This Arcade Game is a SCAM (I have proof)

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  • Опубликовано: 2 янв 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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Комментарии • 17 тыс.

  • @GrungeMaster92
    @GrungeMaster92 4 года назад +20047

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

    • @heroslippy6666
      @heroslippy6666 4 года назад +1141

      it's called surprise mechnics

    • @GrungeMaster92
      @GrungeMaster92 4 года назад +741

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

    • @stevencamacho6474
      @stevencamacho6474 4 года назад +217

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

    • @icelord02
      @icelord02 4 года назад +113

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

    • @GrungeMaster92
      @GrungeMaster92 4 года назад +373

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

  • @scottyvsp
    @scottyvsp 5 лет назад +30797

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

    • @GHOSTL3G3ND
      @GHOSTL3G3ND 4 года назад +1698

      *Spiderman pointing at Spiderman*

    • @KairosVA
      @KairosVA 4 года назад +711

      In Soviet Russia, game cheats you

    • @trolek852
      @trolek852 4 года назад +372

      @@KairosVA in soviet russia, you cheat you

    • @isaacthebrubhimself8923
      @isaacthebrubhimself8923 4 года назад +114

      Godlike Necromancer I used the stones to destroy the stones

    • @TanRyanAndy
      @TanRyanAndy 4 года назад +14

      yes im 1K like (real)

  • @gkjester
    @gkjester Год назад +334

    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 Год назад +48

      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 Год назад +49

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

    • @Raor1820
      @Raor1820 Год назад

      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 Год назад +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 Год назад +4

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

  • @benpetersen9709
    @benpetersen9709 8 месяцев назад +9

    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.

  • @api4779
    @api4779 4 года назад +5023

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

  • @redmond4643
    @redmond4643 3 года назад +3844

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

    • @JokeCubed
      @JokeCubed 3 года назад +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 года назад +16

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

    • @thomazhonda9839
      @thomazhonda9839 3 года назад +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 года назад +2

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

    • @dissention2
      @dissention2 3 года назад +1

      @@JokeCubed r/woooooooosh

  • @conneromalley7098
    @conneromalley7098 Год назад +87

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

    • @m-h1217
      @m-h1217 Месяц назад

      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.

  • @bakercat2845
    @bakercat2845 2 года назад +142

    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 Год назад +2

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

    • @dragonstooth4223
      @dragonstooth4223 Год назад +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 Год назад +7

      @@dragonstooth4223 Oh that’s fucked up lmao

    • @dragonstooth4223
      @dragonstooth4223 Год назад

      @@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 Месяц назад

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

  • @chasduran4160
    @chasduran4160 5 лет назад +12140

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

    • @keshwayne94
      @keshwayne94 5 лет назад +110

      Chas Duran only real engineers will understand this

    • @johnathandouglas007
      @johnathandouglas007 5 лет назад +103

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

    • @CheeseBae
      @CheeseBae 5 лет назад +260

      He's not cheating because the game itself cheats.

    • @TheIceThorn
      @TheIceThorn 5 лет назад +126

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

    • @dirtbikersteve
      @dirtbikersteve 5 лет назад +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

  • @mckayleem3098
    @mckayleem3098 3 года назад +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 года назад +15

      Probably don't get many guests

    • @psirvent8
      @psirvent8 3 года назад +54

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

    • @viktornapolitano6113
      @viktornapolitano6113 3 года назад +5

      They probably saw the filming and recognized

    • @danielcastillo591
      @danielcastillo591 3 года назад +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 года назад +9

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

  • @chadportenga7858
    @chadportenga7858 Год назад +30

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

  • @DukeDarkshadow
    @DukeDarkshadow 2 года назад +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 Месяц назад +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.

  • @camm1049
    @camm1049 6 лет назад +9666

    *gets banned from all carnivals and arcades*

    • @nnelg8139
      @nnelg8139 6 лет назад +157

      Why? The house is still winning. :P

    • @ewantaylor258
      @ewantaylor258 6 лет назад +81

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

    • @camm1049
      @camm1049 6 лет назад +116

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

    • @cubxity
      @cubxity 6 лет назад +10

      he's going to make this in minecraft next

    • @uss_04
      @uss_04 6 лет назад +13

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

  • @mitrimind1027
    @mitrimind1027 5 лет назад +17094

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

  • @HG_Budde
    @HG_Budde Год назад +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. 😂

  • @mistermichaellee6682
    @mistermichaellee6682 Год назад +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.

  • @robertgirtakovskis1670
    @robertgirtakovskis1670 4 года назад +4386

    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 года назад +12

      BRUH XD LMFAO

    • @BW-og1vu
      @BW-og1vu 4 года назад +9

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

    • @masukimo112
      @masukimo112 4 года назад

      1k liker :)

    • @wuxiagamescentral
      @wuxiagamescentral 4 года назад +3

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

    • @indrakarma
      @indrakarma 4 года назад

      What’s epitome?

  • @poppy-yt7td
    @poppy-yt7td 4 года назад +7901

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

  • @davidkreczko500
    @davidkreczko500 Год назад +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 Год назад +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.

  • @edeneden60
    @edeneden60 4 года назад +3052

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

    • @angie6004
      @angie6004 4 года назад +6

      "

    • @jonathansarmiento2414
      @jonathansarmiento2414 4 года назад +7

      That profile picture matches the comment

    • @TeamCobes9124
      @TeamCobes9124 4 года назад +1

      C E A V E

    • @the6ix72
      @the6ix72 4 года назад

      if you wanna use a overrated meme do the meme right

    • @ten-ms3bj
      @ten-ms3bj 4 года назад

      😂🤣😂🤣😂😂😂🤣😂🤣

  • @rhysrjw
    @rhysrjw 3 года назад +4620

    He defines the phrase: “cool uncle”

  • @davidpost-fo5fg
    @davidpost-fo5fg Год назад +24

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

    • @Tomsonic41
      @Tomsonic41 Год назад

      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 месяцев назад

      Oh, not only electronic ones ;)

  • @nael_luna
    @nael_luna 8 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @mrbaseball3453
    @mrbaseball3453 4 года назад +1799

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

  • @Bangsy3000
    @Bangsy3000 4 года назад +4494

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

  • @melancholybreakfastburrito2767
    @melancholybreakfastburrito2767 Год назад +3

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

  • @Henrydingus01123
    @Henrydingus01123 Год назад +2

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

  • @filippians413
    @filippians413 4 года назад +3143

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

    • @norrthstar.
      @norrthstar. 4 года назад +15

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

    • @willwinn8559
      @willwinn8559 4 года назад +7

      That's research , NOT cheating 😎👍

    • @jasonstarrising
      @jasonstarrising 4 года назад +1

      Will Winn
      My brudda I see ur a man of culture

    • @hadeschild320
      @hadeschild320 4 года назад

      lol I made it your 1000th like your welcome

    • @calvin-
      @calvin- 4 года назад

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

  • @reigndrops4090
    @reigndrops4090 3 года назад +3189

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

    • @travelsizedarchie
      @travelsizedarchie 3 года назад +18

      Please don’t

    • @bigmanmark4334
      @bigmanmark4334 3 года назад +77

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

    • @itsFnD
      @itsFnD 3 года назад +3

      Yes

    • @charliemaybe
      @charliemaybe 3 года назад +3

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

    • @mrosskne
      @mrosskne 3 года назад +35

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

  • @lukechill7139
    @lukechill7139 2 года назад +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

  • @sworddomo1951
    @sworddomo1951 2 года назад +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?

  • @brokenteletooby106
    @brokenteletooby106 4 года назад +1458

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

    • @shrug1250
      @shrug1250 3 года назад +20

      You have to teach kids how to gamble early

    • @Onerso
      @Onerso 3 года назад +7

      Here, have 420 likes

    • @thegreatfomo
      @thegreatfomo 3 года назад +21

      Same premise on which casino owners made millions

  • @RadDadisRad
    @RadDadisRad 4 года назад +6154

    Introduction to gambling addiction at a very young age.

    • @Tactical_Croissant
      @Tactical_Croissant 4 года назад +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 года назад +88

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

    • @akatsuki8045
      @akatsuki8045 4 года назад +5

      🤣

    • @mstrmren
      @mstrmren 4 года назад +22

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

    • @khaledrehan8051
      @khaledrehan8051 4 года назад +3

      @@Tactical_Croissant Give yourself a pat on the back

  • @owenkellogg3130
    @owenkellogg3130 2 года назад +4

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

  • @Orange-iq3xb
    @Orange-iq3xb 2 года назад +2

    Can we just appreciate how Genius Mark Rober is.

  • @StevieDahlen
    @StevieDahlen 4 года назад +1736

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

    • @7w4c
      @7w4c 4 года назад +32

      POLICE: “Allow us to introduce ourselves.”

    • @nethacker91
      @nethacker91 4 года назад +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 года назад +1

      hold my money

    • @WokeX111
      @WokeX111 4 года назад +2

      @@miakiikazu hold my tickets

    • @Marcos-eo7ii
      @Marcos-eo7ii 4 года назад

      😂

  • @wildfireman13
    @wildfireman13 4 года назад +2804

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

    • @yohiyoyo1
      @yohiyoyo1 4 года назад +190

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

    • @informitas0117
      @informitas0117 4 года назад +166

      @@yohiyoyo1 does that make it ok?

    • @1998wiwi
      @1998wiwi 4 года назад +73

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

    • @mykeepush3863
      @mykeepush3863 4 года назад +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 года назад +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.

  • @MrAndersonAFK
    @MrAndersonAFK Год назад +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

  • @5y9h3r
    @5y9h3r 2 месяца назад +1

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

  • @Bill-yd3jg
    @Bill-yd3jg 4 года назад +1862

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

    • @Buratoy
      @Buratoy 3 года назад +1

      @Bill Gates r/woooosh

    • @hop-skip-ouch8798
      @hop-skip-ouch8798 3 года назад +17

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

    • @reucor
      @reucor 3 года назад +3

      Bill nye the science guy

    • @DamageMaximo
      @DamageMaximo 3 года назад +1

      @@Buratoy r/woooosh

    • @Buratoy
      @Buratoy 3 года назад +1

      DamageMaximo r/woooosh

  • @dearinghoward
    @dearinghoward 4 года назад +2952

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

    • @RealCrazyCoolYT
      @RealCrazyCoolYT 4 года назад +113

      I mean, it’s like being a hypocrite

    • @RealCrazyCoolYT
      @RealCrazyCoolYT 4 года назад +42

      They can do it but you cant

    • @sky-d-kid6376
      @sky-d-kid6376 4 года назад +130

      Woman in a nutshell??! XD

    • @maloku4619
      @maloku4619 3 года назад +24

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

    • @man5262
      @man5262 3 года назад +112

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

  • @retrosquid4438
    @retrosquid4438 2 года назад +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.

  • @BlueDog241
    @BlueDog241 Год назад +1

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

  • @maskoflies9461
    @maskoflies9461 5 лет назад +2290

    *Security guard has entered the chat*

  • @WhatsInside
    @WhatsInside 6 лет назад +28992

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

    • @justdustinthewind9639
      @justdustinthewind9639 6 лет назад +250

      What's Inside? Yep haha

    • @shfnnghh
      @shfnnghh 6 лет назад +96

      What's Inside? Haha

    • @orange4185
      @orange4185 6 лет назад +26

      What's Inside? Lol wat inside this video

    • @hiyall15
      @hiyall15 6 лет назад +11

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

    • @casci16
      @casci16 6 лет назад +17

      That's a good wife !

  • @annawhistles
    @annawhistles 2 года назад +1

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

    • @jonathanciencia5527
      @jonathanciencia5527 2 года назад +1

      Were you just staring at the clock at school?

    • @annawhistles
      @annawhistles 2 года назад

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

  • @davidgresehover3436
    @davidgresehover3436 Год назад +2

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

  • @Boertje247
    @Boertje247 3 года назад +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 года назад +376

      So you’re like 80 or something

    • @ssadieviolet
      @ssadieviolet 3 года назад +101

      Ur 80? Lmao

    • @surelyyeah
      @surelyyeah 3 года назад +11

      @@seal5522 😂😂

    • @Shrektopuz
      @Shrektopuz 3 года назад +324

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

    • @jodofly1158
      @jodofly1158 3 года назад +15

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

  • @Minitomate
    @Minitomate 5 лет назад +1158

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

    • @lizzyk852
      @lizzyk852 4 года назад +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 года назад +3

      175 cheaters liked this comment

    • @victorlopez478
      @victorlopez478 4 года назад +2

      RealOceanic it’s now called an r/whooosh

    • @norrthstar.
      @norrthstar. 4 года назад +1

      6k

    • @kazuo5
      @kazuo5 4 года назад +2

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

  • @linam.9675
    @linam.9675 2 года назад

    This was moooore interesting to watch than i expected!!

  • @Joe--biden
    @Joe--biden 2 года назад

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

  • @meatledeletefeetle3793
    @meatledeletefeetle3793 3 года назад +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 года назад +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 года назад +8

      E

    • @andrewhood4640
      @andrewhood4640 2 года назад +52

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

    • @alee_enn
      @alee_enn 2 года назад +68

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

    • @ghostsofmykonos
      @ghostsofmykonos 2 года назад +42

      @@alee_enn Arcades are a dying industry sadly

  • @themercycatalog
    @themercycatalog 4 года назад +4540

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

  • @adamkendall997
    @adamkendall997 Год назад +1

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

  • @V3ntilator
    @V3ntilator 2 года назад +1

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

  • @permaculturebyadrian5877
    @permaculturebyadrian5877 5 лет назад +698

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

    • @reaven2535
      @reaven2535 5 лет назад +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 лет назад +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 лет назад +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 лет назад +4

      "Yes."

    • @deathrow5452
      @deathrow5452 5 лет назад +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.

  • @zanderbly473
    @zanderbly473 4 года назад +1894

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

    • @jaydenslaptop6548
      @jaydenslaptop6548 4 года назад +11

      Dun dun dun

    • @StrokeMahEgo
      @StrokeMahEgo 4 года назад +24

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

    • @danielsilverton8965
      @danielsilverton8965 4 года назад +5

      StrokeMahEgo r/whoosh

    • @chicago1680
      @chicago1680 4 года назад +4

      @@StrokeMahEgo lol wow you missed that one

    • @StrokeMahEgo
      @StrokeMahEgo 4 года назад +1

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

  • @legendarynoob1307
    @legendarynoob1307 2 месяца назад

    6 years, still one of his best videos

  • @Oddsfeline
    @Oddsfeline Год назад

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

  • @gpcaraudio
    @gpcaraudio 6 лет назад +10082

    I knew it. Screw that game.

  • @dev_with_me
    @dev_with_me 3 года назад +4415

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

    • @jamesmartin7282
      @jamesmartin7282 3 года назад +242

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

    • @NippyNep
      @NippyNep 3 года назад +30

      @@jamesmartin7282 common sense

    • @naomigwolfe8112
      @naomigwolfe8112 3 года назад +13

      Lol my gramps agrees with you hahaha

    • @dev_with_me
      @dev_with_me 3 года назад +73

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

    • @jodofly1158
      @jodofly1158 3 года назад +2

      You mean dont assume that they are consistent*

  • @xKiittyWhitex
    @xKiittyWhitex 2 года назад +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.

  • @sinerealitas
    @sinerealitas Год назад

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

  • @stanbunn1329
    @stanbunn1329 6 лет назад +2059

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

    • @javiets5776
      @javiets5776 6 лет назад +204

      *Top 10 questions science still can't answer*

    • @StilvurBee
      @StilvurBee 6 лет назад +6

      yes. :/

    • @rainbowspork
      @rainbowspork 6 лет назад +13

      random films just like if you lost all the time

    • @doorhanger9317
      @doorhanger9317 6 лет назад +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 лет назад +44

      If it’s rigged I’d call it outsmarting

  • @The8BitGuy
    @The8BitGuy 2 года назад +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 года назад +169

      Wow, that's even worse than I thought

    • @mrace1180
      @mrace1180 2 года назад +212

      I did the same using my ultra instinct. No joke

    • @lukaszpiotrluczak
      @lukaszpiotrluczak 2 года назад +20

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

    • @tfr
      @tfr 2 года назад +8

      Fancy seeing you here

    • @Mars0984
      @Mars0984 2 года назад +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 .

  • @paroblynn
    @paroblynn Год назад

    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.

  • @davidcarper5411
    @davidcarper5411 Год назад +1

    You are now an arcade engineer !

  • @greyrifterrellik5837
    @greyrifterrellik5837 4 года назад +2048

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

    • @steves4667
      @steves4667 4 года назад +14

      True dat...

    • @yaphace
      @yaphace 4 года назад +5

      True.

    • @geller3008
      @geller3008 4 года назад +3

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

    • @msarchive6247
      @msarchive6247 4 года назад +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 года назад +1

      👏🏼 Bravo 👌

  • @asshairrr
    @asshairrr 4 года назад +1478

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

    • @myrrhfortheroad
      @myrrhfortheroad 3 года назад +4

      😂😂😂

    • @aledesanta1812
      @aledesanta1812 3 года назад +13

      I used the stones to destroy the stones
      -thanos

    • @utpalsavaliya761
      @utpalsavaliya761 3 года назад +3

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

    • @wynchiella
      @wynchiella 3 года назад +2

      Modern problems require modern solutions

    • @cparis2990
      @cparis2990 3 года назад

      Lol

  • @smerdopsis6092
    @smerdopsis6092 2 года назад

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

  • @thomaschurnjuticombe7183
    @thomaschurnjuticombe7183 Год назад +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

  • @ltazzz3400
    @ltazzz3400 6 лет назад +376

    I was always bad at these, now i see why

    • @JohmathanBSwift
      @JohmathanBSwift 6 лет назад +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 лет назад

      Johmathan .B. Swift what are you talking about?

    • @JohmathanBSwift
      @JohmathanBSwift 6 лет назад +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 лет назад +2

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

    • @JohmathanBSwift
      @JohmathanBSwift 6 лет назад +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 ?

  • @sabersworn
    @sabersworn 6 лет назад +334

    I worked at an arcade for 5 years. A lot of the games are rigged. It obviously depends on the game, but many of them have options where you can set the payout rate. Games like Cyclone, Stacker, Keymaster, etc. Stacker and Keymaster, where you put in a very expensive prize to draw people in (Xbox, PS4, Beats, etc.), we would set a 1/1000 payout rate. So we'd always be guaranteed to make money on it. My boss even told one of my coworkers before we opened for the day, to play Stacker until he wins. He literally played the game for 1.5 hours straight, won the game, so it reset the payout, so we wouldn't have to give out a prize for another month or whatever.
    Arcades are scams, simple as that. I honestly thought it was just common knowledge though, I'm surprised everybody doesn't know this.

    • @docgiggles130
      @docgiggles130 6 лет назад +29

      Firelord Azula I worked in arcades and routes for more than 20 years. You manager didn't know the game very well. The play count can be reset in a menu in less than 30 seconds. He was also a fool because players notice that nothing ever gets won and they stop playing it. Games that people see a win on get played more. It's a case of giving up some money to make a lot more.

    • @docgiggles130
      @docgiggles130 6 лет назад +16

      Rob Yagenmyer I'm not surprised you won. It must have been an operator that understood what it takes to keep people coming back to play it again (Or one that knows they may have to show the local police the game history and prove it's not being reset all the time)

    • @l00tur
      @l00tur 6 лет назад +6

      Vending tech here, can confirm this. The high traffic places get the shaft on jackpot payout. Your best bet is the low traffic places where the game is less played but the odds are better in your favor.
      Word spreads quickly when a game has dished out a jackpot in say, a bowling alley.

    • @zsurvivalist7996
      @zsurvivalist7996 6 лет назад +5

      Aww dammit no wonder the final block never worked

    • @MsSomeonenew
      @MsSomeonenew 6 лет назад +3

      Some machines are loaned and you don't get to change anything, so you need people to play it endlessly to reset.

  • @fractalgem
    @fractalgem Год назад

    There was an older version of it where you could, in fact, play properly. I got so consistent about it i could drain the jackpot completely to where it was better to stop on NOT the jackpot.
    Then they updated to the rigged version.

  • @FA-kt6vw
    @FA-kt6vw Год назад

    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!

  • @wfTitus
    @wfTitus 5 лет назад +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 лет назад +17

      what was it like?

    • @wfTitus
      @wfTitus 5 лет назад +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 лет назад +29

      WHAT A HERO

    • @alexaliona
      @alexaliona 5 лет назад +51

      that maintenance guy sounds like a fun dude.

    • @samndwitch
      @samndwitch 5 лет назад +1

      Cool

  • @Prod.Datboi
    @Prod.Datboi 5 лет назад +1644

    Pull out your phone like your checking DANK MEMES

  • @yangxue1694
    @yangxue1694 Месяц назад

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

  • @CowFrenchie453
    @CowFrenchie453 Год назад

    this guy is the most insane/very cool engineer ive seen

  • @martiddy
    @martiddy 6 лет назад +1966

    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 лет назад +16

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

    • @LinvestigatesMC
      @LinvestigatesMC 6 лет назад

      😂

    • @jiadavid
      @jiadavid 6 лет назад +5

      Just an advantage, not cheatin 😂

    • @blackmanwhitesuit
      @blackmanwhitesuit 6 лет назад +11

      it's not cheating, if it's science

    • @soupreme3764
      @soupreme3764 6 лет назад +19

      Not cheating, checking dank memes!

  • @conoraguilar3013
    @conoraguilar3013 6 лет назад +3293

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

    • @scotttaylor5928
      @scotttaylor5928 6 лет назад +13

      Conor Aguilar lol what about logan

    • @cellyy
      @cellyy 6 лет назад +29

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

    • @scotttaylor5928
      @scotttaylor5928 6 лет назад +13

      AdamThorne it was a joke chill

    • @noahhakalmazian
      @noahhakalmazian 6 лет назад +2

      IKR! @Conor Aguilar

    • @kevinjorgeson2548
      @kevinjorgeson2548 6 лет назад +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

  • @Unorthodox_kidd
    @Unorthodox_kidd 2 года назад

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

  • @cocacost
    @cocacost Год назад

    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

  • @The_Horizon
    @The_Horizon 2 года назад +4063

    so its basically gambling, but legal for kids

  • @Terminarch
    @Terminarch 2 года назад +2533

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

    • @Lost_walmart_kid2449
      @Lost_walmart_kid2449 2 года назад +53

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

    • @aceofbases
      @aceofbases 2 года назад +8

      @@Lost_walmart_kid2449 that's the point

    • @longdongjustice5902
      @longdongjustice5902 2 года назад +14

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

    • @Official_ViperYT
      @Official_ViperYT 2 года назад +7

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

    • @randomguypostanimeupdates6703
      @randomguypostanimeupdates6703 2 года назад +1

      Lmao 😆 too accurate a

  • @oliverpearson1577
    @oliverpearson1577 Год назад +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 Месяц назад

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

  • @railsblaze1217
    @railsblaze1217 Год назад +1

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

  • @Tristonrockwell
    @Tristonrockwell 5 лет назад +1515

    This guy is the most precise scientist I’ve ever had the pleasure watching and listening on RUclips and almost everywhere else. Wow.

    • @ramikadri7423
      @ramikadri7423 5 лет назад

      wht about vsauce

    • @Tristonrockwell
      @Tristonrockwell 5 лет назад +20

      Rami Kadri VSAUCE is more general from what I’ve seen. This guy used specific measurements and specific science to test out and prove a hypothesis in a very complete way. He also built the device used in to test and prove his hypothesis. Dude... he should join Lockheed Martin.

    • @R1pperB
      @R1pperB 5 лет назад +3

      Try Applied Science..

    • @LottoSmoke420
      @LottoSmoke420 5 лет назад

      Try MatPat

    • @idlenexusgaming
      @idlenexusgaming 5 лет назад

      @@Tristonrockwell Or NASA even :D

  • @nguyenmsg
    @nguyenmsg 4 года назад +831

    The 10k dislikes are the arcades that have been exposed.

    • @davidsullivan3906
      @davidsullivan3906 4 года назад +19

      I never understand all the thumbs down on every video. I've maybe thumbed down 4 video in my life time of watching hundreds. What kind of person goes around thumbing down videos unless they are paid by you tube to do so.

    • @shoofdoo8357
      @shoofdoo8357 4 года назад +3

      @@davidsullivan3906 Now that I think about it you're right.

    • @zebragreen3476
      @zebragreen3476 4 года назад

      Xing Xing for sure

    • @en0u_gh
      @en0u_gh 4 года назад +4

      @@davidsullivan3906 I think they are Bots

    • @declaniii6324
      @declaniii6324 4 года назад

      David Sullivan heheh 69

  • @jr5469
    @jr5469 2 года назад

    When you build a 3d printed photo sensitive robot with an 1800s hand drill. Lol

  • @corpusadenums512
    @corpusadenums512 2 года назад

    bro, loving the skeletor shirt, like badly

  • @owentheamazinghd
    @owentheamazinghd 5 лет назад +2036

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

    • @mr.boomguy
      @mr.boomguy 5 лет назад +51

      I shook it ones. Nearly got banned from that 😂

    • @Dodger24
      @Dodger24 5 лет назад +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 лет назад +26

      You can use a strong magnet to attract the coins

    • @gwyn4857
      @gwyn4857 5 лет назад +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

    • @skyzophrenyk
      @skyzophrenyk 5 лет назад +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.

  • @lumberluc
    @lumberluc 3 года назад +945

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

    • @the_even_toed_ungulate.
      @the_even_toed_ungulate. 3 года назад +25

      You're *

    • @jptwentyfour887
      @jptwentyfour887 3 года назад +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 года назад

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

    • @pengwin_
      @pengwin_ 3 года назад

      a very important life lesson.

    • @destubae3271
      @destubae3271 3 года назад

      That is war

  • @pikachupower0025
    @pikachupower0025 8 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @Imad_
    @Imad_ 2 года назад

    I love you Mark Rober your videos are amazing and helpfull

  • @jcmartinez7527
    @jcmartinez7527 6 лет назад +2967

    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 лет назад +418

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

    • @iact1
      @iact1 6 лет назад +230

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

    • @jcmartinez7527
      @jcmartinez7527 6 лет назад +190

      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 лет назад +249

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

    • @masonp5
      @masonp5 6 лет назад +19

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

  • @JordanHesse
    @JordanHesse 6 лет назад +519

    Arcades hate him, watch how this man exposes big arcade.

  • @hotsauce5873
    @hotsauce5873 2 года назад

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