I visited to do one thing: play StepManiaX, an arcade dance/rhythm game. I was told on the phone I'd have to sign a waiver when I show up, for accountability purposes. I showed up and no employees were at the front desk. I waited for 5 minutes. Didn't see a single employee walking around.
So, I proceeded inside towards the arcade, seeing as how no one was available to have me sign any waiver they mentioned on the phone. The place was dimly lit and I counted a total of 2 employees: 1 at the concession area and 1 at the go-kart area. Beyond that, I saw countless kids/teens jumping around the bouncy areas unattended.
Anyway, I found the StepManiaX machine and I immediately knew not to get my hopes up because chances were good something would be iffy about the machine...and I was right. The speakers were completely silent on it. I wasted a credit just to find out that no sound comes out of the machine. I attempted to locate an tech or front desk employee to help me because I thought maybe the volume was just fully turned down.
After a good 10-15 minutes, somebody finally appeared at the front desk and after she located a tech, I was told the speakers on the machine were broken and needed to be replaced. If that's the case, why is the machine even turned on? Customers are going to waste their credits, only to find out the machine has zero sound. Why not turn the machine off and place a sign on it that states it's out of order until the speakers get replaced?
It's a shame because this is the only StepManiaX machine in Colorado Springs and it just happens to be at a dank, unsupervised, rundown trampoline park with loud children drowning out any hope of even hearing the music from the game. I wouldn't be surprised if the speakers are still broken (I visited a month ago) and I don't know how long they've been broken prior to my visit. If they don't want the machine, they should just sell it to me, I'll gladly take it off their hands and set it up at Soft Landing's arcade where it will be properly maintained and taken care of.
The only positive is that the machine, at the time, was fully updated...even though the internet connection was disabled when I visited. They must have the wifi for the machine turned on or they have an ethernet cable plugged into it. That's good that they at least keep the machine connected online so players can log into their profiles and track their scores, along with giving the machine the ability to stay updated with monthly song deliveries. It just ultimately doesn't matter when the machine has broken speakers and is placed in a location with screaming children and go-karts.
The pad itself seemed to work perfectly fine, there were no sensor issues or touchscreen issues that I noticed. It's just pretty tough to play a music game that you can't hear. If they could fix the speakers and move the StepManiaX machine to a corner, away from go-karts and most of the commotion of the trampoline park, that would be so much better for the people who want to visit to play SMX.
I promise you'd get far more customers/revenue just from having a working SMX machine, if you actually took care of it and took into consideration what it means to play an arcade rhythm game. I'm not trying to be elitist. It's just simple logic: a video game based on listening to music needs to be placed in a location that's actually conducive to allowing the players to hear the music. It isn't enjoyable if the volume is turned down low or the music is drowned out by noisy customers and unrelated music being played overhead.
I don't think many businesses understand the concept/requirements of rhythm games before they jump into purchasing/leasing them. They just acquire them, toss them anywhere in their arcade, and don't even bother to attempt to understand the basic accommodations that rhythm game players require in order to have a good experience. It's very different from practically any other arcade game because no other arcade game requires you to hear it in...
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