Arcade Paradise - Part 1: Laundromat Simulator

For my next Tuesday/Thursday series after completing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time last week, let's change things up and play something a little more relaxing. This will also mark the first business management simulation game I've played on my channel. Welcome to Arcade Paradise!

Arcade Paradise is a story-driven business management simulator that doesn't start like you would expect it to. Your character's father is the richest man in your hometown, and you're assigned to manage one of his businesses; a laundromat known as King Wash. I know what you're thinking: "a laundromat? I thought it was supposed to be an arcade?" Well, after your dad teaches you the ropes of the laundromat, you pick up the key to the back room, and there you find a few arcade machines within. After chatting with your sister Lesley on the computer in your office, you empty the coin hoppers in the arcade machines and think, "Wow, this could be a very lucrative business opportunity, better than laundry!" So you get to work transforming the laundromat into a glitzy arcade behind Dad's back!

There are several tasks to do throughout each day: do laundry for the customers, take out the trash, fix the toilet, empty the coin hoppers, deposit the coins into the safe in your office, and above all else, play the arcade games! Yes, unlike other arcade management simulators like Arcadecraft or Arcade Tycoon (I may play those games on my channel later on), you can actually play the games in your arcade yourself! This plays a vital role in the arcade's profits, as playing the machines boosts their popularity with the customers. There is also a list of goals for each game that you can check through your PDA, and completing them nets a bigger popularity boost for the game. So this is not just a business management simulator, but also a whole set of games within the game!

To start, you have three arcade games to work with: Woodgal's Adventure (which plays like Candy Crush), Racer Chaser (which is ba..