WarGames movie Arcade shots

WadeLanham

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Got this movie recently and it has a pretty good classic arcade scene in it (along with all the other great 80's stuff of course like earpiece modems). :) Oddly enough there is no Missile Command visible. :)

http://usergallery.myhomegameroom.com/gallery/WarGamesArcade

Check out the MsPacs. This shows pretty clearly how much darker blue MsPac's were back then, compared to the color most of them are now and compared to the reproduction artwork. The blue on the side is practically as dark as the blue in the bezel and CP. Same goes for the magenta as well. I've noticed this in a lot of old photos and videos.

Also visible: Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, Centipede (x2), Robotron 2084, Tron (x2), Tutankham, Jungle Hunt, Dig Dug, Galaga, Gravitar, Space Duel, Pac-man, Zaxxon, Frenzy, some others...

I love this part of the movie so I thought I'd post some pics!

Wade
 
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Let's not forget that color tones are sometimes changed during mastering and etc, for artistic reasons and whatsnot.
 
a scene that can't help bring back yesteryear! love it!! i find my self freeze framing a lot of movies from the eighties. check out the awesome titles in the arcade in "the last dragon"
 
Love that movie and love the arcade... Was watching Terminator 2 the other night and it had a decent arcade scene too. The kid was playing an AfterBurner cockpit when the T1000 showed up at the arcade.
 
I was wondering where that "arcade" is. They were supposedly in Seattle, and a lot of the scenes were filmed there. but that specific building, I was wondering about
 
I was wondering where that "arcade" is. They were supposedly in Seattle, and a lot of the scenes were filmed there. but that specific building, I was wondering about

No mention of where the arcade was, but this can help narrow down the search:

Filming locations for WarGames (1983)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086567/locations

Maybe someone here will know or recognize the locations.
 
I was in Big Bear, CA last year and not only did I visit the now famous Super Bear Arcade, I also nerded out and took some shots of where David (Matthew Broderick) gets picked up by the FBI in front of the 7-11. You can also see the McDonalds in the background....

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No mention of where the arcade was, but this can help narrow down the search:

Filming locations for WarGames (1983)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086567/locations

Maybe someone here will know or recognize the locations.

I don't know where it was, but this t-shirt says Seattle Washinton.

http://spoilers.spreadshirt.com/spoilers-20-grand-palace-t-shirt-A2056115

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Update: some people were talking on Facebook about it. One of them referenced a radio station while standing out front of the arcade. The station KMET was in LA.

http://gl-es.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=66588601378&topic=9362
 
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I was in Big Bear, CA last year and not only did I visit the now famous Super Bear Arcade, I also nerded out and took some shots of where David (Matthew Broderick) gets picked up by the FBI in front of the 7-11. You can also see the McDonalds in the background....

Cool pics! It's neat to see a present day shot of the same location.
 
Heh, thanks for this thread! I just got done watching the movie with the 9 year old son and he enjoyed it. The suspense at the end was great! :D
 
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