Quoted from Deez:

Man you guys are mean spirited. I know the dude is a weirdo narcissist but come on. I myself have been guilty of being mean to him due to his begging and stealing from the community. But at the end of the day, he's a kid just trying to start an arcade. We should be encouraging him or just ignoring him not putting him down just to laugh when he fails. Remember what your mother said about if you don't have something nice to say..

Quoted from CrazyLevi:

If you guys want to pay my car rental, gas, and tolls and buy me lunch for the day, I'll go out there and help Steven out!

Quoted from CrazyLevi:

If you guys want to pay my car rental, gas, and tolls and buy me lunch for the day, I'll go out there and help Steven out!

Quoted from Travish:

Yep, ask o-din.

Quoted from CrazyLevi:

This kid has to learn the art of NOT typing.
The word salads he keeps unleashing on his customers and potential customers say nothing with an incredibly large volume of words. This is NOT what people need to be reading, it comes off as a confused mosaic of excuses and non-sequiturs that will only serve to lose him business. The entire hodgepodge he crapped out could have simply been boiled down to "Our team is working to ensure our pinball machines are in top condition. Please bear with us as we make this a reality!" or something.
You are never going to convince people who are annoyed that your shitty collection of bargain basement, free, and dumpster find pinball machines are not working that they are not annoyed. It doesn't work that way. Tell them what you are doing about the problem and when they can expect it to be fixed. Don't talk down to your customers and tell them they are idiots for thinking a bunch of machines you promised they could play should be working, and that hey, we have a Galaga you can play instead.
The proprietor acted like a dipshit in various online arcade forums from Day 1, and that's great, he's entitled to do that and has taken advantage of that right just like many before him. But he's in customer service now, and simply can't behave the same way. Customers and potential customers are less likely than ever to respond well to that treatment, and since the only way most humans interact these days is through customer reviews, that's incredibly bad news for his new business venture.
Stop treating your customers like they are idiots.
Q: "Why don't you have the full size blue and pink Ms. Pac Man I remember?"
A: "You are a moron, the ugly, smaller cabaret version is way more awesome!"
Q: "Why are half of your pinball machines broken?"
A: "You are in idiot. It's more like 46 percent are broken, and also you moron don't you know that pinball machines are always broken that's just how it is, despite the fact that I told everybody I'm a pinball machine repair pro when I was begging for their money. STFU and come play Super Mario Bros!!!"
I'm just suggesting a lighter, more direct, and less bullshit infused approach.

Quoted from VectorGamer:

OMG 45 seconds in to this video I'm calling his bullshit. My mall arcade had over 100 machines BITD. This was well before this guy was born. And today we have Galloping Ghost, Funspot and Pinball PA to name a few. He's flat out lying to get people to think that Gameseum is "the place" to play arcade games as if they can't be played anywhere else.

Quoted from Phat_Jay:

Yes! This is why I get worked up. It coulda been so much more! If he had just asked people who were there what it was like and took their ideas and ran with it. Instead of telling US what it was like. We were there man!

Quoted from Otaku:

The word "Gameseum" is federally trademarked and third party sales are forbidden, as well as slandering a reputable business. Tread carefully, boys!
Let's not turn a shitty joke consisting of people with nothing better to do with their time into something you'll regret. I thought it was pretty stupid how far it's already been taken, but T-shirts/clothing sales (seriously?) are crossing the line and illegal. Shutting it down early.
I wish I had as much free time as all of you do. Get a life, I pity a lot of the people here. This is absolutely ridiculous for a bunch of grown men. Get it together.

Quoted from Otaku:

but I'm making several grand per weekend

Quoted from Palmer:

So what is the update on this?

Quoted from Darcy:

Have you looked up gameseum.org ? Since the place has museum in its name.

Quoted from Orko:

I can break it down piece by piece, but at this point it would be a waste of time since no one wants to crowd finance it. So I’m out then.

Quoted from PoBoyPinball:

There is actually a lot of advice in here for Steven and people trying to help him but he doesn’t see it. The www.gameseum.com or .org all people are really are telling you is square that away before someone else does. The sweet pants thing and appearance, you are now a business owner how you and your partner look reflects on how people see your business. No one is telling you to buy a 3 piece suit they are simply saying put on some cargo pants or shorts and comb your hair. If you two look nice people won’t necessarily notice or remember that, but if you two don’t they will. The same goes for your games and your space you want to leave a good impression to keep them coming back.
My one thing I would suggest is the word humble look it up. Try to understand what it means. Yes there are times in life you will need to stand up for your self and that’s fine. But not everything should be a battle and not everything is someone else fault.
This is your business do with it as you please you will make it successful or fail.

Quoted from tslayer71:

He wouldn't even sell pins bought with other people's money to help his dog. I'd love to see him insult someone's wife in person. I hope the gameseum has a good dental plan...

Quoted from Dooskie:

In spite of all the horrible, nasty things you have said about Pinside, and the people on Pinside, I've seen a bunch of posts on here saying they hope you are successful. There have even been a few that have said they would come down and help you with your machines. You might consider taking a step back and thinking about that.
You've mentioned several times that you're 'only a kid.' If you could find a way to check a little bit of your ego at the door, maybe be a little bit humble.....these guys are pretty forgiving and could really give you a hand in making your venture a success. And I'm pretty sure all it would cost you is saying 'thank you,' a 6-pack and a pizza, and you'd gain a ton of new friends, and a whole lot of respect.
Just my .02 (actually, I think my $20 towards your sump pump a couple of years ago gives me a little latitude).

Quoted from Dooskie:

When you're 21 you know everything, and everyone else is an idiot. As an assistant golf professional when I was 22 through 25 years old, there wasn't anything you could tell me. My first job as a head professional, same thing. I look back on that now and just shake my head. Fortunately people liked me, a couple of successful business people and long-time golf professionals spent some time with me, and they were a big help. Fortunately I was smart enough to listen.
The same thing with happen with Steven. Hopefully he'll connect with someone that he respects, he'll realize that he has two ears and one mouth for a reason, and he'll look back on all of this and (possibly) wish he'd gone about things a little differently. He may or may not realize the opportunity that was knocking at his door with this great group of guys with all of this knowledge on Pinside.

Quoted from Dooskie:

Not defending this kid at all. However, 'lying' is a pretty harsh description. 'Fluffing' might be a better term, and every single business does it.

Quoted from Dooskie:

So again, not defending this kid. And it goes without saying that he's made (and continues to make) a ton of mistakes and bad decisions.
But.....
He does have his place open. And while I know there are a couple of you guys that have pinball halls, and have fantastic collections, how many of you have (or can say you have) gotten this far along? It's easy to sit back and pile on, but what was it that Teddy Roosevelt said in his 'arena' speech?
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
Kudo's for that Steven. Hope you can figure a few other things out without getting beat up too bad along the way. And I have no doubt that in 20 years or so, you'll look back at everything you've done the past three years and wonder what the heck you were thinking.