This Arcade Game is a SCAM (I have proof)

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  • čas přidán 2. 01. 2018
  • Don't feel bad. You don't suck, the game makers do.
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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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  • @GrungeMaster92
    @GrungeMaster92 Před 4 lety +20027

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

    • @heroslippy6666
      @heroslippy6666 Před 4 lety +1141

      it's called surprise mechnics

    • @GrungeMaster92
      @GrungeMaster92 Před 4 lety +741

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

    • @stevencamacho6474
      @stevencamacho6474 Před 4 lety +217

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

    • @icelord02
      @icelord02 Před 4 lety +113

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

    • @GrungeMaster92
      @GrungeMaster92 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +30789

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

    • @GHOSTL3G3ND
      @GHOSTL3G3ND Před 4 lety +1698

      *Spiderman pointing at Spiderman*

    • @KairosVA
      @KairosVA Před 4 lety +711

      In Soviet Russia, game cheats you

    • @trolek852
      @trolek852 Před 4 lety +372

      @@KairosVA in soviet russia, you cheat you

    • @isaacthebrubhimself8923
      @isaacthebrubhimself8923 Před 4 lety +114

      Godlike Necromancer I used the stones to destroy the stones

    • @TanRyanAndy
      @TanRyanAndy Před 4 lety +14

      yes im 1K like (real)

  • @gkjester
    @gkjester Před rokem +326

    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 Před rokem +46

      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 Před rokem +48

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

    • @Raor1820
      @Raor1820 Před rokem

      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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +4

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

  • @bakercat2845
    @bakercat2845 Před 2 lety +140

    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 Před rokem +2

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

    • @dragonstooth4223
      @dragonstooth4223 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +7

      @@dragonstooth4223 Oh that’s fucked up lmao

    • @dragonstooth4223
      @dragonstooth4223 Před rokem

      @@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 Před měsícem

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

  • @api4779
    @api4779 Před 4 lety +5014

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

  • @poppy-yt7td
    @poppy-yt7td Před 4 lety +7900

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

  • @benpetersen9709
    @benpetersen9709 Před 7 měsíci +6

    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.

  • @conneromalley7098
    @conneromalley7098 Před rokem +86

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

    • @m-h1217
      @m-h1217 Před měsícem

      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.

  • @chasduran4160
    @chasduran4160 Před 5 lety +12135

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

    • @keshwayne94
      @keshwayne94 Před 5 lety +110

      Chas Duran only real engineers will understand this

    • @johnathandouglas007
      @johnathandouglas007 Před 5 lety +103

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

    • @CheeseBae
      @CheeseBae Před 5 lety +260

      He's not cheating because the game itself cheats.

    • @TheIceThorn
      @TheIceThorn Před 5 lety +126

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

    • @dirtbikersteve
      @dirtbikersteve Před 4 lety +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

  • @mitrimind1027
    @mitrimind1027 Před 4 lety +17091

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

  • @chadportenga7858
    @chadportenga7858 Před rokem +28

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

  • @DukeDarkshadow
    @DukeDarkshadow Před 2 lety +60

    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 Před měsícem +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 Před 4 lety +3051

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

  • @Bangsy3000
    @Bangsy3000 Před 4 lety +4493

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

  • @mistermichaellee6682
    @mistermichaellee6682 Před rokem +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.

  • @davidkreczko500
    @davidkreczko500 Před rokem +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....

  • @camm1049
    @camm1049 Před 6 lety +9666

    *gets banned from all carnivals and arcades*

    • @nnelg8139
      @nnelg8139 Před 6 lety +157

      Why? The house is still winning. :P

    • @ewantaylor258
      @ewantaylor258 Před 6 lety +81

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

    • @camm1049
      @camm1049 Před 6 lety +116

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

    • @cubxity
      @cubxity Před 6 lety +10

      he's going to make this in minecraft next

    • @uss_04
      @uss_04 Před 6 lety +13

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

  • @robertgirtakovskis1670
    @robertgirtakovskis1670 Před 4 lety +4385

    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 Před 4 lety +12

      BRUH XD LMFAO

    • @BW-og1vu
      @BW-og1vu Před 4 lety +9

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

    • @masukimo112
      @masukimo112 Před 4 lety

      1k liker :)

    • @wuxiagamescentral
      @wuxiagamescentral Před 4 lety +3

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

    • @indrakarma
      @indrakarma Před 4 lety

      What’s epitome?

  • @DaBigCheeso
    @DaBigCheeso Před rokem +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.

  • @HG_Budde
    @HG_Budde Před rokem +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. 😂

  • @filippians413
    @filippians413 Před 4 lety +3143

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

    • @norrthstar.
      @norrthstar. Před 4 lety +15

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

    • @willwinn8559
      @willwinn8559 Před 4 lety +7

      That's research , NOT cheating 😎👍

    • @jasonstarrising
      @jasonstarrising Před 4 lety +1

      Will Winn
      My brudda I see ur a man of culture

    • @hadeschild320
      @hadeschild320 Před 4 lety

      lol I made it your 1000th like your welcome

    • @calvin-
      @calvin- Před 4 lety

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

  • @Bill-yd3jg
    @Bill-yd3jg Před 4 lety +1863

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

    • @Buratoy
      @Buratoy Před 3 lety +1

      @Bill Gates r/woooosh

    • @hop-skip-ouch8798
      @hop-skip-ouch8798 Před 3 lety +17

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

    • @reucor
      @reucor Před 3 lety +3

      Bill nye the science guy

    • @DamageMaximo
      @DamageMaximo Před 3 lety +1

      @@Buratoy r/woooosh

    • @Buratoy
      @Buratoy Před 3 lety +1

      DamageMaximo r/woooosh

  • @lukechill7139
    @lukechill7139 Před 2 lety +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

  • @5y9h3r
    @5y9h3r Před 2 měsíci +1

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

  • @Boertje247
    @Boertje247 Před 3 lety +7615

    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 Před 3 lety +376

      So you’re like 80 or something

    • @ssadieviolet
      @ssadieviolet Před 3 lety +101

      Ur 80? Lmao

    • @surelyyeah
      @surelyyeah Před 3 lety +11

      @@seal5522 😂😂

    • @Shrektopuz
      @Shrektopuz Před 3 lety +324

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

    • @jodofly1158
      @jodofly1158 Před 3 lety +15

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

  • @brokenteletooby106
    @brokenteletooby106 Před 4 lety +1458

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

    • @shrug1250
      @shrug1250 Před 3 lety +20

      You have to teach kids how to gamble early

    • @Onerso
      @Onerso Před 3 lety +7

      Here, have 420 likes

    • @thegreatfomo
      @thegreatfomo Před 3 lety +21

      Same premise on which casino owners made millions

  • @sworddomo1951
    @sworddomo1951 Před 2 lety +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?

  • @retrosquid4438
    @retrosquid4438 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @redmond4643
    @redmond4643 Před 3 lety +3842

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

    • @JokeCubed
      @JokeCubed Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +16

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

    • @thomazhonda9839
      @thomazhonda9839 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @dissention2
      @dissention2 Před 3 lety +1

      @@JokeCubed r/woooooooosh

  • @rhysrjw
    @rhysrjw Před 3 lety +4622

    He defines the phrase: “cool uncle”

  • @davidpost-fo5fg
    @davidpost-fo5fg Před rokem +24

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

    • @Tomsonic41
      @Tomsonic41 Před rokem

      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 Před 7 měsíci

      Oh, not only electronic ones ;)

  • @melancholybreakfastburrito2767

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

  • @mrbaseball3453
    @mrbaseball3453 Před 4 lety +1800

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

  • @mckayleem3098
    @mckayleem3098 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +15

      Probably don't get many guests

    • @psirvent8
      @psirvent8 Před 3 lety +54

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

    • @viktornapolitano6113
      @viktornapolitano6113 Před 3 lety +5

      They probably saw the filming and recognized

    • @danielcastillo591
      @danielcastillo591 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +9

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

  • @yangxue1694
    @yangxue1694 Před 28 dny

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

  • @MrAndersonAFK
    @MrAndersonAFK Před rokem +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

  • @reigndrops4090
    @reigndrops4090 Před 3 lety +3189

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

    • @travelsizedarchie
      @travelsizedarchie Před 3 lety +18

      Please don’t

    • @bigmanmark4334
      @bigmanmark4334 Před 3 lety +77

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

    • @itsFnD
      @itsFnD Před 3 lety +3

      Yes

    • @charliemaybe
      @charliemaybe Před 3 lety +3

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

    • @mrosskne
      @mrosskne Před 3 lety +35

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

  • @StevieDahlen
    @StevieDahlen Před 4 lety +1736

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

    • @7w4c
      @7w4c Před 4 lety +32

      POLICE: “Allow us to introduce ourselves.”

    • @nethacker91
      @nethacker91 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +1

      hold my money

    • @WokeX111
      @WokeX111 Před 4 lety +2

      @@miakiikazu hold my tickets

    • @Marcos-eo7ii
      @Marcos-eo7ii Před 4 lety

      😂

  • @js002003
    @js002003 Před 2 lety +12

    love this... also shows the difference between lawyers and scientists - lawyers just go straight to the contract/manual. lol

  • @Henrydingus01123
    @Henrydingus01123 Před rokem +2

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

  • @RadDadisRad
    @RadDadisRad Před 4 lety +6154

    Introduction to gambling addiction at a very young age.

    • @Tactical_Croissant
      @Tactical_Croissant Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +88

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

    • @akatsuki8045
      @akatsuki8045 Před 4 lety +5

      🤣

    • @mstrmren
      @mstrmren Před 4 lety +22

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

    • @khaledrehan8051
      @khaledrehan8051 Před 4 lety +3

      @@Tactical_Croissant Give yourself a pat on the back

  • @meatledeletefeetle3793
    @meatledeletefeetle3793 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +8

      E

    • @andrewhood4640
      @andrewhood4640 Před 2 lety +52

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

    • @alee_enn
      @alee_enn Před 2 lety +68

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

    • @ghostsofmykonos
      @ghostsofmykonos Před 2 lety +42

      @@alee_enn Arcades are a dying industry sadly

  • @adamkendall997
    @adamkendall997 Před rokem +1

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

  • @nael_luna
    @nael_luna Před 8 měsíci +1

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

  • @wildfireman13
    @wildfireman13 Před 4 lety +2804

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

    • @yohiyoyo1
      @yohiyoyo1 Před 4 lety +190

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

    • @informitas0117
      @informitas0117 Před 4 lety +166

      @@yohiyoyo1 does that make it ok?

    • @1998wiwi
      @1998wiwi Před 4 lety +73

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

    • @mykeepush3863
      @mykeepush3863 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +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.

  • @conoraguilar3013
    @conoraguilar3013 Před 6 lety +3294

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

    • @scotttaylor5928
      @scotttaylor5928 Před 6 lety +13

      Conor Aguilar lol what about logan

    • @cellyy
      @cellyy Před 6 lety +29

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

    • @scotttaylor5928
      @scotttaylor5928 Před 6 lety +13

      AdamThorne it was a joke chill

    • @noahhakalmazian
      @noahhakalmazian Před 6 lety +2

      IKR! @Conor Aguilar

    • @kevinjorgeson2548
      @kevinjorgeson2548 Před 6 lety +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

  • @davidgresehover3436
    @davidgresehover3436 Před rokem +2

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

  • @Joe--biden
    @Joe--biden Před 2 lety

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

  • @maskoflies9461
    @maskoflies9461 Před 5 lety +2291

    *Security guard has entered the chat*

  • @stanbunn1329
    @stanbunn1329 Před 6 lety +2060

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

    • @javiets5776
      @javiets5776 Před 6 lety +204

      *Top 10 questions science still can't answer*

    • @StilvurBee
      @StilvurBee Před 6 lety +6

      yes. :/

    • @rainbowspork
      @rainbowspork Před 6 lety +13

      random films just like if you lost all the time

    • @doorhanger9317
      @doorhanger9317 Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety +44

      If it’s rigged I’d call it outsmarting

  • @fractalgem
    @fractalgem Před rokem

    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.

  • @owenkellogg3130
    @owenkellogg3130 Před 2 lety +4

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

  • @sabersworn
    @sabersworn Před 6 lety +333

    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 Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety +5

      Aww dammit no wonder the final block never worked

    • @MsSomeonenew
      @MsSomeonenew Před 6 lety +3

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

  • @martiddy
    @martiddy Před 6 lety +1967

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

  • @Orange-iq3xb
    @Orange-iq3xb Před 2 lety +2

    Can we just appreciate how Genius Mark Rober is.

  • @Oddsfeline
    @Oddsfeline Před rokem

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

  • @permaculturebyadrian5877
    @permaculturebyadrian5877 Před 5 lety +698

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

    • @reaven2535
      @reaven2535 Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety +4

      "Yes."

    • @deathrow5452
      @deathrow5452 Před 5 lety +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.

  • @The8BitGuy
    @The8BitGuy Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +169

      Wow, that's even worse than I thought

    • @mrace1180
      @mrace1180 Před 2 lety +212

      I did the same using my ultra instinct. No joke

    • @lukaszpiotrluczak
      @lukaszpiotrluczak Před 2 lety +20

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

    • @tfr
      @tfr Před 2 lety +8

      Fancy seeing you here

    • @Mars0984
      @Mars0984 Před 2 lety +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 .

  • @Unorthodox_kidd
    @Unorthodox_kidd Před 2 lety

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

  • @annawhistles
    @annawhistles Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @jonathanciencia5527
      @jonathanciencia5527 Před 2 lety +1

      Were you just staring at the clock at school?

    • @annawhistles
      @annawhistles Před 2 lety

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

  • @gpcaraudio
    @gpcaraudio Před 6 lety +10083

    I knew it. Screw that game.

  • @owentheamazinghd
    @owentheamazinghd Před 5 lety +2036

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

    • @mr.boomguy
      @mr.boomguy Před 5 lety +51

      I shook it ones. Nearly got banned from that 😂

    • @Dodger24
      @Dodger24 Před 5 lety +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 Před 4 lety +26

      You can use a strong magnet to attract the coins

    • @gwyn4857
      @gwyn4857 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +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.

  • @BlueDog241
    @BlueDog241 Před rokem +1

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

  • @Prosonic
    @Prosonic Před rokem +1

    these games, claw machines etc all have a win or payout setting that can be set by the operator no different from 80's arcade games where you can set how hard it was via dip switches

  • @dearinghoward
    @dearinghoward Před 4 lety +2952

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

    • @RealCrazyCoolYT
      @RealCrazyCoolYT Před 3 lety +113

      I mean, it’s like being a hypocrite

    • @RealCrazyCoolYT
      @RealCrazyCoolYT Před 3 lety +42

      They can do it but you cant

    • @sky-d-kid6376
      @sky-d-kid6376 Před 3 lety +130

      Woman in a nutshell??! XD

    • @maloku4619
      @maloku4619 Před 3 lety +24

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

    • @man5262
      @man5262 Před 3 lety +112

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

  • @dev_with_me
    @dev_with_me Před 3 lety +4416

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

    • @jamesmartin7282
      @jamesmartin7282 Před 3 lety +242

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

    • @NippyNep
      @NippyNep Před 3 lety +30

      @@jamesmartin7282 common sense

    • @naomigwolfe8112
      @naomigwolfe8112 Před 3 lety +13

      Lol my gramps agrees with you hahaha

    • @dev_with_me
      @dev_with_me Před 3 lety +73

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

    • @jodofly1158
      @jodofly1158 Před 3 lety +2

      You mean dont assume that they are consistent*

  • @eljedi_com
    @eljedi_com Před měsícem +1

    Me alegro que hagas projectos y pruebas pero yo sin hacerlo ya sabia de sobra que estas maquinas tienen un ajuste para dar o no dar premios segun los ingresos. Mas que estafa se trata de que ajuste ha puesto el dueño...

  • @sinerealitas
    @sinerealitas Před rokem

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

  • @asshairrr
    @asshairrr Před 3 lety +1478

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

  • @Prod.Datboi
    @Prod.Datboi Před 5 lety +1645

    Pull out your phone like your checking DANK MEMES

  • @sizanix
    @sizanix Před 2 lety +1

    Well there was an arcade in Genting where I could reliably get the jackpot around 8 times out of 10. It was a great ticket farm. Guess they forgot to rig it.

  • @victoriaevelyn3953
    @victoriaevelyn3953 Před 2 lety +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

  • @Minitomate
    @Minitomate Před 4 lety +1158

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

    • @lizzyk852
      @lizzyk852 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +3

      175 cheaters liked this comment

    • @victorlopez478
      @victorlopez478 Před 4 lety +2

      RealOceanic it’s now called an r/whooosh

    • @norrthstar.
      @norrthstar. Před 4 lety +1

      6k

    • @kazuo5
      @kazuo5 Před 4 lety +2

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

  • @themercycatalog
    @themercycatalog Před 4 lety +4542

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

  • @paroblynn
    @paroblynn Před rokem

    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.

  • @scyprism6408
    @scyprism6408 Před 2 lety +2

    now mark has to test if ski ball is rigged

  • @Tristonrockwell
    @Tristonrockwell Před 5 lety +1516

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

    • @ramikadri7423
      @ramikadri7423 Před 5 lety

      wht about vsauce

    • @Tristonrockwell
      @Tristonrockwell Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety +3

      Try Applied Science..

    • @LottoSmoke420
      @LottoSmoke420 Před 5 lety

      Try MatPat

    • @idlenexusgaming
      @idlenexusgaming Před 5 lety

      @@Tristonrockwell Or NASA even :D

  • @zanderbly473
    @zanderbly473 Před 4 lety +1894

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

    • @jaydenslaptop6548
      @jaydenslaptop6548 Před 4 lety +11

      Dun dun dun

    • @StrokeMahEgo
      @StrokeMahEgo Před 4 lety +24

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

    • @danielsilverton8965
      @danielsilverton8965 Před 4 lety +5

      StrokeMahEgo r/whoosh

    • @chicago1680
      @chicago1680 Před 4 lety +4

      @@StrokeMahEgo lol wow you missed that one

    • @StrokeMahEgo
      @StrokeMahEgo Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @Oriana_leung
    @Oriana_leung Před rokem +1

    I win once when /i was young in HK. 2:4 Well, the tightness of the crane in crane games are mostly varied by the difficulty button behind the locked coin box.

  • @TheCaptainSplatter
    @TheCaptainSplatter Před 2 lety +1

    Ya i constantly nail it. But it never gives it. Then it bugs out and gave a lot of tickets only to get it yanked from me.

  • @Terminarch
    @Terminarch Před 2 lety +2534

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

  • @cranobano7275
    @cranobano7275 Před 5 lety +2904

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

  • @oliverpearson1577
    @oliverpearson1577 Před rokem +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 Před měsícem

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

  • @AlekseyPorubov
    @AlekseyPorubov Před měsícem

    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 😄

  • @fishnhunt2187
    @fishnhunt2187 Před 3 lety +2831

    i would love to see mark get let loose in a casino 😂

    • @paxtonbrown5040
      @paxtonbrown5040 Před 3 lety +8

      lol

    • @LilChuunosuke
      @LilChuunosuke Před 3 lety +107

      He would get kicked out the second they noticed he was studying the machines for patterns

    • @littlebit670
      @littlebit670 Před 3 lety +79

      From what people have said, winning at casinos can get you kicked. They allow you to get normal amounts of money, but winning too much is bad to them because they want to keep all of their money. At least that's what I've heard.

    • @johnlynch9940
      @johnlynch9940 Před 3 lety +13

      @@LilChuunosuke Patterns don't exist in casinos mate

    • @bandit5747
      @bandit5747 Před 3 lety +5

      @@johnlynch9940 It's a gamble. Always will be.

  • @WhatsInside
    @WhatsInside Před 6 lety +28995

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

    • @justdustinthewind9639
      @justdustinthewind9639 Před 6 lety +250

      What's Inside? Yep haha

    • @shfnnghh
      @shfnnghh Před 6 lety +96

      What's Inside? Haha

    • @orange4185
      @orange4185 Před 6 lety +26

      What's Inside? Lol wat inside this video

    • @hiyall15
      @hiyall15 Před 6 lety +11

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

    • @casci16
      @casci16 Před 6 lety +17

      That's a good wife !

  • @stewpidasso3910
    @stewpidasso3910 Před 2 lety +1

    I died laughing at the kids calling him a cheater at the end

  • @einerreklov4304
    @einerreklov4304 Před 11 měsíci

    We had something similar to that in our local arcade. Someone, nobody knows who, had unscrewed the dome so that once the thing stopped, you could place the ball in the lit spot. The arcade lost tens of thousands of tickets plus before some do-gooder narced and ended the fun.

  • @ltazzz3400
    @ltazzz3400 Před 6 lety +376

    I was always bad at these, now i see why

    • @JohmathanBSwift
      @JohmathanBSwift Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety

      Johmathan .B. Swift what are you talking about?

    • @JohmathanBSwift
      @JohmathanBSwift Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety +2

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

    • @JohmathanBSwift
      @JohmathanBSwift Před 6 lety +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 ?

  • @greyrifterrellik5837
    @greyrifterrellik5837 Před 4 lety +2048

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

    • @steves4667
      @steves4667 Před 4 lety +14

      True dat...

    • @yaphace
      @yaphace Před 4 lety +5

      True.

    • @geller3008
      @geller3008 Před 4 lety +3

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

    • @msarchive6247
      @msarchive6247 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +1

      👏🏼 Bravo 👌

  • @thomaschurnjuticombe7183

    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

  • @Kleberei
    @Kleberei Před rokem

    The manuals and settings for these machines are available online ...

  • @wfTitus
    @wfTitus Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety +17

      what was it like?

    • @wfTitus
      @wfTitus Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety +29

      WHAT A HERO

    • @alexaliona
      @alexaliona Před 5 lety +51

      that maintenance guy sounds like a fun dude.

    • @samndwitch
      @samndwitch Před 5 lety +1

      Cool

  • @Beuzer0
    @Beuzer0 Před 5 lety +1498

    I hate those tickets machines for two reasons:
    1) They are gambling machines for kids
    2) They replace games in the arcades and most people prefer them to some good old videogames

    • @theeditingpug7822
      @theeditingpug7822 Před 5 lety +9

      Beuzer0 arcade games allow you be active and practise timing skill. Video games have you just sit there.

    • @Beuzer0
      @Beuzer0 Před 5 lety +41

      Not sure if i got your message or if you got mine, but by "good old videogames" i of course meant about arcade videogames. Not ticket machines.

    • @theeditingpug7822
      @theeditingpug7822 Před 5 lety +5

      Beuzer0 oh sorry I thought you meant video games like Minecraft are better than being active. Sorry

    • @smh9902
      @smh9902 Před 5 lety +37

      @@theeditingpug7822 Videogames don't offer timing skills? Please. F-Zero GX begs to differ.

    • @theeditingpug7822
      @theeditingpug7822 Před 5 lety +4

      Br!an Delta V I think being active is better than video games where you just sit there, and I’ve almost never played a video game.

  • @illiniheel67
    @illiniheel67 Před 2 lety

    Vibration, slippage of the mechanical components (screws, etc.)

  • @hotsauce5873
    @hotsauce5873 Před 2 lety

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

  • @lumberluc
    @lumberluc Před 3 lety +945

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

    • @the_even_toed_ungulate.
      @the_even_toed_ungulate. Před 3 lety +25

      You're *

    • @jptwentyfour887
      @jptwentyfour887 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety

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

    • @pengwin_
      @pengwin_ Před 3 lety

      a very important life lesson.

    • @destubae3271
      @destubae3271 Před 3 lety

      That is war

  • @PeanutGuyYT
    @PeanutGuyYT Před 3 lety +299

    I love how he says he’s “on a quest to be the coolest uncle” yet he’s the definition of a cool uncle.

  • @jellyhunter2916
    @jellyhunter2916 Před 2 lety

    When I was using captions at the end when it has song on it started saying stuff like skillshare being the sponsor also it said he's a fan of kurxegast