Arcades becoming extinct..

Dan Roganti ragooman at comcast.net
Sat Jan 10 17:36:05 CST 2009



Keith wrote:
> Did you have a list of those arcades in Pittsburgh on your website?  I 
> couldn't find them.
> I grew up in Pittsburgh with my parents taking us kids to the arcades, 
> hanging out in arcades at night as a teenager, and so on.
> Maybe Dave and Busters qualifies as an arcade --- but I like the the 
> old school retro games myself.  (of which they have a few)
> Hey, btw, I'm glad to see some of the various initiatives that you 
> run/are involved with in Pittsburgh.  Like the robotics club, vintage 
> computer stuff, etc etc. Good job.

I need to update the Pittsburgh list on my webpage still

Dave n Busters wouldn't be a considered a classic arcade place here, 
they only have new stuff there.
But here's the links.

Pittsburgh Players Club Museum - from the very old (ie mechanical) to 
the new; 170+ games
http://www.angelfire.com/pa2/pindan/museum.htm

Games 'n at -- half old stuff and new stuff, plus home video games
http://sites.google.com/site/gamesnatsite/

Professional Amateur Pinball Association(PAPA) -- international 
tournaments and a colossal collection of pinball machines; 300+ games
http://www.papa.org/index.php

=Dan

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