I like it but I think I would remove the 1984 preface.
In 1984:
1. People wore their jeans tighter
2. Modern high tops hadn't been established yet.
3. Arcade machines didn't have dollar bill changers.
4. The cabinet would be relatively new and wouldn't be that beat up.
It's a budget shoot, I get it, so work with what your location gives you. The story works just fine in present day.
I like it, it's just as a person that, even as a child, shook his head in disgust when they had a digital clock in the pilot episode of Quantum Leap, and continuity errors ruin the whole experience for me.