No. The only arcade game I really enjoyed was Rampage, anyway.

I used to go to 'Flynn's Arcade' until it closed down. I guess they never figured out what happened to him, he just vanished. Kind of creepy.

Arcades were great when they had games like Dig-Dug and Tron. You could put in one quarter and if you were good you could play a long time. Then the next generation of games like Double Dragon and Altered States were only about fighting and were designed to suck as many quarters as possible out of the player as fast as possible. That's when arcades stared to go downhill. With consoles and places like GoG that model won't work anymore, but I think an arcade could still work. It would have to go back to what early arcades were like though. In other words, lower prices and simpler games. Bring back some air hockey, bubble hockey, and pool too.

I haven't visited one since I quit playing Tekken about 5 or 6 years ago.

Games like Pac-Man and Galaga and rail shooters, yes.

Only Fighting Games and Racing Games were not unfair because of the competitive aspect. Single Player Arcade games are more hardcore than the most complex RPG and Simulator :P

I used to visit arcades when I was much younger. They seemed to be the place to be for cutting edge games. I still see a few in the malls now, but the games are all old and... there's nobody there.

I never really did. Only on rare occasion when super bored with my friends. We had one nearby called "Stop and Play" and I remember some Simpsons and TMNT games being played, but probably like once a year if that.

I don't really go to the movies either, honestly, and never would if DVDs came out the same day. I just see playing games and watching movies as stuff to do at home. When I go outside it's because I want to get away from that, so usually we go to the beach, the park or to events.

Arcades like the old days don't exist anymore where I live. Only Dave & Busters and Chuck E Cheese. Haven't been to a Chuck E Cheese since I was a kid. Dave & Busters is alright, but the games are expensive and they don't have a big selection.

The only exception is this place in Philly called Barcade. Its a bar that has mostly old 80's, some early 90's arcade games. Went there a couple weeks ago. Its a great idea and I was shocked to find out the games are only 25 cents (except NBA Jam which is 50), but the execution could have been better. Some of the games were hard to play because of joysticks/buttons that were not in perfect working order. Hard to play a game that requires quick button presses when only every other press registers.

Edit: Was just talking about this with a guy at work, how we loved the full motion cabinet games like Afterburner. Those are the ones I really miss.

There's still arcades around? I haven't seen one in ages (actually, there might still be some in some amusement parks but haven't been in one for more than decate). All we have is various slot/gambling machines.

I used to go to arcades all the time when I was living in Australia, but hardly ever after I moved away. I think the last time was probably around 2007 or 2008 with a group of friends. I don't think we even played any of the games, only air hockey.

Around here, Arcades have gone the way of the CD thrift store, the chain video rental outlet, the one-hour photo developer, the CRT monitor, and the beeper. The last one I can think of closed down 10 years ago in old Trolley Square (a historic mini-mall in Salt Lake City). There's a nicklecade somewhere out in the burbs (Sandy I think) but I haven't bothered with it.

Like others have mentioned in this thread, the forlorn lone cabinet in the odd laudromat or poll hall is all that remains. Even grocery stores have ditched 'em.

I spent a fair amount of idle childhood in arcades (most of that as a voyeur, quarterless as I was). Seems like a strange phenomenon of an extinguished age now, what with the proliferation of java browser games, cell phone games, app games, besides the omnipresent DD game stores and consoles littering the home-entertainment landscape. Time oppressively marches on, and is merciless with outmoded media.

Still, there was nothing quite like the memorable burps and drones of an Ataxx cabinet machine in one of these bygone places, as I clutched quarter in hand, willing to try my luck.

There is an ice cream parlor not too far from my house that also functions like an arcade with retro games like Robotron, Super Mario Brothers, and Pac-Man along with pinball machines. Sometimes I go there for a milkshake and a quick game of Robotron. I really need more practice with arcade sticks.

If there were dedicated arcades in my area, I would certainly go to them. If I do play an arcade game it is more than likely at a local pizza joint or the movie theater. They both tend to get in Metal Slug which I have to admit is pretty rad.

In all honesty, I'm extremely glad that I got into gaming after consoles and home computers become the "cutting edge" of things. Sure, we have shitty microtransactions and DLC that are designed solely to milk you of money, but it's a hell of a lot more consumer friendly than having to pay for every single continue.