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Have fun wrapping one of these

Well it may be a bit late to get that special someone a gift that has to be packed in a crate and shipped via trucking company, but it's never to early to start thinking about next year's credit card pounding nightmare. The gift I speak of is something all gamers have dreamed of at one time or another, but few will ever know the delight of. That is: Arcade Games.

I don't mean those wussy arcade collections that Namco and Midways are peddling out at such an alarming rate. I'm talking about good old fashion stand up and pump in some quarters arcade games. Back in a simpler time, arcades were king. Nothing used to get me more excited as a kid than the deafening roar of my local arcade (an Aladdin's Castle if you're curious). Nowadays though you'd be hard pressed to find much more than a random pinball machine or copy of Galaga in the odd laundromat or pizza place. That is unless you're willing to brave the terror of such cold and heartless "arcades" as Gameworks or Dave and Busters.

If you actually have the cash to make the dream of having a mini arcade in your home, then check out this guy. Not only does he sell arcade games, but his personal collection is insane. Makes you feel like your 120 Atari games isn't so bad after all.

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Anonymous said…
Oh, I'm up to way more than 120
1:39 PM, December 29, 2005
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