Arcade Annoyances

[Darth Sensei]

What did people do in Arcades that just irritated you to no end?

I remember when Super Mario Brothers came to our arcade coupled with Duck Hunt. It wasn't hard at all to make games last a long time on it which was maddening when you were waiting to play it. However, there was always some idiot who would spend forever looping in 5-2 (I think) through the 1-up and get the coins and then kill himself. The end result was that he had to do it 5 times to get an extra free guy. Some people would spend hours just doing the same looping level and it was incredibly boring.

The worst part was that these were the guys who didn't need all those free guys to begin with.

Any of you folks have similar memories?

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[chadtower]

Yeah, hanging out in the arcade at 12 and having a guy come up to me and say "hey, you looking for <weed/pills/beer/whatever> today?" Always happened. ALWAYS.

[NE146]

People beating me in Street Fighter 2 back in the old Golfland days

[SpasticFuctard]

Yeah, hanging out in the arcade at 12 and having a guy come up to me and say "hey, you looking for <weed/pills/beer/whatever> today?" Always happened. ALWAYS.

I demand to know where these guys were when I was at Fun n' Games!

SF

[chadtower]

I demand to know where these guys were when I was at Fun n' Games!

SF

Doesn't matter, man! They are NOT coming between me and my quarters!

[kai123]

I hated the people that smelled like ass and they would always come up to play. Then I would beat their ass at whatever fighting game we were playing.

[Zubiac666]

Some dorks always used to beat me up at the arcade.
Here in austria the arcade is something like a madhouse for ex-prisoners.

*Remembers in fear*: Played "Samurai Shodown" with Gen An.Moron entered arcade,watched me playing and said something like "Hey,u look like the guy u are playing with already.....let's see if u fight that well too..(insert moronic laugh).

[Sniderman]

I hated trying to play the hottest newest game and there'd be a crowd of people standing around you, watching. Always unnerved me and I'd end up sucking.

Even worse were the little kids who would get BETWEEN YOU AND THE GAME to watch! I HATE that! Usually, they'd crowd in on the side, or even duck under an arm to watch. This one little punk kept crowding his way in *front* of me to stand there and watch the screen while I played *over* him. I finally got tired and slightly bodychecked him into the machine. He hit his head and ran off crying. I feel bad now, but at the time, it felt great.

[rbudrick]

I remember when I was about 8, I wanted to play Commando at the local Penny Arcade (or was it Funspot then?...Bah, whatever). This tall (6' something) guy, real preppy-like was playing it...my sister and I busted out laughing...the guy was spread-eagled while playing....like his feet were in front and center of the machines to his left and right. It was SOOOOOOO funny to our young minds.

--Rob

[IntvGene]

I hated buying a roll of quarters, and then having my friends get bored after two game, and getting stuck with all that change.

My other problem seems to be more of a modern phenomenon. I see a great old game, so I go up and put in my money, only to notice that the controls are busted or incredibly faulty. I especially find that this happens every time we try and play a SF game. Almost never do the joysticks and all 6 buttons work well.

[Balloon Fight]

I absolutely hate it when little kids come up and just mash the buttons to try to win. Or when they go inbetween the large arcade machines, and block your view.

[Bratwurst]

Dickheads that clustered around the machines to do that funny thing called 'socializing.' One of the arcades I was fond of was the Terminator 2 gun shooter, and I'd always catch someone ramming one of the guns back and forth trying to break it. Eventually Player 1 was rendered useless.

[SpasticFuctard]

Ah, to live somewhere that 'socializing'!='vandalizing'

Farkin' kids.

SF - Make the world a better place, eat a baby today.

[Chunky]

The token was on the glass, learn the unlisted rules of arcade etiquette. that means my turn.

you have one token on the glass, do not stick 10 in when it comes to your turn. Then sit back for ten games. Argh!

[kingpong]

Two things bug me in the arcade...

1. People who join in when I'm playing a game. What makes you think that I want you to join in my game? There's nothing worse than to be playing a fighting game, getting close to the end, and then some putz comes up and sticks his quarter in. I've just walked away from games when that happened. Most people will ask, but even that is bad enough - why would they think I would want to play against somebody?

2. People who beat on the coin slot and have to get the attendent when they have a stuck quarter, all because they didn't know to use the coin slot on the right instead of the one on the left. Never use the left coin slot!

[NE146]

1. People who join in when I'm playing a game. What makes you think that I want you to join in my game? There's nothing worse than to be playing a fighting game, getting close to the end, and then some putz comes up and sticks his quarter in. I've just walked away from games when that happened. Most people will ask, but even that is bad enough - why would they think I would want to play against somebody?

Yeah you're supposed to ask first for sure. "Mind if I challenge?" etc. Personally I welcome it But yeah if you're just starting out or don't want anyone playing, it's definitely poor taste these days to just jump in without asking.

HOWEVER, back in the sf2 heyday, there's no way you could play a game by yourself.. no way sir. Believe in my "training" days, I tried and tried to play a game privately at Golfland in Sunnyvale. It simply was unheard of... When the SNES version came out I thanked my lucky ass stars

[Flack]

I always hated those kids that would hang on a machine, not playing it but acting like they were. You would always have to walk up and be like ... "are you playing this?" knowing that they weren't, and then there would always be that story, like their friend went to go get some more tokens but he'll be back.

Also I hated it when like a friend and I would be playing Tekken (ok, who am I kidding ... Karate Champ) and then some other kid would come up and put their token on the glass. I'm here with my friend, playing a game, not trying to challenge the whole bowling alley!

The worst, WORST thing was when you put your last token or quarter into a game only to have it say, "Credits: 1/2"

[Raccoon Lad]

What annoys me about my local arcade (2 blocks from my apartment) is that Galaga and Ms. Pacman are 25 cents, but EVERYTHING else is 50 cents.....including Pac-Land and Tetris!!! x_x

[RoboticParanoia]

What's annoying is that the nearest arcade I have only has two games: Galaga and Super Mario Bros. The next nearest one is an hour away.

[Blendo75]

What's annoying is that the nearest arcade I have only has two games: Galaga and Super Mario Bros. The next nearest one is an hour away.

You sure that's an arcade and not a grocery store?