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Arcade machine in your house?
greven grevs:
I usually tell them they cost a good bit of money. made the mistake of telling one guy that my first cab cost me about 300$ to make. He hounded me for weeks to make him one after that. I tried telling him that mine cost so little because I salvaged alot of parts and bought cheap on ebay/online. He wanted one done in a week and only wanted to spend 200$
Now I tell everyone that they cost thousands but I will sell one to them for 950$ ;D
markb:
I have mine in the Garage, we've had more parties in there since it was built!
elvis:
--- Quote from: daywane on April 29, 2005, 07:25:52 pm ---once a 8 yr old looked right up at me and asked, ARE YOU RICH . :laugh:
I almost hit the floor.
--- End quote ---
My nephew-in-laws (one 7 and one 12) come over once in a while and from the moment they open the door are busting to play the machine.
Funnily enough their step-dad is quite well to do, yet they are both convinced I am some sort of multi-millionaire because I have a single machine (nothing is further from the truth). Comments like "if we where rich, we'd get one too" pop out from time to time. Very amusing. :)
Parties are always a laugh. By the end of the night, most people are crowded around the machine trying to top each other's high scores. It makes the missus a bit angry as no-one is interested in fluff conversation by the end of the night, and would rather a game or two. :)
markrvp:
I've had some people who seem almost scared of it. I have to coax them into playing, say Pacman. As soon as they get eaten the first time, they'll back away from the machine. It's like their brain just can't process that there is an arcade machine in the house.
Katana Man:
Yeah, I've seen this many times too.