Smokey Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Anyone else miss the days of going to the arcade to play the latest games? I was only able to enjoy this for a very short period of time as a child and only when we visited certain places., but I loved it! Do you miss the arcades from back in the day? They are definitely a rarity nowadays if not impossible to find any still up and operational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortie Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 I sure do miss them, you never seem to see them anymore if I am honest and it's a shame that we don't. I know there are some places that still have them but it's very rare and few and far between and in some cases you have to travel quite a distance to use them. It would be awesome if places like that would make a comeback but I feel it's just too much to ask now. Smokey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Yep, in the early 2000s, I used to go to the arcade every Saturday but unfortunately, Covid has forced most of them out of business. Smokey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted December 17, 2022 Author Share Posted December 17, 2022 Yeah I definitely miss the arcades for sure. I remember going to one when I was younger and competing against this other kid to see who can pull off the most fatalities in Mortal Kombat 2 lol. He won, I was never too great at pulling off certain character's fatalities 😛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/17/2022 at 1:55 PM, Smokey said: Yeah I definitely miss the arcades for sure. I remember going to one when I was younger and competing against this other kid to see who can pull off the most fatalities in Mortal Kombat 2 lol. He won, I was never too great at pulling off certain character's fatalities 😛 I used to play Sega Rally Racing and beat almost everyone at it because I used to drive my brother's Evo as a teen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonberry Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 I was probably both too young, and in a not very optimal area (far northern sweden) for arcades. I remember a local movie theater had a few pinball machines and maybe a racing game, and there was a video rental place that had an area in the corner with some lightgun games and some racing games, and probably airhockey. But I was too young to be allowed to use them. I get why people are nostalgic for them though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyng Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 I did play in them a bit in the early 2000s (usually when I was on vacation and didn't have access to a computer)... there's a little bit of nostalgia associated with it, but I don't really miss them apart from that TBH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane99 Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 I wish arcades existed more. I have one in my town, that I have yet to actually go to. But I don't even know if it's still open and active. It's a place anyone can go in, and there's like no one there to watch over people. It's kinda weird from what I hear. But maybe it's time I actually go to it. I mean, better to support it than let another arcade die out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpion Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 I definitely miss the arcade days! The excitement of trying new games and competing with friends was unmatched. Such great memories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
