Coolest Arcade Cabinet of all time?

[HarumaN]

bottled Mexican Coke which is made with sugar (easily obtainable in Tucson, AZ).

Easy to find here in Phoenix, too

[Cakemeister]

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

Well "pop" is part of the "soda pop" name for sweetened, flavored, carbonated beverages.  Now "coke" is a whole different matter.  It is the shortened version of Coca-Cola brand name of soda pop and should not be used to refer all soda pop.  In some parts of the US they do refer to all soda pop as "coke".  I don't know why but I think it is just not right.

A lot of people here in Texas refer to all sweetened flavored carbonated beverages as Coke, ie "What kind of Coke do you want?". My wife is from Ohio and uses the word "pop" for that kind of beverage. Personally I favor the word "soda". It's really a regional dialect thing, similar to "y'all" = "yous guys" = "you".

[Ginsu Victim]

Yeah, I grew up in Houston and "coke" was used for all soda/pop. I've been in Oklahoma since 1991 and I'm not sure when I started saying "pop", but it stuck at some point.

This is so ridiculous. Can we get off this stupid subject?!?

[versapak]

Yeah, I grew up in Houston and "coke" was used for all soda/pop. I've been in Oklahoma since 1991 and I'm not sure when I started saying "pop", but it stuck at some point.

This is so ridiculous. Can we get off this stupid subject?!?

Says the person that just continued the subject by posting on it. You have been here long enough to know better.

[RayB]

We're not done yet! Nobody brought up the term "soft drinks" !  What makes them soft? Who's to blame for this term?

[Ginsu Victim]

Says the person that just continued the subject by posting on it. You have been here long enough to know better.

I know, I was responding to myself more than anything

[HarumaN]

We're not done yet! Nobody brought up the term "soft drinks" !  What makes them soft? Who's to blame for this term?

As in they're aren't 'hard' (no liquor content)

See, that was easy.

[MaximRecoil]

We're not done yet! Nobody brought up the term "soft drinks" !  What makes them soft?

Pretty much no one calls them "soft drinks". That's a term that refuses to catch on with the general public.

Who's to blame for this term?

Marketers.

[Ginsu Victim]

I've called it "soft drink" a few times, but usually when placing an order. Never in casual conversation.

[ammitz]

This is so ridiculous. Can we get off this stupid subject?!?

And then after a whole 2 hours this Ginsu makes this post...

I've called it "soft drink" a few times, but usually when placing an order. Never in casual conversation.

    

[Ginsu Victim]

And was fully aware of what I was doing. I'm not going to stop this train on my own, so why hop off?

[opt2not]

Fine, if we're staying on this topic, I can at least put in a combined effort.

Did a search on soda and arcade together and got this:

video here:

Super Pepsi Mario

Doesn't float your boat? What about DK?


Ok, so those are fun, but what about the truest connection of Soda Pop and video games?
Soda Popinski!

and his updated artwork created by the wonderful artists at Next Level Games:


Then of course, who can forget the Cool Spot game?  I definitely can.




  I'M GOING CRAZY FOR SODA POP!!!!!

[ammitz]

What about " fizzy drink" is that a common word used for sodapop/pop/soda/soft drink...
or is my dictionary pulling my leg ?

Btw Ginsu, you only say so , I know the truth 

[Dartful Dodger]

They had arcades before they had electricity.
An arcade is the name of the place for video games as much as America is the name of a country.

In other words:

On the continent of America there is a country called the United States of America and in that country there are arcades some of those arcades have video games, but all of them will give you the dark carbonated syrup made by the brand they carry when you ask for a coke.

[mytymaus007]

HERE IT IS THE ONE THE ONLY STAR WARS COCKPIT

[bradx]

drives me crazy when people call records "vinyls" (plural).  it can be an LP, a 45, a 12", a 7", a 10", or 78 vinyl, but they are never "vinyls".  its a new thing from the last couple years and easily denotes someone who has no ---smurfing--- idea what they are talking about. 

[opt2not]

The NFS:Shift R-Cade is a pretty nice racing cab...

There's a 66-page pdf with instructions on how to make your own:
http://www.0-60mag.com/needforspeedshift/
It's actually a really simple cabinet.

[RayB]

What about " fizzy drink" is that a common word used for sodapop/pop/soda/soft drink...
or is my dictionary pulling my leg ?

Oh now we are crossing the pond to England, aren't we? They have lots of weird words for stuff over there. I learned a new one last night (at least I think it's the Brits who say this): "had it off".

[Ginsu Victim]

Hey, little side-note, I drew the clouds and the scoreboard graphics at the top.

I'm sure more than a few of us were aware, but it's nice for the new people to find out.

That was a nice looking game back when it came out. Still holds up today, though emulators can't properly display the graphics in their intended form.

[Hoopz]

Hey, little side-note, I drew the clouds and the scoreboard graphics at the top.

I'm sure more than a few of us were aware, but it's nice for the new people to find out.

That was a nice looking game back when it came out. Still holds up today, though emulators can't properly display the graphics in their intended form.

That's cause it was intended to be displayed on LCDs not CRT tubes way back then.  Well, at least according to one crazy person who stillhasn't deleted his own account yet!

 

[opt2not]

Hey, little side-note, I drew the clouds and the scoreboard graphics at the top.

The graphics were cool for that time, but the game itself was a bit lacking. I remember it being fun for a little while, but it wasn't a game that had lasting replay value.

Six degrees of separation: I got a chance to work with the original animators of this game, when I was living in The States. They also were the guys who did the original sprite work for Earthworm Jim,  Aladdin, and one of the best stop-motion styled game in all gaming history -- The Neverhood. Great guys, I learned a hellava lot from them. One of them was also the guy I sold my first built Mame cabinet to! 

[Chunce DeLeone]

One of my favs although i have never played, i think this would be awesome with 8 other people
Tank 8

[JustMichael]

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

Could it sound corny because most soda pop (in the US) is made with corn syrup?

[Minwah]

Oh now we are crossing the pond to England, aren't we? They have lots of weird words for stuff over there. I learned a new one last night (at least I think it's the Brits who say this): "had it off".

Yeah people say that, but not so common now as 10 or 20 years ago.

Alan Partridge: 'Ooooh, I'd love to have it off with her'.

PS in England, arcade = the place with games in, arcade machine = game/cabinet.

[HarumaN]

PS in England, arcade = the place with games in, arcade machine = game/cabinet.

See, even the Brits have it right.

Silly, unedumacted newbs...   

[thatitalian]

Lol.

That Mario and Donkey Kong is insane!

[DillonFoulds]

One of my favs although i have never played, i think this would be awesome with 8 other people
Tank 8

8 Other people? Do you just enjoy observing?

Also, Pop.

Dr. Pepper has one factory that makes their product with only Cane sugar. People go nuts for this stuff, seriously.