In an age where video game technology is nothing short of great, students at Cerritos College are stuck playing outdated arcade games.

Although some legendary games such as X-Men vs. Street Fighter and Ms. Pacman deserve to be kept in a vault where no destructive college students will reach them, other games such as Madden 2 should be used as tackling sleds by the schools football team.

The game room has constant activity with students coming in and out to play video games and pool.

Why they can’t upgrade every few years is a complete mystery.

Although arcade games are quite expensive, they do pay for themselves over time and could be sold for even more profit.

Games come and go out of style and the faster they are replaced the more profit the game room could be making.

Other colleges and universities even offer consoles to their students such as the Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360.

The problem isn’t just with video games, the game room needs to get more table games such as foosball, air hockey, or even a Dance Dance Revolution to promote exercise.

Not everyone likes to play video games, which is why it makes sense to have more physically interactive games other than pool.

Tournaments in which students pay for and compete in could greatly benefit the game room with profits going toward new games and sets.

Whether you’re a fighting game freak or a pool hall junkie, the Game Room is a fun place but some upgrades would be make it better.