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| RandyT:
--- Quote from: syph007 on May 07, 2010, 09:28:39 am --- I was picturing trying to play mario with arcade controls, and it just seemed weird. NES and SNES emulators are available for so many other devices that work better than arcade controls would. --- End quote --- I totally disagree with this statement. If a game is an arcade-style game, then playing it with arcade-style controls is anything but "weird". And games like "mario" are certainly arcade-style games. Anyone who shies away from playing some of these console titles on real arcade controls is, IMHO, depriving themselves of a new and possibly better way of experiencing a lot of the older games that used poorer controls as a matter of practicality. IOW, if you have the good stuff, it makes perfect sense to use it. RandyT |
| syph007:
--- Quote from: RandyT on May 07, 2010, 09:55:25 am --- --- Quote from: syph007 on May 07, 2010, 09:28:39 am --- I was picturing trying to play mario with arcade controls, and it just seemed weird. NES and SNES emulators are available for so many other devices that work better than arcade controls would. --- End quote --- I totally disagree with this statement. If a game is an arcade-style game, then playing it with arcade-style controls is anything but "weird". And games like "mario" are certainly arcade-style games. Anyone who shies away from playing some of these console titles on real arcade controls is, IMHO, depriving themselves of a new and possibly better way of experiencing a lot of the older games that used poorer controls as a matter of practicality. IOW, if you have the good stuff, it makes perfect sense to use it. RandyT --- End quote --- So you must prefer arcade controls to gamepads then? I couldnt play the NES classics with anything but a gamepad, wouldn't feel the same as I remembered, which is why it seems weird. I know there was an arcade type stick for the NES but I never got used to it. |
| Turnarcades:
Wouldn't run my arcade cab without consoles personally. There are loads of games that play better with arcade controls even on 16-bit consoles, as this generation was borne out of arcade conversions. For example, I rate the Megadrive versions of Golden Axe and Alien Storm over the arcade versions, plus the former had sequels only on console so of course they play well too. I can think of hundreds of fine examples, and particularly with PS1, many 3D fighters that demand high-spec from MAME were ported to PS1 in a much better form and are less demanding in terms of emulation - Use pSX and think along the lines of the Tekken series, Rival Schools, SF EX and Soul Edge, which all pissed on the arcade versions as they had more characters and gameplay options. |
| Beretta:
--- Quote from: syph007 on May 07, 2010, 08:53:43 am ---I always thought it was blasphemy to put console games on an arcade cabinet. Am I in the minority on that? --- End quote --- i dont know but ya i'd run consoles on a arcade cabinet they're still games. some games really need a game pad though.. but some games are very nice on consoles and would be well suited for joystick play. super double dragon on SNES comes to mind as a superb beat'em up (which is my favorite type of game next to fighters) it's better then the original arcade double dragons.. another is river city ransom on NES, probably my all time favorite beat'em of any platform arcade included. the game is rather short but i spent countless hours with my dad playing it. for fighters there is mortal kombat trilogy.. only on consoles and PC.. any MK fan will love MKT the last greatest 2d MK, pretty much every character you can think of is in it up to that point int he series and it even comes with a few extra classic versions of a couple. so ya mame is the focus but do not discount the bazillian of console games out there. i my self am still toying with the idea of a 8 button panel rather then a 6, you'ed need 10 to cover psx it's hard to decide whats most important everything is a trade off unless you go with the mother of all franken pannels. |
| opt2not:
--- Quote from: Beretta on May 07, 2010, 01:14:37 pm ---i dont know but ya i'd run consoles on a arcade cabinet they're still games. some games really need a game pad though.. but some games are very nice on consoles and would be well suited for joystick play. --- End quote --- True dat. I've been playing my favourite NES side-scroller-shump, Lifeforce with a joystick...makes a hellava difference than using the old NES controller. But then, NES is really well emulated. Console support is totally worth it if you can manage it, and there are a lot of games that are great with an arcade joystick. One that instantly comes to mind (a game that I constantly play on my cabinet)...Pacman:CE!! So awesome with a proper 4-way joystick. Playing that on a 360 controller hurts my soul. |
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