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What ruined the "arcade generation"?
Gunstar Hero:
Consoles were probably the biggest killer...
...I think tho when games started costing a buck a play that finally chased me out of the arcade and into the arms of the consoles. I would do the math, and for 2 nights arcade play I could own the home version of MK3, Virtua Fighter or Street Fighter Alpha. If I could still spend a day in the arcade with only $5-10 coming out of my pocket I'd have never left.
armax:
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To be honest... I think a combination of Street Fighter II
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daveg2000:
Games that cost .75 or more is what killed arcades.
along with the fact that all games (at least in this area)
are all Huge Shooting/Driving/Fighting games
thats all.
nothing original anymore...
Not alot of games that rely on skill anymore....
just memorization of where things appear... and the
ability to keep 'continuing' is pretty lame as well.
I remember the good days of MsPacMan....
Skill is what made you good, levels are virtually endless.
You play for getting to 'the next level'.... not to see
some cheezy movie at the end... followed by "GAME OVER"
I used to work at Aladdins Castle for a LONG time, and
even when continuing games started emerging... Like
Street Fighter II... I still played to see how far I could get
on 1 token..... Eventually you master it and... thats it.
RayB:
Imagine this sight:
When I was 11 my family went to "Old Orchard Beach" in Maine. It's a small beach side town. Very similar to Weirs Beach or Hampton Beach in New Hampshire.
Anyways, it had several HUGE arcades (with everything from 60's electro mechanical games, to the latest vids).
Well imagine the sight of something like 10 Pac Man machines side by side in one arcade, and all of them being played. Now THOSE were the days!
Paul Olson:
--- Quote ---There was a pretty sweet arcade in the basement of the MGM Grand (what do they call the big square hotel way off away from the strip these days- is it Bally's?) the last time I was there. Some classics, and some pretty fun modern titles, too.
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Wow, you're as old as I am! :D
I remember when they had the MGM lion down there near the arcade.
It's the Reno Hilton now. I haven't been to that arcade in quite a while. I go bowling there once in a while, but the last time I tried to get in the arcade, I couldn't. They do a full metal detector search, and I had a pocket knife. I don't carry a knife much anymore, so I'll have to got try again one of these days.
Paul