I'm not sure if this would be best in here, Modern Gaming, or Arcade Alley. I initially thought AA, but since that forum's more concerned with the collection of arcade cabinets and machines, I'm putting it here because I want to talk more about the gaming aspect. If this would be better in another forum, do feel free to relocate.
Anyhoo, arcades have not been very dominant in gaming culture as of late, but they still exist. Lucky for me, a really awesome one is only half-an-hour away. I'm pretty sure intvsama knows which one I mean too.
In this thread, talk about what you did the last time you were at an arcade. Or if you even want to talk about what you played or did at a time other than the last, do that too. I was the aforementioned awesome arcade earlier (the Challenge Arcade, FYI), and since I'm on a lightgun craze at the moment, I went to Crisis Zone and got through two entire areas on one credit, the best I've done so far. But goddammit, three of the four lives I lost were to those motherfuckers who appear right in front of you and slash with a knife. They've become more hated than the red guys who always cause fatal shots in my book. But I forgot how awesome CZ was.
Should have stuck to it as well, because it took me three credits to get to the Hangedman, the second boss of House of the Dead, and I lost to that bastich. Man, I forgot how difficult HotD was... I really sucked wind at it. And... well that was all. Two dollars = eight quarters = 1 play on CZ which cost 50 cents per play + 3 credits on HotD which also cost 50. That little formula was my last time at the arcade, and it was pretty cool, despite the fact that HotD hasn't been kind to me. I blame the stupid innocents. Dammit, I can't help but be trigger-happy, and their pain is mine too!
So, just talk about whatcha did last time (or even a time before the last that was just memorable) at the arcade. If you accidentally hit the screen of Mocap Boxing, cracked it, and got thrown out of the place, talk about that too. (I hit the screen once, but no one noticed, thankfully. Tee-hee. )