10 Jan
2009
10 Jan
'09
1:05 a.m.
.. if they haven't already! :-(
I used to always go to this arcade when I was in Toronto (Funland Arcade
on Younge Street)...
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_19730.aspx
Now its gone.. :-(
http://arcadeheroes.com/2008/07/10/funland-arcade-in-toronto-canada-closing…
http://www.thestar.com/comment/columnists/article/453843
Syd Bolton of the Personal Computer Museum ( http://www.pcmuseum.ca/ )
of Brantford, Ontario on the last day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxA2WRqtUkk
Cheers,
Bryan
10 Jan
10 Jan
9:45 a.m.
Bryan Pope wrote:
.. if they haven't already! :-(
I used to always go to this arcade when I was in Toronto (Funland
Arcade on Younge Street)...
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_19730.aspx
Now its gone.. :-(
http://arcadeheroes.com/2008/07/10/funland-arcade-in-toronto-canada-closing…
http://www.thestar.com/comment/columnists/article/453843
Syd Bolton of the Personal Computer Museum ( http://www.pcmuseum.ca/ )
of Brantford, Ontario on the last day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxA2WRqtUkk
The arcades of today may be disappearing, but the arcades of yesterday
are actually on the rise. We have 3 here already in Pittsburgh with a
lot of the original arcades, digital _and_mechanical, including
pinballs, bowlers, baseball and shooting arcades. There's a few cities
with some more, I haven't cataloged them all yet.
=Dan
[ = http://www2.applegate.org/~ragooman/ ]
11:53 a.m.
On Jan 10, 2009, at 6:45 AM, Dan Roganti wrote:
The arcades of today may be disappearing, but the
arcades of
yesterday are actually on the rise. We have 3 here already in
Pittsburgh with a lot of the original arcades, digital
_and_mechanical, including pinballs, bowlers, baseball and shooting
arcades. There's a few cities with some more, I haven't cataloged
them all yet.
Portland (OR) has Ground Kontrol. Not only a great classic arcade,
but they sell 8-bit era consoles and cartridges as well. http://www.groundkontrol.com/
12:28 p.m.
Dan Roganti wrote:
The arcades of today may be disappearing, but the arcades of yesterday
are actually on the rise. We have 3 here already in Pittsburgh with a
lot of the original arcades, digital _and_mechanical, including
pinballs, bowlers, baseball and shooting arcades. There's a few cities
with some more, I haven't cataloged them all yet.
Did you have a list of those arcades in Pittsburgh on your website? I
couldn't find them.
I grew up in Pittsburgh with my parents taking us kids to the arcades,
hanging out in arcades at night as a teenager, and so on.
Maybe Dave and Busters qualifies as an arcade --- but I like the the old
school retro games myself. (of which they have a few)
=Dan
[ = http://www2.applegate.org/~ragooman/ ]
Hey, btw, I'm glad to see some of the various initiatives that you
run/are involved with in Pittsburgh. Like the robotics club, vintage
computer stuff, etc etc. Good job.
6:36 p.m.
Keith wrote:
Did you have a list of those arcades in Pittsburgh on
your website? I
couldn't find them.
I grew up in Pittsburgh with my parents taking us kids to the arcades,
hanging out in arcades at night as a teenager, and so on.
Maybe Dave and Busters qualifies as an arcade --- but I like the the
old school retro games myself. (of which they have a few)
Hey, btw, I'm glad to see some of the various initiatives that you
run/are involved with in Pittsburgh. Like the robotics club, vintage
computer stuff, etc etc. Good job.
I need to update the Pittsburgh list on my webpage still
Dave n Busters wouldn't be a considered a classic arcade place here,
they only have new stuff there.
But here's the links.
Pittsburgh Players Club Museum - from the very old (ie mechanical) to
the new; 170+ games
http://www.angelfire.com/pa2/pindan/museum.htm
Games 'n at -- half old stuff and new stuff, plus home video games
http://sites.google.com/site/gamesnatsite/
Professional Amateur Pinball Association(PAPA) -- international
tournaments and a colossal collection of pinball machines; 300+ games
http://www.papa.org/index.php
=Dan
[ = http://www2.applegate.org/~ragooman/ ]
6:40 p.m.
If all the old arcades are extinct where did all the cabinets end up? Do
they get crunched or do they get a face transplant and new games installed?
7:33 p.m.
Dan Roganti wrote:
Dave n Busters wouldn't be a considered a classic
arcade place here,
they only have new stuff there.
That's not entirely true. When walking into the main entrance, go
straight past the cashier's desk to the right, and back in the section
to the right, I found a few older games. I think ms. pacman and space
invaders, at least. I didn't spend much time looking, but there are a
few classics there. They were there at least a month or so ago, anyways.
Keith
11 Jan
11 Jan
8:37 a.m.
New subject: Barcade Re: Arcades becoming extinct..
Well if any of you ever find yourself in NYC, you can check out Barcade
http://www.barcadebrooklyn.com/
It's a Bar with older video games
The last time I was there they had (this is from mem, so I'm sorry if I am not 100%
correct)
Pengo
Ms Pack Man
Tapper
Zaxxon
Rolling Thunder
Punch Out
Crystal Castles
QBert
Dig Dug
Donkey Kong and DK Jr
Gauntlet
Berzerk
Out Run
Tetris
Moon Patrol
I know they have a few more, check out their flickr page to see.
10 Jan
10 Jan
1:16 p.m.
Funny this should come up. I made one of my few trips to the Danbury
Fair Mall during Chanakwanazmus shopping season and noticed that the
arcade was gone - replaced by an equally useless gift shop that will
fail in a few months. Personally I found it nice to be able to sit in
that area (part of the food court near the antique merry-go-round) and
not be bothered by the noise and running mall rats, but that's just me.
:-) I do enjoy watching parents take their little kids on the
merry-go-round.
Jim
Dan Roganti wrote:
Bryan Pope wrote:
.. if they haven't already! :-(
I used to always go to this arcade when I was in Toronto (Funland
Arcade on Younge Street)...
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_19730.aspx
Now its gone.. :-(
http://arcadeheroes.com/2008/07/10/funland-arcade-in-toronto-canada-closing…
http://www.thestar.com/comment/columnists/article/453843
Syd Bolton of the Personal Computer Museum ( http://www.pcmuseum.ca/ )
of Brantford, Ontario on the last day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxA2WRqtUkk
The arcades of today may be disappearing, but the arcades of yesterday
are actually on the rise. We have 3 here already in Pittsburgh with a
lot of the original arcades, digital _and_mechanical, including
pinballs, bowlers, baseball and shooting arcades. There's a few cities
with some more, I haven't cataloged them all yet.
=Dan
[ = http://www2.applegate.org/~ragooman/ ]
6:54 p.m.
On 10 Jan 2009 at 9:45, Dan Roganti wrote:
The arcades of today may be disappearing, but the
arcades of yesterday
are actually on the rise. We have 3 here already in Pittsburgh with a
lot of the original arcades, digital _and_mechanical, including
pinballs, bowlers, baseball and shooting arcades. There's a few cities
with some more, I haven't cataloged them all yet.
It's not a "classic" arcade unless it's got some Mutoscopes,
fortunetelling machines, and Nickelodeon or two...
Cheers,
Chuck
10:29 p.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 10 Jan 2009 at 9:45, Dan Roganti wrote:
Yeah, I recall at some of the bigger steam festivals in the UK they often have
arcades with Victorian-era systems* in - it's a good way of wasting a few
hours :-)
* 90% mechanical of course, with a smattering of simple electrics...
cheers
Jules
The arcades of today may be disappearing, but the
arcades of yesterday
are actually on the rise. We have 3 here already in Pittsburgh with a
lot of the original arcades, digital _and_mechanical, including
pinballs, bowlers, baseball and shooting arcades. There's a few cities
with some more, I haven't cataloged them all yet.
It's not a "classic" arcade unless it's got some Mutoscopes,
fortunetelling machines, and Nickelodeon or two...
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