When I got my HUO CV Taylor made a comment saying that there is no way a coin has ever entered the coin door. Therefore, I'll never do it on any of my machines.

Absolutely. Intellectually I know that I can just open up the coin box and get the quarters back, but the distinctive coin dropping into the box noise, getting the machine "credit added" noise, getting matches and winning free plays is just all part of what makes the experience fun for me, and I also feel a bit more invested in the outcome of the game. For awhile I had one of my machines on free play while I was getting some mechs fixed up for it, and it just wasn't as fun. Crazy I know, but to each their own I guess.

Hey no problem Paul. If it increases your enjoyment, and it sounds like it does, then by all means coin up.

There really is no right or wrong way here. For me it wasn't worth the hassle, for you, it most certainly is and I completely understand where your coming from.

Like my business partner used to say, if it's not fun, why are we doing it?

I thought about doing tokens but too much of a hassle buying mechs and tokens when I can just set the machine to free play. I kind of found it funny when I picked up my Whirlwind and someone set up a button on the outside of the cab to add credits when all they had to do is set the game to free play.

Question for all you TAF owners past and present:

If your game is set on free play, does Gomez still say "Welcome Back!" when you hit start right after the previous game ended?

This is key for me.
(Not that there was a doubt in my mind that I was going to use tokens or quarters. Just curious.)

Yes I have heard him say that.

I keep my pins on free play. My arcades are set to coin mech, except for my Marvel vs Capcom 2 machine for tourneys. My Ice Cold Beer has to be set to coin play, since its too much hastle to change out the mechs...plus I think its cool people drop coins into it.

I wonder if you nudge the machine more if you pay to play?

There is also an Easter egg on BSD that only works when you press the start button. You don’t get the Easter Egg on free play.

I have thought more about it and may do the tokens. My kids "love" to keep hitting the start button and putting 4 players for a one player game. Maybe this will help prevent this. Might have to experiment.

My tokens are now en route! Can't wait!

I too just received a box of 45 old tokens.
Now if I could only figure out how to convert my coin mechs from quarters to tokens.
I tried a couple different things i saw on yousube clips on how to convert but no such luck.
Any help/thoughts from the group would be appreciated.

I just use quarters.

I'm starting to think a roll of quarters makes the most sense.
But those old tokens are pretty sweet looking!

That's what I found, but i also have a slot machine that takes quarters, so it made even more sense to me. Some complain about using real money, to which I say it's not "that" much money when you really think about the cost of your machines and the cost of getting token mechs. Others complain about friends stealing quarters...to which I say, well, you need new friends.

Hilarious.
Well played.

I personally don't. But when my nephews come over, I give them a handfull of quarters because they like putting the coins in.

Ain't that the truth!