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shateredsoul:
take a chll pill ;), it's people talking about things they did as kids that used to work on old arcades.
I'm not really going to try these things on the cabinet. :P
RandyT:
As a broke kid in the late 70's, I had a few ways of fueling the arcade habit. The obvious was to check every coin return. It's amazing how often this would yield free quarters, and there was nothing quite as satisfying as sticking your finger in there and finding that it wasn't empty. Then there was looking for (or actually witnessing) coin jams. When a coin mech was jammed up, people didn't know it and kept stuffing quarters in until they piled up far enough to become visible at the slot. If the guy wasn't standing right there when it happened, they often took the loss and moved on. Alerting the change guy to this usually resulted in free games and a couple of the recovered quarters. And then there was the old stand by; being a little kid and looking as pathetic as possible while watching an adult play the game. This one usually worked best on pinball machines where free games are the result of a good run. If they just spent a half hour rocking a machine, they didn't care about those free games. All in all, though, getting a job was easier. :)
ark_ader:
--- Quote from: RandyT on March 12, 2011, 04:19:32 pm ---
As a broke kid in the late 70's, I had a fews ways of fueling the arcade habit. The obvious was to check every coin return. It's amazing how often this would yield free quarters, and there was nothing quite as satisfying as sticking your finger in there and finding that it wasn't empty. Then there was looking for (or actually witnessing) coin jams. When a coin mech was jammed up, people didn't know it and kept stuffing quarters in until they piled up far enough to become visible at the slot. If the guy wasn't standing right there when it happened, they often took the loss and moved on. Alerting the change guy to this usually resulted in free games and a couple of the recovered quarters. And then there was the old stand by; being a little kid and looking as pathetic as possible while watching an adult play the game. This one usually worked best on pinball machines where free games are the result of a good run. If they just spent a half hour rocking a machine, they didn't care about those free games. All in all, though, getting a job was easier. :)
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I got $20 a week lunch money, and $20 pocket money.
I would hit the arcades that would give you 60 tokens for $10 on a Saturday, then give them to my friends at school who could not afford to play.
The Mom and Pop arcades had these specials. It was a great way to meet new friends. Always nice to have someone to match up against.
RandyT:
--- Quote from: ark_ader on March 12, 2011, 04:31:32 pm ---I got $20 a week lunch money, and $20 pocket money.
I would hit the arcades that would give you 60 tokens for $10 on a Saturday, then give them to my friends at school who could not afford to play.
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I could have used a friend like you back then. ;)
shmokes:
--- Quote from: ark_ader on March 12, 2011, 04:31:32 pm ---
I would hit the arcades that would give you 60 tokens for $10 on a Saturday, then give them to my friends at school who could not afford to play.
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That's awesome. Almost as charitable as how you donate blood once a month (even though they wouldn't let you if you wanted to) and how you magically will it to be used in Haiti as opposed to any less deserving people in the world. You're amazing. :applaud:
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