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Best thing about the arcades OTHER than games

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Tumerboy:
For that matter, checking every coin return for quarters. . . and then FINDING one!

Donkbaca:
Seeing my priest at the arcade, you could tell he was there because there was always someone in the parking lot washing his car..

Mikezilla:

--- Quote from: pinballjim on May 04, 2011, 04:32:08 pm ---I really liked the dude in the arcade that would pay you $20 to wash his car in the parking lot with your shirt off.



--- End quote ---

Damn you got 20 bucks? I only got 10.

Vigo:

--- Quote from: Tumerboy on May 04, 2011, 04:56:37 pm ---For that matter, checking every coin return for quarters. . . and then FINDING one!

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For me, when the arcades started getting lame and had multiple coin credits, checking coin returns turned into checking to see if half a credit was inserted in the game.

Xiaou2:
Besides the typical answers (environment / sounds),  the only thing that really stood out was a certain kind of candy you could get using tickets.

 They were fairly hard but chewy spheres, a cherry flavor, hollow centered.. with an oriental themed box.

 It was only recently I thought to look them up.  Turns out they were called
 "Cherry Clan".

 The company that makes Lemonhead candies makes them under a different name "Cherry head", I believe.  Ive yet to get hold of them.. cause all I ever see are the Lemon ones.  However, Im skeptical they will be the same.  Lemonheads seem too soft compared to the candies I remember.  Maybe cause they were sitting around for ages before we got them..  but anyways, they were so much better that way.

 Ages later, when I worked for the arcade, we got entire boxes of mixed candies for a candy crane type machine.  The alternative flavored tootsies were pretty good.

 The candy crane machine was a really big hit with everyone.  Much more active than the claw prize cranes.  The payout was good/fair, and the prizes (handfull of candies) were much more worthwhile / enjoyable  :)


 Namco USA really ruined their arcades when they chose to put in TVs that looped commercials.  It was bad enough that they were too bright (lighting) , and with too much sun glare from the entrances / windows.  ugg.

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