Why aren’t arcades big anymore?

Are they not profitable

Just seems like a cool place to hangout. The cool lights and colors and noises

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uncalled4 · 56-60, M

You would have loved the late 70s/early 80s. My parents actually owned an arcade that was part of their roller rink. Pinball and classic video games. As a teen, I wanted little more(except chicks of course).

DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F

@uncalled4 I was born in the wrong era 😒

Nonetheless I like this era because I get to experience everything lolz

uncalled4 · 56-60, M

@DeluxedEdition There are trade-offs, but they're pretty good. For instance, having to look for blank tape and setting a VCR to record TV programs....lame. DVRs are awesome...except that you can't save programs.

DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F

@uncalled4 We were behind we actually used a lot of stuff like that and never upgraded. We had so many vhs tapes it looked like a library

I would pop a tape in and watch a random movie and hope for the best lol 😆

Pretty sure my entire family in Georgia still has bubble tvs

I must admit when Netflix came out and you could watch your shows whenever you wanted that was pretty cool🤭

uncalled4 · 56-60, M

@DeluxedEdition Streaming is the future. The idea of sitting in front of a TV at a certain time to see a show is going away.