Atari-Jess Posted March 23, 2002 Share Posted March 23, 2002 So, Im rading the darwin awards right? and i read this... (2001) I own a family entertainment center with arcade and video games. We occasionally replace out-of-date games, and dismantle the old ones into pieces small enough to toss in the dumpster out back. One day I gave our two intrepid game room employees, nicknamed Podunk and Donut after their radio call signs, the task of destroying two outmoded games. The first game was sent to Atari heaven with no fuss, thanks to a 5-pound sledgehammer. *sob* i know we have covered them being destroyed but i just had to post it *sniff* i hope i end up in atari heaven... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubie The Cube Master Posted March 24, 2002 Share Posted March 24, 2002 THAT IS SAD!!!!!!!!!!!! Who could be so mean?!?!?!?!?! How do you destroy an Atari game???? Words cannot express my sadness. Really. WHo would do such a thing?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted March 24, 2002 Author Share Posted March 24, 2002 Horrible AntiAtariDemons thats who! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Master Posted March 25, 2002 Share Posted March 25, 2002 Do you have there phone number.I'll tell them to send the to me insted of Atari Heaven . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted March 25, 2002 Author Share Posted March 25, 2002 sadly it doesn't work like that why the smash the machines is because well, imagine this. you are incharge of an auto rental company that has cars that never wear out. eventually you will have to update your stock as the newer they are the better they handle and the better features that are included. but there are many other people that would just LOVE to get some of these cars on their hands to make money from, so what they do instead is destroy them so no one can make a profit from them. which is the same as the arcade machines fate. (cept arcade machines do wear out ) but thats how it goes. but sure you can ask them even your local chuck e cheeze's does it, ask to buy it from them and they will say its against policy. (as it turns out in the story, the two morons try to destroy a second machine with no luck, instead they try to burn it and end up burning themselves rather badly.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatdan Posted March 25, 2002 Share Posted March 25, 2002 AtariJess, Mostly right. But luckily, *most* arcades do not throw out their old machines unless they have become so crummy that they wouldn't fetch anything at market. Chuck E Cheese is one of the biggest exceptions to this rule, but all the Namco arcades like Aladdins Castle and Time Out have taken to selling their games to customers or through auctions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted March 25, 2002 Author Share Posted March 25, 2002 yes i have noticed that the wizards castle seems to sell many arcade machines to my local arcade and a few others (they are a big arcade group too) most mall arcades dont smash stuff either i find its mostly the people similar to chuck e cheezes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggDugg Posted March 26, 2002 Share Posted March 26, 2002 I hope I end up in Atari heaven too. [ 03-25-2002: Message edited by: DiggDugg ] [ 03-25-2002: Message edited by: DiggDugg ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubie The Cube Master Posted March 27, 2002 Share Posted March 27, 2002 Heh... yeah, I want to go to Atari Heaven!!!! Play Yar's Revenge forever in peace... ahh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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