Epic! 8-bitguy uses 1 weird trick to detroy rare prototypes!

Looks like f4mi is having a meltdown on telegram. I wouldnt be suprised if the other retro techtubers who want to gatekeep the hobby are doing the same on their social media of choice.
 

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Migraine Box said:
literally who
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Newcomer to the retrotech space. Some kind of Eastern European they/them woman (at least I'm pretty sure she's a natal woman). Some of her vids are pretty good but she's definitely... progressive. As far as what she covers, it's a bit more modern than what 8-Bit Guy and LGR do, but still retro by 2024 standards. Here's two vids I found entertaining enough to finish:


 
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Newcomer to the retrotech space. Some kind of Eastern European they/them woman (at least I'm pretty sure she's a natal woman). Some of her vids are pretty good but she's definitely... progressive. As far as what she covers, it's a bit more modern than what 8-Bit Guy and LGR do, but still retro by 2024 standards. Here's two vids I found entertaining enough to finish:


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i dont know why you think this is a natal woman, this just sounds like a man from finland
 
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Can anyone explain to me how his arcade is gonna recoup any money? Its like $12 for an all day pass and $20 for a months pass and open only 5 days a week. Is he really expecting that many visitors? I can see someone going once or twice, but not a constant recurring customer base.
 
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TheRaptorJesus said:
Can anyone explain to me how his arcade is gonna recoup any money? Its like $12 for an all day pass and $20 for a months pass and open only 5 days a week. Is he really expecting that many visitors? I can see someone going once or twice, but not a constant recurring customer base.
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One of their partners owns another arcade, doubt he'd invest in another arcade if the one he currently owns isn't making a profit. So they at least have a pathway to profitability.
 
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Can anyone explain to me how his arcade is gonna recoup any money? Its like $12 for an all day pass and $20 for a months pass and open only 5 days a week.
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It's not just money from passes, there is also money from food & drinks (archive)
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I've been to one that was $12/hour. But I don't think they had food. Still ... those prices are quite insanely low. I have a felling the monthly pass will be something people forget about and just be reoccurring revenue (or people who just want to support the store). It might also work out well for kids because you could just take them after Scouts or sports and that way you drag in another kid(s) or family.

The food prices same crazy low though too. Has inflation not hit Texas as hard, or do they have a really good food distributor? I know there's a high margin on food (the nachos are probably like 50cents or less if you leave out labor and the sunk costs) but those prices still feel really low for 2024. But maybe that brings in more families cause it's cheap compared to a movie theater? Is there a movie theater nearby? It's so cheap you could just take the kids there. They should buy some local movie theater ads (they're literally unskippable).

I wonder how long the first one has been open? He's got to be out of the red to be willing to partner with those guys on a second one, right?
 
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The food prices same crazy low though too. Has inflation not hit Texas as hard, or do they have a really good food distributor? I know there's a high margin on food (the nachos are probably like 50cents or less if you leave out labor and the sunk costs) but those prices still feel really low for 2024.
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They probably sell the food for cheap so people will stay longer and spend more on the games. At least that's how I'd do it
 
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TheRaptorJesus said:
but I still don't see it having the traffic.
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You'd be really surprised. A well-run arcade with hospitable operators in a decently high-traffic area will routinely stay busy. The actual hard part is keeping the games going, specifically any with a gimmicky cab like Pole Position, Paperboy, anything Sega, etc
 
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You'd be really surprised. A well-run arcade with hospitable operators in a decently high-traffic area will routinely stay busy. The actual hard part is keeping the games going, specifically any with a gimmicky cab like Pole Position, Paperboy, anything Sega, etc
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Yea if anything becomes a problem it would be upkeep on the machines that are notorious for constantly breaking down. Some of the more popular seat and move machines have gear boxes and moving parts. So you not only need electronics knowledge, you need to be confident in keeping them alive. That really only becomes an issue if he decided to rotate machines in an out every so often. If they are sticking with the more simple machines. It wont be a problem.
 
Don't underestimate how much money they make on people booking events. People will do shit like book their wedding reception or corporate teambuilding event at this kind of venue in 2024 because it's quirky and fun.

It also seems like they might serve booze after 8:00? People love getting drunk and getting nachos and shit and playing that fucking Mario Kart arcade game.

Also, no Lucky & Wild under driving games. Fucking shameful.
 
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