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SNAAKE:
I heard you can mute EVERYONE and never have to hear what anyone has to say on the mic :dunno

Malenko:

--- Quote from: Donkbaca on April 27, 2011, 11:53:58 am ---You name one game between 1986 and 1992 that is considered a classic?

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Well "classic" is a VERY subjective opinion. This is off the top of my head with the years looked up on KLOV. I may have missed some, and I'm sure others aren't "classics" A ton of the games I thought of were actually for 1983-1985

please feel free to bash my list:

720 (apparently the greatest game ever made ever , 1986)
Afterburner (1987)
Arkanoid (1986)
Bad Dudes (1988)
Bobble Bobble/Bubble Bobble (1986)
Bomberman (1991)
BreakThru (Ok, maybe not a classic to others but I LOVE this game 1986)
Castlevania (1986)
Contra (1987)
Double Dragon (1987)
Final Fight (1989)
Golden Axe (1989)
Guerrilla War (1987)
Hard Drivin (1989)
Ikari Warriors (1986)
Magic Sword (1990)
Mighty Bomb Jack (1986)
Mike Tyson's Punch Out (PC-10 , 1987)
Out Run (1986)
Raiden (1990)
Rampage (1986)
Rampart (1990)
Shinobi (1987)
Silkworm (1988)
The Simpsons (1991)
Strider (1998)
Smash TV (1990)
Tecmo Bowl (1987)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989)
Tetris (1988)
Virtua Racing (1992)
WWF Wrestlefest (1991)
X-Men (1992 the 2/4/6 player side scroller, not the fighting game)


I left fighters like Street Fighter (1987), all the Street Fighter IIs (1991/1992) ,Fatal Fury (1991), and Mortal Kombat (1992) off the list, and hardware like the Nintendo Play Choice 10 (1986) , CPS1 (1988),Neo Geo MVS (1989)

CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: saint on April 27, 2011, 12:54:55 pm ---
--- Quote from: Mikezilla on April 27, 2011, 11:51:22 am ---
--- 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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Pong was the first fighter :)

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And there were more good head-to-head games that teh kiddeez forget about. Can we say Atari Football or Joust ? Let's not forget Sprint 8 or Tank 8!

As for the fighter genre killing off the arcades, I never said that.

I said that the success of SF2 resulted in ops, who were already hanging on by the skin of their teeth, feeling like they had to buy every new game that came out "just in case it was the next SF2". A clearly unsustainable business model after 1983.

DNA Dan:

--- Quote from: SNAAKE on April 28, 2011, 02:02:14 am ---I heard you can mute EVERYONE and never have to hear what anyone has to say on the mic :dunno

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For some reason after getting schooled I feel I am "obligated" to hear the smack. The better player is deserving of it afterall. :(

Donkbaca:
Cheffo - I basically agree with your assesment, but I would say it was Daytona USA that caused this, not SF2

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