Guess nobody wants to play it, didnt mean to start a whole muffin storm. Saw someone with an idea and thought that it was a decent idea, lets put it into action. Why does it matter how many comps we have, I thought it was about getting people to play their cabs or create interest in people who dont even know they want a cab yet and create the spirit of friendly competition. I wasnt stepping on anyone toes or over any line, just wanted to see how high people could get on Metal Slug and give the chance to people that can't get the hang of 25 year old, 4-way, vertical games to have a moment to shine.
Also I followed and tried to do something meaningful on the main threads, but as others have noted before me, it is futile. I know playing these games are about skills, reaction, and recognizing patterns. I get that, but it can get to the point where people loose interest and stop following the main threads all together. Perhaps this could be viewed as an attempt to get these gamers back.
Also according to a recent poll, 31% of people on this forum identify with games from the early 90s and newer, which means more than they played a lot of Sega Genesis and didn't spend a lot of time in the arcade. This group is different than the other group in my opinion. I am one of those people. Growing up the closest thing I had to an arcade is the video rental store up the street that had a few racing games, a MVS, and Mortal Kombat 3. Of course there was the redemption arcade that had games, but I would only get the chance to go once a year if that. The bottom line for this part of the rant is that a large minority of people on this forum havn't and don't want to play games from before 1993. I personally have spent a lot of time on Tetris and Donkey Kong in the past two or three weeks, but that is about it for pre-93 games. I might skim through my list and play something for 5 minutes that is pre-93, but other than that I am playing only newer games.
If it is the common consensus that this is a ridiculous idea then please stop posting and it will fall to page 2 and nobody will ever read it again.