Old people and awp

harry 3 · Post by **harry 3** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 2:25 am

Not quite, but I'm so old that jackpots were £1 when I started playing.

Spyder · Post by **Spyder** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 11:12 am

how can you say that certian people shouldnt play on them???

its not like they are your machines is it?

you might be suprised one day, the older the person playing the machine the more chance of being around from the original reglass, or maybe they have known people in the trade for the last 20years?

youll see it one day, i saw someone a lot older than me doing the king kebab empty, and that was about 5 years ago, if he tayed in touch with whoever he got that info from then im sure he is still around, battering every machine that there is

personally, id sit and have a pint and watch you watching them, then id watch you, then id play the machine and win everyones money,

but thats cause im a super-duper-blooper-pro

now bow down before me and kiss my feet youy lowly non-pro mug-puppets!

poundropper · Post by **poundropper** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 9:18 am

harry2 wrote:Not quite, but I'm so old that jackpots were £1 when I started playing.

Bloody hell mate,you're a youngster.
When I started arcades paid out one shilling or 12 old pence.Pubs had Bally machines like Sir Prize that paid out 5 bob in sixpence tokens.

They were the days,there were still old classics around in the fairgrounds made by Bell fruit gum and the like.Machines used to go wrong all the time.You could either pull the handle until it empied,or nudge a penny waterfall with your arm when the nasty man wasnt looking.No alarms then.
Or a 5 bob machine would clock up four goes for sixpence instead of two bob.
Now I must get back on the party times and Bar X's.

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:27 pm

blooper-pro

Uh-oh, Super Arcadia Alert!

ROFL

Anyway, there's a couple of guys who always play in the 'spoons near me, who are around about the 50 age mark. Very friendly chaps, if they happen to be on the machine I was 'intending' to play, I'll play something else / forget about playing. They've often cleared out the YDD / Hot Shot in there, but get stuck when it comes to the Reds. If they ask my advice, I'll gladly help 'em out. Then - they're happy as they've won, I'm happy coz I haven't lost anything, and I often get a beer out of it...

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:33 pm

Matt Vinyl wrote: Very friendly chaps,

50ish eh.
tell me, are they homosexual in any way?

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:46 pm

LOL - i don't get involved in that sort of thing, UP!

A woman carrying loads of shopping often turns up later in the afternoon and nags at them to leave, so I assume they're "You do the shopping, we're off for a pint!" types. Anyway, they have to leave the m/c 'as is' - which I will then take advantage of...

...But that's it!

Slizzell · Post by **Slizzell** » Fri May 12, 2006 8:32 pm

Im From The 'Seaside' Where There Are Loads Of Arcades......And For Me There Are 2 Types Of Old Players.....

1. The Party Timers....Your In The Casino Trying To Do A Pie Factory ETC...And All You Here Are The Fucking Nudges From Party Time Every Fuckin Second....Every Time They Get A Nudge They Leave It...Even If Theres Fuckall There.... And If Theres 2 Bars On The Line...You Have To Hear The Sound Of The Reel Spinning Round Loadsa Times To Put The Bar Back On..Same With JP..Mega Annoying. ** But For Some Reason They Always Fuckin Win..... Everytime Im In Anywhere And Theres An OAP On Anytype Of Sit Down Or Bar X...They Win Loads.....

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2. The Collector.... Can Range From Anything..........Tuppeny Nudgers To Vamp It Up...There On Them Hours & And Soon As They Can..They Hit The Collect Button With Pride....

I Kinda Like The Collector's , Easy Money Most Of The Time......

mr lugsy · Post by **mr lugsy** » Tue May 13, 2008 9:31 am

yeah those pug munters who insist on trying to get an impossible extra nudge really do my swede in. why is the volume always so high on the partytimes?
even the newer ones with an auto nudge , i tell them they can use two nudges and then press auto to get the extra and they look at me like i have a large root vegetable for a head,then continue to bombard me with headache inducing nudge noises. :x

BFK · Post by **BFK** » Tue May 13, 2008 9:39 am

26 F**kin pips to time out! You'd think they would have learnt the poxy set ups by now wouldn't ya!! The BFK rarely plays these unless they've been juiced right up. Just watch me reduce a party time to tears after I've made it give 5 nudge rips left right and mother f**kin center!!

BFK
Box Fresh Kesh - More Hair Than An Ape!

RUDE · Post by **RUDE** » Tue May 13, 2008 4:40 pm

My 2p's worth.

I play "pro" for profit but still don't like to see the older guys getting no play for their money.

The reason, my father occasionally visits my local with a friend and they'll put a few quid in each. Now, back in the day, they may be able to re-cycle for a bit, and kill half hour with a tenner. Now they may not even get a sniff of a win and their ten quid will be gone in a minute.

Now, my old man's not short of money but he's not a gambler either. Where's the fun gone for these people? This is ultimately the idea of fruit machines (AMUSEMENT with prizes). The amusement for your average man-in-the-street is no more.

This is a shame for the average player but it will ultimately effect us too as "no general play = death of an industry"

So next time you're getting annoyed with a couple of middle aged guys trying to enjoy a quick punt with their pint, remember, it could be your dad!

A real shame in my opinion.

redgamer · Post by **redgamer** » Tue May 13, 2008 4:52 pm

i agree