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| dgame:
Without posting every news article here I unscientifically summarize the fall of the Arcade scene in South Florida to this: 1. Over saturation: too many arcades (seemed like every store had some games) 2. Negative press & Laws: Arcades were blamed for all kinds of problems (gangs, drugs, violence, etc.) City ordinances banned or limited arcades. 3. Home Video Games & Computers: Because of 1 & 2 parents opted for 3. “Better they do it here at home than have them hanging out in the streets getting into trouble . . .” |
| Namco:
I can sum it up pretty well. When we were fascinated as kids with arcade games, I can imagine we all dreamed about bringing the experience (games) home. Home consoles allowed this. Every game that came out on a home console that was a port of a console or approximated it to a close degree, we snapped up instantly. We didn't stick up for the coin-op industry because nobody really wants to play awesome games occasionally at a quarter a shot, yet we miss the spectacle of the attract screens, marquees and bright paint. Don't cry for the poor neglected arcade machines, cry for us. For gentlemen, it was we who killed the arcade industry. (sorry for the dramatic ending :P ) lol! |
| Ginsu Victim:
--- Quote from: Namco on June 23, 2008, 05:38:15 pm ---I can sum it up pretty well. When we were fascinated as kids with arcade games, I can imagine we all dreamed about bringing the experience (games) home. Home consoles allowed this. Every game that came out on a home console that was a port of a console or approximated it to a close degree, we snapped up instantly. We didn't stick up for the coin-op industry because nobody really wants to play awesome games occasionally at a quarter a shot, yet we miss the spectacle of the attract screens, marquees and bright paint. Don't cry for the poor neglected arcade machines, cry for us. For gentlemen, it was we who killed the arcade industry. (sorry for the dramatic ending :P ) lol! --- End quote --- There were no 2600 games that could replace the arcade experience. By the time the NES came out, the arcades were already dead. NES resurrected the video game industry, but not the arcades. Even back then, I could tell the difference in Pac-man on 2600 and in the arcade. No comparison. |
| Namco:
--- Quote from: GinsuVictim on June 23, 2008, 05:51:07 pm --- There were no 2600 games that could replace the arcade experience. By the time the NES came out, the arcades were already dead. NES resurrected the video game industry, but not the arcades. Even back then, I could tell the difference in Pac-man on 2600 and in the arcade. No comparison. --- End quote --- Yeah, you're right. The industry that I enjoyed and thought was alive and well in the mid-eighties, was a drastically reduced form of what it once was in the early eighties. But I have to say that once I had my NES, I completely stopped playing Vs. Baseball, Mario Bros, and Donkey Kong. :P (.... hmmm but getting a SNES that didn't make me stop playing SF2 and MK.) |
| Ummon:
--- Quote from: TOK on June 23, 2008, 05:59:20 am --- --- 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 --- End quote --- Sounds like the 'man syndrome'. --- End quote --- You said it dude. Having a commando dad and 2 older brothers made it tough. From my perspective, Sparta looked like Bunny Town. ;D --- End quote --- Ha, that's funny. --- Quote from: dgame on June 23, 2008, 03:48:07 pm --- “Better they do it here at home than have them hanging out in the streets getting into trouble . . .” --- End quote --- I had a friend whose mom felt that way. Hence the first time he tripped on acid was with her. |
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