The most TERRIBLE arcade games that time forgot
Right in the middle of nowhere New Hampshire, there’s an arcade with over 250 classic video game cabinets called Funspot. And if you’ve ever seen the movie “The King of Kong”, you know that this is where the greats gather to show off their sweet gaming skills and woo the lades one quarter at a time.
And good googly moogly do they have everything. Pac Man, Galaga, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Donkey Kong 2 and 3, fake Donkey Kong, even a rip-off version of Donkey Kong called “Crazy Kong” that was only available in Japan because of copyright laws.
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These are games that went on to make millions thanks to multiple game sequels, movie franchises, lunchboxes, and ironic Hot Topic shirts.
But let’s not talk about any of those.
Let’s talk about the ones that were so ill-conceived, that they seem like an acid trip come to life.
FRISKY TOM
Judging by the marquis, this is a game about a mouse, a blonde in a bathtub, and a horny dude in a red hat carrying some sort of banana shaped metal apparatus.
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CLOAK AND DAGGER
Ever dreamt of being a digital version of Dabney Coleman? Who hasn’t! Then try the video game version of the 1984 movie that nobody saw, Cloak and Dagger.
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Speaking of hit movies, Krull anyone?
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SNACKS ’N JACKSON
A damn nightmare. A clown with a levitating head and a knife tries to eat anything in his path. Including your soul.
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DEATH RACE
Look at the bad-ass art on the marquis! Is that two gnarly skeletons in menacing hoodies ripping ass through a graveyard on two sweet juiced up hot rods??? You bet your Megadeth albums it is!!!
The game itself? Snake on a Nokia.
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FIRE TRUCK
Look at this game. It sucks.
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Listen, they can’t all be Q-Bert or 720, and the bright side is that since no one really knows how to play any of the above games, YOU could be the one to set the high score and find yourself among the greats on the Funspot Wall of Fame.
Boston's Speakeasies: five hidden bars and restaurants where passwords might be required
It’s Saturday night, you’re out with a group of your friends, and someone says, ‘This guy playing Wonderwall on his acoustic for the 30th time is putting my knickers in a twist. Let’s bail and find somewhere that’s NOT this.’
BOSTON, MA – OCTOBER 17: Atmosphere at the Forbes 30 Under 30 Dinner Presented By The American Express Platinum Collective at Tiger Mama Restaurant on October 17, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images for American Express)
And that’s when it hits you that YOU could be the hero of the evening because you know of a place that is so cool it doesn’t even have a sign out front. Hell, it may even be hidden behind a dumpster. A speakeasy. A hidden spot that only YOU know about. Like an ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ party without a randy Sydney Pollack, no ‘Fidelio’ needed!
Here are five hidden bars and restaurants around Boston. Hopefully, they won’t be mad at me for blowing up their spot.
OFFSUIT
Literally located behind a dumpster. You’ll know you’re at 5 Utica Street when you go down an alleyway in the Financial District that makes you think you’re most likely gonna get jumped. Instead, when you find the black door, don’t knock, just call the tiny phone number near the handle. You’ll be led into a dimly lit 20-seat bar with not only one of the best bartenders in town but also shockingly good small plates (the shishitos are the bee’s knees). But beware, of the last three times I went, only once were they not at capacity. I’m assuming you could always wait in the dumpster.
BOGIE’S PLACE
JM Curley is one of the best bars in the city, and in the back of its location at 21 Temple Place downtown, is one of the best steakhouses in town. Walk all the way to the rear of JM, and behind the curtain next to the sign that says ‘ADULTS ONLY,’ is Bogie’s Place – a 20-seat prohibition throwback with a small bar in the corner where the food is excellent. Try the Bone Marrow. Oh, and as a bonus tip, head next door to…
