Box spotted in local Arcade

[Radio-Active]

Oh man, I feel like I'm there. Good job making us drool.

 

[ralrein1]

Yeah, I remember the good old days of going to arcades like that.I used to play Centipede and Joust.Also dug on Stargate and Galaga.Who can forget Donkey Kong and Space Invaders,man the memories.Thanks for posting those cool pics of the arcade and boomers.Oh and good choice on the Crown,defiantly the best one outta all of them.👍👍

 

[davebush]

love that arcade....so many memories of playing those games and just the atmosphere in an arcade.....buzzin

 

[SLO]

Glad you posted these hermano, that place takes me back in time! Good job on the come up too! The Crown looks nice

 

[Smeats]

Between the ages of 12 and 17 I lived in the arcade, then I moved into the pub
I would love ❤ a place like that so I could relive my misspent youth
Only game I recognise is frogger which was great fun!

 

[T-STER]

It's funny how some pictures can capture minds so much, this has been one of the most enjoyable threads, with your help it does indeed feel like we are there, thanks for sharing Love that arcade.

 

[caution]

I've got to come check that place out soon!

 

[THAFUZZ]

Awe man! Your guys' posts are so spot on! I was all over Centipede, Frogger, Space invaders, Joust, Galaga, Time Pilot, Tron, Pac Man, Tempest, and a few others I can't recall. All those breakdancing head spins in high school affected my recollection of other games. My skinny butt was in those arcades for most of the day. I mowed grass for arcade money. I walked in this place, and was already reaching deep in my pocket for quarters just as I did back then.

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

Awe man! Your guys' posts are so spot on! I was all over Centipede, Frogger, Space invaders, Joust, Galaga, Time Pilot, Tron, Pac Man, Tempest, and a few others I can't recall. All those breakdancing head spins in high school affected my recollection of other games. My skinny butt was in those arcades for most of the day. I mowed grass for arcade money. I walked in this place, and was already reaching deep in my pocket for quarters just as I did back then.

Hell Yeah!

OK, who remembers these old arcade tricks?

Early on you could...

1) Drag your feet on the carpet, jump up and "Click" the quarter on the metal coin slot and it would shock the machine into giving one credit. (they caught on and soon they switched to plastic coin slots)

2) Use "Slugs" as quarters. Near my local arcade was an apartment construction site. We use to go and collect the hole slugs that came from the electrical conduit boxes. File down the notch tab and use them as quarters. (it didn't take long for them to catch onto this too and they made changes to the machines that would not accept them)

3) Quarter on a string. We used to tie a piece of thread to a quarter via a tiny hole drilled in the quarter. Drop it in, just so far, then pull it out once it registered a credit. (Again, they figured this out. Rumor was they put a small blade inside to cut the string.

Anyone else got any tricks you used to use?

 

[Smeats]

Hell Yeah!

OK, who remembers these old arcade tricks?

Early on you could...

1) Drag your feet on the carpet, jump up and "Click" the quarter on the metal coin slot and it would shock the machine into giving one credit. (they caught on and soon they switched to plastic coin slots)

2) Use "Slugs" as quarters. Near my local arcade was an apartment construction site. We use to go and collect the hole slugs that came from the electrical conduit boxes. File down the notch tab and use them as quarters. (it didn't take long for them to catch onto this too and they made changes to the machines that would not accept them)

3) Quarter on a string. We used to tie a piece of thread to a quarter via a tiny hole drilled in the quarter. Drop it in, just so far, then pull it out once it registered a credit. (Again, they figured this out. Rumor was they put a small blade inside to cut the string.

Anyone else got any tricks you used to use?




Someone discovered pouring fizzy drink down the coin slot gave free credit but I think this a fluke because it never worked again and I'm sure several machines needed to be repaired because everyone tried that for a while! A couple of machines with a knee level coin slot responded with a gentle tap or 2 with your foot with free credit and the pool table could be temporary jammed with a 5p to allow free play. Best though was some older lads doing plumbing at the collage discovered that you could cut out a 50 pence shape from a sheet of lead and almost every machine would accept it as cash which meant free games, drinks and even cigarettes for all!

 

[im_alan_partridge]

Hell Yeah!

OK, who remembers these old arcade tricks?

Early on you could...

3) Quarter on a string. We used to tie a piece of thread to a quarter via a tiny hole drilled in the quarter. Drop it in, just so far, then pull it out once it registered a credit. (Again, they figured this out. Rumor was they put a small blade inside to cut the string.

Anyone else got any tricks you used to use?

Hang on, wasn't this one of Top Cat's

 

[THAFUZZ]

Wow! I never heard of the Static Charge trick. I might try that next time I go in there.

 

[ralrein1]

Never tried any tricks,however had this happen to me many times.1980,81,82 was the era of the Susan B.Anthony silver dollar.Used to give the arcade attendant a paper dollar for four quarters and often got 3 quarters and a S.B.Anthony.So I'd get $1.75 for a dollar.Use up the 3 quarters and then change in the silver dollar,thus getting another 4 quarters for free.I guess technically 3 for free but you get what I'm saying,ah good times.

 

[Van Presence]

thats awesome you went back with your lasonic for photo ops. ha. a 950 in a window is well sweet too. seemed a little wasted sitting there doin nothing. sure you will make great use of it. looks nice as well