Calling cabinets "arcades"

[city41]

Does this bother anyone else? I can't explain why, but this one just drives me crazy. The younger generation often calls an arcade cabinet an "arcade".

In my neck of the woods in the 80s-2000s this was unheard of. I also don't think I've ever seen anyone in this forum do it.

They're cabs dammit. Cabs. A collection of cabs in a room is an arcade.

 

[Takumaji]

Heh

It bothers me ever so slightly I would say, keep hearing it more often from people from the UK.

Ah well, let's just say, as long as young people still like cabs, keep them in good shape and play games on them, they can call it whatever they want.

 

[city41]

as long as young people still like cabs, keep them in good shape and play games on them, they can call it whatever they want.

Yeah that is a good point. I didn't think of it that way.

 

[Neodogg]

arcades = place
cabinets = things in an arcade

 

[kernow]

brb playing my vinyls

 

[HornheaDD]

Not a fan either. But I think its sort of how "playing nintendo" was ubiquitous with 'playing videogames' when we were kids.

Bare minimum, call em 'arcade cabinets.' or just 'cab.'

 

[basic]

now i'm gonna call it "nintendo arcade"

 

[StevenK]

I remember a photo of electric grave playing on his arcade in the toilet

 

[terry.330]

brb playing my vinyls

First thing I thought of.

 

[fake]

There’s no such thing as an arcade.

 

[Neodogg]

There’s no such thing as an arcade.

then what's the place roker's mom does things to guys throw holes in the walls called?

 

[Sengoku Fan]

Definitely one of my biggest annoyances. They're cabinets or cabs. Not hard to figure out.

"Hey guys! I just got a new arcade for my game room!"

 

[Ralfakick]

now i'm gonna call it "nintendo arcade"

That’s the place you go when you’re not at home playing your Nintendo tapes

 

[ChuChu Flamingo]

 

[famicommander]

Still not as bad as people who pronounce NES as if it were a word like, "ness"

 

[100proof]

then what's the place roker's mom does things to guys throw holes in the walls called?

Pretty sure there's toilet stalls in most establishments.

 

[basic]

Still not as bad as people who pronounce NES as if it were a word like, "ness"

I pronounce it like "knees"

 

[HellioN]

Arcade Machine.

 

[Sengoku Fan]

I pronounce it like "knees"

At least you don't pronounce it "NEZZZ"

 

[city41]

Arcade Machine.

also acceptable

 

[RAZO]

Arcade Cabinet

 

[StevenK]

We used to call them bangobongos

 

[wyo]

No we didn't

 

[StevenK]

No we didn't

Well I can see which side of the 80s bangobongo vs screenbeamer war you were on

 

[roker]

brb playing my vinyls

I still call them vinyls because it’s hilarious and it pisses off people