Flack
07-28-2004, 10:35 AM
Around my house, we watch a lot of television. Actually, in all honesty, we don't watch a lot of television, it's just that the television is always on. It provides that soothing background noise that I grew up around.
The other day I happened to be passing through the living room and caught a glimpse of Drake and Josh, a teenie show in Nickelodeon (notice how I back pedal for ten minutes, never actually admitting to watching the show? :))
Anyway, the stars of the show were in a movie theater or something and were standing in front of some arcade games. The one on the end is clearly a Tempest, one of the most unique and recognizable arcade cabinets of all time. From the side angle, you could see the side art was perfect. It looked like they had a brand new Tempest machine in a 2004 sit-com!
When they switched to the front angle, I noticed that the game had a fake marquee. It said something like "blasting lazers" or something generic like that. Everything else about the game was mint. I guess it was just one of those licensing issues ... I just thought it was kind of strange that they would pick the most recognizable cabinet in the world to try and rename.
The other day I happened to be passing through the living room and caught a glimpse of Drake and Josh, a teenie show in Nickelodeon (notice how I back pedal for ten minutes, never actually admitting to watching the show? :))
Anyway, the stars of the show were in a movie theater or something and were standing in front of some arcade games. The one on the end is clearly a Tempest, one of the most unique and recognizable arcade cabinets of all time. From the side angle, you could see the side art was perfect. It looked like they had a brand new Tempest machine in a 2004 sit-com!
When they switched to the front angle, I noticed that the game had a fake marquee. It said something like "blasting lazers" or something generic like that. Everything else about the game was mint. I guess it was just one of those licensing issues ... I just thought it was kind of strange that they would pick the most recognizable cabinet in the world to try and rename.