Bitcoin arcade machine?

[ipanks]

i am sure that if bitcoin is available in every places, we can play arcade machine and make payment with bitcoin but i think until the time is come, for now we can only play with fiat. but it is a good idea to see in future if this is really happen so we can play the arcade like the old time.

[nekomimi]

This is a nice idea but the sad truth that most of the arcade machine players doesn't know how to use btc.

[Abiky]

i am sure that if bitcoin is available in every places, we can play arcade machine and make payment with bitcoin but i think until the time is come, for now we can only play with fiat. but it is a good idea to see in future if this is really happen so we can play the arcade like the old time.

Agree. Anything can happen, once Bitcoin becomes used in the mainstream world, making out a decentralized economy free from government, and banks intervention. People can buy, and sell stuff with Bitcoin in any place from: department stores, grocery stores, and much more.

Arcade machines would probably become a big hit, once they accept Bitcoin, since almost anyone in the world can acquire the digital currency, not to mention that it doesn't require identity verification, and has lower fees in contrast to banks and credit cards.

However, for Bitcoin to become very useful at some point, it would need to implement scalable solutions to help make its transactions faster than what they are right now. Just sharing my thoughts. 

[PeRo]

That would be pretty cool, but there are many reasons no one would make such an arcade that accepts Bitcoins. On the other side, I think that there are some machines that accept Bitcoins so you can buy tokens for the arcade games, but it is not the same thing. It would work if Bitcoin had some kind of physical form or something.

[eternalgloom]

I just shared this in another topic, but there is one in Prague which i loved! They did it with the drink vending machine as well:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3pcpe3/bitcoinenabled_mortal_kombat_at_paralelni_polis/

First time I've seen something like this, pretty cool! The technology behind it isn't too hard to recreate though, but licensing games might be the real pain in the ass. (Imagine an arcade machine with like 100 games to choose from ^^)

Now, if only someone could commercialize something like this, we could have these all over the world
They might not be the best profit makers, but certain hobbyists would certainly want to place these somewhere.. 

[South Park]

This is a nice idea but the sad truth that most of the arcade machine players doesn't know how to use btc.

And that I only one problem, in my country arcades were popular back in the day, but now you are lucky to find one, so while this is and interesting thing to do the market for it keeps getting smaller since now most people have a computer where they can play games, a mobile phone or their own console.

[Abiky]

And that I only one problem, in my country arcades were popular back in the day, but now you are lucky to find one, so while this is and interesting thing to do the market for it keeps getting smaller since now most people have a computer where they can play games, a mobile phone or their own console.

That is certainly true. While anyone nowadays, can play classic games within almost any device, it lacks the experience of doing so within an arcade machine. I believe that arcade machines are a lot more fun, as they provide a unique gaming experience with the use of their joystick controls and coin slot to continue playing. Bitcoin arcade machines in the end, might become even more popular than ordinary ones, if they manage to pay players a few satoshis by playing any game of their choice. The games would have ads of course, to help support this.

Nevertheless, while it is a crazy idea, it wouldn't be surprising to see at least one to become a reality someday. Just my opinion. 

[jovs]

This might sound crazy but do you ever imagined yourself playing with an arcade cabinet, with the ability to pay with Bitcoins instead of a quarter? (0.25 usd)

I have been looking for such machine that would serve that purpose, but I can't seem to find it. It will be real fun to play some of the arcade classics with your BTC. Don't you think? 

Bitcoin isn't the most suited for this use case because of the long confirmation times. Can you imagine adding a credit and waiting minutes just to start your game.

If you are considering using your bitcoins for fun maybe an arcade bitcoin is a good idea. But i dont even consider spending bitcoin on games because it is worst than gambling. Because you will just throw away your bitcoin on the things we no exchange . I suggest that if theres gonna be an arcade it may be a business purpose just like in cafe so you can also earn. And for faster transaction and payment.

[Abiky]

If you are considering using your bitcoins for fun maybe an arcade bitcoin is a good idea. But i dont even consider spending bitcoin on games because it is worst than gambling. Because you will just throw away your bitcoin on the things we no exchange . I suggest that if theres gonna be an arcade it may be a business purpose just like in cafe so you can also earn. And for faster transaction and payment.

I guess you're right mate. If a Bitcoin arcade would become a reality, then it would be such where you could earn coins, instead of spending them. Since Bitcoin has slower confirmation times than many of the altcoins around, then it might not be very ideal for use at arcades. But if it gains acceptance from one of the proposed scalable solutions, then I believe that transaction confirmation time would become reduced, leaving room of this to become a reality.

Nevertheless, if a coin where to be chosen for this task, then I believe that something like Ether or a custom token within the Ethereum blockchain, would make the trick. Ethereum's transaction confirmation time is much faster than Bitcoin, making it the ideal choice for an arcade establishment. There is also Dash with its InstantX transactions, which could also serve for this purpose. Just sharing my thoughts.