Vintage Arcades-What became of the coin-op machines?
So, growing up, I had console games but used to always haunt the many local arcades of the time. Nowadays, not one of those 4 locations exists.
I mean, I have memories (and VHS footage) of some fully-equipped, crowded arcades in NY from about '-87 to '94. We used to drive there in my dad's woodpaneled Jeep. Long time ago .
It is sad to think that all of those flashy, noisy, fun video terminals got recycled or whatever when they shut the places down.
Over the years I have wondered what happened when the video arcades disappeared. On the net, I see that some guys collect these coinop machines, but is anyone still swapping in new 19VJTP22s when they get screen burn?
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