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Discussion Topic for Episode 71 - Your Own Private Arcade Cabinet

This is another Jay D. original topic, and one that I enjoy, because it brings back my own nostalgic gaming past. When I was a kid one of the great treats you could have would be a trip up to our local arcade, Funspot, in Laconia, NH. Watching my Dad pop a five dollar bill into that token machine, and hearing it rattle out a bounty of coin shaped fun was one of the highlights of my young life. Well time went on, better and better console and PC systems at home make going to the arcade less of a destination and more of a curiosity, but no one can take away those memories.

This week we want you to think back to your childhood, and the arcade cabinet that you ran for at your local mall, pizzeria, or similar fun center, and would now most like to see transplanted into your own basement, man cave, or kitchen. I will include a link for my favorite childhood gaming destination Funspot, http://www.funspotnh.com/, where I did my arcade gaming as a kid, if you want tell us where you did your gaming and include a link if there is one. Have a good week everyone, don’t forget the iTunes review contest, and see you Friday for CGN at 8:00 PM EST.

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Permalink Reply by Jay D on October 4, 2009 at 4:14pm: Could it be, first on my very own topic!!!!!!

I am going to have to go with the one that took up the most coins for me. It wasn't the TMNT game or The Simpsons(both honorable mentions). It has to be the first ever NFL Blitz game. I loved the style that game brought to the table. This is the first time I really ran into a good arcade type game. It was bias at all times expected but who didn't enjoy a game without rules. I always had a good laugh taking guys down in the middle of their route.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by bsmith3258 on October 4, 2009 at 4:18pm: It is like some sort of internet dream story, from last t first on his own topic. Give us the flavor though, wher were you playing Blitz?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by food86 on October 4, 2009 at 6:17pm: um for me gauntlet darck legacy the arcade version. this game was so long that i never got to finish it and always went back to play from the beginning. if I had it at home i could probably finally finish it.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jay D on October 4, 2009 at 8:10pm: I was actually playing this when I was 16 back at the local bowling ally. I took on everybody that showed up and I lost just one game. I was even beating the employees there which was great.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Fireheart/FireVader/Chilliredjim on October 5, 2009 at 4:35pm: Smash TV Roboball 2020 Rampage Simpson's Tempest Space Invaders NEO GEO Cabinet with Samurai Showdown King of Monsters Secret Agent and Samurai Showdown 2 in it and Silent Scope.... yes I know that is alot but I loved all of those games would make my own Arcade if I ever win the Lottery then never come out of it all I would have Double Dragon and Addams Family Pinball Machines in there too; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by PK07 on October 6, 2009 at 12:35am: i just wanted there to be something interesting in this topic...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by JT-rollin-five-ohh on October 6, 2009 at 2:58pm: I believe I was 8 y/o and that summer the whole family (mom's side) wanted to go to Idaho to vacation for a week. We stayed in the dorms at some college. There was a rec room with billiard tables/table tennis/foosball and one arcade machine, X-Men. It was the four-player version. All of us boys would play it all day, taking turns when someone had died. It was on a continuous play setting. So stoked we didn't have to pay any money but we more than likely would have. So for one week it was continuous X-Men arcade style!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Nathan Little on October 6, 2009 at 5:09pm: Well if I could have my own private arcade cabinet from my childhood it would probably be the Street Fighter Arcade game. We had one at a local pizza shop that is now gone but I would go there and spend hours on that thing every weekend.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by bakuraa on October 7, 2009 at 12:14am: i would go with the house of the dead 1 or 2 i aways loved the gun base games gave you more of a feal for the game use'n gun in a game you don't see to must any more in any games plus nathen little said the other one i was thinking about street fighter was a fun game also; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ediddy999 on October 8, 2009 at 5:12pm: To show my dedication to this topic I am going to go to all three, yes three arcades, we have in my area and play every single game they have. After my research I will have the difinitve game that everyone should have answered with.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Boe on October 9, 2009 at 6:59am: i couldnt narrow it down to just one some here's my three that i would want. First would be Cruisin' World the two player side by side sit down racing game, Second is silent scope and the last one is one of those claw games with the stuffed animals or other things in it. i've always enjoyed the claw game.; ▶ Reply to This