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| Magnet_Eye:
I was thinking about old tricks/cheats....like drilling a hole in a quarter and tying a piece of fishing string to it to get unlimited credits (before they changed the coin mechs to prevent this). ;D Other tricks: -->Using a pencil between fingers to run really fast in Track & Field (until they put gaurds around the buttons to stop us) -->Take apart a liter with "electric" igniter, then "zap" the joystick stem of certain games to get credits. (yeah it worked!) -->Bend a paperclip into a certain shape to put into the coin mechs and get credits. Post any old tricks/cheats you used to use in the arcade as a kid... ;) |
| TazMan:
--- Quote from: Magnet_Eye on March 07, 2003, 07:14:56 pm ---I was thinking about old tricks/cheats....like drilling a hole in a quarter and tying a piece of fishing string to it to get unlimited credits (before they changed the coin mechs to prevent this). --- End quote --- Yeah, I found out this was frowned upon the hard way - got busted in the hotel gameroom in Orlando snaggin' credits on Gun Fight back in the early 80s. --- Quote ---Other tricks: -->Using a pencil between fingers to run really fast in Track & Field (until they put gaurds around the buttons to stop us) --- End quote --- Stole my fire there - Actually, I almost bought the button guards for my cab to remove the temptation ;) There was always befriending the arcade attendant (no matter how bad the body odor) to weasel free credits that way - kind of like cheatin' * shrug * |
| rampy:
I can't visualize the pencil trick - could you guys explain further (maybe some bad ascii art?) I've heard the electric lighter trick but never did it... I know I had a trick or two... but damn if I can remember any ATM. rampy |
| SNAAAKE:
in my country they didnt have coin doors..you had to pay the guy so he gives you credit..so there was like a wire from the arcade machine to the booth and there was like a button that the owner pressed to give credit. Now what i used to do is cut the wire and splices then constanty so i could get free credit :P.. Eventually the guy found out and i had to pay to play..but whatever.. ;D |
| Magnet_Eye:
--- Quote from: rampy on March 07, 2003, 10:06:02 pm ---I can't visualize the pencil trick - could you guys explain further (maybe some bad ascii art?) --- End quote --- a funky attempt to show how it was done: You apply pressure with the two outer fingers, then tap the right side with your right hand, the other side of the pencil hits the other button for you. you could get great speed doing this. haha. ;D ;D ;D |
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