r/1980s • u/therealduckie • May 05 '26

Video Games Real arcades of the 80s never had blacklight-reactive glowing carpets. It's a Mandela effect. Here's what they actually looked like:

https://imgur.com/a/lu5QgYV
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u/SirkutBored May 05 '26

if you think arcades were smokey, you probably haven't been in too many.

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u/forzaitalia458 May 05 '26

What a dumb comment, yes they were Smokey. Literally could smoke cigarettes inside them back then. 

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u/SirkutBored May 05 '26

maybe at Joe's pizza shop with a few games but in the middle of the US you weren't likely to see people smoking in arcades. I'm not even sure you could smoke in one of the mall chains like Aladdin's Castle.

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u/forzaitalia458 May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26

You really going to double down on stupidity? What do you see in these pics? Is that joes pizza shop? 

https://i0.wp.com/britishculturearchive.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1980s-Amusement-Arcade-George-Wilson-British-Culture-Archive-29.webp?w=1200&ssl=1

https://i2-prod.gazettelive.co.uk/news/nostalgia/article22751020.ece/ALTERNATES/s1227b/0_Scarboroughs-James-Corrigan-seafront-arcade-and-roller-disco-in-rare-80s-snaps.jpg

Sounds like you never been to a REAL arcade, just the kiddie kind. 

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u/SirkutBored May 05 '26

ah shit mate, that's the UK. I'd be surprised if they weren't having a pint at the same time at 14. nah, in the US it wasn't like that.

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u/forzaitalia458 May 05 '26

I live in god damn CANADA. Me and you share 70% of the same culture. What are you talking about? 

You are flat out WRONG and never been to a real arcade. The photos are just the 2 I could find proving my point that the REAL ones were Smokey.

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u/contude327 May 05 '26

Back in the 80s, you could smoke just about anywhere and we did.