Where Do Video Arcade Machines Go To Die?

Where Do Video Arcade Machines Go To DieRemember those old Gallaga, PacMan, Space Invaders, Missile Command, Centipede, Frogger, Donkey Kong (and Donkey Kong Jr.), Mario Bros., and all those other token eating gadgets where we wasted spent most of our youth learning valuable skills for later on in life? (or at least thats what I told my dad)

Where can you buy those things now?

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This one’s for you Manu

Was it four or five years ago now? I was watching the Argentinian team in the World Basketball Championships, and this particular spitfire caught my eye in an otherwise boring game. He was wiry, around 6″4 or so, had long curly hair like the European soccer stars, and was an absolute whirlwind on the court.

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Doom – the best video game to movie adaptation ever?

Who would’ve thought that a movie starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson would have any impact at all. In fact, we only ended up watching it because for some odd reason, The Corpse Bride was unceremoniously pulled out mid-week, and we were left with either watching the 40 Year Old Virgin twice, which I didn’t mind because it was completely hilarious, or Dubai twice, which I would’ve minded as it would have numbed me of all feeling.

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