The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Are Your First Warning

Inflation is coming... money printing is coming... and we'll soon be the old people saying "Back in my day... you could play a video game for two bits!!!"

An independent and profitable state of mind.

Sunday, July 23, 2023

Dear Fellow Expat:

There are a handful of arcade games that sucked quarters out of my pocket at a pace that would make the best con man blush.

Double Dragon… NFL Blitz… Marvel Vs. Capcom… The Simpsons… and… Contra.

But one game rises above all others.

This game was legitimately designed to take money from children. It was impossible to beat… you’d spend $10 (TEN DOLLARS IN THOSE DAYS) just trying to reach the next level. And no matter how much you spend… there was zero chance you would ever “Beat the Game.”

That game is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.