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MaximRecoil:

Even if all his patrons are from the local Ladies Auxiliary Hall, he's still going to be subjecting his "fully-restored arcade classics" to lots of normal wear and tear (meaning they will no longer be in "fully-restored" condition soon enough), with no return to show for it. Even if people aren't playing them constantly, just having them on, ready to play, is going to cause a lot of screen burn as well as wear and tear on the other electronics, not to mention the amount of electricty he will be using.

It would kind of be like having a restored classic car collection and then allowing free rentals, and paying for their gas to boot.

protokatie:


--- Quote ---just having them on, ready to play, is going to cause a lot of screen burn as well as wear and tear on the other electronics, not to mention the amount of electricty he will be using.
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From the looks of one of the pictures, he has a full set of circuit breaker boxes, and therefor prolly cuts the power to everything when the place isnt hosting a gaming day (or when he himself isnt playing them).

fixedpigs:

if i recall correctly from his blog...he has three main switches to turn everything on...

'hmm...i feel like playing tron...time to turn on sixty-six machines to make it happen...!'

it's pretty lame...i asked him why he didn't install solar panels during the construction of the building back in the summer...he said that he looked into it but decided it was too expensive at the moment...whatever peter...there was talk of having to upgrade the transformer supplying his house with power...it's ridiculous...

protokatie:


--- Quote ---it's pretty lame...i asked him why he didn't install solar panels during the construction of the building back in the summer...he said that he looked into it but decided it was too expensive at the moment...whatever peter...there was talk of having to upgrade the transformer supplying his house with power...it's ridiculous...
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Sounds to me like you are just jealous! Wouldnt you like to have the kinds of resources and time to do that? I know I would, plus it seems he restored them because he loves to play arcade games, and let others play them. These cabs are in a way works of art, but only if they are enjoyed the way they were intended. It would be sad if you just collected them and they sat there with noone playing them :(

fixedpigs:

i understand the trouble that the world is facing due to an increasing overpopulation & limited resources...jealousy has nothing to do with it...

i will commend him on allowing people to come and play them...that does indeed spread the wealth a bit...i just think that there were way better alternatives to using energy than the one he opted for...


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