Zeusophobia Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I was thinking of getting some old shooters like Maximum Force and Police Trainer and putting them in pizza and ice cream places. I was doing some research on this forum and people seem to say shooters and drivers are the way to go for arcade, but they don't make what they used to. I'm wondering if this venture is worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerformaVending Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 To preface this, I have no "practical" experience with arcade machines. Heed any seasoned ops' advice more mind. I very rarely see arcade games anywhere anymore. Most places have switched either to redemption (claw/crane/prize/etc.) or cut their arcade gear out entirely. The only shooters I see anymore are Buck Hunters in a couple bars south of my main route where I've got triples in, and both are set up for free-play for the patrons. If you are getting equipment like this, know what it's worth in terms of money, but also in time and repair investments. For example, if you buy a Police Trainer for $250 used, and then the monitor goes out- you've got a pretty large investment in parts there in a machine that is not going to make nearly the money it did back in it's heyday. multiply that by the number of parts that can go wrong in a single year, and you could see a considerable financial risk taking on an older game like this. Now, there are some better and more robust arcade games out there (shooters included) but the initial investment is considerably higher, and the return is going to be largely the same in most cases. For me, the only way I would buy a "traditional" arcade game would be if a location specifically requested it, or if I had a spot that would absolutely make such a thing worthwhile. However, I can think of very, very few places where a traditional arcade game would outpace more common vending machines, or crane/claw/redemption machines. Just my perspective on this one- good luck to you, whatever you choose to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walta Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 The last Police Trainer I saw guns got damage before the machine earned enough to pay for new guns. Walta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayhawk22 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I would stick with drivers the guns get beat to death and are a constant pain in the a$$! If you look you can find reasonably priced Exoticas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffbeerman Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I have good success with older shooters like area 51 and police trainer. However I have them mixed with a lot of other stuff in locaitons that have 8-10 games, if the location only has room for 1 or 2 games, I think there is better options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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