Other Stages

• Stage 1: Arcades Today - Earnings & Introduction
• Stage 2: Dance Dance Revolution - The Peak and Valley of the Arcade.
• (You Are Here) Stage 3: Big Prize Games, Big Money Gains. I Love It!

Video arcade games aren't hit earners anymore. How do arcades today stay alive?

Most arcades now offer services around the arcade such as snacks or food, alcohol, karaoke, bowling, or entire game stores, offering unique experiences to drive foot traffic.

That said, any place that relies on the arcade to carry its own weight needs to include games that are high-earners—providing significantly higher returns than what's invested.

And honestly? Arcades effectively becoming a gambling din for youngins is not off the bingo card for these companies.

Today, we talk about Redemption and Prize games' Earnings & Upkeep and Inner Workings.

sincere but stupid question: does the youtube algorithm hide your videos if you don't put yourself in the thumbnail making a dumb face? i've been wondering this for years, like it feels wrong but it also doesn't make sense why anyone would ever do it otherwise

Inspired by listening to @MoreCivilized too much, I have decided to write my most unhinged post: as complete a list of every clone as I could make, and whether I think they fuck or not. I mean, we know individually that for sure at least SOME of them fuck, but do all of them?

I didn't include Legends/EU stuff because I don't really go there, and I'm sure I still missed some folks, but read more past the jump. Sometimes I have reasons, sometimes it's just vibes. Oh and there are some spoilers.

Feel free to argue with me or shout out anybody I missed in the comments.

Attack of the Clones

• 6/298: Yes
• 5/373: No

The Clone Wars movie

• Zeer: Yes

The Clone Wars series

• Cody: Nope, married to duty
• Rex: Absolutely, I have no doubt in my mind about it
• Echo: No
• Fives: Yes, Tup is his boyfriend
• Slick: Only the horniest clones defect, so yes
• Chopper: Yes
• Jester: Absolutely no doubt this guy gets ass
• Tup: Yes, see; Fives is his boyfriend
• Jesse: No, married to the Republic
• Cut Lawquane: Of course!!! He is living the dream of a large portion of his clone brothers with his hot twi'lek wife, who he absolutely has biological children with
• Ponds: No, that's why Mace Windu brought him to Ryloth
• Hevy: Yes
• Cutup: Yes, he clearly spends a lot of time on his facial hair
• Vaughn: No
• Droidbait: Yes, sexy droid ladies only, ironically
• Dogma: No. I mean, come on
• Boost: YES.
• Fox: Absolutely yes
• Galle: No
• O'Niner: This sensitive boy? Yes
• Razor: No
• CT-327: No (died)
• Havoc: Yes
• Spark: Yes
• Edge: NO
• Scythe: No (died first)
• CT-1477: Nope
• CT-3899: Yes
• Skifter: Yes
• Pulsar: Yes
• CT-1477: No (died first)
• Kix: Yes, for sure
• Appo: No
• Fordo: Yes
• Bly: Yes
• Neyo: Yes
• Punch: No (soulpatch)
• Sinker: Absolutely yes
• Comet: No
• Denal: Yes
• Gregor: Yes (That beard! And based on some stuff that happens in Rebels: absolute freak)
• Waxer: Yes. His name is WAXER, why do you think he earned that nickname?
• Nub: No (dies)
• Draa: Yes
• Trapper: Yes
• Boil: Yes
• Stak: No
• Oz: No (died)
• CT-66-3232: No
• CT-66-3339: No
• CT-66-3238: Yes
• CT-66-3233: Yes
• CT-27-3555: No

Revenge of the Sith

• Jag: Yes (pilot)
• Oddball: Yes

Rebels

• Wolffe: NO (narc)

The Bad Batch

• Hunter: Of course, look at his hair. That hair is to get laid, and he does
• Tech: Yes (gay)
• Wrecker: You'd think yes but no
• Crosshair: Yes but he tells not a single person
• Omega: A CHILD, we are not going there
• CT-8508: Nope
• CT-8801: Nope
• CT-3278: No
• CT-0409: Yes
• Cade: Yes
• Howzer: Yes
• Grey: Yes
• Slip: Another bearded baddie so yes

The Original Trilogy

• Boba Fett: Boba Fett does not fuck, and this is a hill I'm willing to die on.