Wow that actually makes a lot of sense. Would dissuade the player from playing while it cleans up the board. Appreciate the info! I've never played on a copy with a working shake motor.
@@Capybarski Yeah, it's on an off. Inside the cabinet is a simple power strip and the motor plugs into that, but somehow (I honestly don't know how) it will still cause the power supply to fail sometimes, making the motor no longer work. Not to mention sometimes the motor is weak, other times it clears the whole board with no problem
On the topic of older redemption games, you should cover 'Tower of Power' by Skee-Ball. Its gameplay isn't anything special, but the cabinet's unique design always stood out to me. The sounds it makes are also kind of eerie to me lol
Haven't watched this yet but im really into pinball and fun fact, Simpsons pinball party, that pinball simpsons game stern made in 2003 is actually really sought after by collectors for being one of the best games of its era. Its seen as the first "classic" game stern pinball (currently the largest pinball manufacturer in the world) ever made and it was a staple of there early, shakier catalog. As such kooky carnival actually has some value to pin collectors as a source of exclusive game parts and molds that can be difficult to obtain otherwise since there out of print! (the homer head, bart figurine, etc) (that part sharing is also why theres a comic book guy figure as he's an integral piece to the original pinball party, a lot of the games rules revolve around him giving the player challenges and awarding them more points for completing them faster.)
So neat to see the comment I left about this game featured in the video! :) There actually are a handful of pinball games based entirely around winning tickets, such as Super Mario Mushroom World, Punchy The Clown, and even one literally called "Ticket-Tac-Toe", but since they each came out in the early or mid 90's, they're probably not very easy to come by. But just letting you know, if you ever do find a way to talk about them.
Definitely a favorite of mine now. This game is one of the last 3 physical coin operated games my arcade has. Funny thing about this game is that there really is no big difference between the quarter version from the nickle version. The operator may set it to give out less tickets, but over time then game will auto adjust to giving equal or even more tickets than the quarter versions, making it such a great game for tickets. When ever one of these games are out of order for a long period of time, the game thinks "oh, no one's won much tickets out of here in a while" so when it gets put back in order, ive seen the value for hitting any of the letters as high as 25 tickets per nickle. It's also a fun game to open, cuz it's the same components as a pinball machine.
I've never seen the operator menu on machines like this before. Surprisingly well presented for something the player is never supposed to access, maybe just for ease of use.
That menu is actually used on pretty much all stern pinball machines, even nowadays! where i work we have a modern godzilla pinball and despite having a fancy lcd it still uses that same operator menu.
Still suggesting Pac-man Ticket mania, an easy jackpot for all the gamers out there. At least in my local arcade it's easy, seems like the jackpot payout settings are off by default and both the first stage and the jackpot stage are very doable with enough practice.
Seeing Smokin' Token in the intro brought back so many memories of grinding tickets at my local Chuck E Cheese. There's not really anything to it to cover it in a video (unless you do a compilation of these token drop games?), but I remember getting decent enough at it that I would sometimes empty the ticket cache and had to call over an employee to fill it up again. Kid me was always so proud of myself whenever I managed that.
Whenever I think of ticket redemption arcades and games, I can't help but think of the defective Drill-O-Matic game that a local place had and set to dispense tickets. The arm was a tad loose, so the force from the push actually slid the arm up into the ticket buttons a bit, making it very easy to hit the 250 ticket win repeatedly.
There was this old submarine game at Chuck E. Cheese where you aimed with a joystick and fired torpedoes at submarines. There would also be a rainbow sub at the far back that moved fast and gave you the jackpot which 8 yo me won first try somehow
Seeing that Wonder Wheel next to you gave me some very targeted nostalgia. My dad used to take me to an arcade and give me some credits to play whatever I liked while he sat at the Wonder Wheel and farmed jackpots for hours so I'd still be able to get some prizes when we left
The Chuck E Cheese I took my kids to when they were little had this. It was seriously OP for tickets based on that economy, where most games were chance-based and paid out
Love this game. I got pretty good at it and can hit the jackpot pretty consistently. The letters not only reset after a number of failed attempts, but also after some idle time. Bart also only doesn't need aiming if the coin gun is spring loaded to the center (and you can typically find I set up from a kid just getting the I), but I've also seen it where the coin gun wasn't spring loaded to the center that always had to be aimed, and where it was spring loaded to the far left.
Thank you for making this video. Honestly, ticket redemption games like these don't get the love they deserve I feel. Some games I've always enjoyed are SpongeBob SquarePants by SEGA (the one where you drop a token onto a moving belt with squares featuring SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs), Operation by Coastal Amusements, Angry Birds Arcade by ICE, and SpongeBob Ticket Coaster by Andamiro.
No idea if they have it around any more, but I remember my local arcade having a copy of Feeding Frenzy 2 that was pretty easy to rush to a certain point and then quit. Was something like 60 tickets by the time you got to the first bonus level and I always found the game kind of easy until around then
There's a home run themed game with a metal bat. Lever that you swing in order to score tickets off of a ball that's pitched. I can't remember the name of it. But I'm curious where that one lies once I figured out the rhythm and the pattern to it. It was a pretty viable game for me.I need to remember to write down names of games
Now that you've reminded me of this skill game, what about those token launcher games where it goes on a conveyor belt and you need to try to get it to fall in the different ticket cups, that have multiple cups it could fall into? There's a dinosaur one with a spinning wheel at the bottom and a surfing one with 4 tiers of token falling with a tiki head that hitting the 4 teeth causes the tokens collected to fall down. Hopefully I'm describing this well enough. Haven't seen them in a long while though (like 10 years), so might be hard to review.
I have been trying to find the name of this thing for years. Played it once at a Dave And Busters around 15 years ago, and somehow won, like 1000 tickets from it.
Reminds me a lot of Greedy Gobs and Roll n Bowl (both of which are UK specific arcade games?) both of them are rather old and can sometimes be found in old arcades, but are similar “roll the coin/token into hole” games, although I have a soft spot for them because of the old ass aesthetic they have (ESPECIALLY Bowl lol) really the true form of a “stripped back” version lol
Speaking of pinball… do you have a favorite pinball game. Are they viable for ticket farming? Might be an interesting video. I know it also depends on the pinball machine though.
Gonna make a other comment, this IS an easy S tier if your at a nickle arcade. At least where I work, even tho its set to have a very low value like 15, it does increae by each coin, and of course ppl will spend more plays with nickles than quarters, so its always at a good number. Not to mention that when these games have an incrementing JP value, you can often tell how worn the game is by the jackpot. For example, i got 2 of these where I work, the left side has a smaller jackpot cuz people win it more often, the right side however is really hard to get the W, being BEARLY possilbe, and because of that its always at 750 tickets.
Another classic old game that was probably really good back then but now is just alright. If you can hit all three of the spots, ~136 tickets isn't too bad at ~75 cents, lower than most prices, but it's just dreadfully boring.
bro I like your videos but you need to learn how to speak. You are slow and monotone. When I turn the speed to 1.5 you literally sound normal. That's insane
Ah yes the holy trinity: bart, homer, and comic book guy
If its like the pinball machine, only Dan was allowed to voice characters due to union stuff.
@@SmilephileNancy Cartwright and Hank Azeria both do voice work in the pinball machine.
"Duncan the comic book guy"? Did he ever have a name?
tbh i literally like this channel 10x than any other i love these types of things
+also^ ive been watching you ever since you had
5:44 this is when the machine would shake and clear the board
Wow that actually makes a lot of sense. Would dissuade the player from playing while it cleans up the board. Appreciate the info! I've never played on a copy with a working shake motor.
Wait, this game actually was made in mind that the tokens were going to jam up the board? Crazy.
@@MarcusFigueras well, i'm sure that issue came up during playtesting
@@Capybarski Yeah, it's on an off. Inside the cabinet is a simple power strip and the motor plugs into that, but somehow (I honestly don't know how) it will still cause the power supply to fail sometimes, making the motor no longer work. Not to mention sometimes the motor is weak, other times it clears the whole board with no problem
On the topic of older redemption games, you should cover 'Tower of Power' by Skee-Ball. Its gameplay isn't anything special, but the cabinet's unique design always stood out to me. The sounds it makes are also kind of eerie to me lol
Haven't watched this yet but im really into pinball and fun fact, Simpsons pinball party, that pinball simpsons game stern made in 2003 is actually really sought after by collectors for being one of the best games of its era. Its seen as the first "classic" game stern pinball (currently the largest pinball manufacturer in the world) ever made and it was a staple of there early, shakier catalog.
As such kooky carnival actually has some value to pin collectors as a source of exclusive game parts and molds that can be difficult to obtain otherwise since there out of print! (the homer head, bart figurine, etc)
(that part sharing is also why theres a comic book guy figure as he's an integral piece to the original pinball party, a lot of the games rules revolve around him giving the player challenges and awarding them more points for completing them faster.)
LOVE my guy Capybarski. Always a treat
I was expecting low b tier- your placement legit surprised me
So neat to see the comment I left about this game featured in the video! :) There actually are a handful of pinball games based entirely around winning tickets, such as Super Mario Mushroom World, Punchy The Clown, and even one literally called "Ticket-Tac-Toe", but since they each came out in the early or mid 90's, they're probably not very easy to come by. But just letting you know, if you ever do find a way to talk about them.
Definitely a favorite of mine now. This game is one of the last 3 physical coin operated games my arcade has. Funny thing about this game is that there really is no big difference between the quarter version from the nickle version. The operator may set it to give out less tickets, but over time then game will auto adjust to giving equal or even more tickets than the quarter versions, making it such a great game for tickets. When ever one of these games are out of order for a long period of time, the game thinks "oh, no one's won much tickets out of here in a while" so when it gets put back in order, ive seen the value for hitting any of the letters as high as 25 tickets per nickle.
It's also a fun game to open, cuz it's the same components as a pinball machine.
I've never seen the operator menu on machines like this before. Surprisingly well presented for something the player is never supposed to access, maybe just for ease of use.
That menu is actually used on pretty much all stern pinball machines, even nowadays! where i work we have a modern godzilla pinball and despite having a fancy lcd it still uses that same operator menu.
This was an AP farm big time way back when. I 100% agree with the placement and the contingency for that placement.
I really appreciate these deep dives into the games! it's made me appreciate arcades more
Still suggesting Pac-man Ticket mania, an easy jackpot for all the gamers out there. At least in my local arcade it's easy, seems like the jackpot payout settings are off by default and both the first stage and the jackpot stage are very doable with enough practice.
Seeing Smokin' Token in the intro brought back so many memories of grinding tickets at my local Chuck E Cheese. There's not really anything to it to cover it in a video (unless you do a compilation of these token drop games?), but I remember getting decent enough at it that I would sometimes empty the ticket cache and had to call over an employee to fill it up again. Kid me was always so proud of myself whenever I managed that.
Whenever I think of ticket redemption arcades and games, I can't help but think of the defective Drill-O-Matic game that a local place had and set to dispense tickets. The arm was a tad loose, so the force from the push actually slid the arm up into the ticket buttons a bit, making it very easy to hit the 250 ticket win repeatedly.
There was this old submarine game at Chuck E. Cheese where you aimed with a joystick and fired torpedoes at submarines. There would also be a rainbow sub at the far back that moved fast and gave you the jackpot which 8 yo me won first try somehow
My dad LOVES that game and will play it if he sees it
Sea Wolf
That demo mode is so funny… “torpedo fired sir”… non stop
I swear I asked for this a couple videos ago and I am so glad we got it! This one was fun but I haven't seen one in a while
My god I feel so validated right now. Been waiting a long time for this one
Seeing that Wonder Wheel next to you gave me some very targeted nostalgia. My dad used to take me to an arcade and give me some credits to play whatever I liked while he sat at the Wonder Wheel and farmed jackpots for hours so I'd still be able to get some prizes when we left
I'm a big fan of simpson's pinball party, but i've never seen this one at any of my arcades. It was cool to see this in action.Thank you
Another great video! I am so glad I found your channel. I absolutely love the kinds of video you do
The Chuck E Cheese I took my kids to when they were little had this. It was seriously OP for tickets based on that economy, where most games were chance-based and paid out
7:17 Bort jumpscare
That looks completely awesome!
Love this game. I got pretty good at it and can hit the jackpot pretty consistently. The letters not only reset after a number of failed attempts, but also after some idle time. Bart also only doesn't need aiming if the coin gun is spring loaded to the center (and you can typically find I set up from a kid just getting the I), but I've also seen it where the coin gun wasn't spring loaded to the center that always had to be aimed, and where it was spring loaded to the far left.
Thank you for making this video. Honestly, ticket redemption games like these don't get the love they deserve I feel. Some games I've always enjoyed are SpongeBob SquarePants by SEGA (the one where you drop a token onto a moving belt with squares featuring SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs), Operation by Coastal Amusements, Angry Birds Arcade by ICE, and SpongeBob Ticket Coaster by Andamiro.
fire video capybarski i love your channel
No idea if they have it around any more, but I remember my local arcade having a copy of Feeding Frenzy 2 that was pretty easy to rush to a certain point and then quit. Was something like 60 tickets by the time you got to the first bonus level and I always found the game kind of easy until around then
There's a home run themed game with a metal bat. Lever that you swing in order to score tickets off of a ball that's pitched. I can't remember the name of it. But I'm curious where that one lies once I figured out the rhythm and the pattern to it. It was a pretty viable game for me.I need to remember to write down names of games
Miss this game. Hope some companies reinvent the token games
the spelling is fixed in the game settings menu it self.
They reused sounds and some of the DMD art from the older pinball game.
Now that you've reminded me of this skill game, what about those token launcher games where it goes on a conveyor belt and you need to try to get it to fall in the different ticket cups, that have multiple cups it could fall into? There's a dinosaur one with a spinning wheel at the bottom and a surfing one with 4 tiers of token falling with a tiki head that hitting the 4 teeth causes the tokens collected to fall down. Hopefully I'm describing this well enough. Haven't seen them in a long while though (like 10 years), so might be hard to review.
los simpsons... Love homero..
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@HoofKicker hey how ya doin, what kin`d of car do you like to drive,? 🚗
I think he ramps stop moving when it's supposed to be shaking.
I have been trying to find the name of this thing for years. Played it once at a Dave And Busters around 15 years ago, and somehow won, like 1000 tickets from it.
Reminds me a lot of Greedy Gobs and Roll n Bowl (both of which are UK specific arcade games?) both of them are rather old and can sometimes be found in old arcades, but are similar “roll the coin/token into hole” games, although I have a soft spot for them because of the old ass aesthetic they have (ESPECIALLY Bowl lol) really the true form of a “stripped back” version lol
I won the jackpot on simpsons kooky carnival before and it was amazing
We need to have Rabbids Hollywood next
Speaking of pinball… do you have a favorite pinball game. Are they viable for ticket farming? Might be an interesting video. I know it also depends on the pinball machine though.
Huh, I'm from Utica and I've never heard anyone use the phrase "Maimum Kooky Award" before.
i remember my local ticket arcade (now a kids sports center) had one of these
This seems to be an rehash of the old Sega Sports is a redemption machine created by Sega Pinball (stern)
wait can you do a video on smokin token I loved that thing as a kid!!!!
Lots of ifs for an s tier. i know that you look at them at "favorable situations" but does favorable = absolute best case?
2:05 that’s a perfectly cromulent spelling
my arcade had this but removed it when they switched to cards.
Please do Harpoon Lagoon next
Gonna make a other comment, this IS an easy S tier if your at a nickle arcade. At least where I work, even tho its set to have a very low value like 15, it does increae by each coin, and of course ppl will spend more plays with nickles than quarters, so its always at a good number. Not to mention that when these games have an incrementing JP value, you can often tell how worn the game is by the jackpot. For example, i got 2 of these where I work, the left side has a smaller jackpot cuz people win it more often, the right side however is really hard to get the W, being BEARLY possilbe, and because of that its always at 750 tickets.
Wonderwheel looks like a washing machine. It's sad they placed such a great ticket farming game beside a washing machine.
Love ur vids
bart no
I play this take one coin at a time it so hard get the bonus on here
You should take a look at dizzy chicken for a video.
i love this game :^)
wow im surprised at the S rank on this one
Another classic old game that was probably really good back then but now is just alright. If you can hit all three of the spots, ~136 tickets isn't too bad at ~75 cents, lower than most prices, but it's just dreadfully boring.
Doh
Junk
TAKE THAT BACK. Comicbook Guy doesn't have a name. or I'm unsubbing.
bro I like your videos but you need to learn how to speak.
You are slow and monotone.
When I turn the speed to 1.5 you literally sound normal. That's insane
Worst. Carnival. Ever