{"id":2324,"date":"2023-01-19T21:14:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T02:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/?p=2324"},"modified":"2023-11-07T11:40:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T16:40:28","slug":"its-1997","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/2023\/01\/19\/its-1997\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s 1997&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2267178231_8174221ca7_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2267178231_8174221ca7_c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2267178231_8174221ca7_c-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2267178231_8174221ca7_c-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/52697385@N00\/2267178231\" target=\"_blank\">Old Video Games at the Manitou Arcade<\/a>&#8221; by&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/52697385@N00\" target=\"_blank\">ilovemypit<\/a>&nbsp;is licensed under&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/?ref=openverse\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/434856__emceeciscokid__retro-last-level-video-game-loop.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/emceeciscokid\/sounds\/434856\" target=\"_blank\">retro last level video game loop<\/a>&#8221; by&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/emceeciscokid\" target=\"_blank\">emceeciscokid<\/a>&nbsp;is licensed under&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/?ref=openverse\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY 3.0<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>     You look through a window of an arcade as they are starting to open.  Through that window you see a new game that you haven&#8217;t played before in all of its glory.  You hear the beeps, bloops, and music that are starting up to get you excited.  As you turn around, you got your best friend with you that has a pocketful of quarters that he got from doing chores for allowance.  You think to yourself&#8230; this is the best day of your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>     I love the arcade and seeing the photo from &#8220;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/52697385@N00\/2267178231\" target=\"_blank\">Old Video Games at the Manitou Arcade<\/a>&#8221; by&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/52697385@N00\" target=\"_blank\">ilovemypit<\/a> makes me want to go back.  Seeing the variety of games in that photo makes me think of that moment in life from 1997.  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