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Title: How Many?
Post by: godfather on November 06, 2013, 10:11:41 am
How many machines do you need to collect before you can consider it an Arcade?

My friends and i were having this discussion we each own 5 machines.

What I am wondering is what does the average arcade collector believe is the magic number?


Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: alby13 on November 06, 2013, 02:29:17 pm
i call my 1 machine in a room an arcade. it's just semantics.

i'll give you an example. if you have a broken machine in a corner turned off uncared for, then you don't have an arcade. if you have a beautiful restored or one resurrected then it's all about the meaning and intention. it becomes "John's Aracde" or so and so's arcade. they are making a place to play and enjoy a piece of americana.

technically 2 or more, in my eyes, would warrant an arcade location in my eyes.
but then you would consider a restaurant or laundrymat with 2-3 an arcade, but that doesn't seem right.

i'll expand on this later.


Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: John's Arcade on November 07, 2013, 12:39:30 pm
How many machines do you need to collect before you can consider it an Arcade?

My friends and i were having this discussion we each own 5 machines.

What I am wondering is what does the average arcade collector believe is the magic number?

5 machines sounds like an arcade to me! :) Of course, more games = more fun = more work. :)


Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: godfather on November 08, 2013, 09:32:33 pm
How many machines do you need to collect before you can consider it an Arcade?

My friends and i were having this discussion we each own 5 machines.

What I am wondering is what does the average arcade collector believe is the magic number?

5 machines sounds like an arcade to me! :) Of course, more games = more fun = more work. :)
thanks we wouldn't be able to combine all our machines to even hold a candle to your basement cade


Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: Jack on November 09, 2013, 03:03:39 am
Every arcade collector should donate a game to a new building to have EVERY GAME EVER!
Bigger than Funspot atleast.
That would be cool, but giving up a game is sad.


Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: godfather on November 09, 2013, 08:32:14 am
Every arcade collector should donate a game to a new building to have EVERY GAME EVER!
Bigger than Funspot atleast.
That would be cool, but giving up a game is sad.
yeah I couldn't do that. They are my babies.


Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: deadmeat13 on November 26, 2013, 04:45:08 am
Yeah man. 5 is totally an arcade. I've got 6 in my modified sun room (that gets no sun). And 2 in the living room. And 4 in the garage. And 6 at my dads house. And some in storage. Careful; these things are like peanuts.


Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: alby13 on November 26, 2013, 06:24:21 am
Yeah man. 5 is totally an arcade. I've got 6 in my modified sun room (that gets no sun). And 2 in the living room. And 4 in the garage. And 6 at my dads house. And some in storage. Careful; these things are like peanuts.

like peanuts?


Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: spacel0rd on November 26, 2013, 09:54:35 am
Because they go good with beer?


Title: Re: How Many?
Post by: Mr_Rampage on November 26, 2013, 12:28:45 pm
If were going by the law. I know in oklahoma that an arcade starts at 3 or more machines. Mind you that's inside of a business home use you don't need a license for that XD.

When I finally get off the ground I will have my own arcade that's how I know.