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| jerryjanis:
During my freshman year of college my suitemates picked up an Asteroids machine for their dorm room. There were ethically and legally entitled to charge money to play it (unlike with a Mame cabinet), so they did. And I think it just collected dust. I put a few quarters into it to try it out, but I (and everyone else) still felt like it was a real dick move to charge the people that are supposed to be your friends. If they had opened it up to be a free play machine probably everybody would be hanging out having a grand time playing asteroids. |
| Chris:
--- Quote from: Zakk on May 22, 2004, 11:49:37 pm ---And as luck would have it, you can now order BYOAC tokens for your machine! :) --- End quote --- By the way, that link to purchase tokens is here, in case you haven't noticed. 8) --Chris |
| mahuti:
Yeah, charging is just silly. You could put a sign that says "quarter donations accepted, or press 'quarter' button to begin" People that want to pay willl pay. A few of my friends have given me quarters just for kicks. You will probably get more money by suggesting donations than forcing people to pay. |
| Mugzilla:
Leave the cabinet at home. You are in college to study, get a degree, and get a real job. You aren't there to further your cabinet profit making! Don't be like me and drop out because you didn't study, and you were too busy chasing skirt! |
| Ceifeirot:
I won't be bringing it on the first day but after I get accustomed to life there. It would be just as tempting as a PS2 or other computer games anyway. And I don't plan on failing -- I have a full scholarship for the 4 years, and would not like losing that :) I'll see how it goes first then decide whether to bring it or not. As for profit making, I'm not even considering charging for it now. |
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