So I'm new here, and I hate to ask for favors. But I have a problem that you folks could help me with.
About a month ago, I made a bet with my dad that by the end of May, we could track down a very particular coin-op - the first video game I ever played, when I was growing up in Sacramento. (You can read the whole story here.) This seemed like a pretty stupid bet at the time, but in the last few weeks and with a lot of help from friends and strangers, we've gotten really close to finding the same Mr. Do! I played in the late '80s. In fact, we're one step away from locating it.
Trouble is, while I found a game collector who can tell us where it is, he asked me to do something before he gives up the intel. Specifically, he needs me to round up as many scores on coin-op video games as I can find. So I'm asking all my friends and acquaintances to go out and play video games - real, out-in-public, pay-for-play video games, just like we had in the '80s. All the scores will be added up into one big sum, and we'll get clues at 100,000, 500,000, and 1 and 2 million points. And if we make it to 5 million points, my source will just hand us the answer.
So I'm asking anyone who reads this to do me a favor. This week, and this Memorial Day weekend, keep an eye out for a coin-op. Retro and classic is better, but I'll take anything. Pop in a quarter, play it, and write down your score. A camera phone pic would be ideal, but I'll trust you if you tell me the place, the game, and the score. In return, I'll be your friend forever, I'll print your name on my blog, and most of all, you'll help me track down this machine - and oh yeah, video games are actually fun! When's the last time one quarter meant this much to you?
About a month ago, I made a bet with my dad that by the end of May, we could track down a very particular coin-op - the first video game I ever played, when I was growing up in Sacramento. (You can read the whole story here.) This seemed like a pretty stupid bet at the time, but in the last few weeks and with a lot of help from friends and strangers, we've gotten really close to finding the same Mr. Do! I played in the late '80s. In fact, we're one step away from locating it.
Trouble is, while I found a game collector who can tell us where it is, he asked me to do something before he gives up the intel. Specifically, he needs me to round up as many scores on coin-op video games as I can find. So I'm asking all my friends and acquaintances to go out and play video games - real, out-in-public, pay-for-play video games, just like we had in the '80s. All the scores will be added up into one big sum, and we'll get clues at 100,000, 500,000, and 1 and 2 million points. And if we make it to 5 million points, my source will just hand us the answer.
So I'm asking anyone who reads this to do me a favor. This week, and this Memorial Day weekend, keep an eye out for a coin-op. Retro and classic is better, but I'll take anything. Pop in a quarter, play it, and write down your score. A camera phone pic would be ideal, but I'll trust you if you tell me the place, the game, and the score. In return, I'll be your friend forever, I'll print your name on my blog, and most of all, you'll help me track down this machine - and oh yeah, video games are actually fun! When's the last time one quarter meant this much to you?
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BTW, like your profile. Eternal Sunshine is one of my fave flicks this decade. As for Loom, I have honestly never heard of that game, and that's after dabbling in other LucasArts adventures. I have to get my hands on that pronto.
Am I off base in my assumptions?
I'm more interested in who you really are and how you came to this gig. There are many artfully crafted facades on the internet and each person or company behind them has a story to tell.
PS - this isn't intuitive or obvious, but site etiquette here is to reply to a comment in your journal by commenting in the other person's journal. That way, the person knows you replied as there is no notification otherwise.