Arcade Berg aka. "Learning Game Design with Arcade Berg"

The Arcade Experience

I could go on and on with crappy puns and how this post could be about a steamy night spent with me but this post is actually about arcade games in Skövde, Sweden.

It's a quite sad story actually. The other night me and a friend went to rent a movie. It's the first time in many, many years I've actually rented a physical movie. You know, the kind that's stored on a disc. Apparently, they still exist.

Once down in the basement area where "Funtime" had their movies, I saw a room with a sign that said "Spelrum" (Meaning "Game Room") and I was filled with joy! Oh boy, arcade games I thought! I gotta play!

But see, this is Sweden, a mid-sized city in Sweden at that and this is the 21th century. It's not a good combination. The amazing game room was a room with 3 games, of which one was broken and two pinball tables. That's it...

But still, they had a 2 player SEGA Rally cabinet so we had a go and I lost but man, every time I play arcade games I can't help but think how much more fun I get out the same game I could easily have played at home.

It's too bad it's pretty much impossible to find games in Sweden.

Yup, that's a Swedish excuse for an Arcade Hall.