{"id":1429,"date":"2024-04-17T10:08:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T01:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=1429"},"modified":"2024-06-19T17:39:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T08:39:54","slug":"moar-80s-game-arcade-memes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2024\/04\/17\/moar-80s-game-arcade-memes\/","title":{"rendered":"MOAR &#8217;80s game arcade memes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69eca6dbec849&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"511\" height=\"500\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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My first go-to game was Atari&#8217;s Star Wars sit-down cabinet! If someone was there already, I&#8217;d go to Atari\/Namco&#8217;s Pole Position II sit-down cabinet. I have so many great memories of that arcade. Valley West Mall died, was reborn as Manistee Town Center and died again. 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