tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post114006439160671933..comments2023-09-28T07:23:51.376-07:00Comments on ProjectPerko: What is an arcade?Craig Perkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13173752470581218239noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-1140454119659140082006-02-20T08:48:00.000-08:002006-02-20T08:48:00.000-08:00Your points are good. :)Your points are good. :)Craig Perkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173752470581218239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-1140452650010068562006-02-20T08:24:00.000-08:002006-02-20T08:24:00.000-08:00The point isn't to wire up an arcade in the same m...The point isn't to wire up an arcade in the same manner as Funspot. That'd just be silly, unless you can find the space and a diligent enough maintenance crew.<BR/><BR/>Anyways, my points are that:<BR/>* inexpensive is good.<BR/>* a plentiful selection of games isn't always bad.<BR/>* the form factor of an arcade machine might be a good thing for a student-run arcade.David Ludwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02105674885904892236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-1140240424920500532006-02-17T21:27:00.000-08:002006-02-17T21:27:00.000-08:00Until the last line, I thought you were an ad spam...Until the last line, I thought you were an ad spammer!<BR/><BR/>The point is, Funspot isn't an acceptable model for GDC's arcade, and it probably isn't even an efficient model for Funspot arcades.<BR/><BR/>And it should be pretty easy to wire a game to accept DAKA cards. However, that would completely defeat the purpose of requiring cash (in addition to being illegal). In this case, the idea isn't to make money. It's to keep players from playing too much.Craig Perkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173752470581218239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-1140205245635387552006-02-17T11:40:00.000-08:002006-02-17T11:40:00.000-08:00Ever been to Funspot? If not, here are some of th...Ever been to Funspot? If not, here are some of the highlights:<BR/><BR/>* Most games are a token apiece, the others are usually two tokens to start and one more to continue.<BR/><BR/>* With an Internet available coupon, 175 tokens can be had for $20, or between 11 and 12 cents a pop. Among Darren, Brad, and myself, we were about to stretch $20 apiece for 8+ hours with very little effort (other than the effort expended finding ways to spend tokens.)<BR/><BR/>* A huge selection of games. The <A HREF="http://www.funspotnh.com" REL="nofollow">Funspot website</A> lists the place as being the 2nd largest arcade in the country. Whether that is in terms of size or in terms of machines, they don't say, but the place is huge, as arcades go.<BR/><BR/>As for a real, honest-to-goodness machine, there does seem to be a ready supply of honest-to-goodness arcade cabinets out there. New cabinets built to accomodate PC hardware can be bought for under a grand. Alternatively, there is no dearth of information on modifying older cabinets.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Now if you could get said machine to work with Daka swipe cards (I'm assuming they still exist)...David Ludwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02105674885904892236noreply@blogger.com