Good Time Emporium Is Actually Closing This Time

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

(I say assuming that Long Island is pretty much the same as NJ in that regard, since you are basically New Jersey with an accent and complete lack of highway infrastructure).

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Truth. However, NJ has slightly lower gas prices.

I'm shocked that people actually know about this place. I live about two minutes from Somerville. Decent place, too many thugs though.

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

if you live in the northeast where we have real pizza why would anyone eat there?

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Colon cleansing.

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Originally Posted by Dolemite

Chao is right- the world IS getting boring. Everything is mainstream, everything is mass-market, everything is chain stores. When driving around nowadays you just know you'll never stumble across some interesting little store or whatever tucked away in some dark little nook that you never knew about. Everything is Best Buy and Super Stop and Shop and TGI Fridays now.

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This is so truth. When did everything have to be a chain? Even the smaller chains were nice but they either got obliterated or absorbed.

One facet of my youth was the mom & pop video rental store. It was great having a few of them around because they all had different selections of games to rent (depending on what distributor they used). Then Blockbuster came and wiped them all out with a vengenance.

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Nerds,

I'm way more awesome than those dark, smelly dens of child molestation you guys call arcades. So let's rock out, and when do you leave the house, try to pretend not to be a loser for a few hours.

Sincerely,

Xbox Live

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OMG I was there. Dave's right.

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Originally Posted by Dolemite

When driving around nowadays you just know you'll never stumble across some interesting little store or whatever tucked away in some dark little nook that you never knew about.

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Come to Baltimore. Not downtown.

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Originally Posted by portnoyd

One facet of my youth was the mom & pop video rental store. It was great having a few of them around because they all had different selections of games to rent (depending on what distributor they used). Then Blockbuster came and wiped them all out with a vengenance.

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I had one up the corner from me that managed to survive for a while based on porno rentals alone. But even that ended up not being enough.

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Originally Posted by Josh

Come to Baltimore.

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I was talking to Destin at the NYC get-together about maybe setting up another MD get-together. If it happens, I'd totally do it.

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Originally Posted by ChaoofNee

My childhood favorite Pizza Hut? Closed without reason, demoed, and turned into a bank. Toys 'R Us? Now a DSW Shoes OH MAN I LOVE SHOES.

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hahahahaha. i was taking you seriously until i read more closely. absolute little gem there.

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Originally Posted by YALLERDAWG

Shit! We had a mall growing up that had two arcades in it too! One of 'em had 6-player X-Men!

Man!

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Oh, wait, here we go. I forgot the biggest offender. The Nathan's in Levittown. MY Nathan's. 25¢ PIU, DDR 3rd Mix (SSR L-L-L-R-R-R-L-R), 6-player X-Mans, Point Blank 2, VF3, TONS of pinball, awful hot dogs... demoed and now a wine store or some shit. Hooray.

yeah, because i can't believe a fucking disgusting nathan's would close.