It was so much fun to go to the arcade and see like 20 people standing around the Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat just waiting to challenge the winner!
Man... one thing that stands out from memory is about a blind guy that used to go to the arcade I frequented. He was completely blind, and was accompanied by his friend. He would play all those NeoGeo fighting games (like samurai showdown) and stuff. And holy shit, he was amazing. He beat probably 75% of the players that challenged him.
I dunno how he did it but ... DAMN THATS PWNAGE!
You definitely don't get the same experience from a game at home.