A Day at the Arcade

A few months ago, :Dandi and I opened up an arcade in front of "The Refuge" Club and Shopping District. It was a test really to see if there was any interest in an entire arcade filled with Gacha Machines. If you don't know what Gacha Machines are in Second Life, you're missing out!

We wanted to make a place that was fun for everyone in SL from adults to children, furries to flamers! And it was a hit - We couldn't believe the response we got just in the first couple weeks of opening. I guess everyone wants a place where they can relax, bring a date and play games.

Today I decided I wanted to see what it was like for myself. Sure, I helped build the place but I never really got a chance to really look at what I built. Our Arcade has four rows of Gacha Machines, Lucky Boards, Freebies and of course... arcade games. I probably played Whack-A-Mole for a straight two hours! (That little bugger kept evading me)

I also tried out the Fortune Telling Machine that :Dandi set up a few weeks ago to find out what the future had in store for me.

"A thrilling time is in your immediate future."

I guess we'll have to wait and see what that could mean. If I have any thrilling times in my future, my blog readers will be the first ones to know! If you haven't been to the Song&SilverJinx Arcade yet, you should visit and let us know how we did. A few of the Gacha Machines are still under construction but the games are open for business!

You can visit the "Song&SilverJinx Arcade" at the SLurl below!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/yogis/87/165/21

New Gacha Machines - Birthstone & Elemental Necklaces + More!

Find them now at the Song&SilverJinx Gacha Arcade!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/yogis/84/145/21

Lag Can't Stop the Arcade Adventures

Today Song and I got to be in The Gacha Show audience with the owners of the infamous Arcade as they celebrated their second birthday.

I'm a recent fan of gachas but it only took a few machines to get me hooked. The show audience was packed. I worried for a few minutes that my alien helmet from our recent Green Mire fun would be out of place until I noticed the Stormtrooper sitting next to us.

Furries, Tinies, regular avatars... gacha seems to be one love that brings us together across the sub cultures. I'm still very new to the concept but Song has been exploring gachas for awhile and has been bringing me up to speed.

Since Song convinced me to join her gacha arcade, I have been having a blast back in sl and one day I hope we'll be participating at The Arcade, the big one. Listening to the owners talk about it inspires me, but the basic concept of gachas is to have fun and share it.

I'm all about sharing the fun... just check out who the new high score is on Whack-a-Mole!

Mystery of The Green Mire Swamp

For those of you who enjoy a good mystery, The Green Mire is a place you definitely should check out.

It's the new sim housing the Madpea Mainstore but with a twist. Ten years ago on this very sim, two boys disappeared somewhere in The Green Mire swamp. No one has had contact with them since and search parties have turned up empty handed. It would seem as if the boys vanished into thin air... or did they?

If you search for The Green Mire on Second Life, the landmark will take you to the Madpea's main store. This might seem like the first place to start snooping for clues but the search for the boys actually starts in a small shack in the swamp. This was the last place the boys were seen. I won't spoil the mystery for you all but I will give you a really helpful tip... or one that would've been helpful to me at the time. Turn on/up your Second Life sound. I usually play with it muted and that caused me to run around the sim confused for a good half an hour before I figured out what I was missing.

Your prize at the end will be a Madpea Alien Helmet that actually lets you talk to ALIENS! I think it's super

cool and :Dandi, who accompanied me on this adventure, didn't ever want to take it off!



I will leave you with some screenshots I took of my journey through these treacherous swamps.

Have fun!

You can visit "The Green Mire" at the SLurl below!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Grantville/95/83/21