I’m a Gen X baby. On weekends I’d leave the house in the morning to hang out with friends and came home when the streetlights came on.
We rode our bikes for miles exploring places we were told to stay away from. Or we would let our geek flag fly hanging out at the local mall and the arcades.
That’s right, before the original Atari 2600 home gaming system became popular, most of us were hanging out at malls. They had massive arcades inside them.
These were the days when games like Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Galaga, Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat, Frogger, Super Mario Brothers, Space Invaders and others ruled the school…