You stupid little kid, you need to put monies IN the machine

[Uncle_bob]

Uncle has had his share of arcade experiences, and every time he goes he sees this happen:

One or two little kids "playing" a game. Fucking idiots, it's the demo, you need coins to play. Uncle feels like smashing your under developed craniums together, creating a delicious brain smoothy...

Whether or not it's normal for Uncle to become so enraged and furious when he sees this happens, it'll still piss him off.



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[Ness]

To me it's more funny than vexing.

[RFB]

I fully understand you. Kids piss off like that sometimes.

But I've seen worse cases.. in game stores, where they have consoles on showing games, they just usually have the console with the game in, and the controller unplugged, right?

Well I dont know you, but I've seen many idiots that were like, 25 years old? trying to play the game and even saying "wtf? is this shit broken?" and me "No, it's just that the controller is unplugged", while in my insides I am saying "ARE YOU STUPID OR WHAT?? CANT YOU SEE THAT THE CONTROLLER IS NOT PLUGGED INTO THE CONSOLE??" and thus I feel an urgent need of creating doom, assasinating some innocents and drink some blood.

You're not alone, Uncle.

[Arislan]

I don't really have a problem with those little kiddies that play the demo. My problem comes in when I go up to the game to play, and ask the child to move, and get "No! I'm playing" from the little thing. What am I supposed to say to that? I feel like an ass telling the kid to move after that, but well, I *am* a paying customer, unlike the little kid, so I don't feel TOO bad about it.

[Outrider]

On 2004-06-05 16:32, Arislan wrote:
I don't really have a problem with those little kiddies that play the demo. My problem comes in when I go up to the game to play, and ask the child to move, and get "No! I'm playing" from the little thing. What am I supposed to say to that? I feel like an ass telling the kid to move after that, but well, I *am* a paying customer, unlike the little kid, so I don't feel TOO bad about it.

The good thing is that in my (limited) experience with arcades, oftentimes there will be some parent nearby to drag the kid out of the machine when they see they're in the way. Then as soon as you actually start playing, the kid completely forgets he was angry, cause there are lots of pretty flashing lights and explosions.

[Atax]

What I find mst annoying about kids in arcades is when you're happily playing a game, and one of them comes over and starts begging you to let the have a go, or fork out cash so they can play 2 player with you. Even more annoying when they won't take no for an answer.

And lets not forget the icing on the cake, of it being extremely awkward of refusing the kid's requets, when it's parents are watching nearby.

[DarthFomar]

Funny....I've never had this experience. Is that a good thing?! O_o

I usually played those shooter games, and occassionally the fighters, and also the side scrolling action games {i.e. Simpsons, TMNT 2: Arcade, Metal Slug, blah blah blah}. But, I always made sure to not spend all my money at the arcades. So, I wasn't addicted *thank god*; but, I swear, this one guy would almost always be at Aladdin's Castle....

I remember the good ol' days of the arcades. Seems like they've died down a lot over recent years...seeing as consoles are more readily available.

One day, the arcades will just.....*vanish*.

[Armok]

Simpsons was a great arcade game.

On topic though. I hated the kids that press 2 player when you have spare credits. No you stupid brat wtf are you doing. This used to happen alot with the french kids on holiday camps.

[RFB]

Quick solution for that: As soon as a kid gets nearby, grab your Flame Visit and point to the kid's head. In case you dont posses one, any kind of gun will do the work.

[AquaFlare7]

I have you all beat. As an Avid DDR Maniac, if I am at an arcade it will be the DDR machine. It never fails that while I am dancing around (yes in heavy boots, its better that way) that a couple of children will start trying to press the buttons AS I AM STEPPING. The parents are usually right there but do not tell them to move and I end up failing as to not crush any undersized hands. Just once I would like to see what happens if I do step on them. Chances are in today's world I would get sued and lose the case.

-Most parents these days suck more than those of previous generations, isn't there a law against neglect?-