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by smprather 686 days ago
I clicked link expecting the likes of Defender and Joust. Nope.
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I too was hoping for something about the 25-cents-per-play video arcades, I was partial to Xevious and Gravitar. (Which are still available in one form or another, either on PC or Playstation). Except, I was already not a kid at the time, late 1970s to mid 1980s peak game arcade experience. Maybe the title should include "games their grandparents love".
I think your expectations of how long generations are, are a little off...
Lots of GenXers still have small children. Not everyone has kids in their twenties.
I was born in 1980; I have 4 kids ranging from 11-17 and played Joust as a kid.
My kid wanted to try my Robotron 2084 standup in the basement. He first got confused by the lack of continues, then just gave up because he was playing for free.
There's a local retro video arcade frequented by all ages and the older patrons dominate the high score tables :)