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What killed the Arcade for you?
Donkbaca:
Who said I disregard their opinion? I am just calling it for what it is. They aren't some universal end all in terms of what is a good game and what isn't, they are a bunch of people dedicated to restoring old games so their opinion comes from a bias. I admit my bias, I am a 90s arcade guy, but I will not mindlessly defend every 90s arcade game. SO WHAT if I was a kid in the 80s the games are the same now as they were 30 years ago. Some, like to robotron and ms pac man and galaga are good games that stand the test of times because they are good games, others, like moon patrol and centipede just aren't good games in my opinion. They aren't fun to play now. If you disagree then either we have vastly different tastes or you like the games for nostalgia sake, that's fine, but don't tell me I dint get it. I am fully capable of figuring out what is fun to play and what isn't, and I think a lot of the "classics" are more fun ad nostalgia than as a game
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: Vigo on April 28, 2011, 03:28:32 pm ---I really don't think that SF2 should be under the gun at all, weren't ops always looking for the next big thing? Love em or hate em, SF2 ushered an era of the arcade. SF2 should be considered nothing other than a beacon of what a good arcade game in the 90's is.
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Of course they were looking -- the point is that, after SF2, they stopped looking and blindly bought because SF2 was such a wild success.
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: scofthe7seas on April 28, 2011, 06:42:11 pm ---
--- Quote from: TOK on April 28, 2011, 06:28:17 pm ---I could name 50 more great early 80's games no problem.
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I call shenanigans.
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Read Van Burnham's Supercade and you will see the folly of your claim of shenanigans.
There were tons of fun and unique games in the golden age.
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Marcade:
What have I done!!!! :P stop arguing about the 80's or 90's being better!
I love dedicated cabs but personally feel the typical standup 80's cab to be definitive.
HOWEVER I have a lot of love and respect for a lot of 86 and up games, and there are some great games after 86.
To me it was more about the redemption machines etc.
I completely understand the argument with regards to the price of the dedicated cabs rising the price of the per play game, also the risk was great to the owner, buying a huge dedicated cab only to have the game not be popular must have been soul destroying.
My point is I wouldn't blame any specific game or game generation, designers would have gotten around these issues, new guns and marquee and bam it's a new shooter, I think there was a grab for the machine which would make the most money so the lifespan of a game was reduced, as the prices stayed high there wouldn't be a natural slow down, it was very much all or nothing, you make a load or loose a load.
skuttduck:
--- Quote from: Bootay on April 28, 2011, 05:30:26 pm ---I knew R-Type, Gradius and Life Force were originally arcade games, but let's face it. These games were more popular in Japan. I never seen a Gradius cab before, nor have I ever seen a Life Force. R-Type I seen here and there, but it really wasn't a very popular choice. I am not saying that I didn't like them, I am saying that most ops didn't carry those games in my area. Not sure about the rest of the USA. But in my part of Michigan they were pretty scarce to non-existent, which is probably the case where Malenko is from.
As for PBJs comments on Vs.: Yea I never understood why people even bothered. Back in those days EVERY person I knew owned a NES. If I ever felt the need to play Duck Hunt or Super Mario Bros. I would just go to their house and play for free/unlimited time.
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I distinctly remember seeing and playing Life Force at Aladdin's castle in the Meridian Mall in Okemos. It was the reason I got the game for the NES.
I remember there was always someone playing the arcade version of SMB at Aladdins Castle (they would hog the game). I remember first seeing someone do the 1-up trick in world 4. From there I realized I might be able to do that in world 3 on the NES. I always wanted to play the arcade version of SMB but never did until I made my mame cabinet. Let me just say, whoever designed world 6-4 in that was one sadistic bastard!
I miss the arcades but I did notice that Pinball Petes still exists and I may have to visit again. I just hadn't done that since getting married and such.
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