Play Old Video Games

To play old video games is one reason many people play video games. Why people play old video games can elicit many answers. If you were lucky enough to live through the beginnings of the video game phenomenon, then you probably played games that launched household character names, timeless franchises, and an industry that continues to thrive no matter what the economy is doing. So where can you these wonderfully addictive games? Keep reading to see what sources are available for you.

Contrary to what you might think, arcades are still out there. You can find fancy games with technological breakthroughs and you can also find those good old standbys.

Arcade owners tend to treat games like Pac-Man and Donkey Kong as relics and keep them in pristine condition. Some arcades are dedicated to housing nostalgic games, like the Funspot Arcade in Laconia, NH.

Some dedicated arcade fans have either purchased actual arcade cabinets or have made them. It's probably easier than you think and if you have ever thought of owning your own arcade machine in your basement to play any time you want, then this might be the best way for you to play old video games.

For a couple of resources visit the following websites for more information:

• Home Arcades has many classic games available for purchase including Space Invaders and Ms. Pac-Man. Besides video games you can also get poker tables, dart boards, and pool tables.
• Mame Room is your one stop resource if you want to learn how to make a home arcade machine from start to finish.

Emulators are great ways to play old video games. Emulators are programmed to act like the respective systems. You can find emulators for almost any cartridge based system. There are emulators representing CD-based consoles though they are harder to use. NOTE: LTK doesn't not condone the use of downloading licensed games unless you own the original.

You can find emulators all over the Internet, but if you want a good collection all in one place, then go to the following sites:

• Emulator Zone is probably the best website available to find emulators and information and where to find ROMs. This site has been around for a while and updates for emulators are reported quickly on this site.
• Romnation is a basic site that has some of the top emulators for you to download. There are some games available as well as homebrew games that are free to download.

If you don’t want to take the time to download emulators or build your own arcade room In your basement, then you can probably find old video games on compilation discs for any current system you have. Namco puts out their Museum which includes games like Dig Dug and Galaga. Besides Namco, you can find Atari Anniversary editions on the PS3, PS2, or Xbox, as well as innovations like Xbox Live Arcade and the Wii Virtual Console.

Only have a few minutes but you still want your nostalgic game fix? Then play online! Games are Flash or Shockwave based so after the game loads, you are ready to play. Some of the following websites have a number of games from the 70s and 80s.

• Triplets and Us isn't a game-based site, but it has a section with quite a few classic video games, maybe some that you have even forgotten.
• Play.vg has old video games and even those rip-offs that resemble the real thing but are just as much fun to play.
• Classic-Consoles has a number of classic games as well as some odd games that you may have never heard of but are entertaining.

Playing old video games doesn't necessarily mean they have to be from the 1970s or 1980s. They can be any game that you have played in your past that you really love to play. Maybe it's a game on the PSOne or the Dreamcast. Whatever game it is or whenever it was, you make the game nostalgic, not its age.

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