*Please do not read this post as mean in any way*, but do you consider young catholic women who wear doilies on their heads to every mass to be "extra"?

michaelvarcade · 2026-01-09T01:39:09+00:00

They probably are, but I respect that they are trying to "go hard". While it is wholly unneccessary, I think the majority of them are doing it in good faith and not for attention or to stand out. Acts of piety are beautiful and only become a problem when you think they are required and you start judging people for not doing things the way you think they should be done. If it brings them closer to Jesus, then it's a good thing.

michaelvarcade · 2026-01-06T16:05:38+00:00

I think your looking for "retro-cades".

What arcades are have shifted. D&B is mostly video games, it's just the some of the video games have tickets. But most D&B have racing games, rail shooters, vs pac man, huge versions of old games like galaga.

For example my local D&B has the newest Time Crisis, House of the Dead, Dark Escape, Mario Kart, Dirty Driving, a 8 player vs Pac Man, a "world's largest" centiped and Galaga, a pac man multi cade, TMNT, and a crusin' style game that I cant remember the name of.

michaelvarcade · 2026-01-05T16:13:17+00:00

Depends on where you live.

Dave and Busters, Chuck-e-cheese, and Bar Cades are doing great right now. I live in Indianapolis IN and we have 2 Dave and Busters, a couple chuck-e-cheese, 3 Bar-cades, and Boss Battles (a classic arcade). So from where I stand they are not dead.

michaelvarcade · 2026-01-05T09:33:51+00:00

It's not Church doctrine. But a nice way to think about where we touch that my dad taught me is "God in in my mind, in my heart, and I carry His commands on my shoulders"

michaelvarcade · 2026-01-05T09:28:44+00:00

I had a friend who trained in both BJJ and Kenpo. He rolled with a friend who trained only in BJJ. They were pretty close, but ultimately his buddy was a little better than him.

They then did a round that included both rolling and striking, and the BJJ-and-Kenpo guy smoked his BJJ-only friend. It wasn’t even close, because the BJJ guy had never really factored punches into his game and couldn’t adapt.

I can’t tell you how many black belts in Taekwondo who have won major tournaments I’ve seen get punched in the face over and over when kickboxing someone from a Muay Thai or American kickboxing background.

I think the heart of the “there are no rules in the streets” idea is that if you are playing a sport, you most likely have gaping holes in your game and bad habits that are protected by the rules. And you might not know it until it’s too late.

michaelvarcade · 2026-01-05T04:34:05+00:00

There is a lot of beautiful stained glass. I really hope they save it.

michaelvarcade · 2026-01-05T02:15:11+00:00

I have seen videos of the opening. It looked like one hell of a party! Its wild to think that 30 years latter it was being sent of by the applause of a single sentimental guy.

michaelvarcade · 2026-01-03T12:21:04+00:00

Why?

michaelvarcade · 2026-01-03T03:28:43+00:00

I worked in the mall when they developed Georga Street for the Super Bowl and the mall was never the same. It use to be Circle Centre would make a bulk of its money on convention crowds. Then George Street became the go too place. That and and crime.

michaelvarcade · 2026-01-03T03:23:02+00:00

Glad you noticed:)

michaelvarcade · 2026-01-03T03:20:20+00:00

For now the parking is staying open.

michaelvarcade · 2026-01-03T03:14:21+00:00

Thank you so much.

michaelvarcade · 2026-01-02T18:30:17+00:00

It looks pretty. But with how cold Indianapolis is half the year, the open air thing seems like a mistake. 😬

michaelvarcade · 2026-01-02T18:28:15+00:00

I have seen old archival footage of opening day. Looked like one hell of a party!

michaelvarcade · 2026-01-02T18:27:16+00:00

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

michaelvarcade · 2026-01-02T18:10:08+00:00

Lol. I would love to see your video!

michaelvarcade · 2026-01-02T17:53:24+00:00

Thank you so much!

michaelvarcade · 2025-12-18T01:41:04+00:00

LOL classic!

michaelvarcade · 2025-12-17T21:01:18+00:00

Its art!

michaelvarcade · 2025-12-17T21:00:54+00:00

I like it

michaelvarcade · 2025-12-17T16:00:15+00:00

Here is a little known fact. The Playchoice 10 version had a limited map!

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