Yesterday, i had 7 people descend on my games room. They were stuck for something to do and rang to ask if they could come round and play my games. None of them have been round before.
Ive got 8 fully working pins set up, a Midway Monster Gun, pool table, 48 in 1 arcade low boy.
Every machine was on as was the oil wheel for psychedelic lighting. Their faces lit up when they saw all the games and flashing lights. I did the tour - naming each game, its history and year of manufacture etc.
The Monster Gun still takes coins and the 6 year old took great delight in feeding the supplied 10c coins and shooting the monsters.
At one point, i went outside in the yard and all i could hear was laughter and DING DING DING etc.
The noise was amazing and brought the biggest smile to my face. having your own arcade is THE MOST SATISFYING thing ever. Lots of hard work gone into getting them all running, but when 7 people are all playing their own machine of choice, having the best time and filling the air with the sounds of fun, you know youve done a damn good thing.
Bloody hell - this is the BEST hobby!
