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RayB:


--- Quote from: efjayel on June 21, 2008, 03:43:34 am ---Fast actioned gameplay worth spending a quarter for ten minutes of play. Good examples of these type of games are some of the classics such as Pac-Man, Asteroids, Space Invaders etc.
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TWO minutes of play. The magic balance they all aimed for, for .25c was 2 minutes of play.


Ummon:


--- Quote from: TOK on June 20, 2008, 01:20:36 pm --- The other funny thing is that while growing up, my family always had motorcycles, guns, boats and racecars. All of those things were OK, but spending 25 cents on Xevious was throwing money away.  ;D


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Sounds like the 'man syndrome'.



--- Quote from: efjayel on June 21, 2008, 03:43:34 am ---I forget where I read this but it was said that one of the main reasons Arcades died was technology itself and the basis of gameplay.
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No, the original bust was because of too many developers for both arcade but especially console that so saturated the market, particularly with junk games. That other stuff was ten or so years later.



--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on June 21, 2008, 10:02:48 am ---My parents were pretty open about arcades.  Dad didn't like `em much personally,  but he was a huge console fan of the time. (Dad actually had a Sears version of the 2600 originally...with wood highlights.  He then got a Colecovision,  and then a 5200,  then a 7800.    I thing there was a Sega console in there somewhere too.

Dad was a 5200 Centipede nut.
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If he bought a house instead of renting, he may've liked consoles for the same kind of reason.

Namco:

The thing I mourn the most is the disappearance of arcade games and pins from supermarkets, convenience stores, and restaurants. I was at the train station the other day and thinking to myself how it seems to be missing a couple vids in the corner. I actually looked around for the spot where they would have been and closed my eyes and imagined an Asteroids, Galaga, or even a Street Fighter 2 in the spot.

I played mostly in 7-11s and bowling alleys. Visits to arcades were done usually at Time-Out or a comparable chain in the mall while my mother was shopping in JC Penny or Newberry. The few dedicated arcades operating out of retail centers or standalone places of business were rare for me. I only visited them when visiting family in other cities, and it was only twice, maybe 3 times around '82 or '83.

Then there's the meccas, legendary places. Castle arcade in Hawthorne, Ca was a miniature golf course with a giant castle in the middle. The castle was packed full of every arcade game you could imagine. Redondo Beach Pier had (has) a huge arcade at the end of it. I remember fondly seeing multiple Pac-Mans or Star Wars side by side there. Aaaah , the memories.

TOK:


--- Quote from: Ummon on June 22, 2008, 10:48:29 pm ---
--- Quote from: TOK on June 20, 2008, 01:20:36 pm --- The other funny thing is that while growing up, my family always had motorcycles, guns, boats and racecars. All of those things were OK, but spending 25 cents on Xevious was throwing money away.  ;D


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Sounds like the 'man syndrome'.

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You said it dude. Having a commando dad and 2 older brothers made it tough. From my perspective, Sparta looked like Bunny Town.  ;D


councilface:

Its interesting that arcades are still prevelant in Japan. Must be a cultural thing.

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