Serious Quitters’ Arcade Sponsored Post

I have just been notified of this new site called "Serious Quitters Arcade" – www.quittersarcade.com – which has taken the classic arcade games from the 1980’s, which all people old enough (older than me, i might add), remember well I’m sure!, and has turned the idea to use in an attempt to help people stop smoking. The Quitters Arcade website currently has three different arcade games to choose from, each designed to help raise awareness about seeking help and support from health professionals about giving up smoking. There is also a social dimension to the site, which aim to integrate with social networking sites to enable you to challenge friends, share your score with other bloggers, etc, and have that rematch to see if your gaming reflexes are still up to their 80’s standard! You can embed games on your blog, as i have done below so you can give it a go. Scores from the top blogs are published and who knows, there amy even be inter-blog wars popping up. There is also a Facebook app, Blast N Quit (http://apps.facebook.com/quittersarcade), so you play with your community without leaving your favourite social network. Install the scoreboard application on your profile and you can track your friends’ scores as well! And we know everybody loves a facebook game! Come on, own up. You can give the game a whirl below, or visit their site to try it for yourself. Whether it helps people quit is another matter, but it is certainly a different approach. Appealing to the generation of 80’s teenagers by tugging their emotional heart strings of sentimental attachment to the retro classics might be sufficient to encourage some to try out the games, but to quit? What do you think?