This Arcade Game is a SCAM (I have proof)

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  • Опубліковано 2 січ 2018
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    Summary: I built a machine to win an arcade game every time that was super accurate. In doing so I accidently discovered that this arcade game is totally rigged.
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  • @scottyvsp
    @scottyvsp 5 років тому +30805

    cheating at an arcade game to find out the arcade game is cheating

    • @GHOSTL3G3ND
      @GHOSTL3G3ND 5 років тому +1701

      *Spiderman pointing at Spiderman*

    • @KairosVA
      @KairosVA 4 роки тому +711

      In Soviet Russia, game cheats you

    • @trolek852
      @trolek852 4 роки тому +372

      @@KairosVA in soviet russia, you cheat you

    • @isaacthebrubhimself8923
      @isaacthebrubhimself8923 4 роки тому +114

      Godlike Necromancer I used the stones to destroy the stones

    • @TanRyanAndy
      @TanRyanAndy 4 роки тому +14

      yes im 1K like (real)

  • @GrungeMaster92
    @GrungeMaster92 4 роки тому +20070

    I love how gambling is illegal/regulated all over the country. but we allow deceptive fixed gambling to children unregulated.

    • @heroslippy6666
      @heroslippy6666 4 роки тому +1143

      it's called surprise mechnics

    • @GrungeMaster92
      @GrungeMaster92 4 роки тому +742

      @@heroslippy6666 clever marketing right. as long as its addictive and costs money.

    • @stevencamacho6474
      @stevencamacho6474 4 роки тому +217

      it would be gambling if the kids werent using their parents money

    • @icelord02
      @icelord02 4 роки тому +113

      @@heroslippy6666 and yet its not surprising because companies have been doing it for years.

    • @GrungeMaster92
      @GrungeMaster92 4 роки тому +374

      @@stevencamacho6474 of course they are using their parents money. either way why are we splitting hairs like this? Exploitation is harmful to the individual.

  • @gkjester
    @gkjester Рік тому +341

    Same problem with claw games. Usually the claw slips off, making you think it was close. I believe the claw rarely grabs strong enough to pick up anything.

    • @jimduffy1967
      @jimduffy1967 Рік тому +49

      Yes claw games are totally rigged,you can set the tension on the claws but most arcade owners always set it too light so it can't grab and hold anything.

    • @cactusdragon3553
      @cactusdragon3553 Рік тому +50

      Heard they are rigged to only grip tight after a certain amount of games played.

    • @Raor1820
      @Raor1820 Рік тому

      I read somewhere that there are laws due to taxes etc on prices that the machined wont release prices before the market value of that item has been reached . Its hard for me to ecplain exactly but tey and look it up. In conclusion yes its rigged

    • @KillerCornMuffin
      @KillerCornMuffin Рік тому +19

      It's programmed to increase strength based on the number of losses. Some even have a literal number it counts to before significantly increasing it's grip strength..

    • @SmurphofChaos
      @SmurphofChaos Рік тому +4

      Yeah, I only won once, and that was because the claw snagged on the toy's material!

  • @benpetersen9709
    @benpetersen9709 8 місяців тому +11

    I used to work in an arcade and had one of these things in it. Winning percentages are tracked weekly with the goal of paying out 25 percent in prizes of the revenue those games brought in. I had to track ticket payouts weekly and adjust. The older ones we had to adjust mechanically, but I loved these ones because it was just a matter of changing a setting on the logic board.

  • @chasduran4160
    @chasduran4160 5 років тому +12148

    "You're cheating!"
    "Not really.. I'm using an advantage I created myself."
    *phrase stolen*

    • @keshwayne94
      @keshwayne94 5 років тому +110

      Chas Duran only real engineers will understand this

    • @johnathandouglas007
      @johnathandouglas007 5 років тому +103

      He wasn't cheating he was testing....

    • @CheeseBae
      @CheeseBae 5 років тому +260

      He's not cheating because the game itself cheats.

    • @TheIceThorn
      @TheIceThorn 5 років тому +126

      It's not cheating, it's reducing the possible variables to none.

    • @dirtbikersteve
      @dirtbikersteve 5 років тому +42

      As an author of video game hacks, I strongly identify with this. If he's got technical skills giving an advantage, fair game as long as it's his work

  • @camm1049
    @camm1049 6 років тому +9664

    *gets banned from all carnivals and arcades*

    • @nnelg8139
      @nnelg8139 6 років тому +157

      Why? The house is still winning. :P

    • @ewantaylor258
      @ewantaylor258 6 років тому +81

      you would have to do something like unscrew the machine or rob the place to get banned.

    • @camm1049
      @camm1049 6 років тому +116

      Ewan Taylor no if he keeps spilling all the rigged games secrets they won't let him in 😂

    • @cubxity
      @cubxity 6 років тому +10

      he's going to make this in minecraft next

    • @uss_04
      @uss_04 6 років тому +13

      Also all Chuck E Cheeses.
      Wasnt there an episode of Monk where he got banned from a casino for Card Counting?

  • @bakercat2845
    @bakercat2845 2 роки тому +143

    I noticed this too when I would try this. I would always be one behind or one ahead. Had no evidence to suggest it was rigged, but this was so consistent for me it made me question if I was being scammed or not.

    • @timeshark8727
      @timeshark8727 Рік тому +2

      same, always within 1 of the jackpot but never won it.

    • @dragonstooth4223
      @dragonstooth4223 Рік тому +12

      I used to work at an arcade with these exact machines. they are 100% rigged. we could set the machines to pay out after X amount was put through them and my manager used to play the machines when they were getting close to paying out because if he won it, it would save the store money. I used to know all the tricks to them as well, but can confirm ... 100% rigged.

    • @CrystalRose1111
      @CrystalRose1111 Рік тому +7

      @@dragonstooth4223 Oh that’s fucked up lmao

    • @dragonstooth4223
      @dragonstooth4223 Рік тому

      @@CrystalRose1111 they say a fool and his money are easily parted ... but I guess as long as you had fun it was worth it lol

    • @vaslav030547
      @vaslav030547 Місяць тому

      It kept you out of the rain though, and helped the owner save for his rainy days.

  • @conneromalley7098
    @conneromalley7098 Рік тому +87

    As Qxir once said, any business built upon giving away money, can’t be fair

    • @m-h1217
      @m-h1217 2 місяці тому

      Depends how you define fair.
      Equal odds for both parties? No.
      Fair in the sense that the risk is worth the reward? To some people.

  • @mitrimind1027
    @mitrimind1027 5 років тому +17103

    Kid: "You're cheating!"
    Well it's fine because the game is cheating too.

  • @api4779
    @api4779 4 роки тому +5029

    "You're cheating!"
    *Never rob a bank w this kid*

  • @chadportenga7858
    @chadportenga7858 2 роки тому +32

    "Cheating's a strong word.....I'm using an advantage I created for myself!"
    I love it!!!

  • @DukeDarkshadow
    @DukeDarkshadow 2 роки тому +61

    To be fair, an arcade is basically a casino for kids. They spend money playing games to try to win jackpots of winnings. And as Mark proves here in an arcade, just like a casino, the house always wins.

    • @itzamia
      @itzamia 2 місяці тому +1

      That's Chuck E Cheese for you. They make a ton of money off arcade games and pizza with a little bit of beer to go with it.

  • @edeneden60
    @edeneden60 4 роки тому +3055

    Kids:"You're cheating"
    *_Well yes but actually no_*

  • @redmond4643
    @redmond4643 3 роки тому +3847

    These kids say “he’s cheating” but they don’t know he’s bringing justice to them all

    • @JokeCubed
      @JokeCubed 3 роки тому +184

      He's not cheating, he's using skill. It just so happens that his skill is engineering and using his mind to overcome problems. It would be like saying Iron Man isn't a superhero because the real power is in the suit, and the suit just does everything for him, even though he's the one who built the suit.

    • @TheLordstrider
      @TheLordstrider 3 роки тому +16

      some are dependant on machines so much that they will defend them with their lives. The matrix.

    • @thomazhonda9839
      @thomazhonda9839 3 роки тому +46

      @@JokeCubed I guess, but that’s like saying I’m good at chess if I beat up the people I’m playing until they concede. My skill just happens to be violence, but that doesn’t necessarily make me good at chess

    • @ultimatebreak827
      @ultimatebreak827 3 роки тому +2

      @@JokeCubed that’s the exact same as when people “it’s not ben, it’s the omnitrix”

    • @dissention2
      @dissention2 3 роки тому +1

      @@JokeCubed r/woooooooosh

  • @mistermichaellee6682
    @mistermichaellee6682 Рік тому +4

    Yo~!! You're a life saver for these last days of school before my school's summer break. My kiddos and I can't get enough of your videos. I introduce science concepts, show a short clip of yours (as a teaser), my kiddos build, then watch what you did to compare and/or keep or improve their own creations. Bless you, brother.

  • @HG_Budde
    @HG_Budde Рік тому +2

    It's so crazy. After you adding the information I had for years, namely him being one of the kids recurring in quite a few of your videos and you having a son, together, I just now realise in how many videos your son is/was having a cameo of some sorts. 😂

  • @Bill-yd3jg
    @Bill-yd3jg 4 роки тому +1861

    "You're cheating!"
    Arcade Owner: "Yeah, You're cheating!"
    "...seriously?"

    • @Buratoy
      @Buratoy 4 роки тому +1

      @Bill Gates r/woooosh

    • @hop-skip-ouch8798
      @hop-skip-ouch8798 4 роки тому +17

      Pulls out 25 year old manual an 6 months of research.

    • @reucor
      @reucor 3 роки тому +3

      Bill nye the science guy

    • @DamageMaximo
      @DamageMaximo 3 роки тому +1

      @@Buratoy r/woooosh

    • @Buratoy
      @Buratoy 3 роки тому +1

      DamageMaximo r/woooosh

  • @WhatsInside
    @WhatsInside 6 років тому +28991

    My wife was right, I shouldn’t have wasted so much money on that game.

    • @justdustinthewind9639
      @justdustinthewind9639 6 років тому +250

      What's Inside? Yep haha

    • @shfnnghh
      @shfnnghh 6 років тому +96

      What's Inside? Haha

    • @orange4185
      @orange4185 6 років тому +26

      What's Inside? Lol wat inside this video

    • @hiyall15
      @hiyall15 6 років тому +11

      i remember you before you had 100k subs. now look at you.

    • @casci16
      @casci16 6 років тому +17

      That's a good wife !

  • @davidkreczko500
    @davidkreczko500 Рік тому +7

    These machines used to have a glitch where you could hold the button down, unplug and plug it back in and it would spit out 150 tickets :) That was back in the 90's, i'm sure they've addressed that by now, but in my youth we definitely cleaned a few of these out....

  • @DaBigCheeso
    @DaBigCheeso Рік тому +6

    As a former arcade tech (albeit 20 years ago) I can confirm Cyclone can be set to payout jackpots at variable intervals and also people would stand there with a cup of tokens and just keep plunking them in. Cyclone was one of our top 3 ticket games for my entire 2 years at the arcade and I'm not surprised it still exists to this day. For the record, MOST of our non-skill based (ie not skeeball or basketball) redemption games from that time period had ways of being set to payout jackpots variably.

  • @Bangsy3000
    @Bangsy3000 4 роки тому +4493

    If you watch in 0.25 speed. The bonus light sometimes doesn’t even light up.

  • @poppy-yt7td
    @poppy-yt7td 4 роки тому +7904

    Me: *cheats on arcade games*
    Arcade games: *pulls out an uno reverse card*

  • @retrosquid4438
    @retrosquid4438 2 роки тому +20

    I remember I won those games, but only twice in all my years of being on this planet. Claw machines are a different story. I have a somewhat agreeable liking/absolute hatred towards them.

  • @melancholybreakfastburrito2767

    Marks the kind of person that would terraform mars so that he could give us another interesting video to watch

  • @reigndrops4090
    @reigndrops4090 3 роки тому +3188

    “I’m not cheating, I’m using a strong advantage”
    I’m gonna use that line next time I cheat

    • @travelsizedarchie
      @travelsizedarchie 3 роки тому +18

      Please don’t

    • @bigmanmark4334
      @bigmanmark4334 3 роки тому +77

      @@travelsizedarchie I bet your the type of person to not cheat 🤢🤮

    • @itsFnD
      @itsFnD 3 роки тому +3

      Yes

    • @charliemaybe
      @charliemaybe 3 роки тому +3

      @Rose Hensley now you can like to get it from 167 to 169

    • @mrosskne
      @mrosskne 3 роки тому +36

      the arcade cheats, why shouldn't you? especially since in this case, it literally makes no difference

  • @mrbaseball3453
    @mrbaseball3453 4 роки тому +1799

    Imagine every arcade has a wanted sign for him dead or alive

  • @davidpost-fo5fg
    @davidpost-fo5fg Рік тому +24

    I try to avoid electronic games at arcades as they can be rigged like Mark demonstrated.

    • @Tomsonic41
      @Tomsonic41 Рік тому

      Some games have an adjustable difficulty setting rather than a payout rate; at the highest level you'd really need to hit the button within 1/12th of a hummingbird wing flap!

    • @DASPRiD
      @DASPRiD 8 місяців тому

      Oh, not only electronic ones ;)

  • @MrAndersonAFK
    @MrAndersonAFK Рік тому +1

    Most redemption games are like this, but some are pure skill. For example, gravity hill. You could technically win every time but it is very difficult lol

  • @brokenteletooby106
    @brokenteletooby106 4 роки тому +1458

    Arcade logic:
    -arcades can be rigged and make you lose
    -not allowed to cheat to win

    • @shrug1250
      @shrug1250 4 роки тому +20

      You have to teach kids how to gamble early

    • @Onerso
      @Onerso 4 роки тому +7

      Here, have 420 likes

    • @thegreatfomo
      @thegreatfomo 4 роки тому +21

      Same premise on which casino owners made millions

  • @Boertje247
    @Boertje247 3 роки тому +7614

    My Dad wasn’t an engineer, but he always told us these games (and carny games) were rigged and a rip off. He told us he’d rather we just go to the toy store and buy a nice quality toy! You just proved him 100% right,70 years later. Thanks for a great lesson!

    • @seal5522
      @seal5522 3 роки тому +376

      So you’re like 80 or something

    • @ssadieviolet
      @ssadieviolet 3 роки тому +101

      Ur 80? Lmao

    • @surelyyeah
      @surelyyeah 3 роки тому +11

      @@seal5522 😂😂

    • @Shrektopuz
      @Shrektopuz 3 роки тому +324

      80 year olds can have toys too and that’s ok

    • @jodofly1158
      @jodofly1158 3 роки тому +15

      Rigged? Or just random and inconsistent? Dont think any arcade or carnival games claim consistency to begin with

  • @5y9h3r
    @5y9h3r 3 місяці тому +1

    The little kid in the background as it faded out. “Is this hacking?” 😂

  • @Henrydingus01123
    @Henrydingus01123 Рік тому +2

    Well… I like knowing that every time I missed by one as a kid it really meant that I nailed it.

  • @rhysrjw
    @rhysrjw 3 роки тому +4618

    He defines the phrase: “cool uncle”

  • @filippians413
    @filippians413 4 роки тому +3143

    "Cheating is a strong word."
    Thats what cheaters say.

    • @norrthstar.
      @norrthstar. 4 роки тому +15

      Ryan Corrigan *cheater* is a strong word...

    • @willwinn8559
      @willwinn8559 4 роки тому +7

      That's research , NOT cheating 😎👍

    • @jasonstarrising
      @jasonstarrising 4 роки тому +1

      Will Winn
      My brudda I see ur a man of culture

    • @hadeschild320
      @hadeschild320 4 роки тому

      lol I made it your 1000th like your welcome

    • @calvin-
      @calvin- 4 роки тому

      Hey, I always see you on Reclaimer's videos.

  • @sworddomo1951
    @sworddomo1951 2 роки тому +2

    There are 4 spots, does it only jackpot every 30 so times one each spot or overall?
    Like, if I get a jackpot, do I go to the next one or do I just wait it out 30 times. Also does it ever reset? Like if I show up the first of the day, or after x hours?

  • @yangxue1694
    @yangxue1694 Місяць тому

    The hummingbird flapping thing is so funny when u do da one millisecond vid.😂

  • @robertgirtakovskis1670
    @robertgirtakovskis1670 4 роки тому +4388

    This is the epitome of the “Spider-Man pointing at Spider-Man” meme
    Cheating at a game only to realize that the game is cheating

    • @miscanime
      @miscanime 4 роки тому +12

      BRUH XD LMFAO

    • @BW-og1vu
      @BW-og1vu 4 роки тому +9

      It is hard when the "secrets" gets unveiled. Dont cry :-)

    • @masukimo112
      @masukimo112 4 роки тому

      1k liker :)

    • @wuxiagamescentral
      @wuxiagamescentral 4 роки тому +3

      It cheating get for the sake of revealing the other side's cheating

    • @indrakarma
      @indrakarma 4 роки тому

      What’s epitome?

  • @mckayleem3098
    @mckayleem3098 3 роки тому +2358

    I’m amazed that a grown man spent hours in Chuck-E Cheese for months in a row, and no one was suspicious.

    • @jaredpatterson1701
      @jaredpatterson1701 3 роки тому +15

      Probably don't get many guests

    • @psirvent8
      @psirvent8 3 роки тому +54

      @@jaredpatterson1701 They definitely did back then as coronavirus was yet to be heard of.

    • @viktornapolitano6113
      @viktornapolitano6113 3 роки тому +5

      They probably saw the filming and recognized

    • @danielcastillo591
      @danielcastillo591 3 роки тому +86

      @@viktornapolitano6113 A grown man creeping around places where kids tend to go doesn't get less creepy by the fact he's filming all the time

    • @viktornapolitano6113
      @viktornapolitano6113 3 роки тому +9

      @@danielcastillo591 Well, I mean he is Mark Rober......

  • @nael_luna
    @nael_luna 9 місяців тому +1

    4:21 seconds on the stowatch hurts. You were so close to greatness

  • @owenkellogg3130
    @owenkellogg3130 2 роки тому +4

    I knew it. Kudos to anyone who scams the businesses back by turning in tickets they found in the dumpster.

  • @gpcaraudio
    @gpcaraudio 6 років тому +10082

    I knew it. Screw that game.

  • @wildfireman13
    @wildfireman13 4 роки тому +2804

    This sounds like the start of a huge lawsuit especially since these games are designed for children.

    • @yohiyoyo1
      @yohiyoyo1 4 роки тому +190

      The fact that these machines are rigged is widespread knowledge. It's been known for decades.

    • @informitas0117
      @informitas0117 4 роки тому +166

      @@yohiyoyo1 does that make it ok?

    • @1998wiwi
      @1998wiwi 4 роки тому +73

      @@informitas0117 It makes it unlikely for anything to happen.

    • @mykeepush3863
      @mykeepush3863 4 роки тому +55

      There isn’t anything on the arcade game that claims that when the button is clicked the light will stop at the time clicked the button. If this did go to court that would be all the arcade needs to say and they would not be fined. Because deception is legal

    • @MCHCSaint
      @MCHCSaint 4 роки тому +36

      Problem is, so far its been successfully argued that it isn't gambling due to the use of tokens, combined with the fact you don't win any money, only items from the front desk.

  • @lukechill7139
    @lukechill7139 2 роки тому +1

    worked in a bowling alley in high school, the winnability can be set for literally anything even the claw machines, where the grip strength is only strong enough every few plays

  • @annawhistles
    @annawhistles 2 роки тому +1

    When you learn more from a 7 minute, 8 second long UA-cam video than you do from an hour of doing science for school...
    Awesome video!

    • @jonathanciencia5527
      @jonathanciencia5527 2 роки тому +1

      Were you just staring at the clock at school?

    • @annawhistles
      @annawhistles 2 роки тому

      @@jonathanciencia5527 Lol I do most of my work on a laptop and so I can always see when another hour goes by...

  • @StevieDahlen
    @StevieDahlen 4 роки тому +1735

    LITTLE KID: “you’re cheating!!”
    ARCADE OWNER: “hold my beer”

    • @7w4c
      @7w4c 4 роки тому +32

      POLICE: “Allow us to introduce ourselves.”

    • @nethacker91
      @nethacker91 4 роки тому +9

      I thought he brought kids in as a decoy but further in and as he explains what he's doing, feels more like a deadweight. They were bound to attract some attention from the get go.

    • @miakiikazu
      @miakiikazu 4 роки тому +1

      hold my money

    • @WokeX111
      @WokeX111 4 роки тому +2

      @@miakiikazu hold my tickets

    • @Marcos-eo7ii
      @Marcos-eo7ii 4 роки тому

      😂

  • @RadDadisRad
    @RadDadisRad 4 роки тому +6153

    Introduction to gambling addiction at a very young age.

    • @Tactical_Croissant
      @Tactical_Croissant 4 роки тому +84

      Honestly i’m only 12 but I already know about this kind of stuff I’ve seen that I’ve only gotten one off but its just a near miss effect but I still keep playing because I think I can get it the next round until I finally realize that it’s not worth it and just MoveOn

    • @mstrmren
      @mstrmren 4 роки тому +88

      That’s why Arcades are forbidden in Germany (you have to be 18+)

    • @akatsuki8045
      @akatsuki8045 4 роки тому +5

      🤣

    • @mstrmren
      @mstrmren 4 роки тому +22

      @ZyOct In Germany you don’t have Arcades either, because no one over 18 would go to an Arcade

    • @khaledrehan8051
      @khaledrehan8051 4 роки тому +3

      @@Tactical_Croissant Give yourself a pat on the back

  • @davidgresehover3436
    @davidgresehover3436 Рік тому +2

    He always says he’s using an advantage no matter what 😂 I just love that

  • @xKiittyWhitex
    @xKiittyWhitex 2 роки тому +1

    I've hit the jackpot once at Chuck E. Cheese, the light landed there, and then it moved one spot over after already stopping. Never played one again.

  • @dev_with_me
    @dev_with_me 3 роки тому +4415

    Never trust an arcade games that’s completely electronic. Source: worked at an arcade for 6 summers in my teens.

    • @jamesmartin7282
      @jamesmartin7282 3 роки тому +242

      YES! Doesn't rely on the laws of chance or physics but on the PROGRAM.

    • @NippyNep
      @NippyNep 3 роки тому +30

      @@jamesmartin7282 common sense

    • @naomigwolfe8112
      @naomigwolfe8112 3 роки тому +13

      Lol my gramps agrees with you hahaha

    • @dev_with_me
      @dev_with_me 3 роки тому +73

      @@jamesmartin7282 you can edit the code but you can’t edit physics... yet

    • @jodofly1158
      @jodofly1158 3 роки тому +2

      You mean dont assume that they are consistent*

  • @maskoflies9461
    @maskoflies9461 5 років тому +2289

    *Security guard has entered the chat*

    • @opossumontheinternet9864
      @opossumontheinternet9864 5 років тому +53

      *Security Guard has left the chat*

    • @YTshashmeera
      @YTshashmeera 5 років тому +23

      Dat guard stayed for a month???
      You better watch out Mark

    • @YTshashmeera
      @YTshashmeera 5 років тому +6

      @@rafeed I wonder how much the guard was paid...
      Maybe that is why he left the chat

    • @crowfoodd
      @crowfoodd 5 років тому +3

      ARMY!!

    • @themangawasbetter6987
      @themangawasbetter6987 5 років тому +1

      MALL COP HAS JOINED THE CHAT

  • @BlueDog241
    @BlueDog241 Рік тому +1

    "I'm not cheating. I'm using an advantage I created myself." My new favorite quote.

  • @Orange-iq3xb
    @Orange-iq3xb 2 роки тому +2

    Can we just appreciate how Genius Mark Rober is.

  • @meatledeletefeetle3793
    @meatledeletefeetle3793 3 роки тому +6000

    I love how Mark is standing in the middle of the arcade recording a video out loud about how the arcade is rigged Mark you're a legend.

    • @alee_enn
      @alee_enn 3 роки тому +298

      He'll have got permission to film in there. I used to work in an arcade, and trust me, they have cameras all over the place. They know EXACTLY what you're doing even if you think they don't.

    • @adazeb7861
      @adazeb7861 3 роки тому +8

      E

    • @andrewhood4640
      @andrewhood4640 3 роки тому +52

      @@alee_enn so, like.. What'd you get caught doing?

    • @alee_enn
      @alee_enn 3 роки тому +68

      @@andrewhood4640 I wasn't doing anything, or not anything to get fired for if that's what you're implying.

    • @ghostridersinthesky21
      @ghostridersinthesky21 3 роки тому +42

      @@alee_enn Arcades are a dying industry sadly

  • @themercycatalog
    @themercycatalog 4 роки тому +4539

    moral of the story:
    if you own an arcade, kick mark out as soon as he walks in.

  • @sinerealitas
    @sinerealitas Рік тому

    this guy built a whole robot to figure out something i figured out myself with my own reflexes

  • @V3ntilator
    @V3ntilator 2 роки тому +1

    My dad told me these machines were rigged, so i never wasted money on them.

  • @dearinghoward
    @dearinghoward 4 роки тому +2953

    I like how they can cheat you, but you cheat them you break the law

    • @RealCrazyCoolYT
      @RealCrazyCoolYT 4 роки тому +113

      I mean, it’s like being a hypocrite

    • @RealCrazyCoolYT
      @RealCrazyCoolYT 4 роки тому +42

      They can do it but you cant

    • @sky-d-kid6376
      @sky-d-kid6376 4 роки тому +130

      Woman in a nutshell??! XD

    • @maloku4619
      @maloku4619 4 роки тому +24

      The owner makes the rules, they are not forcing you to gamble.

    • @man5262
      @man5262 4 роки тому +112

      @@sky-d-kid6376 you immedietaly went from 0 to 100

  • @The_Horizon
    @The_Horizon 2 роки тому +4062

    so its basically gambling, but legal for kids

  • @Unorthodox_kidd
    @Unorthodox_kidd 2 роки тому

    The look y’all gave each other when Security walked by😭😭😭😎

  • @Joe--biden
    @Joe--biden 2 роки тому

    "Pull out your phone like your watching dank memes"
    Love that line

  • @The8BitGuy
    @The8BitGuy 2 роки тому +4386

    I had come to the same conclusion about these (and similar games) years ago by using a highspeed camera and recording myself playing it over and over, only to examine the footage and find that there was no correlation to when I pushed the button vs. where the light would stop.

    • @Snuzzled
      @Snuzzled 2 роки тому +169

      Wow, that's even worse than I thought

    • @mrace1180
      @mrace1180 2 роки тому +212

      I did the same using my ultra instinct. No joke

    • @lukaszpiotrluczak
      @lukaszpiotrluczak 2 роки тому +20

      Can't wait till you make "How Cyclone arcade works" series:)

    • @tfr
      @tfr 2 роки тому +8

      Fancy seeing you here

    • @Mars0984
      @Mars0984 2 роки тому +63

      Yup.... I saw the light go past the jackpot when hitting the storm stopper and then go back to the preceding bulb before the jackpot .

  • @permaculturebyadrian5877
    @permaculturebyadrian5877 5 років тому +698

    So gambling is illegal for kids to participate in, but arcade games that work on gambling principles are just fine??

    • @reaven2535
      @reaven2535 5 років тому +100

      You have now figured out literally every kids game, carnival game, those things in stores that give random toys, video game lootboxes...
      Wait it's almost like people figured out that kids with undeveloped minds can be easily manipulated to drain their money

    • @8bit_pineapple
      @8bit_pineapple 5 років тому +27

      Also trading card games, when I was a kid I used to open packs of Pokémon cards and the guy at the till would buy any rare cards for cash ... making them essentially scratch cards.

    • @rickmoreno2702
      @rickmoreno2702 5 років тому +12

      Its because your not recieving legal tender. Ur buying tickets to get prizes. And playing a game to get it. Still its gambling and kids spend alot.

    • @tedweird
      @tedweird 5 років тому +4

      "Yes."

    • @deathrow5452
      @deathrow5452 5 років тому +5

      @@reaven2535 I will have to disagree with you on that. You don't win money in arcade games and Loot Boxes are more like raffle tickets.

  • @thomaschurnjuticombe7183
    @thomaschurnjuticombe7183 Рік тому +1

    Luv how mark rober tries to makes the world a better place by exposing scams and the kids get angry at him for using an "advantage" lol

  • @Oddsfeline
    @Oddsfeline Рік тому

    "I'm using an advantage I might have created myself"
    Mr Burns salutes you. Ifykyk

  • @zanderbly473
    @zanderbly473 4 роки тому +1894

    PLOT TWIST: the jackpot slot doesn’t even have a bulb in it.

    • @jaydenslaptop6548
      @jaydenslaptop6548 4 роки тому +11

      Dun dun dun

    • @StrokeMahEgo
      @StrokeMahEgo 4 роки тому +24

      Doesn't have to, its not looking at that one, its looking a few before.

    • @danielsilverton8965
      @danielsilverton8965 4 роки тому +5

      StrokeMahEgo r/whoosh

    • @chicago1680
      @chicago1680 4 роки тому +4

      @@StrokeMahEgo lol wow you missed that one

    • @StrokeMahEgo
      @StrokeMahEgo 4 роки тому +1

      @@chicago1680 Yeah sometimes you're the woosher and sometimes ya get wooshed. This is the way.

  • @conoraguilar3013
    @conoraguilar3013 6 років тому +3293

    This guy is literally one of the most wholesome, awesome, entertaining, original, and overall amazing UA-camr I’ve ever come across on this website. Love your stuff. Keep up the good work!

    • @scotttaylor5928
      @scotttaylor5928 6 років тому +13

      Conor Aguilar lol what about logan

    • @cellyy
      @cellyy 6 років тому +29

      Mike Rotch Logan he is terrible he filmed a fricked dead guy

    • @scotttaylor5928
      @scotttaylor5928 6 років тому +13

      AdamThorne it was a joke chill

    • @noahhakalmazian
      @noahhakalmazian 6 років тому +2

      IKR! @Conor Aguilar

    • @kevinjorgeson2548
      @kevinjorgeson2548 6 років тому +2

      Mike Rotch it wasn't a joke that guy was acualy dead I'm probobly Logan's biggest follower I haven't missed a blog in over a year

  • @adamkendall997
    @adamkendall997 Рік тому +1

    The Chuck E. Cheese gaming commission would like to have a word with you.

  • @scyprism6408
    @scyprism6408 2 роки тому +2

    now mark has to test if ski ball is rigged

  • @stanbunn1329
    @stanbunn1329 6 років тому +2060

    Can it really be called cheating if the game is already rigged against you?

    • @javiets5776
      @javiets5776 6 років тому +205

      *Top 10 questions science still can't answer*

    • @StilvurBee
      @StilvurBee 6 років тому +6

      yes. :/

    • @rainbowspork
      @rainbowspork 6 років тому +13

      random films just like if you lost all the time

    • @doorhanger9317
      @doorhanger9317 6 років тому +11

      It would be like saying it's cheating to use a robot to pull the lever on a fruit machine, let's be honest.

    • @tristanmoller9498
      @tristanmoller9498 6 років тому +44

      If it’s rigged I’d call it outsmarting

  • @greyrifterrellik5837
    @greyrifterrellik5837 4 роки тому +2048

    It’s not cheating
    The game is a “test of skill”; he’s just making use of *his* skills

    • @steves4667
      @steves4667 4 роки тому +14

      True dat...

    • @yaphace
      @yaphace 4 роки тому +5

      True.

    • @geller3008
      @geller3008 4 роки тому +3

      It is a test of capacity of reaction and speed skills, not engineering, programing and creativity skills :P

    • @msarchive6247
      @msarchive6247 4 роки тому +24

      But even if you have skills and hit the button when the light is in the right spot...it doesn't mean you win...it's not test of skill

    • @Brandi.Nicole
      @Brandi.Nicole 4 роки тому +1

      👏🏼 Bravo 👌

  • @AlekseyPorubov
    @AlekseyPorubov 2 місяці тому

    When you've spent a lot of time and money to perform a full testing, it is finally the time to find and read documentation 😄

  • @victoriaevelyn3953
    @victoriaevelyn3953 2 роки тому +3

    The people that make those arcade machines are crafty they rig the games win to loss so you could lose 30 and win 1 this can vary on the arcade place it creates additive behavour

  • @asshairrr
    @asshairrr 4 роки тому +1479

    "I use the cheats to destroy the cheats"
    -Mark Rober

    • @myrrhfortheroad
      @myrrhfortheroad 3 роки тому +4

      😂😂😂

    • @aledesanta1812
      @aledesanta1812 3 роки тому +13

      I used the stones to destroy the stones
      -thanos

    • @utpalsavaliya761
      @utpalsavaliya761 3 роки тому +3

      This comment gave me an inspiration to form kind of a tongue twisting mind boggler!

    • @wynchiella
      @wynchiella 3 роки тому +2

      Modern problems require modern solutions

    • @cparis2990
      @cparis2990 3 роки тому

      Lol

  • @Terminarch
    @Terminarch 3 роки тому +2533

    Kids: "You're cheating!"
    Mark Rober: No, the arcade is cheating

    • @Lost_walmart_kid2449
      @Lost_walmart_kid2449 3 роки тому +53

      Well he is telling the truth the arcade isn’t playing fair

    • @aceofbases
      @aceofbases 2 роки тому +8

      @@Lost_walmart_kid2449 that's the point

    • @longdongjustice5902
      @longdongjustice5902 2 роки тому +14

      We get kicked out for "recording machines" when they have the payout 1 every 100 turns

    • @Official_ViperYT
      @Official_ViperYT 2 роки тому +7

      Well after all the arcade cheated first so he might as well cheat to

    • @randomguypostanimeupdates6703
      @randomguypostanimeupdates6703 2 роки тому +1

      Lmao 😆 too accurate a

  • @mickeythompson9537
    @mickeythompson9537 2 роки тому +2

    *"..in reality it's a random dice roll that is heavily stacked against you..."*
    And that's why you should never go into any of these places. Don't say no-one warned you!

  • @paroblynn
    @paroblynn Рік тому

    I used to be a manager of a pocket change (namco) and we had games like this that, as the manual states, had a jackpot setting, like he states. Cranes have difficulty settings as well. There’s all sort of sneaky stuff in those games.

  • @Minitomate
    @Minitomate 5 років тому +1158

    5.3K arcade owners disliked the video
    *265K cheaters liked the video*

    • @lizzyk852
      @lizzyk852 4 роки тому +14

      Why are they cheaters for liking the video? They could just enjoy watching the process of revealing a scammed game. If this was meant as a joke then just ignore this reply because in no means am I trying to offend you or anyone else.

    • @wyattmurray3936
      @wyattmurray3936 4 роки тому +3

      175 cheaters liked this comment

    • @victorlopez478
      @victorlopez478 4 роки тому +2

      RealOceanic it’s now called an r/whooosh

    • @norrthstar.
      @norrthstar. 4 роки тому +1

      6k

    • @kazuo5
      @kazuo5 4 роки тому +2

      @@victorlopez478 and it's now called.. U spelled r/woooosh wrong

  • @JDWitherspoon
    @JDWitherspoon 3 роки тому +3420

    Carnivals & Arcades, both ruined for me

  • @sonjapinkert7913
    @sonjapinkert7913 2 роки тому

    That first one in the clip. The bubble looking one.. the arcade in my area, well, they didnt used to lock it lmao

  • @hotsauce5873
    @hotsauce5873 2 роки тому

    “So you’re cheating?”
    “I’m just leveling the playing field”

  • @martiddy
    @martiddy 6 років тому +1967

    6:37 Kid So you're cheating?
    Mark: Well, technically...
    Kid: HE'S CHEATING!!!
    Mark: Do you want your tickets or not?

    • @trueboxguy5421
      @trueboxguy5421 6 років тому +16

      I think the kid after says "this is hacking" although it was cut off

    • @LinvestigatesMC
      @LinvestigatesMC 6 років тому

      😂

    • @jiadavid
      @jiadavid 6 років тому +5

      Just an advantage, not cheatin 😂

    • @blackmanwhitesuit
      @blackmanwhitesuit 6 років тому +11

      it's not cheating, if it's science

    • @soupreme3764
      @soupreme3764 6 років тому +19

      Not cheating, checking dank memes!

  • @lumberluc
    @lumberluc 3 роки тому +945

    "Your cheating!"
    They cheated first. He's simply trying to level the playing field.

    • @the_even_toed_ungulate.
      @the_even_toed_ungulate. 3 роки тому +25

      You're *

    • @jptwentyfour887
      @jptwentyfour887 3 роки тому +4

      Its not level if youre set up to win every time and hit the maximum amount of allowable jackpots though. Plus you cant cheat when its your own rules. People can not play it though.

    • @fostersamels
      @fostersamels 3 роки тому

      And even as level as he can possibly make the playing field, he still only wins 1 out of 30 tries.

    • @pengwin_
      @pengwin_ 3 роки тому

      a very important life lesson.

    • @destubae3271
      @destubae3271 3 роки тому

      That is war

  • @linam.9675
    @linam.9675 2 роки тому

    This was moooore interesting to watch than i expected!!

  • @pikachupower0025
    @pikachupower0025 8 місяців тому +1

    Here is another way, Bribe Zach King to do his magic trick to pull the jackpot in for you

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 2 роки тому +3494

    Mark: "It's not cheating, it's an exploit"

  • @wfTitus
    @wfTitus 5 років тому +1324

    I used to work with Chuck E Cheese. Our maintenance guy decided that he wanted to increase the number of jackpots for a day. It was an interesting day for sure.

    • @aceman0000099
      @aceman0000099 5 років тому +17

      what was it like?

    • @wfTitus
      @wfTitus 5 років тому +155

      @@aceman0000099 It was a long time ago. If i remember right, he also lowered the amount you won so it didn't get to out of control. But it didn't change much because no one with sense trusts the game and/or didn't want to play a game that only lasts for a second.

    • @goodguytheo7265
      @goodguytheo7265 5 років тому +29

      WHAT A HERO

    • @alexaliona
      @alexaliona 5 років тому +51

      that maintenance guy sounds like a fun dude.

    • @samndwitch
      @samndwitch 5 років тому +1

      Cool

  • @nathanfisher6925
    @nathanfisher6925 Рік тому +1

    I'm surprised that arcades aren't required to post odds of winning games. Casinos usually are. And I think that games like this, that APPEAR to be games of skill, but are ACTUALLY games of chance, should be illegal.

  • @oliverpearson1577
    @oliverpearson1577 Рік тому +1

    Amazing none of the staff noticed you'd got a backpack placed on one of the stations where the light kept stopping. You should do a video trying to explain that.

    • @chaos.corner
      @chaos.corner 2 місяці тому

      It's not like it's a high-stakes casino.

  • @TheSabr
    @TheSabr 3 роки тому +2387

    A golden key that’s being used to open a broken lock.

    • @collinsaeger8537
      @collinsaeger8537 3 роки тому +13

      KeyMaster is addicting even though it's almost impossible

    • @numbtynob
      @numbtynob 3 роки тому +3

      Yeah

    • @numbtynob
      @numbtynob 3 роки тому +1

      Can't wait for his next vid

    • @RounakMzziiYT
      @RounakMzziiYT 3 роки тому +1

      You plaY codm yoo

    • @gem4036
      @gem4036 3 роки тому +3

      what a lovely saying

  • @jcmartinez7527
    @jcmartinez7527 6 років тому +2968

    I don't know why the us government usually outlaws casinos but let places like Chuck E. Cheeses exist. It's gambling. But instead of winning money. You win worthless toys

    • @TheWwjd95
      @TheWwjd95 6 років тому +419

      JC_mcsR53 Damn, it could be a set up for gambling addictions at an early age

    • @iact1
      @iact1 6 років тому +231

      To be fair, there are skill-based games in the arcade like skee-ball.

    • @jcmartinez7527
      @jcmartinez7527 6 років тому +191

      Willis some. The basket ball games and other skill based don't give tickets at all. There are very few ticket games that are at least somewhat skill based.

    • @iAmTheSquidThing
      @iAmTheSquidThing 6 років тому +250

      It's only since the whole loot-boxes scandal that I've noticed how many games are just gambling for children.

    • @masonp5
      @masonp5 6 років тому +20

      crossy road is completely skill and you can earn a ton of tickets but that’s about the only game

  • @Railfanner121
    @Railfanner121 Рік тому +1

    One time, my friend literally timed the button PERFECTLY and got a jackpot.

  • @cocacost
    @cocacost Рік тому

    I remember winning the jackpot at a local mall just to have the employee ruin my mood by telling me it wasnt skill but mere rigging

  • @ltazzz3400
    @ltazzz3400 6 років тому +376

    I was always bad at these, now i see why

    • @JohmathanBSwift
      @JohmathanBSwift 6 років тому +5

      I worked as a carny , for a very short period of time.
      They let me go, and I was happy for that.
      I had to sleep at night .
      If you want to enjoy yourself at the State Fair ,
      just sit at the _I Got It_ tent.
      Grab a beer and a sausage sandwich and get out of the sun or rain for awhile.

    • @carolynmmitchell2240
      @carolynmmitchell2240 6 років тому

      Johmathan .B. Swift what are you talking about?

    • @JohmathanBSwift
      @JohmathanBSwift 6 років тому +7

      A carny is someone who works the booths, games etc at fairs .
      Games of chance, such as this, are very much rigged in favor of the owners of them at these fairs
      If you have a conscience , meaning sleep at night, you most likely will not do well as a carny.
      If you want to enjoy yourself, meaning not lose ,
      then play a game called *I Got It*
      It's a game where someone will win each time.
      It's located on the midways, and generally under a tent with seats.
      Grab a beer and a sandwich , or whatever, and just sit back and enjoy.
      They let me go from my job as a carny , for I gave away a couple of the big prizes that are rigged .
      The big ones are rarely won.
      I was basically stealing money from 13 year old kids.
      It bothered me.
      So I gave a couple away.
      F**k Um

    • @JohmathanBSwift
      @JohmathanBSwift 6 років тому +2

      *63* thumbs down/dislikes . Wonder whose those are ???

    • @JohmathanBSwift
      @JohmathanBSwift 6 років тому +3

      You've been to a fair most likely .
      You've played the games of chance most likely too.
      The thread here is, " I've was always bad at these games " .
      My comment sheds a very brief , in agreeance . along with personal experience ,
      reason why LTazze was bad at these games.
      The reason being , *there're rigged* .
      I was a carny .
      If you don't know what one is, here's a link to explain .
      Carny=Carnival worker ; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carny
      BTW . A great upload like this now has *79* dislikes.
      The averages a excellent though.
      If you want to have fun at the fair, or other places that have games like this,
      don't blow your money on them.
      Play something that you can enjoy, sit and relax .
      Have you ever played I Got It ?

  • @owentheamazinghd
    @owentheamazinghd 5 років тому +2036

    Mark can you make a video explaining the coin pusher arcade game?

    • @mr.boomguy
      @mr.boomguy 5 років тому +51

      I shook it ones. Nearly got banned from that 😂

    • @Dodger24
      @Dodger24 5 років тому +24

      @@mr.boomguy Well your not supposed to shake it, not only because its cheating but also bc you can break something inside of it

    • @angelacaysip747
      @angelacaysip747 5 років тому +26

      You can use a strong magnet to attract the coins

    • @gwyn4857
      @gwyn4857 5 років тому +2

      Ultra Bolt that would be hard because the coins aren’t positioned in the exact sport for every game, which makes the outcome rather sometimes unpredictable

    • @kritsadventures
      @kritsadventures 5 років тому +5

      @@Dodger24 The insides of the basic coin pusher are actually really simple. In a very basic coin pusher, it's just a motor with a rotating arm that helps bring the pusher element backwards and forwards.

  • @smerdopsis6092
    @smerdopsis6092 2 роки тому

    "I'm not cheating, I'm using an advantage I made for myself" - way to put it lol
    Great video

  • @FA-kt6vw
    @FA-kt6vw Рік тому

    Bruh Mark is a genius he has so much information in his brain that he basically has to show us what we are allow to see!
    Think about it people!

  • @Prod.Datboi
    @Prod.Datboi 5 років тому +1643

    Pull out your phone like your checking DANK MEMES

  • @cranobano7275
    @cranobano7275 5 років тому +2903

    I once found that one of the machines tickets thing was open so I took all the tickets out and I won an Xbox

  • @davidcarper5411
    @davidcarper5411 Рік тому +1

    You are now an arcade engineer !