Visiting Retro Arcades - Which One's The Best?

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[jokeroneninesevenzero]

Nothing better then going to the movie theater to watch a movie, and then missing the whole movie because I wanted to play Donkey Kong in the lobby. Then going to the Arcade afterwards. I miss the 80's.

[mikejohnsonCHG]

Double Dragon and Spy Hunter changed my life! Thank you Kurt!

[FlashPoint]

Nothing will ever Compare to being in an arcade in 1992 when Street Fighter 2 champion edition released. Large crowd around the cabinet and placing your quarter on the edge of the screen to get the next fight.

[frankm]

I love Arcades! Buddy of mine has a second story in his garage probably has 35-40 machines and a air hockey table we are all in our 40s and that's where you can find us on a Saturday night

[jeremymtc]

The owners at Neon are really cool and really care about the games themselves. They're really on the ball when it comes to maintenance. Cool vid!

[blue_vicious]

Great video, Kurt! I like these types of videos, for sure.👍

[__charles__]

as a teen in the 80's, my town had a chuck e cheese that would turn into a 16-20 year old club once a month on a saturday night. the entire upstairs were video games and downstairs was turned to a dancefloor with dj. it was one admission price and all you eat pizza and video game play from 6pm to 11pm. nothing like a teen in the 80s playing video games, eating pizza and when taking a break from playing games going downstairs to breakdance and poplock. it's kind of cool that retro games are getting back in style. i'm personally trying to find the right retro gaming system for home ... one of those boxes that play 10, 000+ games all from atari, colecovision, to super nes.

[angelalinderman]

They are supposed to open a new arcade/bowling alley near me in an old grocery store. I will definitely go there... can't wait! 80's will never die! Best time ever 👍🔥🍻💜🥰😃😁

[Dorelaxen]

My childhood arcade was in my super, super tiny town and was called Pizza Arcade. Many of the dining tables were cocktail cabinets and in the back there was a much bigger arcade area. Right next to it was a gas station that also had a couple of cabinets in it (and they usually tried to have different ones that the actual arcade had), so it was a good time there.

[logicbeagle]

Seeing Bubble Bobble brings back so many memories. Used to love playing that game.

[joseavila]

Great video!! I can't believe Family Arcade still operational. My best friend and I just to drive there from Glendale and spend hours at that place, so many good memories came to mind, Thanks again Kurt!!.

[foolthepity]

Awesome video! My favorite arcades growing up in the Valley in the ‘80s & ‘90s included:

1) Pool hall on Roscoe and DeSoto
2) Topanga mall arcade
3) Northridge mall arcade
4) Malibu Grand Prix in Northridge
5) Malibu castle on Sepúlveda Sherman Oaks.
6) 7-11 on Vanowen and DeSoto

My all time favorite game was Super Sprint race car game. I’ve only found it at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York and at Full Tilt in Seattle.

[carvinblack]

Donkey Kong looked slightly sped up(more difficult). I loved staying at Hotels back in the 80's. They always had a small arcade in the Recreation Room. I remember playing Star Castles/Gorf/Tempest for hours. 😍

[jdk]

If you ever make it up to the Chicago area, there's an arcade in Brookfield, IL called Galloping Ghost Arcade. Its currently the largest arcade in the country in terms of the quantity of games. They're currently at at least 900 games, mostly all vintage. Its a flat rate to get in and you can come and go as much as you want throughout the day. Its very easy to spend an entire day in there.

[rsanders]

My family ran an arcade for three years in our small town in the mid nineties. We had to close it because eventually it became a haven for the trashy kids to vandalize and harass paying customers, but also (and more importantly) because video game manufacturers would release a game to amusement companies and arcades and then release the same game to consumers on the home video gaming platforms three to six months later. We were the last of a string of arcades that spanned twenty years in that town.

[DarthTrader]

Wow. You are so lucky to have access to that. Arcades were SUCH a part of my life in the 80's, and I sure would like to take a trip down memory lane playing all those classics. It cost me a fortune to memorize the moves, but I ended up getting all the way through Dragon's Lair on a single 50 cents (it was never a 25 cent game in any of the arcades I saw it in).

[johnniebravo]

Cool video! I remember going to an arcade called Tilt when Street Fighter 2 was popular. Good times!

[blue_vicious]

Wow, so much to comment! Yeah... the Fun Factory in Redondo Beach was sort of my stomping grounds while growing up. I just didn't care for the place much. Always stunk because of the nearby fish markets.😆🤦‍♂️ I just heard that it finally shut down recently (before I saw your video).
I spent A LOT of time at an arcade in Hermosa Beach (don't remember the name if life depended on it and I'm pretty sure it's been long gone because the area has been completely revamped). It use to be on PCH between Aviation Blvd and the main street where the King Harbor sign is located.
Some of my favorite games were Gorf, Tron, Afterburner, Ninja Gaiden, Final Fight, Double Dragon, Ikari Warriors, and Contra. There was another game that was like Dragon's Lair (hated that game) called Cobra Command where you piloted a helicopter like Blue Thunder, go on missions and blow stuff up.
I agree with you in picking the latter arcade. It's my vibe as opposed to the bar scene, although, haven't been to true arcade in decades! Thanks, for the video, dude!👍

[marioq]

We had a Round Table Pizza that had a bunch of arcade games right around the corner from us. Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat, the TMNT arcade game, and NBA Jam had us huddled around the machines for hours in the summers.

[scotness]

This is why I miss going to the mall. As a kid, my mom and grandmother would go shopping, and they would hand me $10 (yes, $10 for video games) and tell me to meet them in the food court in an hour. I am not a novice when it comes to video games, so I can use .25 and play Pacman for a good ten to fifteen minutes.