Now then, for those of you who don’t know, on top of being a big video game nerd, a book nerd, and pretty much obsessed with old cartoons and toys of my youth, I am also a pretty avid wrestling fan. Right by the other set of doors, however, sat an arcade cabinet of today’s Turn to Channel 3 topic, “ WWF WrestleFest.” I can still remember eating lunch there with my grandmother, who was a frequent shopper in that store. You could get birds, fish, and toys, especially those invisible ink activity books that I loved, and of course there was the restaurant inside, which for my money had the best hot dogs, grilled cheese, French fries, and chocolate milkshakes in town. You could get video games, electronics, and music as soon as you walked in the one set of doors on the left. Gerrity’s Supermarket now sits where this amazing childhood memory used to be. For when I was but a young lad, there was a wonderful department store in the Keyser Oak Shopping Center in North Scranton known affectionately as Woolworth’s. For those of you who won’t, I am saddened by the fact you were not around to experience what we did.

For those of you who do remember, I applaud your vast memory. These are the types of things that form great communities of like-minded people – people who seek out those memories and those feelings that only video games can bring us. Maybe you remember what snack food you used to eat when you played the game, or even what arcade or store you’d play the game in, and chances are when you remember those things and that game, it puts a satisfying smile on your face you wish you could have again.

While there are certainly a lot of practical reasons for someone to like a certain video game or, in this case, an arcade game – everything from the graphics to the music, or even the gameplay – I feel what is often overlooked are the memories you have when you stop to think about a game. Decrease Font Size Increase Font Size Text Size Print This Page Send by Email

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