Quoted from djreddog:

It’s not a $1 a game. That was a one off for the pre-grand opening celebration. His establishment is a pay one price and play for free. I believe you can pay by the hour or $25 for an all day pass.

Quoted from Ronnie1114:

I am curious how they plan on enforcing the hourly rate. At busy times I would think it would be very difficult to determine who has been in there for how long...

Quoted from poppapin:

Looks like someone named Mallorey is co-owner, hopefully has deep pockets!

Quoted from Matesamo:

The first comment on the post is from someone who has a Buzzy Bee in their local Chuck E Cheese, lol. Although I guess since CeC isn't a retro-arcade he is still the only retro-arcade in the world who has one out in the public.

Quoted from Otaku:

No but seriously, I'll see y'all around. I'm pretty sure this is my third deactivation or whatever and thus the permanent one, but I'm pulling the plug, since I'm in a great place in life, found my success, and I think we've all had enough BSing to go around by now. I barely have time to get on the site anymore, being so busy. It's been a hell of a ride, but I basically left the site 2 years ago and just come back to tend to this thread, and I really have better things to be doing right now. (Well maybe not right now, because COVID isolation, hence the uptick lol)
All I ask is when you continue to talk about me behind my back, consider asking yourself if it's really worth it. Because good grief! At least Levi has a sense of humor about digging at me, and is probably enjoying himself. Most of you are legitimately angry, while I'm over here eating chicken nuggets and enjoying the show of lies and rumors, and literally not giving a damn - like always. Life's too short to be so legitimately angry and negatively involved. This is so off the rails at this point and a work of fiction, it's hard to not sit back and enjoy it like a movie. Years worth of debauchery and rumor spreading, I can't even identify at all with it anymore. (Most of you besides Levi, Boob, and occasionally that GrizzlyGuy guy or whatever his name is are crappy at playing along, though. Digging a little too deep. No Golden Globes 'round here.) The mods are clearly enjoying it too, they're the ones keeping the show going, but the drama's always been what keeps the people here rather than the pinball, and the people here keep the site paid, so I guess it makes sense. It's no KLOV in terms of being "about the games", it's the TLC or MTV of forums.
Consider that maybe I'm not the devil in disguise, rather the opposite, that I'm a decent guy that put up a rough outer shell to deal with constant Pinside shit-shooting, all while enjoying the ride and dishing it back all in good fun. The negativity was the farce, not the other way around. Didn't really expect so many people to take the bait/take it serious, but alas. This doesn't keep me up at night, and I don't read the thread expect maybe every few months if I'm bored and skip a lot of pages (if you're wondering if I'll read your replies 3 months from now, no)... this is a big nothing burger. I'll be stopping reading it permanently now, because honestly I've been forgetting about it for several months at a time very easily and usually only come back when boredom hits... not genuinely giving a damn, so it'll be extremely easy to nip in the bud and just move on. It's a very silent and easy thing to ignore and forget about, and I've found the pinball community includes Pinside, not the other way around like some seem to think, especially with Facebook taking over most of the pinball/arcade community and forums slowly becoming a thing of the past. I'm very well received over there... I am LOVED! Same kind of wordy posts, but somehow people over there see the passion instead of getting all self-conscious, jealous, and agitated. I guess it's like driving a Beetle vs. driving a lifted truck, a lot less compensation involved in one community. Most of my teenager years I was a spewing oil mile of pinball fascination and appreciation, but 90% of people here mistook it as bragging rather than just being excited to share pinball with you all... which shows the mood of the site. People on Facebook take it for the pinball factor and enjoy the information, people here get upset about things and try to compete, it's goofy.
It's very easy to still be involved in the pinball community without Pinside, and pinball spreading much further outside of its own community as well to tens of thousands of laymen a year, so I'll still be having fun and spreading the love of pinball more than practically anybody, for years to come. You will see me around of course in many ways, just not here!
It's obvious that some of you are just screwing around like me, and biding the time with some good old fashioned Pinside shit-shooting... but some of you really need some serious help, you're caring a little too much and garnishing a lot of hate, and it just makes me feel bad for you and whatever is going on in your home/life. I hope you find the healing and self-respect you need. Kaneda played a lot of you like a fiddle, and I guess I did too, and not even on purpose. (I'm not even a troll, just a normal guy!)
Thanks for all the times, and toodles.
(Oh, and Levi, I DID buy them and a few other pairs that day!!!!! I'll have to wear them to our date, but remember, I'm already hitched - so don't get too attached! )
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