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What Arcade Era Do You Identify With The Most?
manman:
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--- Quote from: manman on May 21, 2010, 07:00:51 pm ---I don't know what terminology you want to use, but arcades were definitely dying out, and fighting games brought in a resurgence that led to another 'boom' in arcade going. Not just for fighting games, but side scrollers, shooters, etc.
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You can always tell the guys that weren't around for the golden age. Back then, you walked into any public establishment and there were some arcade games. Always at least one, usually more. You just didn't see that in the fighter days. Yes, there were a lot of people playing the fighter games, but there were less people playing arcade games by that time, and the ones that did were clumped into actual arcades, not spread out everywhere. Opt2not nailed it; you had an entirely different culture at that point - it wasn't everyone playing, just the same type of teenage boys. Not a resurgence, just a bunch of dudes.
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haha, you can also tell them by the fact that they flat out said "I wasn't there for the golden age".
Again it's terminology... I'm not looking to disparage the golden age or it's games by making broad dismissive statements like that. The fact is, it was a resurgence by pretty much any definition of the word. Were there fewer people playing arcade games at it's peak? Sure, you are probably absolutely right...but there were a HELL of a lot less playing /before/ that time, between the end of the golden age, and that period. Arcades were all but dead before that, so... I don't know how you avoid calling it a resurgence, regardless of how much much you personally value it. To be honest, the only people I ever hear pining about the golden age are men who would have been in the same age bracket at the time...the same "bunch of dudes" similar to the ones in the 90's. But whatever, if it takes being dismissive about another era to enjoy your own, more power to you :) Same, close, or completely different I had a blast with the arcade culture of that time and I think it was great.
saint:
--- Quote from: Thenasty on May 21, 2010, 03:08:54 pm ---so true. When Arcade became quarter sucking machine with those continues.
You get killed right away, so you put another .25c/.50c to continue (AKA Simpsons, TMNT, Fighting Games).
I like the chalenge on how far you get only on one quarter. If game is over, starts over again (AKA Pacman, Asteroids, Berzerk etc..)
80's why did you have to end :banghead:
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+1, my sentiments exactly.
crip102468:
MsPacman Pacman Digdug MoonPatrol the 70s, and 80,s here I use to do the quarter hole string trick i also use to do a penny trick were u break the square plastic on the bottom of digdug coinbox return or any game that had that type of coindoor and fingerpop a penny upwards. and Bam you got a credit. Man i missed the golden days :cry:
DashRendar:
As of right now, 85 votes have been cast, and not a single one for the games from the past decade (2000s).
You would think that the most technologically-advanced games would be the best, but I guess the simple games of the Golden Age proved that wrong.
dgame:
I actually play from early 80s to late 90s games the most. From Pac Man to the Street Fighter II series. The closest option in the poll is mid to late 80s. By then I had wheels [bicycle] and lunch money [quarters/tokens].
1985:
Commando, Exciting Hour/Mat Mania, Gauntlet, Gradius, Green Beret/Rush'n Attack, Nintendo
Vs. System, Ring King, Yie Ar KungFu
1986:
720 Degrees, Arkanoid, Bobble Bobble, Break Thru, Darius, Gauntlet II, Ikari Warriors, Out
Run, Rampage, Rolling Thunder, Rygar - Legendary Warrior, Side
Arms - Hyper Dyne, Slap Fight, Super Sprint
1987:
1943, After Burner/After Burner II, Arkanoid - Revenge Of Doh, Bionic Commando, Black
Tiger, Contra, Double Dragon, Guerrilla War, Operation Wolf, Rastan/Rastan Saga,
RType, Street Fighter
1988:
Altered Beast, Assault, Bad Dudes Vs. Dragon Ninja, Cyberball, Galaxy Force, Gradius II,
NARC, Ninja Gaiden, Operation Thunderbolt, P.O.W. Prisoners Of War, RoboCop, Silk Worm,
Superman, Tetris, Toobin', Vigilante, Vindicators/Vindicators II
1989:
Arch Rivals, Darius II, Final Fight, Golden Axe, Ironman Ivan Stewart's Super Off Road,
S.T.U.N. Runner, Shadow Dancer, Strider, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Willow, Wrestle War,
WWF Superstars
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