Coins, service, or free play?

[Steve]

Which do you prefer in your home cab setups?

I prefer coin usage - Popping in yen coins to envoke the game is a big part of recreating my arcade experience (its also a great way to keep your roomates from greasing up the controls and playing without your permission ).

[Korszca]

Free play

[Hewitson]

I prefer the service button. I'm not interested in stuffing around with coins and I don't like free play as on many games it disables the attract mode.

[NASguy]

Free play, but if I'm playing a shmup for score I'll put it in coin mode so I don't accidently continue

[emphatic]

I have small children and cats so coins are pretty much out of the question. I have ashtrays ready to fill with coins though. FREE PLAY it is.

[johnbud]

both, it depends on the game im playing. some games i coin through till the end, others its 1 credit at a time. its nice to drop a coin in the box now and again.

[SuperPang]

Free Play where possible. There's usually at least one game that needs coins though. At the moment Daimakaimura and Same x3 and both are bum rape so I wouldn't have enough coins for any more.

[Animaitor]

Coins all the way!

[meowki]

i like the sound of a 10p hitting the bucket

[Ultron]

How do you have space for cabs when you have roommates?

I have small children and cats so coins are pretty much out of the question.

How does having small children and cats prevent you from using coins?

[Animaitor]

How does having small children and cats prevent you from using coins?

You don't have kids, do you? Children will put anything that can fit into their mouths and sometimes swallow it if you are not careful. I have to hide my 100 yen coins from my daughter. As for cats, they love to play with small objects and those tend to disappear "mysteriously". I owned 12 cats once, or should I say they owned me

[emphatic]

How does having small children and cats prevent you from using coins?

You don't have kids, do you? Children will put anything that can fit into their mouths and sometimes swallow it if you are not careful. I have to hide my 100 yen coins from my daughter. As for cats, they love to play with small objects and those tend to disappear "mysteriously". I owned 12 cats once, or should I say they owned me

^^this, exactly this.

[AeroCityMayor]

Coins: Japanese; and lots of them!

[Ultron]

I thought you kept coins in your wallet or pocket? How do you manage with the coins you use to buy things in shops? Why should there be any difference?

[AeroCityMayor]

I thought you kept coins in your wallet or pocket? How do you manage with the coins you use to buy things in shops? Why should there be any difference?

Typically, coins for home arcade machine use are kept near the coin entry on the cabinet for ease of access. Unfortunately this access is not restricted just arcade players and is open to all and sundry which puts children at choking risk and gives cats yet another reason to be ****! Also, why would I walk around the UK with Japanese coins in my pocket?

Cheese!

Ralph.

[SuperPang]

Ultron not understand human child. Explain!

[idc]

I thought you kept coins in your wallet or pocket? How do you manage with the coins you use to buy things in shops? Why should there be any difference?

[neogeomvs]

Coins!

[shadows]

All depends how lazy I am that day. I do prefer coins.
And when I do end up filling up the bucket, I'm getting another cab. About $50 in after 2 some odd years, so at this rate in about 20 years I should have another cab.

[IDCHAPPY]

I like the coins, if it's a game i'm going to get mauled at however, the service button is usually better