Have you ever been to a Chuck E. Cheese from 1980-2009?

[Your_Homie_Gale]

I went to Chuck E. Cheese's around that time period a lot since I was under the age of 12 and I have to admit it was better at that time. Not just nostalgia talking but I remember the variety of arcade games that were there like Metal Slug, Initial D, Time Crisis, and DDR. I went there recently for my little sister's birthday 3 years ago and it just wasn't the same. A lot of the arcade machines are the same ones you find at Dave and Busters but less interesting. You have ticket farms, Mario Kart DX, and only rail shooters of today like Terminator Salvation (no Time Crisis or House of the Dead).

 

[Darzhgrod]

I remember the first time I saw a Dragon's Lair arcade was at a Chuck E. Cheese and I was like WHAT IS THIS WITCHCRAFT YOU CAN PLAY A CARTOON and I believe it cost 4 quarters per play, scandalous!, when 1 quarter games were still normal at the time, and you always lost all your lives in about 5 seconds. Also the ball pit was bangin' and the greasy pizza flowed like wine.

This documentary about the animatronic puppets is a must watch!

 

[MajesticSiN]

Yes a few times. I remember having fun but nothing too specific.

 

[semifraki]

I went to Chuck E Cheese's a couple of times when I was a kid. The main thing I remember was that the TMNT game was separated from the rest of the arcade games, probably because it drew a crowd.

Now I have kids of my own, and we end up at Chuck E Cheese's a few times a year for their friends' birthdays. The games really suck now, but the pizza is surprisingly good! Better than most other chain pizza.

 

[Grumpy_Old_Man]

They're not common around here, although I remember going once or twice...
My fondest memory is playing the original Riiiiiiiiidge racer, and sucking at it.

 

[Your_Homie_Gale]

I went to Chuck E Cheese's a couple of times when I was a kid. The main thing I remember was that the TMNT game was separated from the rest of the arcade games, probably because it drew a crowd.

Now I have kids of my own, and we end up at Chuck E Cheese's a few times a year for their friends' birthdays. The games really suck now, but the pizza is surprisingly good! Better than most other chain pizza.

That's one thing I'll admit. The pizza quality is better than I remembered. Probably because of the rumor that circulated about Chuck E. Cheese's recycling pizza despite it being false and having no real substance behind it.

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

Yes I have. My friend had their birthday party there. I remember playing a few arcade games, whack a mole, and basketball hoop game. The remember the pizza being terrible. Anyone been to Dave & Busters?