I'm 43 - although i wasn't allowed to hang out in them much - of course in the '70s an 'arcade' was just pinballs ...
i still remember when our local arcade brought in space invaders ... at the time it was GAME OVER for the pins
but for me the ems are special, as a kid i used to watch the older kids play them and watched my dad play them when we went on holidays too - their sounds and art have the same allure now as they did decades ago
strong sentimental memories there ... and now as i am getting 'older' i like their nostalgia and simplicity relative to the 'computer pins' .. although i do have one early ss too
strange, how for me space invaders held my interest for a few weeks but the em pins are still magic