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...theme prak I go to has hiphopmania complete mix 2. No one plays it but me...
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Hence, it’s an incredibly stupid idea to spend good money on something that just isn't going to make a profit.
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...but this is going to start off really small, and start at a mall maybe and work its way up to its own building when it becomes more known.
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Call up your mall and ask them about any openings. If 1 unit of space will make your jaw drop, ask them the costs needed to remodel and expand into other units. There are many different sizes and your rent will be based on that size. Most likely, you will pay a small fortune per month to have it in a mall.
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I am just getting kind of scared that if I do get a beatmania machine, it will break and I wont be able to fix it. You know what i mean?
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Exactly. A good guy around my area charges around $120 per hour, give or take, on labor to fix private pinball machines. People will pay it too. Usually big places like Betson won't even help you unless you have some working arrangements with them.
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...but my friends Dad heard my idea, and he said I should start planning now, and find games people are interested in around my age, and as games progress, because he owned an arcade once too.
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Call me up in 20 years when the bank manager won't laugh his ass off at such an idea.
There usually isn't any "lets look for games to appeal to the modern youth!" It’s usually "buy the same old same old and get the most for our money". Notice how many Time Crisis 2's there are? You realize the insanely high cost for new games? Nearly 20k on Need for Speed Underground, and it still hasn't paid itself off. We have a Space Harrier, which still hasn't made money after how many years now? Why do you think you see so many arcades with games that are 10-15 years old?
Not to mention, you want stuff for parents and their children. The money comes from mommy and daddy taking their brat into the arcade when they go shopping. “Here’s 5 dollars little Billy, go play ski-ball and token eater ticket games”. Those few dollars and quick spending are your bread and butter. Not the DDR Kids.
Go save your money and buy a nice car or something. Hell, get a motorcycle. Plenty of better things to do with money.