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WHY DON'T THEY STILL MAKE PCBs
TopCat:
i'M SURE THIS HAS BEEN ANSWERED BEFORE BUT AS A NEWBIE CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHY THE ORIGINAL LICENCE HOLDERS OF SAY GALAXIAN OR PHOENIX DON'T STILL SELL THE PCBs I AM SURE THERE MUST ME THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF WILLING TO BUY THEM ESPECIALLY IF THEY WERE JAMMA
AND SURELY THEY WOULD BE WAY CHEAPER AND EASIER TO MAKE WITH TODAYS TECHNOLOGY
I AM MAINLY TALKING ABOUT EARLY 80s STUFF
Edgedamage:
I think the reason is out of a thousand folks only 10 would really care for new boards. But if the companys saw a profit they would make them. So the answer is no the companys won't do remakes.
SirPeale:
Maybe you could retype that, and NOT SHOUT AT EVERYONE.
They may make some PCBs in the future. Galaxian was never as popular as its predecessor, Galaga. If there's ever a resurgence for Galaxian, perhaps they will.
GamingGreg:
Why don't they make anymore 8088 PCs? or pulse dial telephones? or 300 baud modems? or Beta VCRs? or 69 Chevy's?
It all comes down to money. If there's not enough demand, to cover the cost of production, then they're not going to do it as they would loose money to do so. (There may be demand for 69 Chevy's, but is there enough demand to cover the millions it would cost to produce a limited number of cars?)
NoOne=NBA=:
I think Chevrolet would sell ALOT more 'Vettes if they'd release vintage bodies on the newer chassis.
As far as this discussion goes though, I don't understand why the game companies haven't produced a cartridge system in a generic type cabinet (similar to the Multi-Williams) to re-release all their old games.
I'm guessing, with the downsizing of arcades, and the upsizing of the arcade machines, a single unit in the corner set for 10 different games would be a good move for most arcade owners.
I know I personally don't spend anything at most of the game rooms I've seen lately because I don't play "riding" games.
Every now and then I'll dump a couple quarters into a hunting game, but it's almost impossible to find a REAL game anymore to spend some money on.
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