Easter get-together Game Audit

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Had the family over for Easter, as it was our year to host. As usual, I turn all the games on and let the kids down there to have a blast. I thought it would be interesting to keep track of plays this time. The number of people who played was 15 and that included ages 6-64. The count was done by hand and by me loading credits, rounded to the nearest 5. Here's the list of my games in order of plays:

- 60 in 1 cabaret: 40
- Sorcerer pin: 30
- Ikari Warriors: 25
- Karate Champ: 25
- Playchoice 10: 15
- MultiWilliams: 15
- Crystal Castles: 10

Surprisingly, Karate Champ was not at the bottom. This was due to my 16 year old nephew taking a real interest in the game after learning to flip over the opponent. :)

The PC-10 is usually near the top of the list, but my brother made it a point to finish SMB3. He did it, but that took up a lot of time on the machine.

I was a bit surprised with my MultiWilliams. The kids usually love to continously play Bubbles, but it sat idle for the most part.

No surprise- Crystal Castles. It's always near the bottom at our functions. My grail is sorely misunderstood. :(

No surprise- 60 in 1. It always gets the most plays.

No surprise- Sorcerer pin. This pin is new for me and most of my family hasn't seen it before. It also attracted my mom and aunt to play, which never happens!
 
It's really the first time that I paid close attention and didn't even play a game. I always kind of knew which were the performers, but it was neat to get a more concrete idea.
 
Thanks for the audit. It's pretty cool to see what gets playtime and what doesn't in a home arcade setting. My least played award ALWAYS goes to Pengo. I love that game, but I stink so bad at it. Apparently others do too. It's a very misunderstood game, but I don't think I'll ever get rid of it even if it is my least played game.
 
Thanks for the audit. It's pretty cool to see what gets playtime and what doesn't in a home arcade setting. My least played award ALWAYS goes to Pengo. I love that game, but I stink so bad at it. Apparently others do too. It's a very misunderstood game, but I don't think I'll ever get rid of it even if it is my least played game.

Sounds like my Crystal Castles. NO ONE plays this game, except me. It's funny- when someone walks up to it for the first time, they love the look, the sounds, the blinking trackball, etc. Then they coin it up and... walk away shortly thereafter. Still, I'll never sell it. NEVER!!
 
Sounds like my Crystal Castles. NO ONE plays this game, except me. It's funny- when someone walks up to it for the first time, they love the look, the sounds, the blinking trackball, etc. Then they coin it up and... walk away shortly thereafter. Still, I'll never sell it. NEVER!!

It's like a misunderstood member of the family. No one understands them, but you CAN'T get rid of them. :D
 
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