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Title: Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989 (312 pics)
Post by: Raitsa on May 13, 2011, 12:10:34 pm: How about this one guys, 312 pics and counting:

Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989

http://www.flickr.com/groups/arcades/pool/ (http://www.flickr.com/groups/arcades/pool/)

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5229/5671563982_56c797ff7d_z.jpg)
Title: Re: Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989 (312 pics)
Post by: Tumerboy on May 13, 2011, 12:44:37 pm: Wow, I must be pretty spoiled growing up with the arcades at the Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, cuz most of those places look pretty sketchy. Still wouldn't have stopped me from spending hours there I'm sure. . . :lol
Title: Re: Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989 (312 pics)
Post by: Donkbaca on May 13, 2011, 01:37:07 pm: What's sketchy about a bunch of dudes hanging out in tank tops and 3 inch denim cutoff shorts?
Title: Re: Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989 (312 pics)
Post by: leapinlew on May 13, 2011, 04:36:17 pm: Quote from: Donkbaca on May 13, 2011, 01:37:07 pm
What's sketchy about a bunch of dudes hanging out in tank tops and 3 inch denim cutoff shorts?

Sounds like any other Friday night, doesn't it?
Title: Re: Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989 (312 pics)
Post by: JeepMonkey on May 13, 2011, 06:01:35 pm: What do you call these games?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/radarcade/5671561084/#in/pool-arcades (http://www.flickr.com/photos/radarcade/5671561084/#in/pool-arcades)
Title: Re: Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989 (312 pics)
Post by: RayB on May 13, 2011, 10:29:16 pm: WOW, that's a lot of PacMan machines in one place:

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5024/5671561150_10591a2519_o.jpg)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/radarcade/5671561150/#in/pool-arcades (http://www.flickr.com/photos/radarcade/5671561150/#in/pool-arcades)
Title: Re: Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989 (312 pics)
Post by: Kevin Mullins on May 14, 2011, 08:37:44 am: Quote from: JeepMonkey on May 13, 2011, 06:01:35 pm
What do you call these games?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/radarcade/5671561084/#in/pool-arcades (http://www.flickr.com/photos/radarcade/5671561084/#in/pool-arcades)

Boom Ball by Meltec - Pretty basic air cannon variety, shoots rubber balls.
Title: Re: Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989 (312 pics)
Post by: MaineEvent on May 15, 2011, 02:04:04 pm: What is sketchier, the patrons frequenting the Arcades or the guys walking around with cameras taking pictures of them?
Title: Re: Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989 (312 pics)
Post by: RayB on May 16, 2011, 01:18:36 pm: Check this out, this place built "stalls" for the games. I can only presume because A. It kept patrons from being able to vandalize the side-art? or B. They thought it looked classier.

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5110/5671560602_14572b5f66_o.jpg)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/radarcade/5671560602/#in/pool-arcades (http://www.flickr.com/photos/radarcade/5671560602/#in/pool-arcades)

However, this is really over-kill! (all that work into creating attractive side-art for nothing):
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5264/5670993629_08ae6f36b7_b.jpg)http://www.flickr.com/photos/radarcade/5670993629/#in/pool-arcades (http://www.flickr.com/photos/radarcade/5670993629/#in/pool-arcades)
Title: Re: Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989 (312 pics)
Post by: leapinlew on May 16, 2011, 01:37:33 pm: Quote from: RayB on May 16, 2011, 01:18:36 pm
Check this out, this place built "stalls" for the games. I can only presume because A. It kept patrons from being able to vandalize the side-art? or B. They thought it looked classier.

Building multi-thousand dollar stalls to prevent kids from vandalizing sideart doesn't make much financial sense, but I think it creates a bit of privacy and looks pretty nice. Loook at the ceiling, it seems they were going for a look.
Title: Re: Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989 (312 pics)
Post by: Gray_Area on May 17, 2011, 10:23:10 pm: Quote from: RayB on May 13, 2011, 10:29:16 pm
WOW, that's a lot of PacMan machines in one place:

How it was in the US. Probably quaqdrupally so in Japan.
Title: Re: Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989 (312 pics)
Post by: Kevin Mullins on May 18, 2011, 10:42:13 am: Quote from: leapinlew on May 16, 2011, 01:37:33 pm
Quote from: RayB on May 16, 2011, 01:18:36 pm
Check this out, this place built "stalls" for the games. I can only presume because A. It kept patrons from being able to vandalize the side-art? or B. They thought it looked classier.

Building multi-thousand dollar stalls to prevent kids from vandalizing sideart doesn't make much financial sense, but I think it creates a bit of privacy and looks pretty nice. Loook at the ceiling, it seems they were going for a look.

That's kind of what I was thinking.
Like a ritzy hotel or resort wanting to maintain a certain impression. Or maybe some place in Vegas or wherever trying to compete with the casinos, but be all age appropriate and still have a "Vegas" high end look.
Title: Re: Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989 (312 pics)
Post by: ChadTower on May 19, 2011, 07:10:13 pm: That's a Fathom they have blocked off, too. Maybe the most beautiful pin ever made and they have it all covered up with woodgrain laminate.
Title: Re: Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989 (312 pics)
Post by: MaineEvent on June 12, 2011, 01:48:11 pm: Hey, you guys wanna go play some pinball, fire off a few rounds and get a tattoo?
Title: Re: Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989 (312 pics)
Post by: boardjunkie on June 25, 2011, 11:09:57 am: Somma those pix are scans out of Electronic Games mags. I recalled a few upon seeing them....