/vr/ - Retro Games

>>3581801
I was fortunate to have many around me. The games were in independently owned stores, tourist traps, bowling alleys, chain stores, pizza parlors, and of course there were quite a few dedicated arcades in my area. They were like a personal E3 without much to any wait times, to see the future of games. You could have people there watch you play live, watch others live, or even get robbed. The dedicated arcades tend to be dimly lit to accommodate the CRT monitors, with some machines having their sounds turned high up, in a similar fashion to sensory overload a casino can employ. They can have setups too elaborate for typical homes, like sit-down machines with hydraulics, or complicated controllers. However, the arcades, are not just the pure videogames, but there are also pinball machines, prize machines, amusement areas (laser-tag, mini-golf, Battletech simulations), and amusement rides (roller coasters, carousel, bumper cars) as well. Competition in fighting games, rhythm games, or even simply just score can open up to communities and opportunities to meet new people. I am fortunate there are still arcades around me, but the community and crowds they attract now feel a bit different, or maybe I'm old and it was more magical when I was younger.


Just imagine being here, because you can still visit these today:

Japan:
https://youtu.be/-N_K8-WQxfA
https://youtu.be/9XBNfhlQtuU

US:
https://youtu.be/CXNY9jcejqY
https://youtu.be/_vvuf20_KjM