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Save the arcades! [short news blog]
Mentok the Mindtaker \| 9:59 AM on 08.12.2009	2 comments

From Kotaku:

Stride Gum, makers of those commercials that seem to follow me everywhere, is offering $25,000 to an arcade on the verge of closing after already shelling out $10,000 to save the Philadelphia-based Challenge Arcade last week.

The company has selected four independent arcades eligible for the prize money and left the result up to a competition. All you have to do is visit their Save The Arcades site and play Zapataur, "the most highly anticipated game in the history of time for arcade gaming enthusiasts." Then you'll be asked to allocate points to one of four arcades and the one with the most points by October 6 wins the money.

Here are the four arcades up for a Stride Gum bailout:

* Arcade UFO in Austin, Texas � A unique blend of classic arcade games and rare Japanese titles
* Game Galaxy in Nashville, Tennessee � Proud owners of the most coin-operated pinball machines in Tennessee
* Starbase Arcade in San Rafael, CA � Marin County's first video arcade, operating for more than 25 years
* Star Worlds Arcade in DeKalb, IL � A "living time capsule of video games," operating for nearly 25 years

Now I don't know about you guys but i think this is freakin' awesome! I would have really liked it if my arcade, Planet Zero, was on the list but Arcade UFO is a good one too! Be sure to check out the site and play the game!

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2 comments | showing # 1 to 2

Rifter01

As of now, it looks like Arcade UFO has the most points (17+ million) so far. This is a pretty cool idea!

TurboKill

87k of those points were me =/

I was gonna get 100k but then I got distracted [sob]

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about me

Name: Sean

Age: 23

Sex: Yes, please

Systems (And reasons for owning them):
PS3 (MGS4, FF13 and Versus, White Knight Story, Valkyria Chronicles, Demon Souls as well as other exclusives and Blu-Ray)
PS2 (Imported Jap titles, Final Fantasy X-2)
(on my 4th)PSP Slim (DISSIDIA!, FFVII:CC, MP3 and Video playback, and retro gaming)
Wii (Zelda, Mario, Metroid, Resident Evil Remakes, Muramasa)
DS Lite (World Ends With You, FF remakes, Pokemon)
360 (Lost Oddesy)
N64 (Tactics Ogre, 007, PerfectDark and Turok)
DreamCast (Shmups, Shenmue, Grandia 2, Skys of Arcadia and Rival Schools)
SNES (FF6, NBA Jam, Star Fox, and Jurassic Park)
and a Sega Master System (After Burner)(Also, recently stolen ;_;)

Games That I LOVE:

Pretty much anything with the words 'Final Fantasy' in it
Metal Gear
Zelda
Resident Evil
Perfect Dark(Holy balls! I can't believe this is coming to XBLA!!!)
Soul Calibur
Unreal Tournament
Guilty Gear
Legend of Dragoon(I would easily kill innocent newborn babies for a remake/sequel to this series; and to think i actually DESPISED this game when it first came out)
Legend of Legaia
Metroid
Okami
Pokemon (One of the most addictive RPG's EVER!)
Front Mission 3-5 (Long live FM: Online)
007 GoldenEye
Turok
Rival Schools (Project Justice)
NBA Jam TE
NFL Blitz (NOT the league)
Star Fox (SNES and N64)
Armored Core: for Answer

Games I am playing:

PS3:
Eternal Sonata
Folklore

PS2:
Nothing

Wii:
Nothing

PSP:
Final Fantasy 2
Final Fantasy 7

DS:
SMT: Devil Survivor

360:
Nothing

PC:
Mirror's Edge

DC:
Skies of Fucking Arcadia
Grandia 2

Favorite TV Series/Movies:
House
Anything kung-fu/samurai related
Burn Notice
Star Wars