You know you spent too much time in arcades as a kid when...

[bikeguychicago]

You see a hexagon-pattern in tile on the floor and expect a robot to enter from off-screen and fire a missile at you.

 

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[racerx]

Did you move to the right two and a half blocks and up to two and a half on your altimeter?

[Osgeld]

using an arcade stick does not feel right until you let a cigarette burn though the edge

[+Cafeman]

You see a hexagon-pattern in tile on the floor and expect a robot to enter from off-screen and fire a missile at you.

 

...followed by the desire to destroy the Dish Network dishes in your neighborhood?

[Taskmaster99]

When you carry quarters in your pocket instead of dollar bills.

[Krytol]

When you put a quarter on top of your monitor while playing MAME on your computer.

[BrutallyHonestGamer]

when you grow up and end up buying the games you used to play as a kid.

[+Cobra Kai]

...you feel the need to enter ASS on anything requiring initials

[Osgeld]

LOL I still do that

[chuckwalla]

_{When your Mom (actually it was my Mom) suddenly shows up at the 7-11 a couple of blocks away from the house, yells at you for not coming straight home after school, and then drags your sorry arse home.}

_{It was 4:00 in the afternoon and she does this in front a crowd of other kids I go to school with. After that it was no more arcade time until I finished up my homework. This happened in 1982 when I was 14.}

 

_{BUT, soon after I got an Atari 2600 with a bunch of games and I frequented the arcades a little less after that.}

Edited May 2, 2013 by chuckwalla

[fiddlepaddle]

The word "arcade" in any sentence makes you smile.

[raskar42]

Growing up I was severely depressed when I found out Arcadia is not in fact a city full of arcades.

[Osgeld]

when its just not a video game unless it smells like bowling shoe spay, cheep beer, tobacco smoke, and most of the light comes from the machines

[Seob]

When you try to find a arcade on you're holiday, and get disappointed that the only arcade they got is one with one arm bandits.

[chas10e]

.... you check the change slot on anything that has one

[Torr]

You still remember the guy that gae you change at the counter

[bikeguychicago]

When you try to find a arcade on you're holiday, and get disappointed that the only arcade they got is one with one arm bandits.

 

I went to a restaurant by work the other day that started advertising that they had the 'best video gaming in town' on their signboard. Needless to say, it wasn't the video gaming I was looking for.

Edited May 10, 2013 by bikeguychicago

[desiv]

When you see they are actually opening an arcade in your town and you rush home and tell your wife, so excited that it actually seems like you think she really cares...

 

desiv

(true story, heading out there tonight if they aren't too busy)

[Uzumaki]

When you can actually brag about living near an arcade shop that is worth going to. Like the one near downtown Ann Arbor.

[scotty]

When you can actually brag about living near an arcade shop that is worth going to. Like the one near downtown Ann Arbor.

 

NOTHING in Michigan is worth going to.

 

Just kidding. Love Bob Seger, The American Automobile, Motown, Buddy's Pizza (Farmington Hills) and Marvins Magnificent Museum (also in Farmington Hills). Just hate the University football team.

Edited May 13, 2013 by scotty

[NightSprinter]

When existing ones in your area become a part of your weekend plans to this day.

[Andromeda Stardust]

I see a square lampshade and immediately get a burning desire to draw a "?" mark on it. Sorry, I was part of the NES era, but it's the same type of shenanigans.

[NightSprinter]

Well, you probably played either Vs. SMB or SMB1 on a PlayChoice-10

[+Gemintronic]

..you consider eating the urinal cake because it might actually render you invincible.