I hit up Wildwood, NJ this past weekend, figured I'd take a few pics of a couple 'cades to show they're alive and still functioning! I would say "well", but one didn't have many people in it, prob due to lack of air conditioning. A lot of the arcades now are mostly redemption as you know, but a lot of these still have a handful of vids around. A couple even have their original MS Pacs, with a LOOOOOT of miles on them. (Both seemed to have non-original joys on them).
There's prob at least 6-7 'cades on the boardwalk, but I really took pics of 3 of them.
First two pics are of Gateway 26, prob the largest arcade on the boardwalk, and also used to be one of my favorites. I guess it still is, but I haven't forgiven them for getting rid of their old school Skeeballs that still used the metal flaps for scoring! (They were pretty beat though).
Next is a wierd new game I found in the arcade located in the basement of the "Boardwalk Mall". It projects an image downward, some kinda shooting game. Looks like you simply insert a coin (quarter per play!) to shoot something. Didn't try it though.
(This particular cade in the basement is where I fondly remember playing Hard Drivin' a LOT whenever I'd hit the shore!)
There's prob at least 6-7 'cades on the boardwalk, but I really took pics of 3 of them.
First two pics are of Gateway 26, prob the largest arcade on the boardwalk, and also used to be one of my favorites. I guess it still is, but I haven't forgiven them for getting rid of their old school Skeeballs that still used the metal flaps for scoring! (They were pretty beat though).
Next is a wierd new game I found in the arcade located in the basement of the "Boardwalk Mall". It projects an image downward, some kinda shooting game. Looks like you simply insert a coin (quarter per play!) to shoot something. Didn't try it though.
(This particular cade in the basement is where I fondly remember playing Hard Drivin' a LOT whenever I'd hit the shore!)

