[Arcade] Arcades: Now & Then

Since I'm not big on fighting games and most of the great old machines like Galaga were rarish by the time I started going to arcades, most of my best arcade memories are of the brawlers. I remember going through a roll or two of quarters with a friend to almost reach the final boss in Die Hard, and neither of us even knew what Die Hard was at that age. We would've given Prof. Snape a good beating if we'd just had a few more quarters. Gauntlet Legends was another great one; still better than the N64 semi-port. 4-player games like that were great since they required teamwork to share items and weapons, and occassionally you'd meet some cool people who joined in.

House of the Dead is still a classic too, of course. I came into work with Nutty a few times while he was at Shoe Show and played the machine nearby. Not too much though, since that one was pricey at 75 cents.

Sadly, the only arcade I've got around here now is at the Biltmore Mall. It's just a dark, little alcove in a deserted section of the mall with 5-6 machines shoved in. They've got Gauntlet Legends and one of the Area 51 sequels, but it was kind of creepy back there.

Jam it back in, in the dark.