My Personal History with Electronic Games: 4 of N
Previously on Game Restart: [it’s a series]
The thing about arcades is that arcades are expensive.
Adjusted for inflation, a quarter in early 80s money is approximately 63¢ in today’s money at the time of this writing. Most people probably aren’t used to spending money after the initial investment in the console and then the game for their home, but imagine spending that for every three tries, lives, or continues.