Arcade Appreciation Post

[Dynaknights]

I decided to go on a little adventure to a local retro arcade after work today (because I need to get out of my house more...), which got me thinking: do other people still like arcades, or did I just reread Ernest Cline's Ready Player One too many times as a tween? I tend to hear about arcades in the same breath as liminal spaces, but do people still go to them?

So, what are your favorite (and/or weird) memories? Favorite games, food, prize (if your arcades have/had those), etc. Places with arcade machines (I typically see them housed at bowling alleys) also count. :)