I think the crux of mine is that I had video games in my house, but never arcades. In my mind, they were always like the better, earlier versions of the home releases. No way my family could ever afford them. No way I could ever afford them. I kept thinking that when I was an adult, I could save up and buy whatever was new at the time. Little did I know, I wouldn't be interested in today's new titles.
Side note: I did have an Asteroids Deluxe in my grandmother's house as a kid, but it was my neighbors. It was on loan.