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Arcades didn’t start with video games. The penny arcade was the first and only place people of the late 19th Century and early 20th Century could catch a quick movie. As you will see, those ancient arcades were not immune to the Cabinet’s curse when a young thief tries to spend his ill-gotten gains on some quick entertainment. You can’t escape death when you steal the pennies from a dead man’s eyes.
By Tim GibsonArcades didn’t start with video games. The penny arcade was the first and only place people of the late 19th Century and early 20th Century could catch a quick movie. As you will see, those ancient arcades were not immune to the Cabinet’s curse when a young thief tries to spend his ill-gotten gains on some quick entertainment. You can’t escape death when you steal the pennies from a dead man’s eyes.