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Laundromats...the final frontier?

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Crowquill:
It really makes sense if you think about it...people with a pocket full of quarters and time on their hands. Seems like the perfect place for coin-op games.

While I definitely want to try and get the washing machine fixed this week, I'm the first one to volunteer for laundry duty if it doesn't.

I'm thinking next time I might check out my "college-days" laundromat that I used to go to near the University of Cincinnati. I didn't even live that close to it, but they had a pretty good variety of games. The college girls doing their laundry there had nothing to do with it  :)

paigeoliver:
Laundrymats are actually most commonly frequent by single 20-somethings. Hence the videogames.

MaximRecoil:
The local laundromat is where I discovered arcade games in '84. Technically, the first game I ever played was Pac-Man at the mall in '80 or '81, but I was only 5 or 6, lost quickly and thought no more of it.

Our laundromat had 3 video and 2 pinball machines. The machines got more business from people coming there specifically to play them than they did from people already there because they were doing their laundry. It was a popular after-school hangout. The general store in the center of town was also a popular after-school hangout for the same reason (5 or 6 video machines, no pinball).

Jeff AMN:
I remember when my mom would wash large blankets and stuff like that we'd always head to the laundromat. There was a nice game room in the back and I'd sit there the entire time playing the games. Star Wars was always a favorite of mine, even if I was just watching the attract mode. "Remember...the Force will be with you."

btp2k2:
I have seen a few machines in my local Pizza Hut. And the Red Robin near my house has a couple vertical shooters....still a few left, but not many.

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