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What killed the Arcade for you?
scofthe7seas:
That's what I mean. Everything. Everything everybody is saying is true.
Something awesome throughout time : classic.
Something awesome during its specific time : classic
Everybody wins!
Vigo:
--- Quote from: scofthe7seas on April 29, 2011, 01:09:14 pm ---That's what I mean. Everything. Everything everybody is saying is true.
Something awesome throughout time : classic.
Something awesome during its specific time : classic
Everybody wins!
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Does that make Snacks 'n Jackson a classic?
scofthe7seas:
Is it generally agreed that Snacks'n Jackson is awesome?
I think this could probably be up for debate.
I like it well enough :P
But honestly, I'm down with any game that has a creepy stretchy/floaty clown head that can accidentally eat soap before his nose explodes through a window.
saint:
--- Quote from: Donkbaca on April 29, 2011, 11:40:37 am ---Mikezilla - we just don't get it. We were born too late and missed the love moon patrol gene.
Like I said, just pay the attention to the posts around here. If fighters suck so bad, then why do 90% of the cabs built have a SF layout?
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Maximum flexibility. With the SF layout you can play all the classics as well.
--- Quote ---If robotron sucks so bad, why are there endless discussions of the need for 2 sticks so that people can play it, and countless WTB Wico sticks for Robotron?
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Gah, who said Robotron sucks? Blasphemy!
--- Quote ---Why do people want a spinner? To play Tempest and Tron. You take away those two games, very, few people would get a spinner I suspect. Very, very few people put a spinner on their cab to play so they can play arkanoid. Not saying people don't play arkanoid, or that its not a fun game, its just not a destination game. People don't see my cab and say, "oh man, does that thing play arkanoid!"
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You're just wrong on that one. You may not like Arkanoid, but it gets lots of love at my house, and I'm talking my kids. I wouldn't rank it in their top 10, but probably in their top 50.
--- Quote ---The others, come on, just admit it, in retrospect, they aren't that good.
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Gonna have to agree to disagree. I *like* Moon Patrol, Kangaroo, and others I get aren't on your list.
saint:
--- Quote from: Donkbaca on April 29, 2011, 12:34:57 pm ---Define classic, other than "I played it when I was a kid"
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Never going to get a definition that satisifes everyone. Best metric I know of right now is VAPS/KLOV. Even that data is only as good as people who put into it, which I suspect is older folks so is weighted heavier towards games we're calling classics that you don't agree with. Still, barring better metrics, here's Moon Patrol for instance:
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There are 7,416 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 4,504 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 73,089 machines (4,178 unique titles).
Very Common - There are 223 known instances of this machine owned by Moon Patrol collectors who are members. Of these, 142 of them are original dedicated machines, 5 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 76 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There are 11 VAPS members with Moon Patrol machines for sale. There are 11 VAPS members with extra Moon Patrol circuit boards for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorse, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.
Wanted - Very Popular - There are 25 VAPS members currently looking for Moon Patrol.
This game ranks a 84 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 54 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
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Centipede
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Very Common - There are 621 known instances of this machine owned by Centipede collectors who are members. Of these, 560 of them are original dedicated machines, 7 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 54 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There are 34 VAPS members with Centipede machines for sale. There are 34 VAPS members with extra Centipede circuit boards for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorse, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.
Wanted - Very Popular - There are 36 VAPS members currently looking for Centipede. There is one VAPS member looking for a Centipede circuit board set.
This game ranks a 99 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 70 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
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