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Inside The Worst Videogame Arcade In The World?

Posted by simoniker on from the ever dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Arcades may be a dying breed, so it's a good thing the crusty hotels around the world haven't put the axe to their old game rooms. An article at X-Entertainment provides a lighthearted review of one of the worst hotel arcades out there, featuring broken video games and enough stains to make every joystick in the place off limits."

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  1. Not the worst by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    I seen worse, lots worse. Good places to look are small time airports in the back rooms near the gates. Dang.

  2. I agree by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is nothing. At least the game machines had the correct sidepanels and banner titles, and no one was currently having *sex* on them...

    Bad memories...

  3. [off-topic] Speaking of worst games ever... by empaler · · Score: 3, Interesting

    When I saw the headline, I remembered the worst FPS I've ever tried; In Pursuit of Greed - the color scheme and 3D engine somehow worked together to create a nauseating experience. I actually had to stop playing the demo because I got physically ill from looking at it!

    1. Re:[off-topic] Speaking of worst games ever... by cgenman · · Score: 5, Interesting

      What, you don't remember the infamous Chex Quest? It used the Doom engine, but really looked like something Wolfenstein would be ashamed of. It even had two sequels.

      I guess it is weird enough to escape a "worst of all time" label. But it should garner a "best of so-bad-it's-good." Sometimes you can find them online.

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      The ______ Agenda
  4. Ouch...the bandwidth costs... by Gothic_Walrus · · Score: 4, Funny
    Off-topic, but indulge me...

    Now I feel very bad for Matt, the site's owner. The site is already popular enough...but now the link for this article has made its way to Fark (as much of his work does) and to Slashdot.

    Poor Matt...say goodbye to your house. You'll be living in a cardboard box from now on... :)

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    Goo goo g'joob.
    1. Re:Ouch...the bandwidth costs... by simoniker · · Score: 3, Informative

      We perhaps still need some way to signify this, but fortunately for Matt, this isn't a mainpage Slashdotting, but a games-sectional Slashdotting, which is more like a breakfast kipper to the face than a large fish slapping you into a canal, if you get my Python-esque drift.

      Or unfortunately, if he wanted the traffic, I guess. YMMV :)

  5. Touchmaster 5000 by hiroshi912681 · · Score: 3, Informative

    I've seen a lot of these games... I do believe it is the "Touch Master 5000" (possibly the 3000?) from Midway. It has a variety of games built into it. One of the best games on it is Quiz Wiz. Well worth the 25c. And if you get the top score, you get a free game. You'll find card games like solitaire, word games, chess, checkers, and weird mini-games...

    I don't believe it's emulated... which is a shame, there aren't enough cool quiz games in English to play

  6. This ain't nothin' by mrpuffypants · · Score: 4, Funny

    My parents are both postal workers. One day I was vititing them and noticed that they had some arcade machines in the break room. One was a shooting game. The poor trigger had been worn down to a nub from all the people playing constantly, shooting villans and innocents on the game.

    nah. That's not totally true but it would have been hilarious if it was.