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Timstuff:
More cheesy games, huh? Then I'll bet that the arcade I go to got their Propcycle machine second hand from the CEC up the road...



That game is so absurd, everyone should play it at least once. It could have only happened in Japan, which makes me marvel at how it ever ended up here...

ArtsNFartsNCrafts:
I've not been to our local Chuck E. Cheese's...I've always been a little hesitant to go in there as an adult, because I don't want to come off as some sort of child predator, haha.  But when I was younger, we didn't have a CEC...we had 'Showbiz Pizza' in foothills mall, and I celebrated many a birthday there.

There was also Take Ten Arcade in the same mall, which was pretty sweet because they gave away free tokens for kids with good grades...which was awesome until I became a C student,  :dizzy:

Now the only place nearby (to my knowledge) that has any decent games is Beef O'Brady's.  They've got an original Ms. Pac Man (on whose scoreboard I put my name at the top yesterday) in there, and they just recently put in an original centipede cabaret that is in great condition.

scottp:
I hate to admit this... but I bought a PropCycle when the local CEC went out of business and auctioned off all their arcade stuff.  It is still sitting in my barn, it gets plugged in every once in a while and played.  It is a ridiculous game for sure... but fun when you are not needing to pump quarters in it.  One unique thing, is it has a variable fan in it, so when you peddle faster the fan blows in your face harder. 

I had great plans to put it in the basement, but it is GIANT, I don't know what I was thinking, I just got caught up in the auction and I will probably never sell it due to the size and the game itself....

Scott

Turnarcades:
Be thankful you guys in the States had such entertainment centres. CEC was developed as a showcase by Bushnell for video games so arcades grew fast in the States. Over here in Britain you only got to see arcade machines if you lived in a seaside town or if you had a sports/bowling centre or something nearby. 9 out of 10 times they were not original cabinets and we never really had dedicated amusement arcades in-land.

Seems ridiculous really when we were probably the 3rd biggest market for video games at the time, after  Japan and America.

Timstuff:

--- Quote from: scottp on June 15, 2008, 12:20:05 pm ---I hate to admit this... but I bought a PropCycle when the local CEC went out of business and auctioned off all their arcade stuff.  It is still sitting in my barn, it gets plugged in every once in a while and played.  It is a ridiculous game for sure... but fun when you are not needing to pump quarters in it.  One unique thing, is it has a variable fan in it, so when you peddle faster the fan blows in your face harder. 

I had great plans to put it in the basement, but it is GIANT, I don't know what I was thinking, I just got caught up in the auction and I will probably never sell it due to the size and the game itself....

Scott

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Yeah, Propcycle is a cool game, and I probably should have described it as "delightfully absurd." You're very lucky to have gotten your hands on one, because as far as "gimmick games" go, it's a pretty good one overall. It's too bad you don't have room for it ATM, but hey, it'd sure beat having a treadmill or exercicle, no? ;D

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