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!
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.
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.
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?
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.
HERE WE GO AGAIN. IT'S HIS SIGNATURE MOVE. "CHA!" HE SHOUTS, TURNING AS THE CAMERA SHUTTER SNAPS. "GOTCHA-CHA!"
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!"
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!
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.
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.
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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