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Beatable arcade games
Rando:
--- Quote from: gabe on October 24, 2011, 03:39:29 pm ---I only consider arcade games beaten if I have done so on 1 credit.
An interesting essay on the topic:
http://insomnia.ac/commentary/arcade_culture/
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Great article,
Changed my perspective a bit.
However, as for the definition, I consider a "Beatable" game to be one that ends while you are still alive, meaning you get some type of end scene, or credit role, at the end.
Having said that, Journey has a concert when you complete the different stages. Reaching that is on my list of things to do, but does the game continue after that concert, or is it over? And does that concert play in MAME? I've seen some references that a tape or sound file is needed, but I don't know if that is currently valid.
Cynicaster:
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--- Quote from: yotsuya on October 24, 2011, 06:14:34 pm ---I'm curious as to how realistic that is on a lot of games that we know are credit munchers, like The Simpsons or TMNT?
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I was thinking of the exact same titles. Probably precisely why I haven't played a single game of TMNT since my cabinet became functional 7-8 months ago.
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I'm not an expert on TMNT, but I would think that a 1CC is achievable. Extremely difficult, but not impossible.
Modern gamers are happy to spend 70+ hours mindlessly waiting for the plot of the latest Zelda game to unfold, but very few people are willing to put that kind of time into mastering an arcade game. As the old saying goes "practice makes perfect."
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Agreed, but some games are just shameless in their cheap attacks, and I always felt TMNT was a big offender in this respect. If it's humanly possible to beat TMNT on a single credit without MAME cheats, using dip switch settings to put the game in an easy mode, etc. I'd love to see it.
pinballwizard79:
Good luck beating NARC on $0.25
Life is short, use all your quarters!
yotsuya:
--- Quote from: Cynicaster on October 26, 2011, 10:51:43 am ---
Agreed, but some games are just shameless in their cheap attacks, and I always felt TMNT was a big offender in this respect. If it's humanly possible to beat TMNT on a single credit without MAME cheats, using dip switch settings to put the game in an easy mode, etc. I'd love to see it.
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Same here. You'd have to be a Billy Mitchell to do something like that, it seems.
nemcade:
The first arcade game I ever beat was Altered Beast