What I want for Christmas is my own private Chuck E Cheese
Or, at least, an adult approximation. Some of my fondest memories from childhood are from birthday parties at places like this – if not Chuck E Cheese then Funtasia, Funplex, or later Gameworks. Nothing to do but cruise around, waste money on games, drink Dr. Pepper, and listen to terrible music. Of course, in my private Chuck E Cheese, things would be a little different.
Now that I’m visualizing it, it actually sounds a lot like Penny Arcade’s Olympus.
There are lots of cool little doodads out there right now, but it’s all about convergence. I want the old school mashed right into the new school, with cutting edge and retro bumping uglies and coming up with something freaky like an interactive Zelda map projected onto a huge touchscreen we can put our drinks on. Sure, I’d also like an iPod Touch or maybe Super Mario Galaxy, but even if I got one, I’d probably be too busy chilling in the ball pit or playing Cadillacs & Dinosaurs to even care. Don’t worry, though, you guys can come over if you want.