3/14/2024 0 Comments Rastan arcade machineOccasionally the violation would be so severe as to require a proportionally severe punishment, such as a melted joystick. The punishment meted out for such a violation of our trust might be something as innocuous as gum pushed down between the buttons and their outer casings (rendering the buttons sticky or stuck, and therefore worthless, and therefore unplayable, and therefore unprofitable). Sometimes it would be an act of retribution, retaliating against a game that robbed us of a credit or had a "cheating cpu" (early SF2, for instance). When making our frequent sweeps of arcades and convenience stores, my friend Mike and I managed to consistently amuse ourselves with low level "mild" vandalism. He passed away a few months ago, after a long battle with brain cancer. (This is a meandering account of some of the adventures my cousin (and best friend) Mike Blomquist and I participated in.
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