Poll of the Day > I went to one of those arcade bars

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Mead 09/29/18 10:39:41 PM #1:	Turns out the games are way easier when you have unlimited credits And people think pay 2 win is bad nowadays --- If they drag you through the mud, it doesnt change whats in your blood <cite>Mead posted [p:909688938] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote>Turns out the games are way easier when you have unlimited credits And people think pay 2 win is bad nowadays</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 09/29/18 10:44:35 PM #2:	tbh, part of the program with early gaming was that it was built on arcade culture where games were deliberately made pointlessly hard to get people to spend more money. I really like that lives and continues have generally been replaced by checkpoints because, outside of a few genres, I dislike being punished for losing by having to start all the way back at the beginning of a game when I'm really just having trouble with a later part. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:909689170] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote>tbh, part of the program with early gaming was that it was built on arcade culture where games were deliberately made pointlessly hard to get people to spend more money. I really like that lives and continues have generally been replaced by checkpoints because, outside of a few genres, I dislike being punished for losing by having to start all the way back at the beginning of a game when I'm really just having trouble with a later part.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Popo 09/29/18 10:48:51 PM #3:	I could get pretty far on a single quarter on the TMNT Arcade back in the day. NBA Jam would sometimes be $1 per quarter, too. This used to annoy the hell outta me. --- Live action Hungry Hungry Hippos though, now that was a sport. ~Aeon Azuran <cite>The Popo posted [p:909689394] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote>I could get pretty far on a single quarter on the TMNT Arcade back in the day. NBA Jam would sometimes be $1 per quarter, too. This used to annoy the hell outta me.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 09/29/18 10:53:54 PM #4:	We played TMNT and it was way harder than I remembered For the bosses you had to hit them with a single hit and then dodge or theyd knock you down Also there was a Sega Spider-Man beat um up there and in that game your health slowly drained as you were playing, even if nothing was damaging you, it was kinda BS --- If they drag you through the mud, it doesnt change whats in your blood <cite>Mead posted [p:909689667] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote>We played TMNT and it was way harder than I remembered For the bosses you had to hit them with a single hit and then dodge or theyd knock you down Also there was a Sega Spider-Man beat um up there and in that game your health slowly drained as you were playing, even if nothing was damaging you, it was kinda BS</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DPsx7 09/30/18 12:35:00 AM #5:	I've been to D&B a number of times although they aren't local. Same here. Checkpoints let us finish games so I appreciate stepping away from limited continues. <cite>DPsx7 posted [p:909694194] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote>I've been to D&B a number of times although they aren't local. Same here. Checkpoints let us finish games so I appreciate stepping away from limited continues.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blorfenburger 09/30/18 10:48:39 AM #6:	Damn. Theres an arcade here but I think its going out of business. Last time I went a bunch of games were unplugged like a pinball table I really wanted to play. --- I use inverted controls. Also I hate fandoms. I'm the Assman. Come on boy you know what I'm all about. <cite>Blorfenburger posted [p:909707726] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote>Damn. Theres an arcade here but I think its going out of business. Last time I went a bunch of games were unplugged like a pinball table I really wanted to play.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DPsx7 09/30/18 10:52:57 AM #7:	Blorfenburger posted... Damn. Theres an arcade here but I think its going out of business. Last time I went a bunch of games were unplugged like a pinball table I really wanted to play. Pins are tough unless you have someone to maintain them. Broken flippers are SO annoying. <cite>DPsx7 posted [p:909707875] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote><cite>Blorfenburger posted...</cite> <quote>Damn. Theres an arcade here but I think its going out of business. Last time I went a bunch of games were unplugged like a pinball table I really wanted to play.</quote> Pins are tough unless you have someone to maintain them. Broken flippers are SO annoying.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rjsilverthorn 09/30/18 2:05:33 PM #8:	Mead posted... Turns out the games are way easier when you have unlimited credits And people think pay 2 win is bad nowadays Yeah, I've been to a number of unlimited credit places and it really does change the feel of a lot of games. <cite>rjsilverthorn posted [p:909716089] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote><cite>Mead posted...</cite> <quote>Turns out the games are way easier when you have unlimited credits And people think pay 2 win is bad nowadays</quote> Yeah, I've been to a number of unlimited credit places and it really does change the feel of a lot of games.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 09/30/18 2:19:25 PM #9:	There's a gamer bar near Atlanta called Battle and Brew, it's pretty nice. They have arcade machines but also several stations with different consoles hooked up to TV's that you can pay a flat rate per hour and switch games or consoles at any point. Also quite a few PCs you can also rent out. And they have little buzzers next to the PCs and consoles so you can call someone over to order a drink or food. --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:909716780] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote>There's a gamer bar near Atlanta called Battle and Brew, it's pretty nice. They have arcade machines but also several stations with different consoles hooked up to TV's that you can pay a flat rate per hour and switch games or consoles at any point. Also quite a few PCs you can also rent out. And they have little buzzers next to the PCs and consoles so you can call someone over to order a drink or food.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 09/30/18 3:32:30 PM #10:	Blorfenburger posted... Damn. Theres an arcade here but I think its going out of business. Last time I went a bunch of games were unplugged like a pinball table I really wanted to play. Arcades by themselves usually aren't viable, but arcade bars work because you also get people there to drink. DPsx7 posted... Blorfenburger posted... Damn. Theres an arcade here but I think its going out of business. Last time I went a bunch of games were unplugged like a pinball table I really wanted to play. Pins are tough unless you have someone to maintain them. Broken flippers are SO annoying. tbh, I think it's been at least a decade since I saw a pinball machine anywhere. Not sure what the deaf, dumb, and blind kids do with their spare time now. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:909720539] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote><cite>Blorfenburger posted...</cite> <quote>Damn. Theres an arcade here but I think its going out of business. Last time I went a bunch of games were unplugged like a pinball table I really wanted to play.</quote> Arcades by themselves usually aren't viable, but arcade bars work because you also get people there to drink. <cite>DPsx7 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Blorfenburger posted...</cite> <quote>Damn. Theres an arcade here but I think its going out of business. Last time I went a bunch of games were unplugged like a pinball table I really wanted to play.</quote> Pins are tough unless you have someone to maintain them. Broken flippers are SO annoying.</quote> tbh, I think it's been at least a decade since I saw a pinball machine anywhere. Not sure what the deaf, dumb, and blind kids do with their spare time now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SunWuKung420 09/30/18 3:39:00 PM #11:	DPsx7 posted... Blorfenburger posted... Damn. Theres an arcade here but I think its going out of business. Last time I went a bunch of games were unplugged like a pinball table I really wanted to play. Pins are tough unless you have someone to maintain them. Broken flippers are SO annoying. They are pretty easy to fix without training. --- "Men have to restrain themselves around other men to avoid an outright punch out"- Kyuubi4269 9/17/18 PSN - SunWuKung420 <cite>SunWuKung420 posted [p:909720882] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote><cite>DPsx7 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Blorfenburger posted...</cite> <quote>Damn. Theres an arcade here but I think its going out of business. Last time I went a bunch of games were unplugged like a pinball table I really wanted to play.</quote> Pins are tough unless you have someone to maintain them. Broken flippers are SO annoying.</quote> They are pretty easy to fix without training.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nichtcrawler X 09/30/18 3:41:26 PM #12:	Mead posted... And people think pay 2 win is bad nowadays You knew what you got with arcade machines. Now modern pay-to-win and its gambling aspects... --- Official Teetotaller of PotD Dovie'andi se tovya sagain! <cite>Nichtcrawler X posted [p:909721027] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote><cite>Mead posted...</cite> <quote> And people think pay 2 win is bad nowadays</quote> You knew what you got with arcade machines. Now modern pay-to-win and its gambling aspects...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DPsx7 09/30/18 3:56:11 PM #13:	Zeus posted... tbh, I think it's been at least a decade since I saw a pinball machine anywhere. Not sure what the deaf, dumb, and blind kids do with their spare time now. They aren't something D&B have and I only see them at the arcade in town when we go on vacation. Seeing a bank of them is extremely rare for probably just the reason I mentioned before - upkeep. Now I've read about places online that caters to pins, wish I was near one of 'em. There's also this, haven't been there either. https://pintasticnewengland.com/ <cite>DPsx7 posted [p:909721806] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote> tbh, I think it's been at least a decade since I saw a pinball machine anywhere. Not sure what the deaf, dumb, and blind kids do with their spare time now.</quote> They aren't something D&B have and I only see them at the arcade in town when we go on vacation. Seeing a bank of them is extremely rare for probably just the reason I mentioned before - upkeep. Now I've read about places online that caters to pins, wish I was near one of 'em. There's also this, haven't been there either. https://pintasticnewengland.com/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DPsx7 09/30/18 3:57:48 PM #14:	SunWuKung420 posted... DPsx7 posted... Blorfenburger posted... Damn. Theres an arcade here but I think its going out of business. Last time I went a bunch of games were unplugged like a pinball table I really wanted to play. Pins are tough unless you have someone to maintain them. Broken flippers are SO annoying. They are pretty easy to fix without training. Operators don't usually leave the keys around though. Bet it's just a dirty coil sleeve. <cite>DPsx7 posted [p:909721903] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote><cite>SunWuKung420 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DPsx7 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Blorfenburger posted...</cite> <quote>Damn. Theres an arcade here but I think its going out of business. Last time I went a bunch of games were unplugged like a pinball table I really wanted to play.</quote> Pins are tough unless you have someone to maintain them. Broken flippers are SO annoying.</quote> They are pretty easy to fix without training.</quote> Operators don't usually leave the keys around though. Bet it's just a dirty coil sleeve.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Monopoman 09/30/18 4:03:39 PM #15:	The Popo posted... I could get pretty far on a single quarter on the TMNT Arcade back in the day. NBA Jam would sometimes be $1 per quarter, too. This used to annoy the hell outta me. At my old job over 10 years ago in the lunch room we had a NBA Jam Tournament Edition arcade cabinet on free play it was awesome. --- BF ID: Birck #1559845599 Leads: Elaina, Astrid, Tsovinar <cite>Monopoman posted [p:909722235] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote><cite>The Popo posted...</cite> <quote>I could get pretty far on a single quarter on the TMNT Arcade back in the day. NBA Jam would sometimes be $1 per quarter, too. This used to annoy the hell outta me.</quote> At my old job over 10 years ago in the lunch room we had a NBA Jam Tournament Edition arcade cabinet on free play it was awesome.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Monopoman 09/30/18 4:05:36 PM #16:	Zeus posted... Blorfenburger posted... Damn. Theres an arcade here but I think its going out of business. Last time I went a bunch of games were unplugged like a pinball table I really wanted to play. Arcades by themselves usually aren't viable, but arcade bars work because you also get people there to drink. DPsx7 posted... Blorfenburger posted... Damn. Theres an arcade here but I think its going out of business. Last time I went a bunch of games were unplugged like a pinball table I really wanted to play. Pins are tough unless you have someone to maintain them. Broken flippers are SO annoying. tbh, I think it's been at least a decade since I saw a pinball machine anywhere. Not sure what the deaf, dumb, and blind kids do with their spare time now. Damn, you are living in the wrong town in my city a large chunk of the bars have at least a few pinball machines and any arcade bar that focuses on having a large selection of arcade cabinets has at least 3-5 pinball machines. The main reason arcades don't work anymore is that modern kids don't really identify with arcades, now they can download 1 million games on their phone/tablet or play Switch it's like why go to an arcade to play video games, maybe the arcades that focus on games for prize tickets those do better with kids. --- BF ID: Birck #1559845599 Leads: Elaina, Astrid, Tsovinar <cite>Monopoman posted [p:909722338] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Blorfenburger posted...</cite> <quote>Damn. Theres an arcade here but I think its going out of business. Last time I went a bunch of games were unplugged like a pinball table I really wanted to play.</quote> Arcades by themselves usually aren't viable, but arcade bars work because you also get people there to drink. <cite>DPsx7 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Blorfenburger posted...</cite> <quote>Damn. Theres an arcade here but I think its going out of business. Last time I went a bunch of games were unplugged like a pinball table I really wanted to play.</quote> Pins are tough unless you have someone to maintain them. Broken flippers are SO annoying.</quote> tbh, I think it's been at least a decade since I saw a pinball machine anywhere. Not sure what the deaf, dumb, and blind kids do with their spare time now.</quote> Damn, you are living in the wrong town in my city a large chunk of the bars have at least a few pinball machines and any arcade bar that focuses on having a large selection of arcade cabinets has at least 3-5 pinball machines. The main reason arcades don't work anymore is that modern kids don't really identify with arcades, now they can download 1 million games on their phone/tablet or play Switch it's like why go to an arcade to play video games, maybe the arcades that focus on games for prize tickets those do better with kids.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DPsx7 09/30/18 4:36:36 PM #17:	Maybe. I always felt like arcades thrived by offering an experience you can't get at home. Now that consoles have comparable graphics and online play there's less reason to leave the house. Things like pins, larger scale VR, motion simulators, dance machines, this is what arcades need - to provide something consoles can't. Ticket redemption is a nice side feature but the games should be fun while earning them. I always wanted to have one. This stuff would require a lot of space and a ton of money. Older cabs can be had for a few hundred and aren't terribly difficult to maintain. That's just not enough to attract tons of people unless you're acting like a museum of sorts. <cite>DPsx7 posted [p:909724098] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote>Maybe. I always felt like arcades thrived by offering an experience you can't get at home. Now that consoles have comparable graphics and online play there's less reason to leave the house. Things like pins, larger scale VR, motion simulators, dance machines, this is what arcades need - to provide something consoles can't. Ticket redemption is a nice side feature but the games should be fun while earning them. I always wanted to have one. This stuff would require a lot of space and a ton of money. Older cabs can be had for a few hundred and aren't terribly difficult to maintain. That's just not enough to attract tons of people unless you're acting like a museum of sorts.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Revelation34 09/30/18 4:45:29 PM #18:	Metalsonic66 posted... There's a gamer bar near Atlanta called Battle and Brew, it's pretty nice. They have arcade machines but also several stations with different consoles hooked up to TV's that you can pay a flat rate per hour and switch games or consoles at any point. Also quite a few PCs you can also rent out. And they have little buzzers next to the PCs and consoles so you can call someone over to order a drink or food. Are the computer custom like having Windows 95 on it for older games? --- Gamertag: Kegfarms, BF code: 2033480226, Treasure Cruise code 318,374,355, Steam: Kegfarms <cite>Revelation34 posted [p:909724628] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote><cite>Metalsonic66 posted...</cite> <quote>There's a gamer bar near Atlanta called Battle and Brew, it's pretty nice. They have arcade machines but also several stations with different consoles hooked up to TV's that you can pay a flat rate per hour and switch games or consoles at any point. Also quite a few PCs you can also rent out. And they have little buzzers next to the PCs and consoles so you can call someone over to order a drink or food.</quote> Are the computer custom like having Windows 95 on it for older games?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GunslingerGunsl 09/30/18 6:12:39 PM #19:	I'm going to this place today: https://twobitcircus.com Been there once before. There are new arcade games, escape rooms, virtual reality games and classic arcade games. Plus there is a bar and a "robot bar". It's pretty cool. <cite>GunslingerGunsl posted [p:909729461] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote>I'm going to this place today: https://twobitcircus.com Been there once before. There are new arcade games, escape rooms, virtual reality games and classic arcade games. Plus there is a bar and a "robot bar". It's pretty cool.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 09/30/18 6:23:44 PM #20:	Revelation34 posted... Are the computer custom like having Windows 95 on it for older games? Not that I know of --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:909730025] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote><cite>Revelation34 posted...</cite> <quote>Are the computer custom like having Windows 95 on it for older games?</quote> Not that I know of</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Action53 10/01/18 8:12:37 AM #21:	I have my own in my garage https://imgur.com/ths9uxj https://imgur.com/woMuRcZ --- Plsbemeantome.sarahah.com <cite>Action53 posted [p:909757380] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote>I have my own in my garage https://imgur.com/ths9uxj https://imgur.com/woMuRcZ</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SunWuKung420 10/01/18 8:54:35 AM #22:	They are fun. --- "Men have to restrain themselves around other men to avoid an outright punch out"- Kyuubi4269 9/17/18 PSN - SunWuKung420 <cite>SunWuKung420 posted [p:909758534] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote>They are fun.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 10/02/18 1:42:01 AM #23:	Action53 posted... I have my own in my garage https://imgur.com/ths9uxj https://imgur.com/woMuRcZ I can understand the pinball machines and arcade cabinets, but why do you have UFO catchers? >_> --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:909806777] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote><cite>Action53 posted...</cite> <quote>I have my own in my garage https://imgur.com/ths9uxj https://imgur.com/woMuRcZ</quote> I can understand the pinball machines and arcade cabinets, but why do you have UFO catchers? >_></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DPsx7 10/02/18 1:48:23 AM #24:	Zeus posted... Action53 posted... I have my own in my garage https://imgur.com/ths9uxj https://imgur.com/woMuRcZ I can understand the pinball machines and arcade cabinets, but why do you have UFO catchers? >_> To display a plushie collection? I've thought about it myself. Then as practice in case I see something good as a prize. <cite>DPsx7 posted [p:909806965] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Action53 posted...</cite> <quote>I have my own in my garage https://imgur.com/ths9uxj https://imgur.com/woMuRcZ</quote> I can understand the pinball machines and arcade cabinets, but why do you have UFO catchers? >_></quote> To display a plushie collection? I've thought about it myself. Then as practice in case I see something good as a prize.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Action53 10/02/18 6:54:07 AM #25:	Same reason I have a Wacky Gator, because I can https://imgur.com/MEp0o3E --- Plsbemeantome.sarahah.com <cite>Action53 posted [p:909813249] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote>Same reason I have a Wacky Gator, because I can https://imgur.com/MEp0o3E</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 10/02/18 8:36:02 PM #26:	I see no issue with wacky gator. However, I wonder where your skeeball machine is --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:909852020] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote>I see no issue with wacky gator. However, I wonder where your skeeball machine is </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ranzoh 10/04/18 7:09:17 AM #27:	The Popo posted... I could get pretty far on a single quarter on the TMNT Arcade back in the day. NBA Jam would sometimes be $1 per quarter, too. This used to annoy the hell outta me. Then we have way differences in skill level in the way we overcome difficulty. I can't 1 credit any arcade game but I can beat Double Dragon 3, considered one of the hardest games out there with one life characters. I never got how people who have better skills than me can't even beat that game. <cite>Ranzoh posted [p:909934498] in I went to ... [t:77053069]...</cite> <quote><cite>The Popo posted...</cite> <quote>I could get pretty far on a single quarter on the TMNT Arcade back in the day. NBA Jam would sometimes be $1 per quarter, too. This used to annoy the hell outta me.</quote> Then we have way differences in skill level in the way we overcome difficulty. I can't 1 credit any arcade game but I can beat Double Dragon 3, considered one of the hardest games out there with one life characters. I never got how people who have better skills than me can't even beat that game.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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