Something tells me that a few pinball machines and Asteroids and Space Invaders machines would've made a ton of cash! OK maybe it's set earlier than the vids came out, but pinball for sure.
shareI miss arcades.
shareDon't Bogart that joint my friend, Everybody must get stoned Puff the Magic Dragon Let you know Jackie papers I get high with a little help from my friends We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee We don't Take our trips on LSD
shareWell, they needed *something*, for sure. That town was in the middle of flippin' nowhere! There was absolutely nothing to do. What did the adults expect would happen?
shareI grew up in a small town and when we got bored - we’d build tree forts, ride motorcycles, find an open lot to play football or baseball in. Go for bike rides or play board games or video games. I get teen angst but these kids had no imagination
shareSomebody, DEFINITELY could have gotten rich with a good arcade... but I don't think it would have changed the outcome for New Granada. I grew up in a very similar suburb in the exact time as this movie was depicted... And we DID have an arcade. We were just as big a punks as these kids
sharewestal_sage says > Something tells me that a few pinball machines and Asteroids and Space Invaders machines would've made a ton of cash! OK maybe it's set earlier than the vids came out, but pinball for sure.Boredom is a terrible thing. I will agree with that. However, people, including teens, managed to survive for generations before there were arcades, pinball machines, and video games. There are other things to do even in the most boring town.
Don't think it would have helped. It would have been another hangout targeted by the police and parents as a haven for drugs, alcohol, smoking, etc... Unless they dressed and behaved like good little angels, these kids were always viewed as being guilty of something.
sharethen they'd have to get jobs for money
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