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DanAmrich
07/09/09

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I attend this show every year. It's so worth the money. If you are anywhere nearby this weekend, GO.
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SafiaTaygete
07/08/09

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AJ, the tournament is being sponsored by Raw Thrills and Betson, not Beston.

Also, those of you asking about taxes on arcade games... Here in Texas we have to have tax stamps on all our arcade games that are for business use. I'm not sure exactly how it works, but I believe you have to get one every year for every game.
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pennyman
07/08/09

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CA Extreme is a really fantastic show - we're going up there to celebrate the COIN-OP TV 5 Year Anniversary with a panel and after party - if you are at the event then be sure to stop by!

[coin-op.tv]
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(DEAD) Goldwings - Remembered for his bravery and heroism... xD
07/07/09

In reply to My Love Affair With Arcades Continues
My memory of playing an arcade cabinet is surprisingly at a Ski resort I went to with my class long ago. There was a huge line for Marvel vs Capcom and we waited in line to play instead of skiing :P
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Curse lily
07/07/09

@(Zombie) Goldwings: My first memories of playing an arcade cabinet were when i was 6-7 year old.

There were two cabinet at this ice cream parlour golden axe and killer instinct,i play those bastard like crazy,one day i spend $20(DR peso)playing killer instinct heck i didn't even ate ice cream that day ^_^
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shouryuuken
07/07/09

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seriously.. arcades died because capcom, konami, namco, sega, and midway abandoned the scene for the most part. games like dynasty warriors would have made good arcades.. midway could have tried to use their publishing license of unreal to make an unreal arcade.. i mean first and third person shooters multiplayer modes and simple story-less co-ops would have probably done really well. the few examples we got were either not very well done or ports.. bad ports.

the number one problem with arcades? the devs stopped making the games look better than the ones we have at home. if street fighter IV looked better than the one we have on our shelves/in our systems.. guaranteed people would still be throwing their quarters into the cabs. its really simple..
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stalin23
07/07/09

@shouryuuken: Japan (among other asian countries) disagrees with your argument.
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shouryuuken
07/07/09

@stalin23: was talkin about america, this article had no mention of japanese arcades. and by the way.. its still in a state of decline.. thanks to stagnation.
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crunks
07/07/09

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If you like arcades, you absolutely MUST check out Ground Kontrol in Portland, OR.

Retro arcade + bar. After 5pm all the minors are locked out, a DJ shows up every night to play the music of the day.

www.groundkontrol.com
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asdf4321
07/07/09

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an arcade just opened up bout a month ago here in Vegas. Lotsa classic gaems. shit was kinda hot for liek, the first few days, then cooling down a lot, pretty fast. it's pretty much dead now. yeeeup. complete oppositte of japan.
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Knoxximus ver. 5.66
07/07/09

@asdf4321: Gameworld on Charleston?
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Trowble (XBL/PSN)
07/07/09

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Barcade here in NYC is the best place for arcade nostalgia.
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Curse lily
07/07/09

@Trowble (XBL/PSN): Holy crap thanks for the tip,i'll try to go there this weekend ^_^
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IvanDashSmith
07/07/09

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I went to California Extreme in 06 and it was great. There were so many classic pinball tables, and even some prototype machines. I highly recommend it to anyone. Plus, being in the bay area, you are surrounded by veteran arcade developers who go to the show.
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-Skyline-:Offering FREE Grunt Birthday Parties!
07/07/09

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This is Semi-related to the article. Do states put Sales tax on the quarters you put into arcades? or does it depend on the state? I live in the one state without a sales tax, thus i have no idea :P
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tehdorkz
07/07/09

@Skyline7284: It's kinda stupid to put a tax on a coin op machine. Plus there's no real sale being made, I believe it's more considered a service, which is non-taxable.
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Fluorine
07/08/09

@Skyline7284: It IS taxed, they pay 24 cents + 1 cent tax. You're getting ripped off because you have to pay 25 cents for your gameage.

Write to your Senator!
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High Speed Indeed
07/08/09

@Skyline7284: You have to insert a quarter + 2 pennies to cover the sales tax in my state.
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UltimatePancakeSensation
04/08/09

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Wait, you can only play if you use Pokemon Platinum? That's balls. BALLS!
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RyuuzakiBjorn
04/08/09

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To catch them was my real test...

... but after the pokédex clocked in over 9000 pokémon, I swiftly gave up, to do something better with my time, such as play some Horror games like Silent Hill...
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Eulogy
04/08/09

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They should just name it the Rock Paper Scissors championship, because that's what Pokemon is. I assume that this is intended for kids though, not man-children 20+ that still play this.
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
04/08/09

@Eulogy:You thought wrong. There's 30 year olds and older playing this. What makes someone a man-child just because they like Pokemon tho?
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UltimatePancakeSensation
04/08/09

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I love Pokemon, but once it gets to end-game and tournaments it's simply ridiculous. Breeding and training is one of the worst grinds imaginable...seriously, MMO's have nothing on Pokemon.
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Valnen
04/08/09

@UltimatePancakeSensation: The competitive "end game" is precisely the reason a lot of people still play. In my opinion, it is a lot more fun to go against other players than to do ANYTHING else in the game. It is why an official pokemon MMO would be like the best MMO out there.

I'm hoping one of these days we'll get a pokemon stadium type game with REAL online play. Not like Battle Revolution. And the online sucks in D/P/P too =/.
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UltimatePancakeSensation
04/08/09

@Valnen: I totally love having an end-game, especially with PvP, but breeding is nasty...using invisible numbers on your Pokemon to breed the right Hidden Power, sex, nature, riding your bike back and forth, back and forth, back and forth...hoping you get lucky.

Frankly, it's one of the most insane clusterfucks of micromanagement ever.

If you can get pleasure out of that, more power to you, but I think that the end game would benefit greatly from an overhaul with simplicity in mind.
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MemoDLSG
04/08/09

@UltimatePancakeSensation: I hear you... I personally do breed for Pokémon, but ignore IVs and Hidden Power. I mean, seriously... I'm breeding for a Bold Bulbasaur with Energy Ball (to cheap to use up the TM) and just getting the mother with the right nature to pass on is a nightmare.

I personally think they should just get rid of IVs, keep EVs (which are much more easier to control) and make them more visible, and give Hidden Power a set base power (50 sounds about right) while keeping the type random. There are so much more things they could change to simplify stuff, but still keep it interesting for the advanced crowd...
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UltimatePancakeSensation
04/08/09

@MemoDLSG: Exactly. Overly complex does not make it better. You can have the best of both worlds.
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BubbleF**kingBuddy
04/08/09

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I will travel... across the land...
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