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April 2, 2004
Arcadia
Yesterday the .NET CLR Test Team (that includes me), took the afternoon off for a morale event at Illusionz, an arcade about twenty minutes outside of Redmond. I played some lame racing and shooting games, avoided DDR like the plague, and had a good time.
I found it interesting how the arcade industry is adapting to the popularity of home console systems: they're making games that you can't get for your console. For example, I played a boxing game, where you put on these special gloves and the game would track your movement, so you could duck or dodge your virtual opponent. Very cool. They also had a slew of musical games, equipped with keyboards, drums and electric guitars. Of course, all the games are Japanese, and yes, I've already seen a lot of them four years ago, but I was still impressed.
For the nostalgic folk, there was a wall lined with early-80s games, like Ms Pac Man, Tron, Centipede, Donkey Kong, Joust, and my personal favorite, Arkanoid. Good to know the classics can still bring the kids in.
Comments
Hey is the finger you hurt playing the dancing game feeling better?
Posted by: Teresa at April 2, 2004 8:21 AM
"dancing game"
Posted by: pete at April 2, 2004 11:48 AM
"finger"
Posted by: pete at April 2, 2004 11:49 AM
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Posted by: ian at April 2, 2004 5:37 PM