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How do you feel about the removal of tokens from arcades ? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

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Im probably in the very very small minority of people who still love and go to arcades. Its such a great place to meet like minded nerds. We are lucky to have 2 really awesome ones in town, one of which has a lot of good old machines, and they repair them too. They have some new ones that are OK too.

Anyway, I dont like that they changed to the dumb card thing. I get it (efficiency, capitalism, it was bound to happen) but it removes another visceral experience in society that was so fun.

Anyway, my old man rant!

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[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

The other 6 people in line keep an eye too, you can look away for a little bit, but you also use a blank card so nothing is lost.

I’ve never seen someone try and steal the change, why would they be tempted to steal an empty plastic card? Cameras have existed in these places for decades now, you’d have to be extremely dumb to try and steal some petty change when you’re are guaranteed to get caught, banned and likely get the police involved.

If your card was taken you wouldn’t go tell management? They would look at the cameras and deal with it immediately.

Yours inventing scenarios that don’t exist.