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Mikezilla:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on April 26, 2011, 08:53:57 pm ---At some point regular arcade games starting costing as much as the ride-on arcade simulators.  That was the straw that broke the camel's back for me. 

Btw... the 90's was the BEST era of the arcades.  In the 80's you played one player games and tried to beat each others high scores.... that's akin to a time trial.  In the 90's you actually faced EACH OTHER in MOORTAAL KOOMBAAT!  That's like an actual race! Or you could optionally band together with your friends or strangers on a 4-player beat em up to play some TMNT or Xmen... again high scores are irrelevant, your mission is to defeat the bosses and thus defeat the game itself.   Most of your best arcade games came out in the early to mid 90's. 

Mind you I like games from the 80's as well, but the list is far shorter than the games I liked from the 90's, even excluding all the fighters half of the community seems to hate. 

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Holy ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- Howard! I finally agree with you on something!!!  :cheers:  ;D

Yeah, why is there so much hate towards the fighter games? If you were good at the game, you could play forever on one quarter. At least until one of the snot nosed punks you were playing got lucky and pulled of some crazy hyper combo when you were taking a drink from your soda.  :soapbox:

scofthe7seas:

--- Quote from: DNA Dan on April 27, 2011, 11:17:09 am ---It seems like the whole era was just a FAD. OMG, are we all living a LIE??? Starting to feel like the butterfly effect to me....

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Many people would consider crack to be a fad, but some enjoy it for a lifetime!

DNA Dan:

--- Quote from: Mikezilla on April 27, 2011, 11:25:37 am ---[Yeah, why is there so much hate towards the fighter games?
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I'll take a stab at this:

1) Because many people credit the genre with ending the arcade experience.
2) Becuase a lot of kids from that generation think this was "the golden era of the arcade" when really it was a resurgence of something prior.
3) Because those games suck compared to the old school arcade games, they weren't much different than similar games that were being played on computers or consoles at the time.

However if you look at something like Ms. Pacman, it's so unique and original. Nothing during it's time could emulate that game other than the cab itself. So it stands on it's own merits very highly. Fighter games were being played on PS1 in the 90's for a lot less money. They were unoriginal and not that special. Two guys fighting each other? or a crazy pie shaped creature eating dots trying to avoid crazy dudes with sheets over their heads?
No contest on all fronts.

Bootay:
I personally loved both eras of the arcade. I hung out in arcades every chance I got from age 7-25..by 25 there were very few left and the ones that did remain were closing too. But I felt just as excited going to the arcades in the 90s as I did in the 80s. I was excited when I seen Killer Instict, X-Men Vs. Street Fighter and MK2 and 3 for the first time. I still get sort of excited when I run across an arcade now and will spend a few bucks either reliving the oldies or trying something new.

I am in the camp of "there no longer being any" as the cause..

Mikezilla:

--- Quote from: DNA Dan on April 27, 2011, 11:33:59 am ---
--- Quote from: Mikezilla on April 27, 2011, 11:25:37 am ---[Yeah, why is there so much hate towards the fighter games?
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I'll take a stab at this:

1) Because many people credit the genre with ending the arcade experience.
2) Becuase a lot of kids from that generation think this was "the golden era of the arcade" when really it was a resurgence of something prior.
3) Because those games suck compared to the old school arcade games, they weren't much different than similar games that were being played on computers or consoles at the time.

However if you look at something like Ms. Pacman, it's so unique and original. Nothing during it's time could emulate that game other than the cab itself. So it stands on it's own merits very highly. Fighter games were being played on PS1 in the 90's for a lot less money. They were unoriginal and not that special. Two guys fighting each other? or a crazy pie shaped creature eating dots trying to avoid crazy dudes with sheets over their heads?
No contest on all fronts.

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All good points, but I think the reason why people hate the fighter games the most, is because they were the last real games that didnt have a gimmick, that died with the arcades themselves. There were many other factors that people already mentioned as to the reason why arcades died out. I remember asking an arcade operator here in San Diego when he said he was going to close down, I asked why, and he said that the electric bill for the place was too damn high. There are a bunch of factors why arcades died, but I doubt the fighter genre was the reason.

Going to the last point, I know Ill probably get reemed for this because most of the people on here are old(no offense guys) but some of the classics suck, and the only reason you like them is the same reason I like the fighter games:they were popular when you were young. Like someone else mentioned, the classics only had you try to beat the others score. Some unamed initials, sitting there, mocking you while you try to get the higher score in there so you can be at the top of list of other suckers OR you can actaully watch as your skills break down some other punk kid and they walk away going to get more quarters because they think they can beat you. And of course, you know, that they cant, and its so enjoyable. I imagine the feeling you get is akin to drinking unicorn blood. Or something close at least.

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