Wow -- this is so cool.
He did an excellent job with the display as well.
The console and game selection is varied and balanced.
I hope it inspires some gamers out there (and doesn't get stolen/vandalized)
http://gapporin.livejournal.com/53657.html
Everyday Guy Sets Up Retro Gaming Display In Public Library
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All Hail The New Flesh
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Holy crap! It's in Joplin, an hour from where I live. (I live in Springfield, MO.)
Must be something in the water. We have a FANTASTIC retro arcade in downtown Springfield called 1984. The guys who started it are avid arcade cabinet collectors whose wives demanded they "do something" with their games or get them out of the house. They started a business with it. Bought more games and restored them. They charge 5 bucks for all you can play. They have about 50 classic games -- all in great condition. No junky joysticks or sticky buttons.
http://www.1984arcade.com/?q=image/tid/4
Seriously, if you're a retrogamer and anywhere near southwest Missouri, you owe it to yourself to stop at 1984.
Also, it's less than a block from my apartment. Score!
Must be something in the water. We have a FANTASTIC retro arcade in downtown Springfield called 1984. The guys who started it are avid arcade cabinet collectors whose wives demanded they "do something" with their games or get them out of the house. They started a business with it. Bought more games and restored them. They charge 5 bucks for all you can play. They have about 50 classic games -- all in great condition. No junky joysticks or sticky buttons.
http://www.1984arcade.com/?q=image/tid/4
Seriously, if you're a retrogamer and anywhere near southwest Missouri, you owe it to yourself to stop at 1984.
Also, it's less than a block from my apartment. Score!
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The first pic dissapointed me a little, (Dusty dusty Genesis ..... BAD MONKEY...."Thwack"..) But the sms coupled with the last Dig at the VBoy redeemed him.
JT wrote:Yeah, like vampire aliens invade and hit us all with a ray beam that paralyzes all of our arms. The only way to deactivate the ray beam and fight back the vampire alien threat is with a complicated series of foot patterns on the device's control board that looks remarkably like a DDR pad. We will all praise this man for saving our lives and buy him a mountain of stuffed animals.
