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DMala Sleep is overrated Reged: 05/09/05 Posts: 3989 Loc: Waltham, MA Send PM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? 02/17/12 12:23 AM Reply > Oh I studied Dragon's Lair quite a bit before I threw down two quarters to play. > Punch*Out was .50cents too but I'd just wait til some dummy lost on the second > fighter and I bought a rematch for 25 cents. Same thing with Cliff Hanger, continues > were only one quarter. Cockpit games (Pole pos, Spy hunter) were also 50cents, so I'd > wait til I went somewhere that had the upright. I really think this was part of what killed the arcade. 25 cents was nothing, I'd throw a quarter in anything just to try it out. When it's 50, 75 cents or more, though, you start to think about how long you're really going to last and whether it's really worth it. For the fancy new tech like laserdiscs or the big, elaborate sit down cabs it was OK, but when regular games started going up too, that was the beginning of the end. Pinball was worse than video games in that regard. By the early 90s, it seemed like 50 cents was the standard price for pinball. On a bad day, I can lose at pinball in little more time than it takes the ball to roll unimpeded down the playfield. For me, it totally wasn't worth it.

Entire thread Subject Posted by Posted on Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? greybeard 02/16/12 10:16 PM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? R. Belmont  02/21/12 06:19 PM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? yaggy  02/21/12 06:24 PM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? R. Belmont  02/21/12 06:25 PM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? greybeard  02/21/12 07:03 PM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? joey35car  02/21/12 08:23 PM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? greybeard  02/21/12 09:11 PM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? mesk  02/21/12 02:42 AM Who said 0.50$ a credit was expensive ? stephh  02/20/12 10:51 PM Dem was obviously some hard tighmes.... (nt) mogli  02/21/12 05:56 AM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? OldSchoolGamer  02/20/12 01:36 PM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? Tafoid  02/20/12 06:07 PM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? Firehawke  02/20/12 10:26 PM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? yaggy  02/21/12 04:58 PM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? Firehawke  02/21/12 05:03 PM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? Heihachi_73  02/17/12 01:57 PM Absolutely... Trebor  02/17/12 03:07 AM Yes. Gor  02/17/12 01:56 AM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? B2K24  02/17/12 12:00 AM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? Tomu Breidah  02/16/12 11:38 PM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? jumpmaniac81  02/16/12 11:34 PM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? greybeard  02/17/12 12:04 AM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? jumpmaniac81  02/17/12 07:01 AM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? yaggy  02/16/12 11:09 PM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? joey35car  02/17/12 12:50 AM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? Quantum Leaper  02/17/12 04:31 AM Everywhere DL games and cockpits were 50 cents..... mogli  02/17/12 04:40 AM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? DMala  02/17/12 12:23 AM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? greybeard  02/17/12 12:48 AM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? PokeMAME  02/17/12 06:46 AM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? DMala  02/17/12 05:15 AM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? mogli  02/17/12 06:49 AM Pins by the mid-80s were all 50 cents, round here..... mogli  02/17/12 04:46 AM Re: Back in the "day" were you ever put off playing some games because they were $0.50 a credit? casm  02/16/12 10:55 PM I didn't think Star Wars cockpit was worth 50 cents - but DOT?? - OH YEAH. mogli  02/17/12 04:43 AM Re: I didn't think Star Wars cockpit was worth 50 cents - but DOT?? - OH YEAH. joey35car  02/17/12 04:58 AM

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