I was just thinking about the first time I remember playing an Arcade game. Surprisingly it wasn't in an arcade. I spent a lot of time at the eye doctor when I was younger because I was born blind in my right eye and I was severely cross eyed. At about the age of 5 I changed eye doctors. The first time my Dad drove me to my new eye doctor, I walked into the waiting room and saw a table looking thing with a joystick and buttons on either end. Once we had checked in I went over to the table like object and asked my dad "What's that?" "Space Invaders", my dad replied. This Space Invaders cocktail was one of the coolest thing I had seen. My dad immediately said "Let's play!" I had obviously never played the game before but I remember being really good at it and able to beat my dad with ease. I was always excited to go to the eye doctor because I knew my Dad and I would get to sit on either side of the game and play against each other. Those were good times. I've been looking for a cocktail Space Invaders for awhile because I have so many fond memories of playing it. Unfortunately my dad passed away in a plane crash when I was 6. I often think of him and the fun times we had on that game. It's interesting how much of an emotional tie you can have with something, because of what it remind you of. We seem to chase our fondest memorize and desire to relive our best times or at least get a taste of them. My search for the right Space Invaders cocktail was really what got me started in this hobby. I'll find one some day.



