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The Death of Arcades
Barry Barcrest:
That video would have made more sense if the people in it were actually around at the time of the games they are talking about. They say that SFII and MK were the last bounce, but they didn't mention the rise of the immersive games like the outrun simulator, hard driving, afterburner 360, 8 player daytona, ridge racer 1:1 scale, Finally ending in Dance Dance Revolution series. These carried arcades well into the 90's before they finally gave up the ghost.
Justin Z:
Ironically, I completely agree with your post in regards to the video. ;D They are definitely all old enough to be around to see the death of arcades, though their historical knowledge may be lacking. I'm only 27 but I was literally going to arcades with my dad when I was 2, so my memory goes back pretty far. I definitely do remember arcade machines being in grocery stores and lots of other random places, in fact there were three different stores near my house, all with different games at different times (Paperboy, Mario Bros., Elevator Action come to mind). Thing is, this piece was titled "The Death of Arcades," right? So what does those machines disappearing have to do with it at all? I thought that was a tangent that didn't make much sense given the context of what the video was supposed to really be about. So while I liked the piece, I feel it lacked focus.
jimjim:
One part of the evolution that I saw in the arcades was of a movement towards games that had a hard time being replicated at home. These were games where there was a focus on unusual controlers that were too big and bulky, or just too expensive for the home console market. This could be like a skiing game, skateboard control, fishing control, Harley Davidson racer, etc... Sega usually was the main developer for getting these out in arcades. Ironically, when Sega put the Dreamcast out, they did try to port some of these to their console.
Another part that wasn't mentioned was how the console market killed the pinball market. From what I understand, and I don't have figures, there are more pinballs now sold for the home market compared to being sold to arcades, or put on routes. I'm sure there are many other reasons for these, but the lack of arcades couldn't of helped the pinball market.
saint:
Editing scissors taken to thread, bickering sliced out, thread restored(?).
Oh, and all you dang 20-something console players... GET OFF MY LAWN! Danged youngsters....
FrizzleFried:
:soapbox:
Yah!
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