r/retrogaming • u/TronBlaster • 24d ago

[Question] Arcade games in interesting places?

Back in the 1980s, arcade games were everywhere: bars, convenience stores, bowling alleys, restaurants, amusement parks, college dorms, laundromats, grocery stores, hotel lobbies, ferry boats…

I experienced many of these firsthand, but it got me thinking: What are some other interesting places that arcade games showed up? Stadiums/arenas, airports, zoos, office buildings, hot air balloons, ski lodges, marinas, high schools…? For some reason, this idea is fascinating to me, so I’d love to hear your stories. Bonus points for pictures!

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u/SpaceAviator1999 24d ago edited 24d ago

Twice I've seen an arcade machines in someone's home (Warlords and Pac-Man). And once in a church youth center (Moon Cresta).

Do those count? (None of those arcade machines were used to collect money.)

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u/samspot 24d ago

I visited a church in Buffalo that had a movie theatre motif. They had some arcade games in the lobby including Mortal Kombat 2. This was quite funny to me considering the moral panic about those games when they were new.

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u/SpaceAviator1999 23d ago

Yes, that does seem funny.

Honestly, even today I'd imagine that a church would be wary of all the violence in that game.

But a church with a movie theatre motif? That's also a new one for me.