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Arcade Game Scam

Tuesday, 8 January 2019, 2:45 BFH Uncategorized 12

Guy figures out that a popular arcade game is a scam.

How?

12 Comments on Arcade Game Scam

  1. Hey Einstein, you should have already known the game is rigged because you entered an arcade. You didn’t have to squander 8 AAA batteries, all that 3-D printer media and your dignity.

    Don’t go the the County Fair to embarrass yourself again.

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  2. THE GUY IS AN IDIOT

    The FIRST thing I would have done is get a copy of the Cyclone arcade game manual and saved myself 1000 hours of engineering and testing, as most people who want to fix things usually do.

    “Science is more than a body of knowledge, it’s a way of thinking.”

    –indeed. Should have taken your hero’s advice.

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  3. A rigged arcade game?
    Say it aint so!

    Arcades have been known for decades to be bastions of fair play and honesty….. and if you believe that I got a few carny games to sell you.

    Kind of reminds me of the old adjustable mechanical voting machines that have morphed into computerized programable video game that supposedly are just as honest and trustworthy…. meaning not at all.

    But hey, when you own the vote counters it makes not one bit of difference if the machines are rigged or not and the same applies to the “oversight” on arcades as voting….none.

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  6. Of course arcade games are rigged. It wouldn’t be a challenge to beat it if it weren’t.
    The games aren’t pretending to be anything. Everyone knows you don’t win arcade games very often and anyone with half a brain knows it’s because they’re rigged.

    I submit that this guy is a great example of being book smart but with no common sense.

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  7. I’m probably the only one here who enjoyed watching the process he went through to build his machine and what each component did. I admire the way engineers think. Figuring out solutions is exciting stuff, really. I love troubleshooting, too, but often get stuck for lack of tech knowledge.

    Anyone can describe a problem but few know how to solve one.

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  9. My two oldest brothers used to rule the local arcade game centers (back in the mid to late 90s). Of course they’re rigged. They just knew how to work them. 😉

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  10. I appreciated the video too, AA.

    Fortunately I grew up in an age where I could exploit the machinery.
    I used to pick locks and play pinball for free, along with my friends.
    I used to reach up vending machines and steal ice-cream bars and 25 cent toys.
    We never paid for a movie in the theatre.
    It was all a challenge. We exploited every loophole.
    White privilege, no doubt. 🙂

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