To Buy, Or Not To Buy?

I've got a little extra summer cash in my account to blow on something wasteful. It seems I might get a good opinion here of which is the best purchase.
Sunset Riders is one hell of a great game. ..especially with four players and original artwork along he cabinet sides.
While Silverball Mania is one of the early games that got me hooked on arcades. ..and more importantly I've been long wanting a pinball machine.
The one reservation is whether I should hold out and get a Centipede cocktail cabinet over anything else.

What I'm debating; and looking for help with, is whether to spend around $500 for Sunset Riders, $500-600 for Silverball Mania, or $600 for Centipede.
Opinions, support and derision are welcome.
Thank you.
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(I love that guy)
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You call $600 "extra Summer cash to blow on something wasteful?" Jesus...

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Originally Posted by Glitch

You call $600 "extra Summer cash to blow on something wasteful?" Jesus...

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Yeah, I should probably buy a cheap beat-up speed boat to take out in the river. ..or a new mountain bike. ...or fix my car. ... but really, I want Sunset Riders.

Never ask purchase questions on TNL. Everything's a waste of money. :)

Ah, to be young again and to be able to consider $600 some extra spending cash.

$600 is just shy of what I need right now to fix my fucking car.

Try saving that $600 instead for when you really need it.

No, no. You know what? Give that $600 to me. I'll put it to a very good use.

Put it in a retirement account. Then when you're 60-65, you can probably buy all of them with the interest its accrued.

I wish I still had the mindset that would let me blow $600 on totally stupid shit. Or maybe I don't.

Get it all. It's only money.

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Originally Posted by Dolemite

Try saving that $600 instead for when you really need it.

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There you go. It's amazing how "spending cash" can quickly turn into "save your ass" cash.

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Originally Posted by diffusionx

I wish I still had the mindset that would let me blow $600 on totally stupid shit.

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Be glad you don't.

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Originally Posted by FX

There you go. It's amazing how "spending cash" can quickly turn into "save your ass" cash.

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Indeed.

I'd go ahead and spend it, but only in the situation that you have a few grand in savings and you're living expenses are pretty cheap. I've gone on a wild spending spree or two with computer hardware but I drive a shitty beat-up car and have most of the other standard expenses (gas, food, insurance, occassional medical bills, etc) so I try to be pretty stingy with my spending habits. In the future it'll come back to be a great thing when you can look and see that you have quite a bit saved up.

Like I said though, if you have a good bit of savings you can spend some money and enjoy whatever you buy, just don't be stupid and think ahead to what might cost you some hard cash in the near/semi-near future.

Every man needs a Ms Pacman/Galaga cabinet in their house. Everything else is pussy shit.

Take Revolter's mom out to a nice seafood dinner and never call her back.