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Kids and classic games/arcade cabinets
NanoMonkey:
My twelve year old cousins aren't hardcore gamers, but they enjoy playing PacMan, Galaga, Galaxian, and many other popular "old" games. There's something about playing on an arcade cabinet that makes it a special experience. They have an Xbox, but they still enjoy classic arcade gaming...
As long as kids are exposed to classic gaming in a positive manner they will usually enjoy it. After all, there are reasons other than age that games are considered "classics". As long as their friends at school aren't bad-mouthing Donkey Kong, they'll give it a shot and most will enjoy it.
quarterback:
--- Quote from: pmc on November 30, 2005, 08:44:52 pm ---Your 4-year old plays Defender? Man, that games takes some skill. It's harder for me to play now than in the day. I know few people who play that game well.
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I don't know why, but somehow I'm 10x better at Defender than I ever used to be.
I remember when it first came out and I freakin' loved the graphics and the sounds, but I couldn't play for crap. Because I've always sucked at it (and because of my CP layout) I hadn't even played it on my cab until a few weeks ago. I still suck at it, but I'm much less sucky at it than I used to be :)
erictrumpet:
I couldn't last through Wave 1 in Defender back in the day. When I finally built my own controller with proper button placement, I immediately blew through about 20 "quarters" in MAME getting the hang of the game. I was never able or willing to invest the few dollars it would have taken back in the 80s to just figure the dang thing out. Now I can play the game and not die on Wave 1. I am not great yet (after two years now lol), but I at least can handle the reverse-button concept without bursting a vein in my head.
Eric.
wrench:
--- Quote ---I'm just curious of those of you out there with kids, how many of them are actually interested in old arcade/console games from the 80s
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Build it.I've got a 12 and 7 yr old and they love it.And this in a house with 3 computers a laptop and an xbox.
pmc:
--- Quote from: quarterback on December 01, 2005, 12:54:20 am ---
--- Quote from: pmc on November 30, 2005, 08:44:52 pm ---Your 4-year old plays Defender? Man, that games takes some skill. It's harder for me to play now than in the day. I know few people who play that game well.
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I don't know why, but somehow I'm 10x better at Defender than I ever used to be.
I remember when it first came out and I freakin' loved the graphics and the sounds, but I couldn't play for crap. Because I've always sucked at it (and because of my CP layout) I hadn't even played it on my cab until a few weeks ago. I still suck at it, but I'm much less sucky at it than I used to be :)
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That's why I'm going to build a replica CP. I'm sure I'll play way better than I used too. But it's too hard to play without a 2-way stick and the thumb button in exactly the right place (my button #4 is just a wee bit a stretch to get to with my thumb and then the 4-way stick pulls to the right too far and messes up the groove).
Defender is all about rhythm. True controls are critical. In the end, that's really why I built a cabinet. Well, and Tempest. ;)
-pmc