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Most money spent in a arcade in one day?
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Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
At least $35...many times. During my sophmore and junior years of high school, my friend and I would go to the local arcade just about every saturday. Usually spent about $15 there, caught a movie, and then got some fast food.
DDR+Movie+Wendy's = Grizzly Heaven.
DDR+Movie+Wendy's = Grizzly Heaven.
Those GameWorks flat rate specials are a godsend. A friend and I used to head up every week when they'd have a 10pm-midnight special for like $15, playing LA Machineguns until I couldn't feel my arms anymore and stumbling off the platform like a newborn fawn trying to find its legs.
Unlimited rides on Sky Pirates, the three story hot-air balloon game, too.
Perfect for keeping costs at a minimum, and you didn't have to feel guilty walking away from a machine after 30 seconds if you were getting bored. ADHD ahoy!
Unlimited rides on Sky Pirates, the three story hot-air balloon game, too.
Perfect for keeping costs at a minimum, and you didn't have to feel guilty walking away from a machine after 30 seconds if you were getting bored. ADHD ahoy!
Baron Aloha
A Shining Example
I spent $40 at an arcade a few months ago on one of those lighthouse prize machines. Those things are awesome. I won a red GBASP and Super Mario Advance 4.
shoplifter
Member
Probably $40 when SFZ2 originally came out. At college we used to go to the local arcade (RIP) every Friday afternoon-evening and play the shit out of it.
I don't remember the most I've spent across 1 day, but I do remember going to the arcade, spending maybe a buck or two on average on various games at best. Then one day we got in Crazy Taxi around the time it came out in Japan (about 6 weeks before any other arcade had it) at the Sunnyvale Golfland one Tuesday (6 tokens instead of 4 for $1) and I remember hearing everyone brag about it on IRC from Japan. I tried it... next thing I knew, I was $25 poorer and have no idea where the time/money went. (it was 3 tokens/game)
I did a search on the Japanese sites that night and whipped up the first english Crazy Taxi site the next day.
I did a search on the Japanese sites that night and whipped up the first english Crazy Taxi site the next day.
After living in Osaka for three years, I wanted to go to a Namba arcade (the one above Mother Hall, for those who are familiar) and play the full-size F-Zero AX machine on my license for a whole day before I had to leave the country for my new job. I budgeted 5000y for the day's gaming. Unfortunately, someone else was hogging the machine when I arrived, so I only managed to spend about half that much before I had to move on (millions of things to do, as I was moving away). I still haven't gotten to bring my GC memory card to an arcade and transfer my AX pilot over 
ArcadeStickMonk
Member
Multiple occasions between $40 and $60.
The sad fact is that virtually none of that was fighting games, since all the good arcades have been drying up in middle America. But I did get good at HotD2 with dualies !!
The sad fact is that virtually none of that was fighting games, since all the good arcades have been drying up in middle America. But I did get good at HotD2 with dualies !!
Asskicker064
Member
I spent about $30 - $40 at an arcade that had Beatmania IIDX 7th style, Guitar Freaks, Drum Mania, Keyboard Mania, DDR, Dance Maniax, and Para Para. That was a great day and I hope to do it again this Saturday.
80 bucks on NBA Jam. The reason I remember this so vividly is that my gf at the time came to pick me up (around 60 dollars in). I not only told her to go get me more money, I then had the temerity to ask for a ride "later on tonight, I'll call you when I'm done".
Needless to say we're not together anymore.
Needless to say we're not together anymore.
Saint Cornelius
Banned
Let's just say I was grounded for a whole summer one year because of fucking The Main Event.
"insert credit to continue" + first time ever having an ATM card + 7-11 = lots of trouble
"insert credit to continue" + first time ever having an ATM card + 7-11 = lots of trouble
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^^^Fcuk him up good COS!!^^^Bishoptl said:
Damn I remember the times when I could spend 50 cents (two different games) on shit like this and go for hours at a time.
A few years ago spent about 12 hours at Gameworks in Ontario racing against buddies and strangers on their 4 linked Daytona USA cab set-up. Total cost = around $250.
Ouch! I feel for you man. It must have extremely painful to have lived in Osaka for 3 years then on your last couple days there, spend all day on an F-Zero AX machine, then suddendly kiss the country goodbye for good. I would have cried. Looking back now, was the new job you went to really worth it?
Joeholley said:After living in Osaka for three years, I wanted to go to a Namba arcade (the one above Mother Hall, for those who are familiar) and play the full-size F-Zero AX machine on my license for a whole day before I had to leave the country for my new job. I budgeted 5000y for the day's gaming. Unfortunately, someone else was hogging the machine when I arrived, so I only managed to spend about half that much before I had to move on (millions of things to do, as I was moving away). I still haven't gotten to bring my GC memory card to an arcade and transfer my AX pilot over
Ouch! I feel for you man. It must have extremely painful to have lived in Osaka for 3 years then on your last couple days there, spend all day on an F-Zero AX machine, then suddendly kiss the country goodbye for good. I would have cried. Looking back now, was the new job you went to really worth it?
mrkapawutzis
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Back in the days (read early 90's) my friends and I spent around $5 each on Crime Fighter and I'm pretty sure we beat the damn thing.