Classic Arcade Games

I grew up in the 80's and I loved Arcade Games. There used to be Arcades all over the place. But, now they have practically disappeared. It was so much fun getting the high score on a game or beating my opponents. Sure you can play against other players today online and with gadgets like XBox Live. But, it just isn't the same. It was just awesome having a crowd of other players gathered around the Arcade Machine hoping that they might be able to beat you. I would save up my quarters and on the weekends I would head to a local arcade with my friends. A few times a year I would even travel 2 hours to Laconia New Hampshire to go to FunSpot. Today FunSpot is actually now considered The American Arcade Museum. It has 3 floors of classic arcade machines. In the mid 70's to mid 80's arcades were huge. They showed up in malls, in bowling alleys and even restaurants. Some of my favorite games would include Ms. Pacman, Donkey Kong Jr., Ghouls and Ghosts, Double Dragon and Chase HQ. I later had a knack for fighting games. I became really good at the Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter games.