Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989

[Halo05]

Awesome Flickr collection of pictures of arcades from the 80s.

I'd love to find some pictures of the inside of the San Diego Chuck E. Cheese where I spent so many birthday parties in the 80s.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/1174614@N22/

 

[ninjalunchbox79]

Yep ... those were the days. Someone needs to revive the good ol' arcades , so that way all the kids growing up can experince it!!!

 

[kona]

Some awesome looking arcades in there. That Crystal Room one looks like an old casino. They don't make em like that anymore...

 

[soonersfan60]

Kids today are too jaded with game stimuli to appreciate the thrill of walking into an arcade and seeing a completely new genre of game that you never knew existed before that moment in time... and having that feeling on a semi-regular basis enough to heighten the anticipation of returning to the arcade over and over again.

 

[Cerebral_One]

Does anyone know what game is show in photo 569? http://www.flickr.com/photos/rccandidphotos/354951296/in/pool-1174614@N22/

 

[Halo05]

[quote name='Cerebral_One']Does anyone know what game is show in photo 569? http://www.flickr.com/photos/rccandidphotos/354951296/in/pool-1174614@N22/[/QUOTE]

I don't know, but it looks familiar enough that I know I played it. I'm assuming Pole Position II uses a more behind the car view like the first one or that'd be my guess.

 

[YoshiFan1]

I miss the mall arcade a lot. It was a lot of fun to just go there and hang out with friends and check out the latest games. The only "real" arcades besides Dave and Busters (which I find to be a ripoff) are the ones at my 2 local amusement parks, it's fun to stop there and play some arcade games in between coaster riding but it's not the same.

 

[Captain_Insano16]

[quote name='Cerebral_One']Does anyone know what game is show in photo 569? http://www.flickr.com/photos/rccandidphotos/354951296/in/pool-1174614@N22/[/QUOTE]

I think it is Sega's Turbo... There was a sit down version of this at a movie theater here when I was a kid.

http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10216

 

[Cerebral_One]

[quote name='Captain_Insano16']I think it is Sega's Turbo... There was a sit down version of this at a movie theater here when I was a kid.

http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10216[/QUOTE]

Wow, that certainly brings back memories. I've been wondering what game this was for 25 years. When I was around 5 years old I got the number one score on it on a machine that was plugged in 24/7. One of those rare arcade moments.