r/abandoned • u/Downtown_Incident563 • 1d ago

Unhappy arcade

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The sum total arcade experience. While still functional I would posit that these machines are indeed abandoned, with no more joy to be had.

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u/Secure-Bus4679 1d ago

Mom was in a bowling league while I was growing up. Used to take me up there and they had that Simpsons game. Spent a lot of money in that one.

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u/HomicidaI__GoldFish 1d ago

Same here… I LOVED that game!! I could play it for hours

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u/lmay0000 1d ago

I beat it with randoms at a circus pizza, was awesome

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u/NotSoFastLady 21h ago

The bowling alley is where I played Mortal Kombat before I was lucky enough to get a SNES.

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u/Dejonda 1d ago

What a waste! I would love to take these, endless fun, zero dust, and a VIP spot in the living room... No arcade legend deserves to spend retirement in solitude!

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u/RetroLord120 1h ago

Don't worry, these are still in an arcade that still gets some foot traffic every day, they're not entirely abandoned.

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u/MacMav208 1d ago

Looks more like a collection

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u/EarlDogg42 1d ago

That’s almost my mt rushmore of arcade games. While great Replace clutch hitter with Daytona or DDR and it would be a perfect home arcade.

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u/Major_Party_6855 1d ago

That “Wrestlefest” shouldn’t exist. That was the working name for Wrestlmania for a long time so it’s pretty rare to see one in good condition. Those can fetch up to 6k if all the panels are og and perfect condition.

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u/HighScorsese 1d ago

What do you mean? Wrestlefest is the sequel to Superstars and was pretty common. Is there something different about this particular cab that I’m missing?

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u/xeecho 16h ago

Nah, you’re right. I played the crap out of Superstars and Wrestlefest. Two of my favorite arcade games of all time. Long after I stopped watching pro wrestling, the sounds from these games still hit me hard with nostalgia.

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u/vg-history 1d ago

i'd play the shit out of that simpsons cab if i was there and hopefully make it very happy.

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u/Hephf 1d ago

This feels like a restaurant basement.

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u/sasberg1 1d ago

OMG I want to rescue that NBA Jam aooooo bad!!!!!!

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u/izzrav 1d ago

My husband would do anything for that Simpsons arcade. He has the new smaller one but probably would never get over if he got that. Sad they're just sitting unappreciated

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u/EarlDogg42 1h ago

Easily 3 top 20 all-time Mt. Rushmore level arcade games and Clutch Hitter which is no joke. Wherever this is the arcade was a forgotten afterthought but highly enjoyable.

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u/RetroLord120 59m ago

This photo gotta be at least 2 years old, they replaced and retrofitted those tubes with 16:9 lcd's... lmfao

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u/The_Bandit_King_ 22h ago

You suck dude just sell it

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u/roostorx 1d ago

Is this Canada side Niagara Falls in the Skylon tower? If not they have the exact same looks and feel there too.

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u/Downtown_Incident563 1d ago

Mebbe. Mebbe not. It is a mystery for the ages 😉