boycott arcade for underhand movements
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well today's valentine's day, so i went with my girlfriend to the arcade at suntec city to "catch" her a cute little plush using the measely amount of money left after the damage of dinner at everybody's favourite japanese buffet..
simple game for most youngsters: movement, aim, fire.. simple as that.. but the catch is the plush positioned amazingly close to the exit of the machine.. attractive to everyone cos they think it's easy to get it.. but once your money departs from your fingers, the "catcher" moves by itself from it's starting location AWAY from the plush you've laid eyes on.. and you can never position it back there again till the game ends.. now that's fine, 1 credit spent on grabbing the plush's legs and moving it to a more accessible position.. yet another credit and an easy haul with some precision and accuracy.. the plot thickens..
here comes this man who places one of the numerous plushies at that amazingly simple looking position mentioned earlier.. *thinks* wow 2 bucks for a plush.. could go for more to wow the crowd and impress my girl..
once again the process ensues as one credit is spent upon movement of the plush to a more favourable position.. but here's the catch: the employee emerges instantly to move the plush back at the starting position.. hmm.. an obvious attempt to prevent the capture of that plush i'm sure..
upset but adamant, i move on to yet another machine which has a more advantageous position for the capture of a plush.. once again, the same story happens after the first successful attempt..
what do you ppl think? i'm never going there again.. sheesh you hire a bunch of employees just to prevent us from winning? nice..
(P.S. i know this is an extremely shallow and childish topic, but i just feel unjust for this disturbing events which fills me with displeasure..) -
it was always underhand.
dats y i never play those games. -
Time for you to....
STOMP IT! -
u have to admit it boy, dats the way the arcade earns money...
n the machine dat makes dem earn more is the "wheel of fortune jackpot" machine...
sumthin like very attractive prizes, like psp, walkman fones n such.
den theres a revolving wheel in the machine that has, -1, +1, -2.......+5
familiar anot?
hav to tio the correct numbers to win the prize, but its impossible... its like dey rigged the machine to make it unable to go to the prize...
seen these b4? its very common in arcades. -
Seriously I've never seen the arcade staff stand beside the machine and reposition the plushie after people play it. They only position it once when adding new plushies or maybe at the start/end of the day.
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U hikikomori right?Originally posted by Ito_^:it was always underhand.
dats y i never play those games.
Why you can play arcade one? -
What the heck is a Hikikomori?Originally posted by Hogzilla:U hikikomori right?
Why you can play arcade one?
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Wiki is a good friend.Originally posted by LazerLordz:What the heck is a Hikikomori? -
i seen it done before. at the star factory PS..Originally posted by aRcTiC_sTaR:Seriously I've never seen the arcade staff stand beside the machine and reposition the plushie after people play it. They only position it once when adding new plushies or maybe at the start/end of the day. -
i got say i play arcade meh?Originally posted by Hogzilla:U hikikomori right?
Why you can play arcade one? the whole place is a freaking conspiracy centre to brainwash ppl. 
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Dats how arcade earns money.
Think about it.
The electricity bill, rental and the prize. And u're paying $2 or less just for the prize. They will sure feel the pinch.
Cheers.
C.K -
gosh you should've seen it today.. sickening.. so much for these guys man.. irksome!! i really find those pictures of ppl having won prizes from these machines and impeccable RATES of ppl winning extremely unbelievable.. like gosh like hell i'd believe.. the prices of the prizes range from 200-600 dollars.. if you can have SO MANY ppl winning em, the machine must be quite a seller to sustain it's position in arcades don't you think?
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it has been donkey years, since i last paid a visit to the arcade, to P.S. better luck next time
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sheesh i'm never visiting an arcade again.. time to grow out of it i guess.. so much for playing marvel vs capcom 2 on xbox so much to prove that i'm good at an arcade.. hahas the "whacking" game where you smash 3 different buttons in a race of reflexes yada yada still attracts me though..
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u mean hyper bishi bashi ah? the one wif red, green n blue ones? haha dats funOriginally posted by blue_crimson_89:sheesh i'm never visiting an arcade again.. time to grow out of it i guess.. so much for playing marvel vs capcom 2 on xbox so much to prove that i'm good at an arcade.. hahas the "whacking" game where you smash 3 different buttons in a race of reflexes yada yada still attracts me though..
i migrated frm marvel vs capcom 2 to time crisis series and world combat... more worth the money -
i neber play before so i catch no ball...
can someone post a pic n explain how its played? -
\Originally posted by stooki:i neber play before so i catch no ball...
can someone post a pic n explain how its played?
u never play UFO catcher before meh?
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i dun play those catcher games
me oni play HOTD4 -
Originally posted by FireIce:i dun play those catcher games
me oni play HOTD4 now dats something u dun see everyday.
a smokin aunty playing HOTD4. -
wats HOTD4 ah?Originally posted by Ito_^: now dats something u dun see everyday.
a smokin aunty playing HOTD4. -
house of the dead 4.Originally posted by gigabyte14:wats HOTD4 ah? -
orh chey...Originally posted by Ito_^:house of the dead 4.
i can use 4 credits to complete... if i try...
sum parts so tricky -
wooo. pro.Originally posted by gigabyte14:orh chey...
i can use 4 credits to complete... if i try...
sum parts so tricky i doubt i can even finish stage 1. -
stage 1 the hardest la!Originally posted by Ito_^:wooo. pro. i doubt i can even finish stage 1.
waste grenade 1... the freaking monster keep using hand to cover his head, like i wan take his peekture liddat -
Originally posted by gigabyte14:stage 1 the hardest la!
waste grenade 1... the freaking monster keep using hand to cover his head, like i wan take his peekture liddat