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nope. it's running PS2 pop'n 12 right now, on timed mode, so 1 credit = 15 minutes of gametime

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I am currently in berlin, and has been looking for possible locations. today i talked to the boss at cinemax @ schönhauser allee and she seemed really positive to the idea of getting a dance machine, i showed her pictures of it and she said she had seen one before and know what it was.
So she ...

well, lets just keep our fingers crossed that it will work!
Im looking up different options for transport right now...

oh okay. well i'm not really into the technical stuff, but dealer that sold me this machine told me that i could have gotten it with the 8th mix for $2000 extra.

anyway, i guess the hardware that the mixes uses are connected by a jamma connection, and therefore it should be possible to upgrade this ...

the cabinet is a korean 1st mix, but it's currently running a ps2 (jamma converted) with the latest mix (lights and everything is wired and working). will upgrade to a real arcade mix as soon as i get my hands on a PCB for a reasonable price.
Problem is that since Pn'M is so popular in japan, the ...

Hmm, one thing i think would be really cool, would be to start some kind of gaming club, it would be cool to have a locale where all people interested in videogames could meet. or maybe there already is something similar?

obviously this would be good for tax reasons, but also i think it would be a ...

oh, that's great news!
But what's the juridical definition of "arcade" ? a place where you can't do anything else but play games?
And also, who decides if a game is violent enough to get the higher tax rate? For example, do you think a game like metal slug (with white blood) would be classified as ...

Ok, so now i bought the machine, or it even became machineS, i have one DDR solo (currently running stepmania, but it could easily be upgraded to ITG2 or DDR-extreme software. And also a pop'n music cabinet (and i also have a neo geo cabinet and a capcom CPS2 cabinet).
All of these machines are ...

oh cool, so you have already been in contact with these places? I've also considered somewhere near potsdamer platz. I think it would be the perfect spot!

The casino feels a bit odd, at least unless they dont have any other videogames there..

Is there somwhere that doesn't have the age restriction ...

Ok, well i've pretty much decided for an ITG2, since it does feel more future proof, and also because of the upcoming championchips. If it gets as popular as i hope, i'll get a DDR machine too in a while, maybe the new DDR supernova..?

Im going back to Berlin in less than two weeks, then i will try ...

Ok. well 150€ is also reasonable, do you know that this is all, or do i have to pay tax on the income from the machine aswell?

I get your point with ITG2, and im going to gothenburg in sweden next week to look at a modded ITG2 machine, think it's a DDR cabinet with the ITG2 software (a brand new ...

ok... well 100€ a month is not too bad...

like a fee for just having the machine? do you have any idea (or do you think you could find out) how much this is?

on buying them, or to let people use them? do you know how much i have to pay in tax on the money they gather?

well i know that ITG is the preferred machine for all professional players, and this is ofcourse a big thing to consider.
I've just played ITG like 2 times, and did not like it that much, so it's kind of a hard choice... hmmm.