The reason I was a broke kid
By JB_girl
@sol_cee (38619)
Philippines
April 15, 2026 11:55pm CST
So we went to this mountain resort, and I saw this in their play area. It really brings back memories, if you ask me. I used to save my lunch money just to play for half an hour on this after school.
I remember one time, my friend got in trouble because his mom went to the computer shop, and he was supposed to go straight home to take care of his younger sister but forgot. 
Anyway, I don’t know why I’m suddenly reminiscing like this, but this machine was really a part of my childhood. I bet kids nowadays don’t even know what this is.
What do you call this where you live?
Anyway, I don’t know why I’m suddenly reminiscing like this, but this machine was really a part of my childhood. I bet kids nowadays don’t even know what this is.
What do you call this where you live?4 people like this
5 responses
@DaddyEvil (171939)
• United States
5h
That's an arcade machine! They still have Super Mario in one of the arcades here. They didn't even have that when I was a teenager. I played Space Invaders at the local bowling alley! I lived too far out of town to do that very often. I had to ride my bike to town 7 miles/11.2 km one way and then ride home again once I'd spent all my money!
When I bought my first gaming system, the SNES, it came with Donkey Kong Country. I MIGHT have played it a dozen times before Pretty caught me playing it in my bedroom and took the console and game away from me. I tried to tell her I bought that for me to play and she laughed and told her mom I bought it for her. 
I never got to play it again. 
When I bought my first gaming system, the SNES, it came with Donkey Kong Country. I MIGHT have played it a dozen times before Pretty caught me playing it in my bedroom and took the console and game away from me. I tried to tell her I bought that for me to play and she laughed and told her mom I bought it for her. I never got to play it again. 1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (171939)
• United States
42m
@sol_cee Pretty was four or five years old at the time and her daddy didn't care very much about the console or game. I've never played games very much.
