What's the best way to run a mini-arcade tommorow.

[ulera]

So tommorow is the Fall Festival in my home town, where I also happen to work in one of the local stores. I thought it might be fun for the kiddies to set up my NES and run a mini-arcade while I work. I was thinking $1 per play and you play till you get a game over. Now this is your stereotypical American small town so while the community will be busy I'm not expecting a MASSIVE amount of people. Any suggestions?

[Epic_Lotus]

Just curious, but what games were you planning to showcase?  Some of the actual arcade ports could go over really well even with the adults. 

[133MHz]

$1 might be a little steep for arcade-style play. Depending on the games and the skill level of the target demographic timed play could be a better option. A well rounded library of games should attract the most people.

[ulera]

Games:

Super Mario Bros. 1 & 3
Contra (I would probably allow 3 continues on this since it is such a hard game)
Excitebike
Galaga
Joust
Balloon Fight
Mario Bros.
Ninja Gaiden
Batman
Bionic Commando
Star Wars.

How much do you think is reasonable for timed play? I don't want anything like 30 minutes because their is going to be turn around. While nobody is playing I was planning on using SMB or Galaga to demo the unit.

[Epic_Lotus]

Probably a bit late for me to reply again, but I'd say just make it either $0.50 a play for either 5 minutes or one full game (whichever comes first).

[ulera]

Not to late. I'm just setting up

If it goes over well I'll do it again next year.

[Cheetahmen]

Getting whatever arcade ports you have for it might be a good idea.

[ulera]

So right as we start to get busy after the parade this truck pulls up...



This means war

[Epic_Lotus]

Whoa.  That's some serious business there     I've heard of these kinds of trucks, but never seen one outside of a big city.  Any idea who runs it?

[ulera]

Dunno. Needless to say me and a school buddy played contra and that was the only use the Nes got. 72 pin connector got bent out of shape so that was the end of that.

[petik1]

Ulera... Where did you take that picture? Because I saw that truck outside of a bank at some little party or something yesterday.

[Jedi Master Baiter]

Holy shizz!

That's the real life representation of this.

[ulera]

Local community fall festival.  Not really a party per se.

[petik1]

I mean what state (if you are in America)? It wouldn't happen to be West Virginia, would it?

[ulera]

Nope, Kansas.