During our vacations in France and mostly because of that sh$ù*tty weather my girlfriend and I decided to pay a visit to the Futuroscope in Poitiers.
As you've probably guessed it's an amusement park with a futuristic theme.
Basically it's just a bunch of 3D rides and the entrance is super expensive, nothing unforgettable...
...plus the concept of "the future" is a high maintenance one imho: how do one want to keep a park looking futuristic except by changing everything at least once a year?
To me the whole park looked more like the idea we had of the future during the early 90s, you know that wanna be futuristic look with crazy shaped buildings...
Now a "retro" theme would be way easier to maintain imho, because, hey, every second that passes, your stuff look a bit older doesn't it?
Anyway, one specific point on the Futuroscope map made me raise an eyebrow in interest: "The Cyber Avenue"...
...a whole hall dedicated to arcade, yes, in other words an Arcade Hall!
We ended our day by visiting it (yes, the waiting is a sweet thing too in the arcade lifestyle).
Though it's good to see an arcade area in action, I wasn't particularly interested in those games, mainly driving games and simulators (some are really impressive),
but come on: where are the freaking joysticks, man?...
Definitely too modern for me, maybe I'll be interested in them in 25 years or so.
So, just for the record here are some pictures of the place.
I think it's worth it because not all the machines are super common (especially to be seen together), plus it had that old arcade smell that reminded me of the golden days...
...and the "Jeux Video" neon sign was pretty cool (and so 80's, sorry Futuroscope
) !
