[donretag]

I occasionally play Dragon's Lair when I am at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. Thanks to the wonders of inflation and my status of being a wage-earning adult, the frustration of "lasting for about 2 minutes before losing all five lives" is no longer a concern. Another quarter? Why not. Still, it is unbelievably frustrating.

I miss arcades.

[ekianjo]

If you miss arcades you should visit Japan (especially Tokyo) there are still a few living arcade with very decent collections. But you better hurry, every year one of the old ones ends up shutting down, I'm not sure how many will be left 5 years down the road...

[thaumasiotes]

It's possible to rent the entire area and have all the machines set to free play (that was how I first encountered Dragon's Lair; I believe it was a school social event). Probably expensive, though.

[harleypig]

I don't know how widespread these are, but you could try looking for something like a Nicklecade. Old school arcades, all or most games for a nickel.