![]() ![]() ![]() Baldwin, playing video games “was the only way I could go ‘beta’ and go into that state I needed to be, where I could calm down and take my mind off everything.” The rush of playing video games became a substitute for the rush of drugs and alcohol. He would play arcade games while other people were eating breakfast and going to work. In the morning, he would show up at a warehouse arcade in Los Angeles and wait for the owner of the place to open up for the day. Baldwin would play the game as a way to come down from his long nights of drinking and doing coke. Galaga (1981) was Alec Baldwin’s favorite arcade game and it might have saved his life. Sign up for our newsletter to get submission announcements and stay on top of our best work.
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