Ideal arcade room?

*Ecto Jedi* · 07-01-2006, 06:59 PM

A short visit to the local bowling alley left my friend and I depressed and withered in a profound way. We've all seen ourselves in dingy, run-down, half-assed arcades in the past, right? You know the kind -- where half the machines don't work and the ones that do break down after only a few quarters are pumped in? The sorry state of affairs at this particular bowling alley (where the floor made a funny squeaking sound and the girl working at the counter seemed a pay-cut away from suicide) made me realise that the abuse and neglect of classic arcade machines should be outlawed.

Amid the devastation, I counted that roughly half the machines were either not working properly or completely non-functional. Only one side of the Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 console was in working order, the Ms. Pac-Man cabinet was suffering from some serious screen problems, the Air Hockey table could only manage to register one player's score and not the other...And, to top it all off, they had apparently taken a run-down Super Street Fighter II cabinet (complete with dirt, grime and cigarette burns) and hardwired it to play Marvel vs. Capcom. Ugh...

In any event, I began dreaming about my ideal arcade -- a magical place where all the machines work, the lights are appropriately dimmed and a nice Bon Jovi song plays on the loudspeaker forevermore. And as for arcades, well, there would only be room for the best of the best...

Super Battletoads
The Simpsons
Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man

Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
Street Fighter II: Turbo
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
Super Street Fighter II Turbo

Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
Mortal Kombat 3
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

Paperboy
Terminator II: Judgment Day
Bubble Bobble
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TMNT: Turtles in Time
Mario Bros.
Lucky and Wild

I might add more when they come to mind. What arcade games would you see in your ideal arcade?

07-01-2006, 06:59 PM	#1
Ecto Jedi Denki Wo Kitte Kudasai Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,439	Ideal arcade room? A short visit to the local bowling alley left my friend and I depressed and withered in a profound way. We've all seen ourselves in dingy, run-down, half-assed arcades in the past, right? You know the kind -- where half the machines don't work and the ones that do break down after only a few quarters are pumped in? The sorry state of affairs at this particular bowling alley (where the floor made a funny squeaking sound and the girl working at the counter seemed a pay-cut away from suicide) made me realise that the abuse and neglect of classic arcade machines should be outlawed. Amid the devastation, I counted that roughly half the machines were either not working properly or completely non-functional. Only one side of the Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 console was in working order, the Ms. Pac-Man cabinet was suffering from some serious screen problems, the Air Hockey table could only manage to register one player's score and not the other...And, to top it all off, they had apparently taken a run-down Super Street Fighter II cabinet (complete with dirt, grime and cigarette burns) and hardwired it to play Marvel vs. Capcom. Ugh... In any event, I began dreaming about my ideal arcade -- a magical place where all the machines work, the lights are appropriately dimmed and a nice Bon Jovi song plays on the loudspeaker forevermore. And as for arcades, well, there would only be room for the best of the best... Super Battletoads The Simpsons Pac-Man Ms. Pac-Man Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Street Fighter II: Champion Edition Street Fighter II: Turbo Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers Super Street Fighter II Turbo Mortal Kombat Mortal Kombat II Mortal Kombat 3 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Paperboy Terminator II: Judgment Day Bubble Bobble Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TMNT: Turtles in Time Mario Bros. Lucky and Wild I might add more when they come to mind. What arcade games would you see in your ideal arcade? Last edited by Ecto Jedi; 07-01-2006 at 07:05 PM.