{"id":2294,"date":"2012-05-10T11:06:49","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T15:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pixel-shredder.com\/blog\/?p=2294"},"modified":"2012-05-10T19:31:49","modified_gmt":"2012-05-10T23:31:49","slug":"what-arcades-looked-like-before-video-games-arcadeskotaku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixel-shredder.com\/blog\/what-arcades-looked-like-before-video-games-arcadeskotaku\/","title":{"rendered":"Before Video Games, There Was Pinball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve always wanted to check out one of these places, and see how my great-grandparents disposed of their spare change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Arcades Looked Like Before Video Games [Arcades]Kotaku<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;padding-right:10px\">\n<div><a title=\"Click here to read What Arcades Looked Like Before Video Games\" href=\"http:\/\/kotaku.com\/5909114\/what-arcades-looked-like-before-video-games\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-color:#b3b3b3;border-width:0 1px 1px;border-style:none solid solid\" height=\"120\" width=\"190\" title=\"Click here to read What Arcades Looked Like Before Video Games\" alt=\"Click here to read What Arcades Looked Like Before Video Games\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.gawkerassets.com\/img\/17m5ly7a1ejnnjpg\/original.jpg?resize=190%2C120\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> The word &#8220;arcade&#8221; 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