I'm still in for PIU back at Acme....gah

UFO catchers were huge for me, because I was REALLY good at them.  It's not like those shitty redemption games over here that you hardly win, and if you do the prize it worth literally 25 cents.  These were somewhat harder to win, but enough people played it that operators recouped money -- and I'm talking the kind of prizes I could turn around on yahoo auctions for 2200 yen -- for something that cost me 5 credits (500 yen) max.  I still have an extra 12(?) inch Vegeta doll that auctioned for the $25 range 5 years ago if anyone wants it. I'll ask $25 for it /plug

Also, the variety of games is way more fun in Japan, I don't know why.  There are SHITLOADS of redemption games (not tickets... I've never seen that kind of system over there).  There are of course "medals," which is sort of like gambling except you can't redeem for cash.  You use tokens to win more tokens or spend it all.  It was just way too much fun.  Whereas over here, there's ticket games that I play just because I'm good at it or in the rare case that it is fun, and bemani.  That's seriously about it.

Tada> where in Japan are you going?  If in the kanto area I can point you to some fun arcades/other attractions.

Ticket games here are lame and you can't win. And if you do win, you win tootsie rolls. Is there a single arcade here in WA (or the surrounding area) with actual redemption games worth playing?

Most people get their start over there through an English teaching company; I worked for GEOS Corporation myself.  If you want more info just PM me.

I'd imagine it would be within there, but not 100% sure.  My family still has to plan things out, and I still have to get over fears of not knowing enough Japanese and being hated for being a foreigner.

Just don't be stupid or creepy and the womens keep rolling in

No, seriously, they (young Japanese people) love foreigners, especially if they speak just enough Japanese to get by.  Also, a lot of middle aged Japanese people are capable of basic English but pretend they don't know a word.  I don't know why.

Crap, now I'm afraid I know too much... The way I see it, I am far past the bare-bones survival mark, but I guess I just get the impression that I don't know enough because trying to understand TV Japan at this point is like playing 冥 [a] for me.

you will be just fine tada

going to acme soon

AIDSFACE

That's it, I'm going to waterfront tomorrow. Acme'll be back on my list once I realize I'm at a wall with pump and can't play any better.

GUYS GUYS GUYS, this is the answer:



every redemption game is worth playing for little kids. they don't know any better. and once they get old enough to realize it's pointless to play them, there's plenty more little kids just starting to go to arcades and play them. that's why so many other arcades around the country use a bunch of redemption games to fund purchases of new real arcade games.

At narrows, the ticket games suck, but some of the prizes aren't bad (DVDs, mediocre PS2 games)

It's still probably much cheaper just to buy those items for real.

Back on topic, DM's screen really threw me off.  I missed many a green note because they were so hard to see.

Also, if some idiot is asking how to play to the person playing in the middle of a song, AND covering up part of the screen in the process, could one of us kindly kick their ass if another one of us is present?

Once again, anyone called the Masterman vending # yet RE: the green color issue?  You guys would get it fixed quicker that way.  I would call, but I wasn't having a problem with it.

i don't have much problem with it either. although i think the hi hat might be going out a little

On top of the green cathode being really dim, the drummania bass pedal completely stopped working for me in the middle of the first set I played today. You have been warned.

Did you manage to report it? If not, I'll look up the # right now and call it myself.

EDIT: No one responded to this, but I'll be going to ACME this evening and I'll call and report it if it's problem.

Just an update,
Drummania is working fine at ACME.  Don't know if anyone called or not, but the problems are fixed.  Also, the Green was not giving Zach, Mike, or myself any problems this evening, so that must have been fixed as well.

Aww, man, I saw "update" as "upgrade" at first.

yah that guy was pretty bad.  He could have just shut up and waited for Amber to play and then played through his turn and maybe another in the time it took him to argue

Yeah, I was there last night but fortunately after that argument took place.  Pantsu filled me in on it though.

It's pretty bad that he threatened her with TaeKwonDo skillz though (no matter how laughable); I'm glad it didn't get any more serious than that or the management might have had to step in.

Hahaha, that's worse than any hassle I've ever gotten at an arcade!

Wait, he had a girlfriend?

 :lol:

Way to act like an idiot in front of the girlfriend if I've ever heard one.

Arguing over waiting for a VIDEO GAME. She must be desperate to put up with that.

If you see this douche again, I'd just FKNWAH his ass.

On a much happier note, I'm probably going tomorrow and saturday (air hockeyyyyyyyyy).