Main > Everything Else
What killed the Arcade for you?
spoot:
Cost of the games kinda killed it for me as I had almost no income at the time. Now, there simply aren't any around here worth going too.....all redemption crap.
Donkbaca:
It's funny, for me, fighters are what defined the arcade experience. People putting their quarter up for next, crowds gathered around the machine, people selling secrets printed from the internet. I think Cheffos assessment is wrong, MK2 and SFA 2/3 were staples at my local arcade for a couple of years.
What killed it, in my opinion, was Daytona 2. The greatest grossing game of all time brought in expensive, dedicated cabs that ops couldnt just swap boards out for. All of a sudden arcades were full of driving cabs, waverunner simulations and snowboard games. Games went from 25 cents per play to 50 cents to start, 25 to continue in the fighter era, to a dollar per play in the fancy cab era. That's what killed arcades. Expnesive, gimmicky games on expensive dedicated cabs
DataWest:
--- Quote from: Malenko on April 25, 2011, 08:25:02 am ---I stopped going when they closed their doors.
--- End quote ---
Same here. My local pizza inn was owned by a guy that loved arcades. He had a dedicated game room that was the size of most typical arcades attached to the restaurant. I've never been in another pizza inn set up like his was. He had all my favorites; MK1 and 2, metal slug, battletoads, defender, etc.
When he sold the place they soon went out of business cause the pizza was horrible. Now Tornado Terrys is the last game in town.
At some point I still want to go to Japan to experience their arcades. Apparently there are still a ton over there that are great.
Hoopz:
There are people today (young children and teenagers) whose sole memory of arcades is redemption games or 95% redemption games. To them, that's what an arcade is.
Every thought of why arcades died is one step in the evolution of the arcade from classics, to shooters, home consoles, then fighters, simulation games, redemption, etc. As the times changed, so did the business models and economies of scale for home entertainment relative to arcades. All of those things had an impact on the evolution of the arcade.
That being said, I'll +1 to TOK and PBJ. Girls...
yotsuya:
I'll also add to the 'Them going away crowd'. I remember as a kid going to some great pizza places with full arcades inside. There was a Peter Piper Pizza on the west side of town that had the equivilent of a full-sized arcade in the middle of the building. I used to love going there because the arcade itself was up on a raised platform, almost like an enclosed stage. It felt like kind of a big deal to me as a kid.
I went back to that same pizza place almost a year ago. The stage is gone, along with the games. Now there's a giant jungle gym/play area, a bunch of ticket redemption machines, and a few mini rides. Bleagh.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version