Posted by enemyace on 10, 2001 at 7:44 PM:
In Reply to: Re: Ms. Pacman / Galage Machines... posted by Mameham on 10, 2001 at 12:52 PM:
: Yeah, they've been dead here in the states for quite some time. I grew up on the Jersey shore boardwalk and I was able to watch the decline from when it started... As you suggest all they have on the boardwalk arcades anymore are fighting/shooting/driving games - dedicated controls and social games you really can't get on a console...
: And then the one "classic" that tires to make a come back, the Class of Whatever neveu Ms. Pac Man / Galaga machine charges $.50 for one game ( my wife saw it was $1.00 at Fuddruckers... ) what the hell is that? I know the new monitor and cabinet costs more etc, but if the people who bought these machines had half a clue I'm sure they could have gotten the originals for far less - and only charged $.25
: Sigh.
: My wife dumps all her change in a cup... she was making a joke of hordeing all the quarters in the world to have a monopoly on them... I asked her what people would do for video games, she said it doesn't matter, they're all $.50 now anyway...
: And she's right...
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