Gaming PC charges you quarters every time you want to power it on, restoring oldest form of microtransactions — $135 in tools and supplies, plus a lifetime supply of quarters to kick it old school

A YouTube hardware engineer, Mr. Yeester, has created a DIY project integrating a coin acceptor into a gaming PC, making users pay a quarter for each play session. The project, shared on his YouTube channel, is relatively simple and could inspire others to replicate it at home. The coin acceptor used is affordable and can be programmed to accept a specific denomination of currency. The total cost for the project is around $135, and it serves as a nostalgic nod to the original form of microtransactions in gaming. This project highlights frustrations with high RAM prices and the increasing costs associated with gaming.