We had local amusement park that had entrance fee for x amount. Every attraction was free of charge inside the park. There was arcade hall and you could play all the arcade games free of charge. I remember playing X-men and Michjael Jackson Moonwalker a ton. When I tried the Megadrive version of Moonwalker I was so sad as the arcade version was so much better. The amusement park also had one building with tv's and game consoles. You could try all the new games there. I had my first go at Super Punch Out, Megaman X and Donkey Kong country there. I was like you as a kid. I didn't enjoy Donkey Kong nor Donkey kong country. Well when dkc 2 came out I was hooked but before the 2nd game DK was just boring stuff. Original DK is fun for me too nowadays.

Sorry for the wall of text :D