> It's not unlike when I was eight and pumping quarters into Gauntlet in order to reach the next level -- Blue Warrior's health dropped whether or not you were

> It's not unlike when I was eight and pumping quarters into Gauntlet in order to reach the next level -- Blue Warrior's health dropped whether or not you were taking damage You certainly could play arcade games that way, but the good ones could generally be beaten on one credit if you were skilled enough at the game. Plenty of modern enthusiasts still consider this the only "legitimate" way to play such games. The difference between this and most freemium games is that it's your skill being tested and not your tolerance for pain, and many of us find the former a far more palatable thing to test.