JamesRobot | 5,837 Events Team · Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 6 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said: I was in one a few years ago with my kids. The arcade cabs nowadays are probably not the sort of thing you'd want to try and purchase and bring home... I really want want a modern Space Invaders. But yeah, no way that's going in the home. Maybe if I had a new game room/basement... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,588 Editorials Team · Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Tanooki said: I'd have to disagree with that entirely and I doubt the one in town near me is an anomaly at all. Good luck getting it through the door... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,588 Editorials Team · Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 7 hours ago, Estil said: Why do you say that? Whatever happened to the days of wanting to "bring the arcades home"? Personally I liked Showbiz Pizza better. See James' and I's posts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,018 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 6 hours ago, arch_8ngel said: What "they understand" is that kids at a birthday party will happily spend other people's money on a 10 second gambling thrill until they eventually run out of tokens and trade the results for a tootsie roll and a rubber snake. This is poetry. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,534 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 4 hours ago, JamesRobot said: I really want want a modern Space Invaders. But yeah, no way that's going in the home. Maybe if I had a new game room/basement... That Space Invaders Frenzy machine is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,126 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 The one by me is pretty run down but if they went out of business I might pop in and see if they had any cool smaller cabinets for the basement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 10 hours ago, RegularGuyGamer said: This is poetry. Cosmic truth often is 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodysGameRoom | 2,008 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) The Omaha one sucks but there are one or two gems in there that would be cool to own. There is a weird like Dreamcast era Sonic Adventure ticket game that is pretty sweet. Edited June 16, 2020 by CodysGameRoom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,980 Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 7 minutes ago, CodysGameRoom said: The Omaha one sucks but there are one or two gems in there that would be cool to own. There is a weird like Dreamcast era Sonic Adventure ticket game that is pretty sweet. Dude, that's the biggest shelf candy I've ever seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker | 1,650 Administrator · Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 14 minutes ago, CodysGameRoom said: The Omaha one sucks but there are one or two gems in there that would be cool to own. There is a weird like Dreamcast era Sonic Adventure ticket game that is pretty sweet. You better get chummy with a manager in there now, before it meets the same fate of the cheater's hand in Casino! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICrappedMyPants | 302 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 They filed for bankruptcy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,980 Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 5 minutes ago, ICrappedMyPants said: They filed for bankruptcy. Well, that's sad. Any idea what type of bankruptcy, as in, are they trying to fight to survive, or is it the one where they are giving up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICrappedMyPants | 302 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 (edited) Chapter 11 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/chuck-e-cheese-bankruptcy-parent-cec-entertainment-chapter-11/ The one by me is closing. I liked it better as Showbiz Pizza anyway. Edited June 26, 2020 by ICrappedMyPants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bitsupremacy | 208 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 On 6/15/2020 at 3:16 PM, RH said: Agreed, and I wonder how those are doing. Looks like D&B recently got a shot-in-the-arm, but who knows if that will have been enough to save them. https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/dave-busters-stays-afloat-100m-jefferies I work at an arcade bar in Chicago and it's a scary time with the pandemic and all. Not sure how that's gonna pan out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICrappedMyPants | 302 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 1 hour ago, 8bitsupremacy said: I work at an arcade bar in Chicago and it's a scary time with the pandemic and all. Not sure how that's gonna pan out... Which one? I used to live close to the Emporium when I lived in Bucktown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,892 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 I love how this thread is all like: "So... Chuck E Cheese is going out of business and closing down... But what's in it for ME?!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,980 Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, OptOut said: I love how this thread is all like: "So... Chuck E Cheese is going out of business and closing down... But what's in it for ME?!" That's not entirely how I see it. I mean, I don't eat the type of food they offer (we're grain, dairy, garlic free due to sensitivities) so I can't even do anything to buy their food to support them. Logic dictates, though, if something bad is going to happen (as in, they are going to close) at least a few of us may be able to snag a few arcade games which we'll appreciate and even be able to say was once in a Chuck-E-Cheese, rather than it go to a scraper/salvager. I mean, they may scrap all their old games amortized off the accounting books because a lot of companies do that with old useless business inventory but when you go solvent, you have to sell everything to pay back debtors. The chances are they will bulk sell all of this stuff anyway and since no large company has a need for multiple thousands of arcade units, I'm sure it will be scraped. But, if there's a chance this stuff will be auctioned or discount sold to the public, I'd like to be there. Sure, I'd love to snag a decent arcade unit for $100-200, but I'd also just as much like to try to keep it out of the landfill. Edited June 27, 2020 by RH 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,126 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 So the one by me is closing but I don’t think they are closing all their locations. I wonder if they will send the units to other locations are just sell them off. It would be cool to have an arcade from Chuck E. Cheese since I went there as a kid a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,892 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 What are the chances that the company LEASES it's arcade machines rather than outright buying them? I don't have any idea if this is what they do, but it sounds like the sort of thing a big company would do rather than locking huge amounts of capital into expensive machines that quickly deprecate in value. I that WERE the case, then obviously the arcade machines would be going back to the leasing company, rather than being sold off. This is all just speculation tho, I actually have no idea what's gonna happen when they go bust! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,980 Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 @OptOut Very good question. On the one hand, we have lived in a leasing culture for many years now so I could see arcade distributors providing this type of option, but on the other hand, I can't imagine an arcade business wanting to take that risk. Arcades have been on a continual decline for 20+ years and even though no one imagined COVID-19 happening, it's still a much riskier industry than leasing cars or even auto furniture. So, I don't know. Maybe you're right and maybe you're not. We only have one CEC closing in NC, so it looks like if they do auction stuff off, it's likely to not be near me. Regardless, I do hope they can stay in business after this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutsman004 | 83 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 This really does nothing to the arcade market as most of the games at CEC’s nowdays are not very sought after. Plus if I remember right,their company policy was to destroy machines they were getting rid of instead of selling them off or giving them away. Currently, if you want to capture any semblance of that old school arcade feel,barcades are where it’s at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bitsupremacy | 208 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 On 6/26/2020 at 6:54 PM, ICrappedMyPants said: Which one? I used to live close to the Emporium when I lived in Bucktown. Logan Arcade. Emporium sucks shit and they never service their games! So many cabs there have half-working joysticks or buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bitsupremacy | 208 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) Sorry that was a knee jerk reaction...I was always so severely disappointed going there. Couldn't even properly play NARC the first time I went because the joystick was so dysfunctional. I went from being elated to deflated within seconds. Edited July 8, 2020 by 8bitsupremacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICrappedMyPants | 302 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 1 hour ago, 8bitsupremacy said: Sorry that was a knee jerk reaction...I was always so severely disappointed going there. Couldn't even properly play NARC the first time I went because the joystick was so dysfunctional. I went from being elated to deflated within seconds. No worries, it’s just where I lived. I went there once because I didn’t care for their selection. I’d rather go to galloping ghost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bitsupremacy | 208 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 36 minutes ago, ICrappedMyPants said: No worries, it’s just where I lived. I went there once because I didn’t care for their selection. I’d rather go to galloping ghost. Galloping Ghost is the best hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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