Chuck E. Bucks (Pt. 1)

Chuck E. Bucks (Pt. 1)

Alright, so the other night I happened upon the good fortune to take a little trip to our local Chuck E. Cheese's Restaurant. It was a fun trip, especially with the addition of Starbucks later that night. (See tomorrow's blog)

So, I hadn't been to CEC (acronym will be used for the rest of the blog) in a long time. It had definitely been a couple of years. But, it was exactly as I had remembered it. The kids, the Mouse, and the games.

The kids... Man, it had definitely been more than a couple of years. The last time I was there, I fit in. This time, I felt like Gulliver. They were all over the place, most of them not taller than my knee. It was weird, man. And, they kept diving right in front of me for games I wanted to play. AND THEY SUCK AT GAMES. Oh, man. I was loving the fact that I was setting high scores at CEC, a goal of mine for a looooong time. But, when the Mouse came, they all left the games to see him.

The Mouse. Man, when I was a kid, I'm not sure whether I liked Mickey or Chuck E. more. I know Chuck E. is a direct ripoff, designed to play on the kids' love of Mickey, whether they know it or not. But I still loved the rodent. This time, though, I barely even recognized his presence. I spent more time with the animatronic on stage than the dude in the suit. But, I had some fun times with that robot too...

Finally, the games. Nothing short of my hopes, they ruled. CEC is the only place in the area that even comes close to an arcade of the type I dream of, so I was in heaven that night. I played all of the games I loved as a kid, like Skeeball, the soccer bit, and MechWarrior4. Haha. However, there were some new greats to find this time. There was a MARIO KART ARCADE GAME (gah), and a sweet deal called Johnny Nero. I sat there with one of my friends for about ten minutes on the Nero gun game. It was the single most intense gaming session I've ever had in Chuck E. Cheese.

It was a great time, and considering our attitude and energy, we probably should have gotten thrown out multiple times. I really can't believe we stayed the whole time. But, we did, and went home with one red, one green gigantic rubber ball.

A fantastic time was had by all. (Check the rhymes of the last two lines.)