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Hey Folks,
I've been a long-time fan of the site and community and finally realized I should have signed up ages ago! I'm pushing the mid-century mark and was fortunate that my home town on the coast of Maine had a few different pizza places and random other machines throughout the town when I was growing up.
I used to hitchhike around to find the various game rooms across the island, be they campgrounds, YMCA, restaurants, laundromats. Four quarters in the pocket was all it took to get me to make the 10 mile trek to the Epi to get some time at Donkey Kong.
We had such a great selection to play on then. The classics were all represented. Rare ones we were lucky enough to get: Discs of Tron (up & enviro), Major Havoc, Blaster (wood cab. The side art always stuck with me), I, Robot, the Pit (damn frustrating game!!), Black Widow. We never really had many Universal games, though Cosmic Avenger was in the game room of the campground at the head of the island and Carnival made an appearance. It's fun to reflect on how many games came through that island. Odd though, to this day I've still never seen a Crazy Climber.
I've always envisioned having my own game at some point...and I kick myself when reflecting on all the ones I passed up over the years for myriad reasons. All which seem woefully inadequate now! Oh, well. Best get on it now...
I've not purchased my first machine yet. Pretty much ready to when I see the right one...not sure what will tip me over. Until then, I long for the ones that I played the most, or more appropriately, got the most out of playing. Discs of Tron, Major Havoc and Blaster were ones that just lit me up. I did my best to light them up as well. I'm going to have to get Donkey Kong (multi...not a purist there, though it has to be the Nintendo cab, of course!) as my kids have successfully taken the bait and taken to MAME like flies on stink. One of their highlights from a recent trip to San Diego for Legoland & The Zoo was the 60-in-1 at the "arcade" adjacent to the hotel pool! Heh, pretty damn fun, impressing the kiddo with my "prowess" at DK & Mr. Do! Anyway, I ramble...damn glad to be here. Hoping to connect with some other PacNW folks and get the collection started already!
Chris
I've been a long-time fan of the site and community and finally realized I should have signed up ages ago! I'm pushing the mid-century mark and was fortunate that my home town on the coast of Maine had a few different pizza places and random other machines throughout the town when I was growing up.
I used to hitchhike around to find the various game rooms across the island, be they campgrounds, YMCA, restaurants, laundromats. Four quarters in the pocket was all it took to get me to make the 10 mile trek to the Epi to get some time at Donkey Kong.
We had such a great selection to play on then. The classics were all represented. Rare ones we were lucky enough to get: Discs of Tron (up & enviro), Major Havoc, Blaster (wood cab. The side art always stuck with me), I, Robot, the Pit (damn frustrating game!!), Black Widow. We never really had many Universal games, though Cosmic Avenger was in the game room of the campground at the head of the island and Carnival made an appearance. It's fun to reflect on how many games came through that island. Odd though, to this day I've still never seen a Crazy Climber.
I've always envisioned having my own game at some point...and I kick myself when reflecting on all the ones I passed up over the years for myriad reasons. All which seem woefully inadequate now! Oh, well. Best get on it now...
I've not purchased my first machine yet. Pretty much ready to when I see the right one...not sure what will tip me over. Until then, I long for the ones that I played the most, or more appropriately, got the most out of playing. Discs of Tron, Major Havoc and Blaster were ones that just lit me up. I did my best to light them up as well. I'm going to have to get Donkey Kong (multi...not a purist there, though it has to be the Nintendo cab, of course!) as my kids have successfully taken the bait and taken to MAME like flies on stink. One of their highlights from a recent trip to San Diego for Legoland & The Zoo was the 60-in-1 at the "arcade" adjacent to the hotel pool! Heh, pretty damn fun, impressing the kiddo with my "prowess" at DK & Mr. Do! Anyway, I ramble...damn glad to be here. Hoping to connect with some other PacNW folks and get the collection started already!
Chris

