There’s a big difference between “perfect product” and “hey, gentle rubbing removes the art pretty easily”. All it would take is some research and throughout testing.
i agree.
the main issue here is they are NOT gamers, and never will be.
they don't care how the game plays, probably don't know how to play them, and probably think they are doing a good job.
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the weird thing here is they are mostly concerned with looks.
i wonder how much the breakdown on the price is, for just reproducing the artwork. half, maybe more...
i bet they only cared primarily about the look of the cabinet, and had no idea how people actually used it.
surely, somebody must have played it for a few hours, and they would have noticed issues, unless they
thought other people were only buying it for looks.
someone asked them if they have the 12-1 atari compilation for testing on facebook, and they said they didn't.
how ridiculous is that, that they don't have a machine they are making, or they claim that.
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since they are penny pinching on every single aspect of this machine,
i wonder how much it would cost, if they didn't include the artwork, and it was just a barebones machine.
would it be half the cost, or a third.
would people buy a bare cabinet, for under $100 if they offered them.
personally, as much as i like the artwork, considering the overall low quality of the machine, i would
definitely get a couple for a very low price [and no, i wouldn't want to cut my own, buy my own wood, etc].
i would sacrifice the artwork for a basic cabinet, and do a replacement on the controls, or not even have
the controls for my own savings. maybe they could beef up the thickness of the wood, make the cabinet
slightly wider, etc.
anyways, i'm sure they acquired huge stocks of all those low end parts, and cobbled together what they
thought was a good looking cabinet, that they thought people wouldnt play or pay attention to the controls,
and if they didn't play it much, it would look great for quite awhile.
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