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Title: Fun story about a Soviet arcade museum.
Post by: BASS! on May 09, 2011, 06:52:21 pm

A story about a underground Soviet arcade, really cool stuff!

http://gizmodo.com/#!5800012/the-extraordinary-underground-museum-of-soviet-arcade-games (http://gizmodo.com/#!5800012/the-extraordinary-underground-museum-of-soviet-arcade-games)

Title: Re: Fun story about a Soviet arcade museum.
Post by: alfonzotan on May 09, 2011, 07:52:32 pm

"In Russia, Pac-Man eats YOU!"

Title: Re: Fun story about a Soviet arcade museum.
Post by: Bloinkxp on May 09, 2011, 09:14:21 pm

I love interesting reads like this.

Thanks!!

Title: Re: Fun story about a Soviet arcade museum.
Post by: DataWest on May 10, 2011, 11:31:24 am

Cool article. Fascinating bit about the lack of hi scores.

Title: Re: Fun story about a Soviet arcade museum.
Post by: tommyinajar on May 10, 2011, 11:33:47 am

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=106472.msg1129045#msg1129045 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=106472.msg1129045#msg1129045)  :D

Title: Re: Fun story about a Soviet arcade museum.
Post by: scofthe7seas on May 10, 2011, 12:50:54 pm

Quote from: alfonzotan on May 09, 2011, 07:52:32 pm

"In Russia, Pac-Man eats YOU!"

Haha So, in the US we eat pacman? I suppose we do, in Chef Boyardee form..

Title: Re: Fun story about a Soviet arcade museum.
Post by: BASS! on May 10, 2011, 08:15:25 pm

Sorry about the repost:) been a bit absent for the past year, just thought I would share.

Title: Re: Fun story about a Soviet arcade museum.
Post by: RandyT on May 10, 2011, 08:22:30 pm

Quote from: BASS! on May 10, 2011, 08:15:25 pm

Sorry about the repost:) been a bit absent for the past year, just thought I would share.

Heh, I didn't see it the first time, so I'm glad you dredged it back up.  Definitely an interesting read.  The funniest part to me was the basketball game that I know I played in an amusement park at some time in my youth.  Definitely a cool piece of engineering, but I wonder if it was really a soviet game, and if not, why it was in the collection.  Did that one look familiar to anyone else?

Title: Re: Fun story about a Soviet arcade museum.
Post by: Necro on May 10, 2011, 08:28:57 pm

I've seen something like it.  Prob. just the russian version/copy.  I mean, they didn't invent Bubble Hockey either but they have them there. :)

Title: Re: Fun story about a Soviet arcade museum.
Post by: RandyT on May 10, 2011, 08:45:53 pm

Quote from: Necro on May 10, 2011, 08:28:57 pm

I've seen something like it.  Prob. just the russian version/copy.  I mean, they didn't invent Bubble Hockey either but they have them there. :)

Yeah, SEGA invented that in the 70's.  But the basketball game got some attention in the article, whereas the bubble hockey game didn't.  It also seems identical to the one I remember, other than the color scheme.  Makes one wonder how many of the "soviet" games were just machines made elsewhere and re-dressed /  re-marketed inside through a soviet company. 

Title: Re: Fun story about a Soviet arcade museum.
Post by: Necro on May 10, 2011, 10:33:36 pm

Well, not like that didn't happen in the US (e.g., PacMan :) ) - get your point though.  My first thought was 'There are that many russian made arcade games?'

Title: Re: Fun story about a Soviet arcade museum.
Post by: DataWest on May 11, 2011, 12:41:02 am

I wonder if these games represent true soviet arcades until the state collapsed in '91? Were they 10 years behind us in terms of mainly mechanical games? That would explain why through the 80's they were playing games we had in the 70's. Just a thought. Am I wrong in saying that the 80's were characterized here in the states by games that had monitors and no moving parts?