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Street Fighter IV confirmed for arcades
Singapura:
How very true. And at home you can play with your buddies, even if they're on the other side of the world and at times that you decide yourself. Still, I have to say that I go into the large arcade I found here in Singapore now and then, just for the atmosphere. I miss the old style games though. The only way to play classics like SF2 is using a candycab. None of the classic dedicated machines have survived here :'(
brandon:
I really morn the death of the arcades.. it was such a social experience.. but now you don t have that.. I think its because the game developers want games that can be easily ported to consoles to make more money.. but they could easily make games that are arcade exclusive but that would be a gamble these days... think about games like Silent Scope.. you cant play those at home easily.. so they would be exclusive to arcades but they make stuff that is easily ported so that they can recoup profit incase it fails in the arcade.. Its just like movies.. nobody is willing to take chances at being original... Just play it safe and copy whatever was the previous hit...
Singapura:
It's the price of dedicated machines that cause the death of arcades as well. Here in the Far East there are lots of arcades with rows of candycabs. Those machines are cheap (around $300) and the Jamma boards can be swapped. There are expensive games as well but my guess is that they only act as an attractor. In Singapore alone there are at least 10 of these places and they're always packed with schoolkids.
The issue is that the games these days are not the games I associate with arcades. That's just me getting old I guess.
Jdurg:
A lot of the high price is also due to the fact that the US Dollar is worth absolutely nothing.
damdai:
--- Quote from: Jdurg on March 13, 2008, 06:45:54 pm ---A lot of the high price is also due to the fact that the US Dollar is worth absolutely nothing.
--- End quote ---
It's worth a dollar.
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