I grew up in Lacey Washington, and our local arcade "Star Base One" was a wonderful place, with lots of video games, pinball machines, foosball and pool tables. There was a magical moment when the arcade first opened, when the attendant flipped the breaker and all the machines turned on at once. There was an explosion of light and sound as the machines sprung to life and started blasting their siren songs. I was often the kid waiting outside of the arcade for it to open, so I got to witness it a number of times, and it was always memorable.