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The reports of arcade's death are greatly exaggerated. Sure, the arcade industry is far from its heyday of the 80's, but it is actually experiencing a bit of a revival. And it's all thanks to geeks!
Kyle Orland of Ars Technica clues us in on the stealth rebirth of the American arcade:
"I guarantee you're going to see at least two or three [arcades] in every city in this country within the next 10 to 15 years," said Chris Laporte, founder of Las Vegas arcade Insert Coin(s), which recently announced an expansion to a second location in downtown Minneapolis. "That's because the geeks have inherited the earth. People who grew up on this stuff have now grown up, but they're not really grown-ups, you know what I mean?"
There were cup holders on every machine so you could use both hands to play the machines, and there were couches you could rent with your choice of video game console and game to play on a big TV with your friends.
I definitely recommend it to anyone going to Vegas.
It saddened me when I realized arcades were a thing of the past, and it fills me with joy to imagine that future generations might have a chance to enjoy them.