| I used to be an arcade nut. I spent most of my time | | | | during my time. Most kid's these days are investing in |
| in the local video games hot spots to play the latest | | | | video games system of their own. Systems like |
| fighting, shooting, and racing games. I would also | | | | Game Cube, Playstation 2, and Xbox are very |
| frequent the video game stores at the mall with my | | | | popular. Why would kids go to local arcades and to |
| friends. We would compete against each other in | | | | spend their money on video games, when they can |
| popular arcade games like Street Fighter II and Mortal | | | | simply receive a system of their own during their |
| Kombat. Video games were a teenager's favorite | | | | birthday or at Christmas? Modern personal video |
| pastime back in the early 90's. I must have spent a | | | | games are not very expensive and most kids can |
| fortune in quarters in those video games machine. | | | | own portable versions like the Gameboy Advance Sp. |
| It's almost the same when I would tell customers | | | | The advancement in gaming makes personal video |
| how much they had spent on video rentals so far. I | | | | games more fun and exciting. |
| always find this quite amusing. The customers' first | | | | Video games during my childhood and teenage years |
| reaction would usually be a wince; then they would | | | | seem prehistoric when compared to contemporary |
| snicker at the ridiculousness of it all, but finally most | | | | video games systems. The first system I owned |
| of them went home ticked off. I think some of them | | | | when I was in elementary school was an Atari. Then |
| wanted to have their money back. That's just the | | | | later down the road, video games systems evolved |
| way people are. What they don't know won't hurt | | | | into Nintendo. These games are obsolete in |
| them. Well, most of the time anyway. Nevertheless, | | | | comparison to modern systems, but they represent |
| when it comes to arcade and video games systems, | | | | the evolution of video games into their present |
| millions of people were hooked long ago. The only | | | | status. This evolution will only continue and you can |
| significance nowadays is that modern video games | | | | expect more exciting developments to video games |
| systems for homes have become more advanced | | | | systems. Hop online and discover the latest games, |
| and sophisticated. | | | | models, and accessories. |
| Arcades nowadays are not as popular as it was | | | | |