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Yeah you're spot on about the new games. They are like poker machines.

• jerkstate 8y ago
  Not really sure if that's new - in the 1980s, you paid for video games 25c at a time.
  • LoSboccacc 8y ago
    Yeah but the hardest they went to get another 25c was the 3 2 1 continue countdown. And you got quarters out of mom pocket, it’s really hard to visualize spending when it comes from your parents credit card.
    • dogma1138 8y ago
      Arcades also had prizes whether it was through tickets or through venue promotion where getting into the top score menu would grant you a prize. Arcades also often held competitions to further push how many people would play games to practice. In fact gaming for a good period of time intentionally swayed off the patterns Arcade Games used to employ to hook you in and keep you playing both due to technical limitation and different design philosophy.