tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732842451759112088.post8167643906842813249..comments2009-05-03T07:34:59.622-07:00RyanDGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840514936905430335noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732842451759112088.post-46107279506305255352009-05-03T07:34:59.622-07:002009-05-03T07:34:59.622-07:00Yeah, I absolutely agree. Especially since a lot of the games are becoming a lot more difficult to maintain. It's already happening with a lot of the games that took advantage of Vector monitors. Most people probably scoff at the idea of arcade games as an investment, but as the consoles are becoming more and more complex, there is definitely a desire to return to some of the old school sentimentality that really drove the arcade business in the early-to-late 80's.<br /><br />Great comment though. Thanks for checking out the site.RyanDGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840514936905430335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732842451759112088.post-43930840046025518932009-05-03T07:27:35.221-07:002009-05-03T07:27:35.221-07:00Great, I found a place to rant! ...<br /><br />I&#39;ve been looking over many of the old arcade machines from the past and can&#39;t get over how beautiful they are. From the game graphics to the cabinet design, the originals are like going back into a time machine to my childhood. One of the few things in life that was 100% devoted to fun... at only 25 cents a pop.<br /><br />Mark my words... someday soon those old arcade games are going to be worth some serious $$$. Every time I see my dad, he tells me about all of the &#39;57 Chevys &amp; &#39;59 Cadillacs that he could pick up for $50 a piece ... &quot;back in the day&quot;. Then the day came when everyone turned around and they had all been turned into scrap or were sitting in private collections.<br /><br />Just like everything else, playstation, xbox, etc. get thrown to the waste side for the newest console as soon at the flashy graphics wear off. It is a fact... Pacman, Astroids, Space Invaders, Frogger, etc. are forever. Games like that were about 98% gameplay... which is why they still can&#39;t be toped to this day.<br /><br />If you look on eBay now in 2009, you can find most of the old classics for around $500 (about the equivalent to $50 in 1969). Well just like the arcade scene in the 80&#39;s, nothing lasts forever...<br /><br />(&lt;.............................Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com