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Mame - Good or Bad for the Arcade Biz ?
pointdablame:
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There will always be enthusiasts.... MAME will never destroy that. I personally LOVE galaga.. and I WILL own one when I get my own house and more disposable income. I know I'll pay whatever it takes to buy/restore/make my own Galaga. There are also a handful of other games I'd really like to own. I know this is the case for a large portion of people here.
MAME emulates games great... perfect almost.... but some games just don't feel the same. Whether its a control issue, or color differences, or just a personal feeling of "this isn't right" you just can't replace a real game in many people's minds. Original games will always have a demand. MAME is great, and I love the idea that I can play 1000s of games with one machine. However, that doesn't mean that I would replace all the games I could potentially own for that one MAME machine.
it's just not the same... and I know I'm not the only one who feels that way.
Paul Olson:
Before MAME, it never would have occured to me that I could have an arcade machine in my home. I may never own a dedicated machine, but then again, if I had more money and space I would probably have quite a few.
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Despite the fact that we can play games with MAME, this is exactly the reason it was created. The machines will not last forever, and MAME will ensure that the games are not lost. If the MAME team reaches their goal, there won't be a difference between the originals and the emulation. Their goal has always been 100% emulation.
Paul
SirPoonga:
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Dartful Dodger:
There are a lot of posts in this thread and I do a lot of skimming and skipping so this point may have been touched on already.
When I was a kid they introduced Beta and VHS, and renting movies. At the time everyone was afraid that this would kill the movie theaters. It didn't. Today you can download the latest movie a day after it was released. The movie theaters are not dieing. Arcades are dead because know one wants to go to them.
Times have changed, kids have other interests, and adults who grew up in the arcades don't have the time for them.
It's sad to see them go, and I wish there was some magical reason they are gone, but it's because there is no longer an interest in them.
When we are dead, do you think your kids want a 6 foot box in their house which is dedicated to playing games that fit on their watches? We remember the arcades; they will remember dad and his geeky friends playing on it in the basement.
If your kids don't throw out or sell your Mame machines after you are dead, your grandkids will.
I would have liked to have kept my dad
shmokes:
I didn't read very much of this thread. Sorry if this is a repeat. But how could MAME cause the death of the arcade? Do some informal research. Ask 100 random people over the age of 10 if they know what an arcade game is. You will most likely get 100 affirmative responses. Then ask 100 people if they know what MAME is and you will most likely get 100 negative responses.
I could understand it if people were saying, "Why go to the arcade when I can just emulate for free?" But hardly anybody outside of us hardcores is even aware of emulation. If they felt like playing an arcade game they would have no alternative but to go to the arcade because they are unaware of an alternative. The problem is that they don't feel like playing an arcade game. Why play an arcade game when there's a console or two plugged into the TV in the next room?