January 1996
ONE PRICE ARCADES:
A DISCUSSION
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The following posts were
excerpted from an internet
newsgroup thread. The topic is
unconventional arcade pricing.
Does this make sense to you?
Would it eliminate redundant
systems & equipment?
The ultimate idea for an arcade is one that has
opened in Holyoke, MA, called Wow! You pay
$1.95 to get in the door, and then all of the games
operate on nickels! All of the pins are $.10 each,
and most of the older video games are FREE.
Nothing costs more than $.15 to play.
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Hey, that's a great idea from the player's end of
things, but I really don't see from a business stand-
point generating sufficient volume to maintain a
profit at these figures.
The Wunderland arcades in the Portland, 0 R area
would beg to disagree with you. When last I was
down there, there were at least six or seven of these
arcades running. (Admittedly, the admission price
was more like $3.50, and there were very few free
games, but there were no 15¢ games either -ev-
erything was 5 or 10 cents per play.) Even some of
the "standard" arcades down there had a section
for nickel games.
I think a logical progression would be to pay one
price, than every game in the place is wired for
free, and you can just play yourself silly.
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You've just described Wunderland Adventure. One
r two of the Wunderland arcades run this way.
Admission is somewhere in the $5-$6 range, and
then everything is free (with the exception of the
redemption games).
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