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AT LEAST 7 PICS OF SOME GUY AT THE ARCADE IN THE EIGHTIES, PLUS 3 I'M NOT SO SURE ABOUT

25/10/2016

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It's a miracle any arcades still exist, given the gaming technology we have available in our homes. Back in the 1980s, if we wanted the best graphics and gaming experiences the video game arcade was our only option. If we wanted to watch people playing games, there was no YouTube, no Twitch - we had to hang out at Funland, and peer over people's shoulders. 

Here are at least seven photos of one guy who took 80s gaming - TO THE EXTREME!
CHECK HIM OUT, LOOK: THAT'S THE GUY. HE'S DOUBLE DENIM-ING IT ALL THE WAY. DOUBLE DENIM IN THE 80s. DOUBLE DENIM IN THE 80s ARCADE.
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AND HERE HE IS AGAIN, PROBABLY. THAT'S THE SAME GUY ISN'T IT? IT MUST BE. HE MIGHT BE A LITTLE YOUNGER IN THIS PIC; THE MOUSTACHE ISN'T FULLY DEVELOPED. BUT HE'S STANDING NEXT TO AN ARCADE MACHINE WHILE SOMEBODY ELSE PLAYS. THAT SEEMS TO BE HIS GIMMICK.
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THIS IS DEFINITELY HIM. THE WHOLE TURNING AROUND THE SECOND A CAMERA IS AIMED AT HIM... THE LEERING OVER AS OTHERS PLAY... WHO ELSE COULD IT BE BUT OUR GUY?
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THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE SEEN HIM ACTUALLY PLAYING A GAME. AT LEAST, WE CAN ASSUME HE'S PLAYING IT. MAYBE HE'S PRETENDING. LOOK AT THE FACE, THOUGH: HE'S HAPPY EITHER WAY. 
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HERE WE GO AGAIN. IT'S HIS SIGNATURE MOVE. "CHA!" HE SHOUTS, TURNING AS THE CAMERA SHUTTER SNAPS. "GOTCHA-CHA!"
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HE'S NOT TURNING FAST ENOUGH IN THIS ONE. HE SEEMS DISTRACTED BY THAT EMPTY GAME ON THE RIGHT OF THE PICTURE. WILL HE PLAY IT? NO, OF COURSE HE WILL NOT. THAT ISN'T WHAT HE DOES. HE JUST LIKES TO WATCH OTHERS/TURN TO FACE THE CAMERA. "GOTCHA! CAUGHTYA! CHA!"
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THERE'S ONE THING THAT'S FOR CERTAIN: AS FAR AS GUYS WHO LOOK LIKE THIS GUY IN THE 1980s ARCADE GO... HE'S IN POLE POSITION!
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THIS MIGHT BE HIM. IT MIGHT NOT BE. SAME HAIR(ish), BUILD, ERA, AND CLOTHING. I MEAN... LOOK AT THOSE TROUSERS. WHO ELSE WOULD BE SO BOLD? THE BIG STRIKE AGAINST THIS BEING HIM? HE'S ACTUALLY PLAYING, AND SOMEONE ELSE IS LOOKING ON.
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WE CAN'T SEE HIS FACE OR MOUSTACHE... BUT THIS IS THE THIRD PICTURE TO FEATURE A POLE POSITION MACHINE. LET'S WAGER THAT THIS ONE IS A DEAD CERT. HAS TO BE HIM.
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HE HASN'T QUITE TURNED AROUND TO FACE THE CAMERA, BUT THE WAY HE'S LINGERING, WATCHING AS ANOTHER MAN PLAYS... WHO ELSE IS IT GOING TO BE? IT HAS TO BE OUR BOY AGAIN! HATS OFF TO YOU, ANONYMOUS 80s ARCADE LURKER GUY!
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FROM THE ARCHIVE:
THESE TEN VINTAGE PHOTOS OF COMPUTER USERS EACH HIDE A HIDDEN TRAGEDY
WANT TO FEEL OLD? ALL THESE GAMERS FROM THE SEVENTIES & EIGHTIES ARE NOW IN A COMA...
PRESS REVEAL TO SEE WHAT THESE PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT ON THEIR COMPUTER SCREENS
12 Comments
alb
25/10/2016 12:24:24 pm

Every time I see a Pole Position, I think of the crappy cartoon of the late nineties of the same name, presumably a spin off, and it's IRRITATING MADDENING theme song. All together...!

"Pole Position!
Only their uncle knows
Pole Position!
Sit back and watch the show!
Ay-o Ay-o Ay-o"

"Only their uncle knows". FFS.

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Shuki Levy link
25/10/2016 12:41:49 pm

Nothing like one of my tunes for getting stuck in your head. I've always got MY pole in position OH!

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Voodoo76
25/10/2016 04:30:28 pm

I know that cartoon well, but I was 14 in 1990 so what the hell was I doing watching cartoons then. No wonder my parents started buying me glue and bin bags for Christmas and birthdays.

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wolf
27/10/2016 12:46:08 pm

@alb - presumably you never paid attention to the lyrics? Or just trolling [/not sure]

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Wadaload
26/10/2016 05:36:56 pm

Dennis Taylor's wife and Mum are studiously ignoring the two Eighties guys playing Rack and Field.

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Rakladtor V
27/10/2016 05:25:20 am

This guy is cool as fuck! Hangs out at arcades with a crummy tache, looks like a total asshole. Makes every machine look about 3 times badder by his mere endorsement.

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Rakladtor V
27/10/2016 06:29:24 am

Pic 1 shows double-double denim-ing. There's another guy off in the distance, ch-ch-chECK IT!! Perhaps that's his hi-score nemesis?

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wolf
27/10/2016 12:46:51 pm

The guy in the photos looks like Barry from Meet the Goldbergs.

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MatthewL
27/10/2016 10:29:49 pm

I really want to know more about this bloke now. Who is? What happened to him? Is he still lurking in arcades?

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jay
28/10/2016 10:41:30 am

I bet this guy is in he nick now for inappropriate behavior with children

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Rak V
30/10/2016 02:45:22 am

Not really, he seems to hang with chicks of his own age. Quit being a jealous ass, get yourself some double denim and hit the 'cades son

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Danny Larusso
14/6/2019 01:22:15 pm

This guy is totally rad. Bitchin even.

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