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What 80's Arcades Really Looked Like by Ok so... (www.youtube.com)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/retrogaming
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Do you think 80's arcades were dark rooms with colorful carpets and neon lights? That was hardly the truth. This video does a fantastic job covering the diverse aesthetics of several chains of amusement centers as they tried to distance themselves from the seedy establishments where teenagers would skip school.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I don't know man, I was in a lot of arcades in the 80's and most of them were either the cliche dark rooms with neon or kid first places like Chuck e Cheese or the (more fun) arcade plus go kart-style places. Can't watch much of the video because Youtube has been intentionally crippling my viewing on Firefox.