/vr/ - Retro Games

So I was a lad in the 80s, and an adolescent in the 90s. And an arcade freak.
>80s
I was kind of young so I don't remember everything. But this was more of the late 80s. Not the booming PacMan years. Though you could still find a few games in a pizza shop, or a decent amount in the bowling alley. The stand alone arcades were drab, and dark. Granted I lived in a shit town. But it was rather seedy. Our arcade had about 13-14 games in it. I specifically remember Crystal Castles,Shinobi,Star Wars, Mighty Bomb Jack, and staple games like Pac Man, and Galaga among many more. The front of the store acted as a candy shop. There would be mostly kids in there, and some weirdos too. This is in stark contrast to the 90s.
>90's
There was another boom period mainly due so Street Fighter 2. Anyone who was around at the time knows whats up. That game was fucking everywhere. Arcades,pizza shops,markets, even random deli's would have a machine in there. I also noticed the arcades opening up more. The games were multiplayer, and the arcades themselves actually used bright lighting as opposed to that drab shit. They also had "game" sections. I'm just guessing for every ones little sisters. Cause that what mine did. Ball pits, whack a mole, skee ball and the like. The big arcade had about 4 Street Fighter games. With lines going out the door. Once Mortal Kombat came out these places were absolutley packed to the rafters. Most kids were playing these games for bragging rights. Alot of shit talking, but nothing too serious. You'd even make friends waiting on line to play, or randomly playing another game. I remember bumping into some other wrestlefag while playing Wrestlefest. We were best friends that day. (remember those?)The fad died down eventually but I remember there being remnants of arcades into the early 00's. 04 being my last memory of seeing one.