I've been to the one in Moscow, it was a great time. It reminded me a lot of the Musée Mécanique on the Embarcadero.
Museum of Soviet arcade machines
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#12The hotel I was staying at in Moscow in '92 had "Snaiper-2". I really liked it. Sure, it's a basic target-shooting game, but it's entirely electromechanical and it had a lens in the sight that made the target seem like it was further away.
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#13They just talked about this on the latest episode of the Idle Thumbs podcast! The podcaster's favorite was one with a mechanical car that drove on top of a video.
https://www.idlethumbs.net/idlethumbs/episodes/disable-enemi...
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#14Just rembember to shit in a corner if you do visit.
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#15Oh I remember those! Nice.
With the obligatory soda machine. They had a regular glass (made from glass, not disposable). Pushed it upside-down in this washer valve which sprayed water on the inside of it. So you "washed it". Then you put coin in, forgot how many kopeyks for regular fizzy water, it cost more to add syrup. Then the person behind you used that same glass, and so on.
Today I'd think it is crazy unsanitary, and would never drink out of it.
In the summer, throughout the city they also had large yellow barrels on two wheels with kvas (this fermented drink made from bread). Also with reusable glasses which the seller would quickly rinse with water before handing it to you. That was the best thing on a hot summer day.
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#16Soda machine is the best !
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#17There appears to be an app that recreates the Morski Boi! game. http://www.148apps.com/app/541402297/ This reminds me of the Tetris story: Who exactly would own the various rights to this games?
Why link through 148apps rather than directly to the App Store? https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/morskoi-boi-sea-battle/id541...
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#18I've been to the one in Saint-Petersburg. Probably worth a visit, but do expect most machines to be under-maintained, and keep you wondering if the game is even receiving your inputs...
Though, I suppose, when those machines were placed in random "palaces of culture" across the USSR in the 70-80s, their state on average wasn't any better.
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#19There appears to be an app that recreates the Morski Boi! game. http://www.148apps.com/app/541402297/ This reminds me of the Tetris story: Who exactly would own the various rights to this games?
Why link through 148apps rather than directly to the App Store? https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/morskoi-boi-sea-battle/id541...
Because I googled the term and that's the first result I came across.
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#20Just rembember to shit in a corner if you do visit.
Please stop posting unsubstantive comments to HN.