Gen Y Archives: Arcade Cabinets
Arcades, well that's a subject for another time. First, let us cover the once mighty arcade cabinet. We can get into the history of where they came from in a minute, but the best way to get across what a product is is to sell you on the experience. Apple knew that with the iPod, which is why, while other mp3 players marketed sound fidelity and various features, Apple went with the simple "10,000 songs in your pocket." Back in the day, an arcade game was the best video game experience you could get, and that for the price of a mere quarter. For most of the 80s and 90s, you could go into an arcade with a pocket of change and get a few hours of video game fun that was far better than anything available on home console or the Glorious PC Master Race. You didn't even need that. Walk into your neighborhood pizza place, and if there was a dining room, there were at least two arcade cabinets. In my experience, it was usually some version of Street Fighter II and either a dri...
