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MvC2 machine
Oni2382:
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--- Quote from: Oni2382 on August 27, 2008, 04:25:44 pm --- Shoot for either Captain America and the Avengers, the simpsons or the original X men side scroller. You can charge to play and still have comic book characters which is the theme your going for and ultimately the customers in his establishment will get more enjoyment out of the 4p games instead.
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I doubt this would work at all. It's not just about the comic theme here.... Most of the people that would shell out coin after coin to play Marvel vs Capcom 2 would never even touch Captain America and the Avengers...
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Do you know for fact that the customers in this comic shop want a MvC2 machine in there? NO you don't. yeaayeahh chose this game based on wide appeal, so we have no clue as to what would or would not work.
And for the record. I have the Captain America PCB and I play MvC2 on a regular basis along with most of the gamers in my area (va.) Gamers in their 20's (raises hand) who grew up on all those side scrolling beat em ups didn't have MvC2 back then, so there is a loyal fan base to these type of games regardless of what's out now.
rockin_rick:
Not sure what your local laws are, but since you are striving for 100% legal... If you're charging for plays, then you'll (your friend) will also need a tax 'stamp' (or whatnot). I'd think that this is your no.1 concern regarding legality of a coin operated amusement device. Not sure how much those cost, but considering the amount of plays vs. the cost of the tax vs. the cost of the electricity to run it = might not be making any money. This is, after all, why you don't see arcade machines around much anymore. Like oni2382 said, perhaps the best bet is to use a dreamcast, don't charge for plays, and get the return in happy customers (lol, I'm sure that there's a clever marketing term for this...)
Rick
SithMaster:
--- Quote from: rockin_rick on September 01, 2008, 01:35:49 am ---Not sure what your local laws are, but since you are striving for 100% legal... If you're charging for plays, then you'll (your friend) will also need a tax 'stamp' (or whatnot). I'd think that this is your no.1 concern regarding legality of a coin operated amusement device. Not sure how much those cost, but considering the amount of plays vs. the cost of the tax vs. the cost of the electricity to run it = might not be making any money. This is, after all, why you don't see arcade machines around much anymore. Like oni2382 said, perhaps the best bet is to use a dreamcast, don't charge for plays, and get the return in happy customers (lol, I'm sure that there's a clever marketing term for this...)
Rick
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I want to say that would be creating goodwill towards the customers but I'm not sure. Anyway the guy mentioned another machine in the store already so I imagine a profit is being made and if not just hook up a dreamcast to that. Also I wouldn't worry about building the cab so much as getting the game working. Any cab can be used so I'd try and find one for cheap to use.
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