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manman:


--- Quote from: DashRendar on May 21, 2010, 11:53:06 pm ---As of right now, 85 votes have been cast, and not a single one for the games from the past decade (2000s).

You would think that the most technologically-advanced games would be the best, but I guess the simple games of the Golden Age proved that wrong.

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I'm not sure the poll would really reflect that... More like it reflects the demographic of the audience of this site, as well as (interestingly) seeming to give a pretty accurate reflection of the amount of people playing arcade games during these times.  Seems to support havok's point (as well as mine) about the largest number of people playing in the golden age, things dying down and then coming back (but not as big) in the 90's then dying out again.  You have to factor in things like consoles, online gaming, peoples ages etc.  Anyone who went into an arcade post 2000 was probably there in the 90's era and had there best memories at that time, otherwise they were younger and their best memories would come around their own teenage years which would be well into xbox live time... nobody is gonna have their best memories of an arcade post 2000, there was just nothing in arcades and too much in the home.

DrFrag:

Australia must have been running a few years behind with arcade games.  Around 1980 it was hard to even find places with arcade games.  Pinball seemed to be the main game.

It wasn't until the mid to late 80s that I observed places doubling up on popular cabs to handle the queues.  Dedicated arcades were set up and ran packed weekly lock-ins.  I'd call that more of a Golden Age than late 70s to early 80s.

HanoiBoi:


--- Quote from: saint on May 21, 2010, 10:40:06 pm ---
--- Quote from: Thenasty on May 21, 2010, 03:08:54 pm ---so true. When Arcade became quarter sucking machine with those continues.

You get killed right away, so you put another .25c/.50c to continue (AKA Simpsons, TMNT, Fighting Games).

I like the chalenge on how far you get only on one quarter. If game is over, starts over again (AKA Pacman, Asteroids, Berzerk etc..)

80's why did you have to end  :banghead:

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+1, my sentiments exactly.

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+2  The fighting games were just like playing a cartoon.  They really required no skill and you basically paid for time.  Plus, it encouraged the wangs that always reached into their pocket for another quarter after you 'put yours up'.  Learn arcade etiquette!

The good news about that era was that there were some decent pins out.  After that, arcades were pretty much dead to me.

Oh, and I never liked the fact that Chexx/Super Chexx and air hockey started chewing up valuable arcade space.

manman:

fighting games require no skill?!  lol that's a joke if I've ever heard one...

opt2not:


--- Quote from: HanoiBoi on May 23, 2010, 11:11:23 pm ---They really required no skill and you basically paid for time. 

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Gasp!   :o

You fail with this comment.
There is a tremendous amount of skill involved in fighting games...perhaps you didn't understand it then. Like I said, it attracted a different set of gamers...you might not be in that demographic.

Fighting game skill (aka against another human) is different than skill against the cpu. To say there is no skill in fighting games, is just plain wrong.


--- Quote ---Oh, and I never liked the fact that Chexx/Super Chexx and air hockey started chewing up valuable arcade space.

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Double Gasp! There was nothing wrong with Chexx machines!
...nor did they ever were a threat of encroaching on video game profit. From what I remember, they were "just there".



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