Greetings from Massachusetts

ResTech

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Hey all...

Well, I guess some background is in order....

I grew up in the 80's. My early formative years were spent in a local arcade (nestled in the back of a bowling alley). During that time I was mainly an engine for mowing lawns and converting those funds into quarters that were quickly stuffed into machines in said arcade.

I always dreamed about how cool it would be to own my own arcade game, to have the luxury of playing when I wanted in a place that I didn't ever really have to travel to. At the time it seemed unreasonable and expensive. "Only some crazy rich dude would have something like that" I thought.

Fast Forward 30 years or so and I'm working for myself and getting back to things in life that brought me wonder and joy as a child and realizing that they still do. Even better, my kids share the same enthusiasm. The day I set them loose in an arcade we had to drive 50 miles to with a set of quarters I knew there was something to it. "When can we come back again?" was the first thing they asked after they became that machine that shoveled them in as I had done so many years before.

The day that I went to pick up my first arcade game with my 11-year old son in the front seat I explained to him what we were doing while we drove.

"That's crazy, Dad. No one has an arcade game in their home! We'll be the only ones I know of that do!"

And that's where I am now. More than just reliving my past I'm enjoying watching my kids enjoy the games I grew up on.
 
awesome! where in Mass are you? and what game(s) do you have?

Bourne? Seriously? I spent yesterday hip-deep in saltwater with a fly rod in my hand in your backyard!!!!!

I'm actually up in Reading. Had to get out of there last night before the Tourists complete heir takeover for the Summer!

I have one machine, a Donkey Kong Jr. Midway Cocktail that I'm trying to get up and running consistently.
 
Greetings from a fellow Masshole. I grew up in Dedham, but I'm up in NH now. There are a bunch of other New Englanders here, and you should check out the NEACF.com fourms as well, if you aren't familiar with them. (Ask one of us to vouch for you, if you want to get in.)

Also, go into your profile settings, and change it so your location is displayed with your posts. Most folks here have it set that way, to facilitate trades and deals, etc.
 
Greetings from a fellow Masshole. I grew up in Dedham, but I'm up in NH now. There are a bunch of other New Englanders here, and you should check out the NEACF.com fourms as well, if you aren't familiar with them. (Ask one of us to vouch for you, if you want to get in.)

Also, go into your profile settings, and change it so your location is displayed with your posts. Most folks here have it set that way, to facilitate trades and deals, etc.

Cool! I was born and raised the next town over in Norwood! It was the Norwood Bowling Alley that had the arcade I mentioned in my first post.

Just registered for an account at NEACF and updated my profile.

As I have learned from my travels and experiences, Massholes are everywhere. I have family out in L.A. that tells me stories about this place he stumbled onto that he calls "The Masshole Bar." Apparently the owners are both from Mass and the place is just done up to the 9's with Massachusetts-related gear. When he wants to watch the Sox, Pats, Bruins or Celtics he ends up there because he knows the game will be on.

He says the real bonus of the place is that after a few drinks when his native accent starts to come out no one gets funny and tries to make reference to "Good Will Hunting."
 
Ha! Too funny. Yes, I remember the Norwood lanes as well. What a place. I actually lived on the Norwood edge of Dedham (just over 128, off 109), so we'd go there occasionally.

I'm 43, and I'm guessing you're right about the same age, so might have even passed each other there.
 
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