Henry Cen | "You don't make money off a quarter in today's inflation"

[Raffael900me]

making money off fighting games doesnt work anymore its not 90s anymore

[DarthHarbl]

I love how Arturo Lights up a cigarette while sitting on a bench that says "No Smoking."

[kara12]

yah but theres like 200 niggs in the arcade waiting in line..

[VanMedia]

rip CT

[skiie]

60 mins at 5 mins at a game is 12 x .25 = 3 dollars an hour. back when I used to work at 12.65 an hour, my first hour of work was setting things up or staring at a wall.

[Romeoisburning]

Str8 up REAL TALK!

[leewardstyle]

On Oahu, arcades bnb = skeeball.

[mixmasterp2k3]

What the fuck is going on with Sabins face? 

[egg64]

Goddamn, hating that CF had to go.

[Huitzel]

What is the "21 limit" for SF4?

[yyr57695]

@Huitzel 20 win limit. At CF, if you reach a 20-win streak on SF4, the game ends. (It was 10 at one point.)

[capnbarfy]

Why can't you make money off a quarter?

Because the rent is too damn high these days...

[OhMegamanky]

Sell some sodas...

[Phillies64]

@OhMegamanky than you gotta clean soda up off the floor and repair the sticky joysticks

[OhMegamanky]

@Phillies64 True. I bet maintenance already happens but it's not impossible to get it right especially if it means an arcade can stay alive. There are ways to monetize. Just have to think of the games as the attraction but not the source of income.

[OhMegamanky]

Sell some fucking sodas there.

[UnCauzi]

5 Dollars a square foot? Can you actually get that in Chinatown? I'm a commercial real estate agent. 5? WHAT? I need to gentrify chinatown lol, most 17 per square foot is a steal. Maybe he's not talking per year.

[UnCauzi]

5 Dollars a square foot? Can you actually get that in Chinatown? I'm a commercial real estate agent. 5? WHAT? I need to gentrify chinatown lol, most 17 per square foot is a steal. Maybe he's not talking per year.

[paulboogie]

why is there a 21 age limit on SF4?

[hobangman]

@paulboogie

Pretty sure he means a 20 win limit.

[iorilamia]

arturo with talking over people, always

[blkart15]

Charge an entry FEE and .50 per game

[mrdesertdweller]

LOL Arturo smoking in front of a "NO SMOKING" sign. Like a boss.

[kwizzeh]

This is real talk.

[Falnky]

"Broken shit left and right" at AI? What a bunch of BS. Btw, get off your ass and connect your Technika machine to PlatCrew, you prick.

[TierraSantaMetal]

@Falnky at that coment he was talking about super arcade. ai is good arcade

[ragger]

Yo i know these cabinets look nice and all but you get a bunch of consoles (used maybe), sticks, monitors and games, and get people to pay 4$/hour per head and you got yourself somethin. Save a shitload on material and make a lil more money than the 25c routine. That's the future of arcades, even though it's not really an actual arcade, just a head-to-head station, but thats how you can make money off this shit. Still big ups to henry cen for holdin it down even though its a struggle.

[Schweinsedge]

@ragger that's illegal.

[ragger]

@Schweinsedge I don't see how this would be illegal. An internet cafe featuring head to head console stations where people play mostly 2d fighters. There are a dozen in Montreal alone, not all dedicated to fighting games of course..

[Schweinsedge]

@ragger At this point I maybe should say that I live in germany, where law is, of course, not the same as in america.

Here in germany, using consoles as stations is not allowed. I don't know the exact details, but I think it was something because of the hardware that prohibits that...

However, as said, I don't know the exact details.

[wizzle213]

I can't believe this nigga got 5th at evo he did better then marn flo Justin Sabin Sanford and alot people I tip my hat to this guy

[19TSEliot48]

this motherfucker actually made top 8 at evo 2010. i'm going to go to your arcade and keep that bitch alive as soon as they stop treating me like a slave at work

good work sir

[SELG88]

what does arturo mean with 20 win limit? . why does henry cen mean qhen he says not and that he needs to make money? hope you guys can answer me those questions-

[Iamlegend1234]

at chinatown fair when you win 20 matches on a row you can't continue no more. And have to go back in line and wait for your turn. So good players like arturo, sanford or damdai they beat on scrubs all night and almost never lose. unless they play each other. So if they keep playing for one dollar the arcade loses money.

[ultimateblong]

lol sign behind arturo says no smoking, but he does anyway. What a rebel! LOL

[mplayer98]

It's a nerd schism.

[NeXt559]

when did henry start managing ctf?

[Jumpman3]

did this guy just diss cail arcades?

[xRisingForcex]

@Jumpman3 no, he's saying they're dying out, which they are

[darcontek]

bullshit man, this guy's never been to vid94 where they have both sf4 and tekken 6 for 25 cents in socal.

[casualweaponry]

CTF is my home arcade. Thank goodness for that place!

[BIGGBAGA]

thanks for another great clip

[JapkoKellyConnection]

Sabin you smokin menthols?

[igotdembombs]

I betcha you woulda made mad dough if none was wasted on that guitar hero machine.

[Cicada1337]

realtalk

[citiofbrass]

yo cen can u please take off teh 20 game win streak..... " no" rotflmao

[Denshuu]

Arcades make the majority of their money off concessions, just like movie theaters. Charging a dollar plus per game just barely makes them break even, but it encourages people to stick around and buy food and drinks with a huge profit margin.

[xoxouxou]

ctf doesn't even sell concessions lol.

..and it's one of the few arcades still alive. henry cen is a smart guy.

[toge64]

Henry Cen owns CTF? Damn

[iRawrNUB]

Your videos are always so laid back and chill, must give thanks for uploading them.

[kingj521]

LOL i just played sabin like today and got my ass handed to me.

I almost took a round off but i missed my fucking ultra >=l

[GRRAB]

story of my life yo

[BeatsRoyale]

Arcade scene in U.S died a while ago, when online gaming/emulation came into play.

A hott dog stand makes more money than a U.S arcade these days..lol

[egg64]

That comment couldnt be more true. A $200-300 home console can do what a $2000 game cabinet can and more, you're bound to lose out.

[ch4p2]

you don't make money off a quarter in today's inflation

[JaySkuh]

@ch4p2

Dont make a quarter ANYWHERE MAN!

I remember there was like a nickel arcade up the street when i was a kid, thinking back I DONT KNOW HOW THEY MADE MONEY!

Only street fighter 4 machine close to me is at the mall, and they charge 50cent for 2 min of play and its hooked up to an xbox....And the controls are wack...its like the top 4 buttons 2 are punch ones a KICK I THINK and one does nothing...Fucking cant play abel in that shit!