Streck Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 I've taken to mentally cataloging all the vintage arcade machines around town. Didn't even realize I was doing it at first. Anyway, this is what we had a few months ago: Pac-Man (mall) Ms. Pac-Man (two malls and a burger joint) Donkey Kong (burger joint) Asteroids (pizza joint) Galaga (mall, dorm) BurgerTime (dorm) Arkanoid (dorm) Gorf (mall) "Ultracade" with lots of emulated classics (dorm) Things have changed now: Pac-Man (mall): Still there Ms. Pac-Man (two malls and a burger joint): Gone from one of the malls Donkey Kong (burger joint): Still there Asteroids (pizza joint): Still there Galaga (mall, dorm): Gone from the mall BurgerTime (dorm): Screen now constantly scrolls left to right, unplayable Arkanoid (dorm): Screen now tinted bright green, still playable Gorf (mall): Still there "Ultracade" with lots of emulated classics (dorm): Gone, may appear after building renovation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 The oldest I can think of is a love tester from the 30s that's still in the arcade at one of the local amusement parks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassidy Nolen Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Pacs (thats because they are my stops!) Pole Position cockpit at Chuck E Cheeses A couple of the Missile Command combo Centipede machines around. Thats about it for on-site stuff. There is a warehouse about an hour and a half away that has stuff back to the 20's and 30's all the way through new. I have gotten a number of fantastic pieces from him. Tons of old vids, even the ultra rare stuff! Cassidy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyranthraxus Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 I'm impressed that your mall would still have arcade games. I remember when it was standard for a mall to have a small strip of arcades by the entrances but I havn't notice any for at least 10 years. 7-11 used to have them too. But if you check out your laundromats I bet you will find more arcade games tucked away. Also many many bars have the odd game or pinball in corner by pool tables, and pool halls usually have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 I visit Funspot at least twice a year and they have some pretty old relics that you can play. In fact, they are now an official "classic video game museum" so these machines are well taken care of and will never be gutted or destroyed. The oldest title I saw the last time I was there was Gunfight and the original Breakout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jermack71 Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 I visit Funspot at least twice a year and they have some pretty old relics that you can play. In fact, they are now an official "classic video game museum" so these machines are well taken care of and will never be gutted or destroyed. Is that the one in Weirs? or Laconia? Whatever the case may be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 I visit Funspot at least twice a year and they have some pretty old relics that you can play. In fact, they are now an official "classic video game museum" so these machines are well taken care of and will never be gutted or destroyed. Is that the one in Weirs? or Laconia? Whatever the case may be. Weirs Beach. Just up the road from the boardwalk area. Laconia is a few miles away. They hold a Classic Gaming Tournament there every June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streck Posted August 31, 2004 Author Share Posted August 31, 2004 I'm impressed that your mall would still have arcade games. I remember when it was standard for a mall to have a small strip of arcades by the entrances but I havn't notice any for at least 10 years. Well, like I said, the Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga are now gone from one of the malls. And the arcade in the other mall, which has a sped-up Ms. Pac-Man, Gorf, and Wizard of Wor (forgot to include that one in my list), just tightened its operating hours. Gettin' a tad nervous. I never thought to check out laundromats, though, I'll have to try those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flack Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 There's a pizza joint close to me that still has a Pole Position in it. Other than that, everytime I think I catch a glimpse of a Galaga or a Ms. Pac-Man, it turns out to be one of those newer, anniversary machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susuwatari Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 Nearby Pinball Pete has several vintage arcades nested among the modern arcades. I don't know which are the oldest but there was Dig Dug, Tron, Pac Man, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermChase Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 I'm now glad I live near a boardwalk. http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~locations/Plac...3?code=njseacar That place is great. Note that there a lot more games than those on that list, such as Track & Field which I got a cut on my elbow from for smacking the side of the cabinet while trying to long jump two days ago. ------ Chase Hermsen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermChase Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Sorry for the double post (Where's that edit.... ), but one of my local arcades also has one of those old school love testers, so I guess that's the oldest. And, I wish I lived near funspot...I love that place. ------ Chase Hermsen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Galaga Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 In my city there are a couple Ms. Pac-Man standups at a pizza place and a entertainment center along with a Ms. Pac cocktail (on free play) at a oil change place. In a town up the road there is a newer Missle Command/Centipede game at a pizza joint - if that counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sega saturn x Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 It is now pole postion but their was (or at least i think thier was) a space invader cabnit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Cedar Point (www.cedarpoint.com) is not only home to the most roller coasters in the world (including the tallest and fastest, but they are also home to one he// of a lot of classic games. Unfortunatly, they do not keep them up as well as they should, but most are still playable. the list includes (note: most games have more than one machine there) Gun Fighter space invaders pac-man ms. pac-man donkey kong asteroids asteroids deluxe gorf defender stargate missle command frogger super monaco turbo star fire speed freak sea wolf stunt cycle!!!!!!!!!!! robotron there are quite a few older electromechanical pinball macines, a williams flash machine, and two atari herculees pinball machines!!!!!!! they also have 2 old (from the 60s) Chicago Coin baseball games, that I love!!! this is the place for games!! located in Sandusky ohio USA between Cleveland and Toledo on Lake Erie. PS- yes, i know six flags magic mountain also has 16 coasters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 CP also has: Ring King night driver super bug boxing bugs????? lunar lander star castle ripoff (possible - dont remember) star hawk tail gunner (environmental) there are others.... I am going Saturday, I will make a list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadtower Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 I don't know of a single onsite cab in my entire town. Anyone else here know of any in Plainville, MA? So, I guess, the oldest cabs in my town are in my basement... Space Duel Tank II WWF Superstars Virtua Fighter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella+KDE Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 well here in Olathe Kansas we have the following: Chuck.E.Cheese --Mrs Pacman/Galaga Combo machine (very Short cab) Tasty Treat --Mrs Pacman lucy's laundry --Space Zap! and Xevious and an Adams Family Pinball and that is literaly all of the Machines left in town. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dav Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 A friend of mine lives over in olathe/overland park. Until recently he had a maneater and a computer space both in his garage. The maneater was really cool, the cabinet was shaped like a shark with the monitor in his mouth. The oldest machines near me would be the death race in the garage and the formula k and super breakout in the carport. And the oldest arcade game near me, Midway's sea rescue 1968 in my living room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastius Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 I think i am the owner of the oldest board in the city of The Hague (Netherlands). I have an Olympic Video Tennis (pong clone), dated around 1972. There aren't any public arcades anymore here, just collectors. I only have boardsets, not dedicated cabinets. The oldest are: Olympic Video Tennis, Rally-X, Vanguard and SkyLancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamemaster_ca_2003 Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 The oldest coin-op around here is in Nelson Aero Fighters I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchien Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 i'd say any galaga or ms pac man machines in my town, would have to be the oldest ones i know of. in matamoros, taumalipas(across the border from me), i don't know exactly which is the oldest, but in so many little groceries and kiosks they have lots of kof machines in small cabinets.. a lot of them. and one arcade in reynosa, taumaulipas, had a bunch of real old games. many were working, some weren't... but it's always a nice mix if you ever get that far south in this planet earth. for all i know, in south america's major cities.. there may be thousands of old machines buried or rotting never to be played again... or seen by north american eyes. maybe even in africa there might be some video games of interest not seen. you just have to be well traveled before you even see a half of all the video games and pinballs ever made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flack Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 I went to eat at Shorty Smalls in OKC this past week. On the way out I saw a small door -- when I walked by, I saw it opened up into a small arcade. "There he goes," said my wife. They had original Galaga and Ms. Pac-Man machines, among a few others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBuff Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 definitely my Lunar Lander, then my Asteroids and then my Tempest. They all reside in my basement and are surely the oldest coin-ops in my area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigma Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 Rampage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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