tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post8710556523232901156..comments2024-03-08T03:21:10.018-06:00Comments on SECRET FUN BLOG: VID KID MEMORIESKirk D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05700097965524197825noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post-43338688559175247802011-12-18T05:16:47.597-06:002011-12-18T05:16:47.597-06:00Thanks Super-Duper Toybox! Glad you enjoyed it, I...Thanks Super-Duper Toybox! Glad you enjoyed it, I wish I still had those shoe laces.Kirk D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05700097965524197825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post-76157783458596540792011-12-18T00:04:50.830-06:002011-12-18T00:04:50.830-06:00GREAT post! Brought back a lot of familiar memorie...GREAT post! Brought back a lot of familiar memories :) the self portrait with PacMan gear is greatness- love the closeup of PacMan shoe laces, LOL! You were forming your own identity, relating it to pop culture, and immortalizing it at a very young age, and that's interesting-Super-Duper ToyBoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08858607320711118146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post-85169693214138398962011-05-15T23:06:00.078-05:002011-05-15T23:06:00.078-05:00Robert- Ha, I had to have that exact conversation ...Robert- Ha, I had to have that exact conversation with my parents about Satan's Hollow. Funny how they were never quite comfortable with it, but backed off because the defense was air tight. Thanks for sharing!Kirk D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05700097965524197825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post-21339488750542207492011-05-15T15:26:34.829-05:002011-05-15T15:26:34.829-05:00Great to see a site with others who enjoyed the ol...Great to see a site with others who enjoyed the old days of the arcade games. When I was in high school I hung around at the Land of Oz arcade at the Prien Lake Mall in Lake Charles, LA. I ended up going to work there in my late teens and early twenties while in college. I was mainly a pinball machine fan although some of the video games like Frogger, Pac Man, Ms. Pac Man and the previously mentioned Satan's Hollow really caught my fancy too. In fact I ended up buying the Satan's Hollow game. I was still living at home and my mom complained because she said the huge console would mess up the wood floors and also she wasn't too fond of the name of the game either...SATAN'S Hollow!! I told her it wasn't any kind of weird devil worshiping thing, the point of the game was to kill the devils...LOL. I ended up selling the thing to a friend of mine a few years later. But I have to admit, I sure do miss those fun days of the early '80s.Robert Waynenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post-20145870381253987282008-03-05T10:20:00.000-06:002008-03-05T10:20:00.000-06:00Todd- I had no idea there was a cool retro arcade ...Todd- I had no idea there was a cool retro arcade in Springfield. That could be worth a day trip.<BR/>I found their web site...<BR/>http://www.1984arcade.com<BR/>looks great. And five bucks for all you can play! cool.<BR/><BR/>vintage reader- I didn't realize you were referencing true events from your life. Truly impressive!<BR/><BR/>cdp- no, you are beautiful.<BR/><BR/>brett- ha, cool idea. I'll check it out.<BR/><BR/>hez- thanks! I'll tell my mom you said so.<BR/><BR/>karswell- I know what you mean, school was rough on gamers. I used to love those Donkey Kong and Pac-Man trading cards where you could play a game by rubbing off dots. Sometimes I saved those for class.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Aaron! That album was by Buckner & Garcia, and I wanted it sooo bad when I was a kid, but I didn't get it until the mp3 age. Here's a link to their web site...<BR/>http://www.bucknergarcia.com/Kirk D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05700097965524197825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post-22415707236612890422008-03-05T00:22:00.000-06:002008-03-05T00:22:00.000-06:00Did you have the pac man fever audio cassette? I c...Did you have the pac man fever audio cassette? I cant remember the name but it had all sorts of game based them songs on it.<BR/><BR/>I am envious of your photos and drawings.<BR/><BR/>I with i had my old ones .<BR/>p.s. nice pajamas!! haGoGohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02292769833094160416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post-55512814763885887632008-02-26T20:13:00.000-06:002008-02-26T20:13:00.000-06:00I used to draw the game screens on paper too and p...I used to draw the game screens on paper too and pretend like I was playing them, especially during the day at school when the craving was getting to be too much and I needed a game fix... this was the only thing that would settle me down. I still have a Donkey Kong drawing I would love to scan in and email to you.Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post-55123445135214187332008-02-26T19:52:00.000-06:002008-02-26T19:52:00.000-06:00That is possibly the coolest cake I have ever seen...That is possibly the coolest cake I have ever seen.<BR/><BR/>So awesome.Hezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04737469613000991863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post-52607328517533348532008-02-26T01:07:00.000-06:002008-02-26T01:07:00.000-06:00Oh man! You totally could be a character in...ATA...Oh man! You totally could be a character in...<BR/><BR/>ATARI XMAS!<BR/><BR/>The screenplay I'm working on right now. You can check it out in my blog:<BR/><BR/>http://littlescripts.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>go to the archives and start with ATARI XMAS (1) and work your way up...<BR/><BR/>-BrettBrett Neveuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885958497864244479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post-61762030220456660942008-02-25T14:08:00.000-06:002008-02-25T14:08:00.000-06:00This is beautiful.This is beautiful.The CDP.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10960324885155236386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post-63452403460627205072008-02-24T06:07:00.000-06:002008-02-24T06:07:00.000-06:00@Todd: There's a retro arcade in Springfield? That...@Todd: There's a retro arcade in Springfield? That would be worth the drive from Tulsa!!!<BR/><BR/>@Kirk: It was especially major for a girl, since most girls back then didn't play video games. I love it that my teenage nieces not only like to play video games, but are also REALLY good at them. And they're not even geeky girls, like I was. :-) Maybe I'll have to take them to Springfield to play retro games.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post-29695047124727953122008-02-23T19:41:00.000-06:002008-02-23T19:41:00.000-06:00If I had grown up in Siloam Springs instead of Nor...If I had grown up in Siloam Springs instead of North Little Rock, we would have *so* been friends. :-)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the blog, Kirk. This is great stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post-55584720729362506912008-02-22T22:27:00.000-06:002008-02-22T22:27:00.000-06:00First, this week has been a lot of fun reading you...First, this week has been a lot of fun reading your video game memories! Something must be in the air as I’ve gotten into a big arcade kick lately. Two weeks ago I visited the very cool retro arcade called 1984 in Springfield, MO and that probably started the kick. <BR/><BR/>Second, I’m amazed that you went to a Land of Oz Arcade as that was one of my favorite arcades back in the day and I didn’t know that it was a chain. The one that I haunted was located in the Capital Mall in Jefferson City, MO and this one was just as you described it. I’ve been trying to find a photo of it for years with no luck. <BR/><BR/>I think you might’ve inspired a string of video game posts sometime in the near future on my blog. Love all the photos and your kid drawings!!Todd Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16400377734350011046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post-7766320164647481042008-02-22T11:56:00.000-06:002008-02-22T11:56:00.000-06:00I wish the shirt had come from one of such fine es...I wish the shirt had come from one of such fine establishments. Unfortunately it came from a tiny operation located down a lonely hallway of a "mini-mall" in Siloam Springs. The only other store in the "mall" was Radio Shack.<BR/><BR/>A high score on anything at Crystal's would be a major achievement. Competition was so thick in those parts. Another great thing about their Arcade was its proximity to the movie theater room that constantly played cartoons and Little Rascals and such. And boy, did their pizza taste awesome. I still mourn that place.Kirk D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05700097965524197825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24558766.post-46450565517774679782008-02-21T14:22:00.000-06:002008-02-21T14:22:00.000-06:00I'll bet you got the t-shirt at that place at the ...I'll bet you got the t-shirt at that place at the Annex, right by the theater... Townsend Top Shop? Townsend Tees? Something like that. The arcade was on the other side, and then Swensen's. <BR/><BR/>I still love video games, but there will never be another video-game-based thrill like breaking the top 10 on Tempest at Crystal's. Your posts often make me miss the Tulsa of my youth. <BR/><BR/>Interesting to see the evolution from Kung-Fu to Flip, BTW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com