Being new at the whole thing; about 6 months now. My wife has not come to term with the issue. The space they take up, the fact that the breakers are right at the limit, the cost of machines, the cost to fix them, the cost to maintain them.
You know your an addict when you have to unplug your water heater to run all of your arcade games without popping a circuit breaker. (true story too)
You know your an addict when you decide your son's braces should wait until next year so you can plan it into flexpay but then buy a few hundred dollars in machines and parts.
You know your an addict when you read an add in Cragslist and already start making plans to buy the machine, transport it, find a spot for it... But you either hate the game or have never played it.
You know your an addict when you have video games in the Sun room attached to your kitchen.
You know your an addict when you go through forums, CL, and Ebay longer than you spend sleeping and talking to your wife combined.
SIGH.... I wish my wife liked video games instead of hating them.