Up on the Marquee..

I was a child born into the mid half of the 80's. So my experience with arcades at the time was not as great as others who grew up before me. I was roughly seven when I encountered my first arcade machine. It was in a mall next to where my mom worked, Zehrs.

It was called the North Maple Mall Arcade and let me tell you, that game changed my life. That game was Double Dragon.

My first brush with arcade marquee's. What a doozy.

Other great titles that were there at the time included: Asteroids, Robocop, Guerrilla War, Ninja Gaiden, Turbo, Golden Axe and a few others. But those where the main ones of my childhood. I envy all of you who grew up in the heyday of the arcade boom. Those that felt the rush of Ms. Pacman whizzing by ghosts, furious games of two player Karate Champ, and the thrill of gaining that extra fighter ship in Galaga.

So I would like to show you some of my near and dear favourite arcade marquee's. Enjoy!

 I love the choice of colours. Very simple and effective.

 So far-fetched, yet, so cool. 

 I really enjoy most of Sega's arcade art from the 80's.

 Data East was no slouch either!

 Probably Nintendo's most well know marquee

 I get a 60's TV crime show vibe..

 Love the sci-fi look of this piece

 Delorean?

 Need I say more? Funny, I like the white grid in the background. ^>^

 A brilliant piece of lettering

Once again I know I'm missing out on some all-time classic ones. But I thought I would pay homage to some of the lesser known/forgotten ones (except for Donkey Kong, natch) Hey, notice the guy in Spy Hunter kinda looks like Val Kilmer? Ha, ha, ha! Anywho, the bleeps and boops as well as the bright glow of the screens in a darken room will always stay with me. While I wasn't around at its peak, I will always remember being a wide-eyed kid standing on my tip-toes to see some of the world's finest games. The arcades will never die, but will live on in our memories. ^>^