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Aceldamor:

--- Quote from: yotsuya on October 27, 2015, 07:31:14 pm ---
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--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on October 27, 2015, 03:09:27 pm ---Either make up a theme for a visual aesthetic, or base it off a real arcade machine. You don't base it off a game that isn't on the machine or isn't very fun. Why?

Because when people walk over and see your nifty Zelda arcade cabinet only to find that Zelda isn't on it and/or Zelda plays very badly on it, you've lost them... they'll never play again.

Custom themes are MUCH more preferable to that because you can continue the theme on your front-end of choice and then the theme is presented as a sum of it's parts, not individual games on the machine. Nobody plays on a Penny Arcade themed machine and expects to find a game called "Penny Arcade"... they understand that it's a multi-game machine.

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I would say there is merit to this.. when I did Wylie's Wars for my buddy and his kids, the moment we unveiled it his kids pointed to the artwork and said, "I want to play THAT game!"

Then again, if you like a concept, run with it. Haters gonna hate. They don't have to have it in their gameroom/mancave/livingroom/garage, and they sure as hell aren't paying for it. Who cares if someone who has been doing it longer thinks it's dumb?

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Oh yeah, time to break out the hater word. Just because you express an opinion, it doesn't make you a hater. A hater would imply you actually gave a ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- about it.

I hate the Dallas Cowboys. I don't give a crap if Johnny Come Lately builds a 21 Jump Street themed cabinet. Its not my cup of tea, but I certainly don't hate it.

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I don't think anyone is hating on you Yots, nor do I think you are hating on anyone else. You know what you like and respect even that that doesn't appeal to your personal preferences. I get it and feel the same way. :cheers:

yotsuya:

--- Quote from: Aceldamor on October 27, 2015, 08:40:13 pm ---
--- Quote from: yotsuya on October 27, 2015, 07:31:14 pm ---
--- Quote from: dkersten on October 27, 2015, 07:17:19 pm ---
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on October 27, 2015, 03:09:27 pm ---Either make up a theme for a visual aesthetic, or base it off a real arcade machine. You don't base it off a game that isn't on the machine or isn't very fun. Why?

Because when people walk over and see your nifty Zelda arcade cabinet only to find that Zelda isn't on it and/or Zelda plays very badly on it, you've lost them... they'll never play again.

Custom themes are MUCH more preferable to that because you can continue the theme on your front-end of choice and then the theme is presented as a sum of it's parts, not individual games on the machine. Nobody plays on a Penny Arcade themed machine and expects to find a game called "Penny Arcade"... they understand that it's a multi-game machine.

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I would say there is merit to this.. when I did Wylie's Wars for my buddy and his kids, the moment we unveiled it his kids pointed to the artwork and said, "I want to play THAT game!"

Then again, if you like a concept, run with it. Haters gonna hate. They don't have to have it in their gameroom/mancave/livingroom/garage, and they sure as hell aren't paying for it. Who cares if someone who has been doing it longer thinks it's dumb?

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Oh yeah, time to break out the hater word. Just because you express an opinion, it doesn't make you a hater. A hater would imply you actually gave a ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- about it.

I hate the Dallas Cowboys. I don't give a crap if Johnny Come Lately builds a 21 Jump Street themed cabinet. Its not my cup of tea, but I certainly don't hate it.

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I don't think anyone is hating on you Yots, nor do I think you are hating on anyone else. You know what you like and respect even that that doesn't appeal to your personal preferences. I get it and feel the same way. :cheers:

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Oh, I know, brother. That was more a general rant against the word "hater" than anything directed any anyone.

opt2not:
Oh snap, I didn't realize they released an English translation for Policenauts! I just looked it up, thanks to this thread.
And no, Policenauts also wouldn't make a good arcade cabinet. I'm not a hater, it's just playing Snatcher or Policenauts standing up would make for a terrible experience. Those games are sit-down investment games, with their great music, art and atmosphere. You'd be doing them an injustice by forcing people to play them standing up, and on arcade controls.

voltz:
If I ever did any sit-down variations, they'd most likely have to be a horror type, whether it's Resident Evil, Haunting Ground or Clock Tower.

They'll have to be using a mirror back glass or otherwise they wouldn't be able to present themselves.

Howard_Casto:

--- Quote from: opt2not on October 27, 2015, 05:35:12 pm ---
--- Quote from: yotsuya on October 27, 2015, 04:19:28 pm ---Over the years, I've seen a lot of projects. The ones th at impress me look like they were pulled out of an ops warehouse, preserved for all time. I get Joe Six-Pack wants a Bud Light video game playing machine to go with his blue flame rugs, and I don't begrudge him for that, but that doesn't mean my personal preferences change any.

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This is one of the biggest indicators between people who really experienced the arcades and those who are just getting into the hobby 'cause it's the cool thing right now.

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If mean in the way that old timers will give you the correct advice that you should almost always listen to and will eventually regret if you don't then, yes, that is the difference. ;)

We are like the crazy old men that man the gas station at the beginning of a horror movie. Ignore our warnings at your own peril. "And if yeh ain't gonna buy no gas den git out of my store ya idgit kids!!!"

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