made with sugar)
4. American Coke from a glass bottle (made with HFCS)
5. Coke in an aluminum can
6. Coke in a plastic bottle
7. Coin-op fountain Coke from various places

I most often drink Coke in a can, because my top 4 choices are not available at the grocery store.

[versapak]

See my last paragraph. For you, it is short for "soda pop". For me, it is not; because the word "soda pop" is not used around here, nor has it ever been. While your ancestors were coining the term "soda pop", my ancestors were saying "Soda pop? That sounds silly. I'm not calling it that."

You first implied an assertion that everyone was saying it short for soda water, because of its hundred year origins.

I was just chiming in to clarify that, no... For me it is indeed short for soda pop. I also would bet that is the majority. Maybe I'd lose that bet. Who knows?

I doubt a study will ever be done.

 


As for fountain vs bottle...

One can't say go to Burger King, because even Burger King to Burger King you are going to find inconsistencies.

I have had great fountain soda, but I will always prefer it poured from a bottle. It has a less watered down taste to me. That may be a specific issue to me though, because I will also always drink a soda (fountain, bottled, canned, etc...) without ice as well. I just can't stand it when it's watered down.

[MaximRecoil]

As for fountain vs bottle...

One can't say go to Burger King, because even Burger King to Burger King you are going to find inconsistencies.

The major fast food chains are fairly consistent. The Burger Kings I've frequented most (Newport, ME; Bangor, ME; and various ones in Tucson, AZ) were all reliably good with their fountain Coke; sometimes slightly better than other times, but always better than any other option IMO.

I've wondered if perhaps both Burger King and McDonald's get special batches of Coke syrup made with the original sugar rather than HFCS. They are certainly big enough customers to do something like that. If the Coca-Cola company is willing to make up special batches of "kosher" Coke for extremely limited U.S. distribution (limited both in duration and region), then I guarantee that giant customers such as Burger King or McDonald's could get the same thing if they wanted it. I wonder about this because the only thing that comes close IMO is bottled Mexican Coke which is made with sugar (easily obtainable in Tucson, AZ).

I have had great fountain soda, but I will always prefer it poured from a bottle. It has a less watered down taste to me. That may be a specific issue to me though, because I will also always drink a soda (fountain, bottled, canned, etc...) without ice as well. I just can't stand it when it's watered down.

Yes, I stay away from ice. The soda comes out of the fountain cold anyway.

[kagaden]

I put people who call single machines "arcades" in the same category as those who call all types of soda, "pop" or "coke".

Soda is short for "soda pop" so "soda" or "pop" both work.

But isn't saying "arcade" short for "arcade machine"?  

Maybe, but its one of those things where shortening it changes the meaning which is why it annoys people that understand it.

Shortening "soda pop" to "soda" doesn't change its entire meaning to the place where you go to drink it.
An arcade is a place.

I agree, and "pop" is a noise, and "Coke" is a brand... not really suitable to describe a general type of beverage. Which is why I said I put them in the same category as "arcade" as a thing, rather than a place. I had no idea so many people used the word "pop", that chart someone posted up there is pretty incredible. I'm surprised.

As for the cabs, here's a cool lookin one! I've never seen this one in the wild but and the controls should probably be by your side to reduce fatigue but a laydown cab is an interesting concept.

[kagaden]

Here's likely the craziest arcade cab I've seen while I was at joypolis in Japan.

Storm-G 360 (Kinda like Stunn Runner but the seated area spins you around)



In action:

[axewater]

nice thread hijacking guys !

I think the coolest cab of all time would be Galaxian 3 !! (the 28 player version)