History VideoGame / ArcadeParadise

* AbusiveParents: Your father Gerald isn't very fond of the idea of you dropping out of college, and later abandoning the laundromat business for an arcade. He calls regularly during the game's campaign to berate your changes, but isn't afraid to give advice on how to run the business better.
** [[spoiler:Later on however, he takes the laundromat away from you after he discovers that you (or rather Lesley, who you decide to take the blame for) paid bribes for business permits, suspects that you are lying to him about other things, and auctions off the entire business. You're then sent to work packing boxes for his meat factory as his way of teaching you about the "real world", while {{Flashback}} voices reveal that you're TheUnFavourite of the family, with your father [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech disapproving]] of your college degree and other life choices.]]

* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Ashley is dumbfounded about emoticons like :) during text chats, and says that it will never catch on.

* NeverTrustATrailer: The advertising implies that your father will constantly be a thorn in your side. [[spoiler: The only reference to this is that, halfway through the game, no matter what you do, a scripted event sees you lose the arcade. Otherwise, he doesn't interfere at all, and you can take as long as you like.]]

* WellDoneSonGuy: Ashley and Leslie had been trying to earn their profit-obsessed father's praise. [[spoiler: Ashley ends up giving up on it, once they realize that they don't care anymore. Leslie made that decision long ago, but not before she gave up on her dreams to appease her father. When Ashley finally ''does'' get praise in the finale, they don't react to it at all.]]

* OptionalSidequest: Laundry. The token machine will fill up relatively consistently over time (faster with more popularity), and all you have to do is empty it every so often. The laundry that ''you'' can do is considered a special service, and while it's useful at the beginning to get some money, you will quickly learn to ignore it as it takes away from completing goals and the To Do List every day. You're not penalized for this at all, and the only time you'll actually pick up the laundry again is when the task comes up on the To Do List.

* FeaturelessProtagonist: Your player character is always seen from a first person perspective.

* MundaneMadeAwesome: Menial chores such as doing the laundry and cleaning the laundromat are done in the form of fast-paced and action-oriented minigames. Fixing broken arcade machines simply involve flicking cockroaches off the arcade board.

* PopularityPower: Completing goals in each cabinet will increase its Popularity points, attracting more people to put money in. Placing other cabinets next to one with high popularity will help those attract people as well.

* WellDoneSonGuy: Ashley and Leslie had been trying to earn their profit-obsessed father's praise.

** [[spoiler:Later on however, he takes the laundromat away from you after he discovers that you (or rather Lesley, who you decide to take the blame for) paid bribes for business permits, suspects that you are lying to him about other things, and auctions off the entire business. You're then sent to work packing boxes for his meat factory, while {{Flashback}} voices reveal that you're TheUnFavourite of the family, with your father [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech disapproving]] of your college degree and other life choices.]]

* FeaturelessProtagonist: Your player character is always seen from a first person perspective, with the gender-neutral name Ashley.

* WellDoneSonGuy: Once the player completely converts the laundromat into an arcade, [[spoiler:their dad calls and confesses that he was being too money focused and neglected their relationship.]]

* WellDoneSonGuy: Once the player completely converts the laundromat into an arcade, their dad calls and confesses that he was being too money focused and neglected their relationship.

* AnachronismStew: While the game is set in 1993, according to a poster, it is more of a mish-mash of typical 90s culture and technology and includes several things introduced a few years later, such as Windows 95 and the internet, as well as [[BlandNameProduct homages]] of ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution'', first released in 1998.

* BlandNameProduct: The washers and dryers are of fictional brands such as Jackrabbit and Speedwagon. In addition, the computer runs an operating system very reminiscent of Windows 95. The trash items in the game are also based on the early 90s logos of actual food, snack, candy, and beverage products.

* {{Retraux}}: The game is set in the [[TheNineties mid 90s]]. This not only has you using a mid 90s computer and accessing the Internet via dial-up to access primitive and simple websites, but also has you playing arcade games that, at newest-quality, hail from the 32-bit era.

* AbusiveParents: Your father Gerald isn't very fond of the idea of you abandoning the laundromat business for an arcade, and he calls regularly during the game's campaign to berate your changes, but isn't afraid to give advice on how to run the business better.
** [[spoiler:Later on however, he takes the laundromat away from you after he discovers that you (or rather Lesley, who you decide to take the blame for) forgot to pay the operating license, suspects that you are lying to him about other things,and auctions off the entire business. You're then sent to work packing boxes for a meat factory, while a {{Flashback}} reveal that you're TheUnFavourite of the family, with your father disapproving of your college degree and other life choices.]]

* CoolBigSis: Your sister Lesley is very supportive of your endeavor and is the one who came up with the idea of converting the laundromat into an arcade. [[spoiler:Later on, when she reveals to you that she forgot to pay the operating fee to the local council, your character Ashley decides to take the blame.]]

* StylisticSuck: The arcade's customers are deliberately presented in low resolution models that pixelate and disappear when you approach them.

* AnEntrepreneurIsYou: As new owner of the laundromat, you must make all of the business's money and pay its bills. In addition, as you shift the business more towards being an arcade, you also need to keep a steady base of customers.

* MundaneMadeAwesome: Menial chores such as doing the laundry and cleaning the laundromat are done in the form of fast-paced and action-oriented minigames.

* AbusiveParents: Your father isn't very fond of the idea of you abandoning the laundromat business for an arcade, and he calls regularly during the game's campaign to berate your changes, but isn't afraid to give advice on how to run the business better.

* {{Retraux}}: The game is set in the mid 90s. This not only has you using a mid 90s computer and accessing the Internet via dial-up to access primitive and simple websites, but also has you playing arcade games that, at newest-quality, hail from the 32-bit era.
* ShoutOut: The DLC game Empathy is based on the empathy boxes from [[Literature/DoAndroidsDreamOfElectricSheep Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?]]

* {{Retraux}}: The game is set in the mid 90s. This not only has you using a mid 90s computer and accessing the Internet via dial-up to access primitive and simple websites, but also has you playing arcade games that, at newest-quality, hail from the 32-bit era.

* MinigameGame: Along with playing arcade games, the earlier parts of the game feature a lot of doing laundry, cleaning the laundromat, and picking up garbage. Laundry tasks are accomplished by playing a simple minigame.