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Astounding, the fervor for an Asteroids button layout

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VanillaGorilla:

Nothing stymying about it..Some people just want all control options they can get on a single cp. He has the regular spinner, hi-lo spinner, tb, dual 8-way,  2-way buttons. Could be so much worse, and space invaders and all asteroid type variants ROCK with the original layout of buttons. Besides, what else was he gonna put in the void behind the trackball and between the 2 joysticks? cupholders? an ashtray?....Ah, he's missing a steering wheel!!

Xiaou2:


--- Quote ---I don't even bother using the shield 99% of the time because by the time I get my thumb over there I'm dead. 
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 Thats cause you are a low level player.  Play about 2hrs non stop, and hitting and making the shield work for you gets easier and easier.

 Id say it was similar to Guitar Hero.  At first, 3 buttons were a real challenge.  In a month or so, I was using all 5 on a hard level difficulty.   Its merely consecutive practice thats needed to get the desired results.

 In the 80s Arcade days, if a game was too easy, people would play the thing for hours at a time, or get bored of it in a moment and walk away, never to play it again.  The Devs had to spend a lot of time tweaking the difficulty of the levels and progression of the challenge.  The games were tested several times on location to validate the experience and needed changes.

 Once the 90s hit, it became less about skill, and all about "Continues".  Which is one (of many) reason why the Arcades started to slide die off.  A continue game is never as intense, challenging, and memorable, as a non continue game.  When hard earned money is on the line, you play much harder.


--- Quote ---well if you want to play regular games you use this, if you want to play asteroids, you suse this, if you want to play spinenr games you use this, if you want to play..."

"Uh, thanks... where's the beer?"
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 Well, I can tell you that I wouldnt have people with a 15 IQ over to play my arcade machines.   People today can operate PCs, DVRs, remote controls with 100 buttons... and yet, a simple set of arcade buttons is going to break their cranium?!

  ::)

 If todays people are this pathetic.. its time to hit the big red button and end it already.


ahofle:


--- Quote from: leapinlew on February 06, 2011, 05:26:59 pm ---What do you suppose the dual spinners are for? I mean, if they love asteroids so much you'd think they'd separate the spinners so they could play 2 player blasteroids.

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I'm curious about this too, but couldn't think of a game.  I was going to guess 'etch-a-sketch'.

VanillaGorilla:

REDACTED: Will not get drawn into the bitterness that Xiaou brings. Moving along..

Donkbaca:

Definitely etch a sketch emulator.

"dude! How do you exit out of the etch a sketch emulator?"

"you push that button"

"this one?"

"No"

"this one"

"no, that one over there!"

"Oh, you mean this one?"

"No...."

etc...

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