Arcade Paradise got a big patch, and you can finally throw away that one pesky soda can

destructoid.com:

Arcade Paradise is a game about tending to a laundromat business while also building an arcade empire in the back room, and if that sounds strangely compelling, it is — it’s the kind of game you can sink hours into, session after session. But as much as I’m enjoying this slow-burn light-simulation-meets-arcade experience, it’s hard not to notice lingering issues. With a meaty patch released today, Arcade Paradise is in much better shape.

This will seem like not that big of a deal, but it’s now possible to get rid of a certain crushed soda can on the laundromat’s window sill — it’s been eating away at me! While that’s the infamous one, the patch tackles multiple “hard-to-collect” pieces of trash and gum that might show up. I’m always vigilant about this stuff. I can’t help it.

Other highlights plucked from the extensive Day Two patch:

“Who would’ve thought making a game with 35+ games in would mean 35+ games worth of fixes,” the developers said in the patch notes. There’s plenty more at the link.

“If you’ve reported a bug that is NOT listed here, fear not, we’ll still have it logged — it will just be in the next patch.” As for Arcade Paradise console players, the patch will include the PC adjustments and “some console specifics we’ve omitted from here.”

I really like this game, even if I agree with Zoey’s assessment that the laundry side of the business could’ve been more involved — I like management sim mechanics, too.

Where I’m at now, the vast majority of my time is spent playing my dozens of arcade games in hopes of completing in-game challenges and boosting their popularity with customers. In other words, aside from clean-up duty, it’s pretty much just a “legally distinct” arcade game collection at this point. Still