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yotsuya:
--- Quote from: Jamesbeat on September 16, 2014, 09:29:25 am ---The reason I modified mine was to remove everything except Mame, as I simply do not understand the desire to play console games with a joystick while standing up.
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Amen, brother!
Jamesbeat:
Indeed.
Considering this forum is for people who build arcade machines (or at least arcade controls) for playing arcade games properly, I am astonished that so many of the same people want to use an arcade machine to play games designed to be played on a gamepad while seated in front of a TV.
To me, that's just as undesirable as using a couch, a TV and a gamepad for Mame.
An arcade machine for arcade games, and a console for console games.
Console games are what an Ouya is for :D
yotsuya:
--- Quote from: Jamesbeat on September 16, 2014, 10:38:52 am ---Indeed.
Considering this forum is for people who build arcade machines (or at least arcade controls) for playing arcade games properly, I am astonished that so many of the same people want to use an arcade machine to play games designed to be played on a gamepad while seated in front of a TV.
To me, that's just as undesirable as using a couch, a TV and a gamepad for Mame.
An arcade machine for arcade games, and a console for console games.
Console games are what an Ouya is for :D
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I will say this - I learned from my own experience that it's not the optimal way to do it. Even Atari 2600 games just don't feel right with arcade controls. I quickly ditched all the console emulators from my MAME cab when I realized pushing P1B6 isn't the same as using the left trigger. And try explaining it to someone who isn't familiar with your setup.
Yeah, you can get USED to it, but who's got time for that? :cheers:
dkersten:
I suppose it depends on if you have a massive variety of gaming platforms or if this is your one place to game... I tend to agree, with the caveat that some old console games can be easily played with arcade controls (and are somewhat "arcade-like) and hence fit the idea of an arcade machine. But setting it up to be able to play anything and everything turns it into something else entirely. Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD.
I happen to like fighting games, and some of the fun fighting games were made for consoles and can be easily played with arcade controls, so it makes sense to add them to the fighting game list. But if I ever decide to play just about anything xbox or playstation, I will get one of those consoles and plug it in to my projector and play from the comfort of my theater room.
yotsuya:
--- Quote from: dkersten on September 16, 2014, 11:38:26 am ---I suppose it depends on if you have a massive variety of gaming platforms or if this is your one place to game... I tend to agree, with the caveat that some old console games can be easily played with arcade controls (and are somewhat "arcade-like) and hence fit the idea of an arcade machine. But setting it up to be able to play anything and everything turns it into something else entirely. Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD.
I happen to like fighting games, and some of the fun fighting games were made for consoles and can be easily played with arcade controls, so it makes sense to add them to the fighting game list. But if I ever decide to play just about anything xbox or playstation, I will get one of those consoles and plug it in to my projector and play from the comfort of my theater room.
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I could see FIGHTING GAMES working, sure, but try playing StarFox or ActRaiser or any other SNES game. Got unfun REALLY quick. >:D
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