You know one thing that makes me bitter? Childhood memories being done away with.
This T.I. thing is bullshit. What happened to MY Treasure Island?
What kid didn't have a pirate phase? I was lucky to live in close proximity to the Mutiny Bay video arcade. It seems like it has been almost completely forgotten, which is sad. To be honest with you, I have trouble remembering it myself. The only things about it which are fresh in my mind are those creepy skeletons out front which intimidated me every time I came here and that it was a lot of fun.
What happened to it? About 80% of it was replaced with a wannabe Bahama Breeze like establishment. The other 20% became a theme-less hallway of games(so small and plain I'm not sure if it warrants being called a full blown arcade).
And please, don't get me started on how they bastardized the pirate show.
The outside looks almost exactly the same, but they painted the tower mahogany and I actually think it looks nicer than the original pale orange color. Also, they changed one of the ships for the Sirens and fucked up *cough* I mean redesigned one of the coolest marquees ever so it would look ~hip. The inside is a totally different story. What was originally a cool Pirate Cove motif that actually slightly scared my 6 year old self has been changed into a half-assed Caribbean/Polynesian theme that the Mirage, Mandalay Bay and, hell, even the TROPICANA pull off so much better.
Circus Circus may not be the place I once knew, but at least it's still familiar despite it's somewhat rundown and desperate state. What the hell is THIS?