Upstream | July 06, 2009 | 9 comments

The sounds of classic arcades

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Arcades were prevalent in the 80s and early 90s but due to economic conditions and the rise of gaming consoles in the home they’ve died a slow death. Some still linger in shopping malls but they’re not what they used to be. The folks at Coin-Op Video Games recorded the audio from their arcade experiences between 1982 and 1988 in a variety of locations from Ithaca, NY, to Key West, FL, and have posted this ambient arcade audio online.
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9 comments // The sounds of classic arcades

  • JClem
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      JClem  

    • The only people i can really see buying this are music producers who want to sample the effects for tunes.

      Even then its $25 for 192 mp3's. Meh.

    • 3 years ago
  • osixo6
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      osixo6  

    • it was all recorded on a handheld tape recorder and the tapes sat around for 20 years before being "digitized", then this asshole charges you $15 dollars or $25 internationally... can you even hear anything? is it just kids screaming and faint beeps and whistles? I hereby offer my services to record your favorite arcade games' sounds and I will only charge you for the blank cd I put it on and maybe the first class stamp; so like $1.75 probably even cheaper. Do it!

    • 3 years ago
  • unclecharlie
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      unclecharlie  

    • google Midway Park, outside of Jamestown NY (I believe in maple springs) and you will see a genuine amusement park of old- the arcade games there date back to the 1950's- they are the same games they had there 30 years ago. I especially like the "Fortune Teller" a mannequin of a fortune teller that gives you your fortune for 50 cents or so.....I'll never get too old to go to Midway!!

    • 3 years ago
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