So I've been wanting to create a blog for some time now, devoted to the hobby I've been a part of for 22 years - collecting classic video arcade games. Being a child of the 80's, I was at the perfect age when the real 'classic' games were the mainstream. In 1982, every other Saturday, I would go out for a day(and night) on the town with my grandparents. This consisted of watching a PG movie, followed by seafood dinner, and then we would visit the local mall, which housed Space Port and Tilt, two of the 'chain' arcades that were all over America. Those were the good days!!!
One year out of high school in 1991, a friend and I were driving around New Orleans when we passed Lucky Coin Amusement Co, displaying a sign that read 'Video Games $195 and up'. We stopped in and I purchased Crystal Castles(a game I still own) with my hard earned money from Popeye's chicken. It didn't take long before that one game turned into 4 games, then 20. Within the next 8 years the collection peaked at over 200 machines. After Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005 I sold off many of the games that survived, and cut the collection down to 60.Last year we built a home arcade on our property, bringing home all of the games from storage.
I hope to keep this blog as a way to pay homage to some of the best arcade games, and a hobby that got me into my career as an electronics technician. What I love about working on these games is that each one is unique and poses a different challenge when it comes to fixing them. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop me an email at classicgames@msn.com. Thanks for stopping by!!!
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