It has been a hobby of mine for the last several years to collect arcade tokens and tickets. When ever I am out and happen to see an arcade, I try to stop in to first see what they have to offer, and second to see if they have any tickets or tokens to add to my collection. After more than 10 years of doing this, I was surprised both by the variety in coins/tickets I’ve found, and also the rise of the game card as arcade currency. I finally got around to photographing my collection and even created a Tumblr account to house all my pics. But I wanted to share with you all what I’ve got so far, and to open up your eyes to the strangely beautiful world of video arcade memorabilia.
Tokens
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Tickets
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Game Cards
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Brings back memories, doesn’t it? Speaking of which, any good arcades around your parts?
Laters,
Jsick
Damn, that’s a lot of arcades! I have actually been to Four Winds before. Nice casino, forgot that they had an arcade area, too. Nice set of photos!
Thanks man, and I’ve been collecting for literally more than 10 years. It was just something I started doing and kept with it.
Four Winds is nice, and I was genuinely surprised by their selection of games. Nice casino too 🙂
Do you still collect? I found 6 Aladdin’s Castle tickets in an arcade machine. There yours if you want them. Just send me your address.
Oh man, that’s pretty cool. I appreciate the offer, but I think I’ll pass. You should hold on to them though, for old times sake.
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