Someone mentioned their mom loving pinball. I had no idea how much my parents loved pinball machines til my parents took me to an arcade. My dad, at 52, will still do some pinball if the time and opportunity presents itself.
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This pretty much. If there's any kind of game experience that a console can't replicate, it's rhythm games like DJ MAX Technika, Pump It Up, and Beatmania IIDX.
You've never played IIDX until you've played it on a full arcade setup with the floor panels and the Bemani speaker setup.
Also, racers like Initial D, Maximum Tune, and such. It's a shame SSFIV didn't get an arcade release, because nothing beats playing against a person who's actually there.
Was pretty beat that the arcade in the mall shutdown, cause that was one of the only reasons I could stand hanging around there with friends cause at some point its game time. Now we got a better one with a pool room in the back which is pretty rad.
First place I went to when I headed to California a few years back was to beeline for Arcade Infinity there, then proceed to burn credits playing 14-key beatmania IIDX.
There's no way a setup like that would remotely fit where I live now, that and the fact I dropped out of the scene after I put my PS2 away for good.
First place I went to when I headed to California a few years back was to beeline for Arcade Infinity there, then proceed to burn credits playing 14-key beatmania IIDX.
There's no way a setup like that would remotely fit where I live now, that and the fact I dropped out of the scene after I put my PS2 away for good.
I still have two of the PS2 IIDXs, and I want Empress. It's a good way to play it, but the arcade units have amazing sound.
This pretty much. If there's any kind of game experience that a console can't replicate, it's rhythm games like DJ MAX Technika, Pump It Up, and Beatmania IIDX.
You've never played IIDX until you've played it on a full arcade setup with the floor panels and the Bemani speaker setup.
Also, racers like Initial D, Maximum Tune, and such. It's a shame SSFIV didn't get an arcade release, because nothing beats playing against a person who's actually there.
SSFIV *is* getting an arcade release.
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This pretty much. If there's any kind of game experience that a console can't replicate, it's rhythm games like DJ MAX Technika, Pump It Up, and Beatmania IIDX.
You've never played IIDX until you've played it on a full arcade setup with the floor panels and the Bemani speaker setup.
Also, racers like Initial D, Maximum Tune, and such. It's a shame SSFIV didn't get an arcade release, because nothing beats playing against a person who's actually there.
This pretty much. If there's any kind of game experience that a console can't replicate, it's rhythm games like DJ MAX Technika, Pump It Up, and Beatmania IIDX.
You've never played IIDX until you've played it on a full arcade setup with the floor panels and the Bemani speaker setup.
Also, racers like Initial D, Maximum Tune, and such. It's a shame SSFIV didn't get an arcade release, because nothing beats playing against a person who's actually there.
SSFIV *is* getting an arcade release.
Wait, what?
In the US?
I don't think the original was released in the US. Didn't arcades just import it?
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It wasn't released here, and worse, the arcade release didn't have the eight console exclusive characters.
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A nearby movie theatre has an old Galaga machine. Every now and then I have to stop in and plunk a quarter in.
...and proceed to milk that quarter for an hour.
Eventually I need one of my own. But it does take me back to the days when the arcade was a destination.
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Yeah, being in the Navy and getting to go to Japan (and all other Asian countries) was awesome for an arcade hound like myself. My wallet was full of game data cards that tracked my stats. Plus it was fun attracting an audience when I played stuff like Parapara Paradise or some other dancing game and did fairly well (I'm a big guy and pulling off some decent moves).
Honestly, it's not the low attendance that's so brutal for arcades in North America (I've worked at a local theater with an attached arcade as well as a stand-alone arcade): it's the cost of maintaining the cabinets. Wear & tear is so fucking ridiculous, you wouldn't even believe it (in the stand-alone arcade, I don't think we ever managed to keep our Dead or Alive 2 Cabinet in working condition for an entire week at a time) and the parts are ludicrously expensive. People would come & play, alright - but they'd either be jackasses with the controls, intentionally vandalize the machines for fun or in an attempt to steal change from them or spill extra super mega large fountain drinks over them.
As I understand it, folks in Japan - on average - have a lot more respect for other people's shit that any of the mouth breathers over here. That's probably why their arcades are more successful (that, and local access / cheaper prices for replacement parts).
Arcades used to be the place to be back in the day. It's kind of a shame the way our society has evolved as a whole since our generation "grew up". Social interaction is now done through the Internet, no more face to face with other people and our kids will never see that, but that's getting away from the subject.
Anyways, arcades primary draw back in the day was to mainly play games we could not play at home. Remember games like Double Dragon and Bad Dudes being great in the arcades, but then you had to go home and play the inferior NES version that was usually only 1 player? That doesn't exist anymore. Today's consoles can emulate all those games without breaking a sweat. I did love all the 4 player cabinet games though. Sunset Riders, Golden Axe: Revenge of Death Adder, Captain America, and Aliens vs. Predator were some of my favorites. Games have also evolved too much. These games you could pick up, play, and be done in an hour. Todays games need to be saved and have a very high replay value. Back in the day people would pay $60 for a copy of Sunset Riders on the SNES so it was profitable to push games like that to the arcades first and then release them on the home console.
And of course fighting games where you square off against another good player with a whole crowd watching. Nothing can ever be as fun as that. Super Street Fighter 4 tries to do it with the group matches, but it's still not the same experience. Even now at Dave and Busters, the only games I play are the 8 player Daytona (middle track :winky:) the free throw games, and some of the other ticket machines. Everything else is a Light Gun game or Driving. To me that place doesn't come close to being an arcade of the 80's. Where I live though in Norther California there is a place called Nickle City that has a lot of old classic arcade games and it's the closest thing to a real arcade that still exists.
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Most of the arcades I went to (early 80's) at a pre-teen were in malls. My brother and I knew that if we played a parents a certain way we would get five bucks to go to the arcade. That was so much cooler than shopping with them. I was so bad at these games and with limited money I just used to spend hours watching other people. I eventually would settle on one or two games, and learn them well enough to keep the people watching from laughing. I was great at Joust, Elevator Action, Bezerk, and Spy Hunter. In hindsight I think the whole place had a casino feel if I were to compare it with something.
Once I moved to OSU (90ish) the arcades were on campus, and were evolving into a fighting arena. You could fill a big travel cup with Mad Dog 20/20, and get into line for the events. I was pretty good at SF2 (Blanka), Samura Showdown (I forget her name, the chick with the hawk) and most of the Virtual Fighter toons. The crowd was pretty consistent, and alot were regulars. I went through quite a few paychecks there, thanks god MD 20/20 is dirt cheap.
I think most of those days are pretty much dead with projection screens and online play. I really wish I had a retro arcade near me I could visit occasionally. The D&B and the Gameworks that work in the area just aren't the same.
Edit: I always lost at Mortal Kombat. Man, I hated that game.
In this modern age of gaming, home consoles and the internet have converted gamers into hordes of unwashed masses hiding behind LCD screens and Gamertags.
Looking for a more social interaction with the people who kick my ass in games i have been looking into arcades and "gaming lounge" type facilities to see if there is any real reason to go one and pay to play the games i may or may not have at home.
What could get you to go to an arcade, or why did you go to an arcade before in your life?
Light gun games. Plastic MP5 knockoffs and sniper rifles FTW.
In this modern age of gaming, home consoles and the internet have converted gamers into hordes of unwashed masses hiding behind LCD screens and Gamertags.
Looking for a more social interaction with the people who kick my ass in games i have been looking into arcades and "gaming lounge" type facilities to see if there is any real reason to go one and pay to play the games i may or may not have at home.
What could get you to go to an arcade, or why did you go to an arcade before in your life?
Light gun games. Plastic MP5 knockoffs and sniper rifles FTW.
At my arcade they have SF4 machines plugged on some nice little 16:9 lcd tvs. That would be pretty cool except that the picture is in streched 4:3 standard def...
Arcades are awesome meeting grounds for fighting game fans. First of all, sure, there's no lag at all like there is with online gaming, so there's a competitive reason for it. Secondly, you're going to be playing against people that you wouldn't otherwise. Not only is it social, but you're going there to meet other people that are good at these games. Ever get into a fighting game and try and play with your friends who aren't "into" it as much as you, and it's terribly boring because they suck at it and just compalin and want to put it back on Halo? Go to an arcade, and you find bunches of other fighting game fans just like you. Take turns playing, beating each other. It's fun and challenging and rewarding. Even when you're not that great because you constantly learn stuff from the other players, and you can ask them, "Oh cool how did you do such and such in that last round?" So yeah it's fun to play and it's fun to watch and it's fun to learn.
The other games can be fun too. But I mostly go for the fighting games.
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pretty sure my brother and his friends kept the last arcade in the city going for about 3 years longer than it should have lasted, probably pumping hundreds of dollars worth of quarters into the x-men vs street fighter while they were still in high school.
Online console gaming is complete shit compared to the atmosphere in the arcades. There are no internet tough guys in the arcade.
Online multiplayer isnt suitable for competitive grade gaming. If you're serious about a game, you have to play in person, either in tournaments or arcades.
Mostly this. I could practise with the locals online anytime, but we don't. We meet up every week or so and play for real, and everyone is better for it.
And playing offline is more fun. When I want to play a game with my friends we rarely choose to do it over the internet, even when we could. It's a more enjoyable experience to head downtown to our net cafe and play Fight Night 4 or NHL 10 or SvR where we can be in the same place and talk shit in person. There are only a few PC games that I'd feel fine about staying home and playing online, but that has as much to do with PCs offering better online options.
My first reaction to the thread's title was "Because I like video games."
But then I was confused as to why someone could like games but not want to go to an arcade.
The only explanation I can offer is that these people must have never been to a good arcade. Or perhaps believe that good arcades no longer exist. Yeah, when the cabinets aren't maintained or the game selection sucks then the arcade obviously isn't going to be any fun. But when an arcade offers a wide selection of good games, all of which are in perfect working order, arcades are essentially shrines to video gaming.
My first reaction to the thread's title was "Because I like video games."
But then I was confused as to why someone could like games but not want to go to an arcade.
The only explanation I can offer is that these people must have never been to a good arcade. Or perhaps believe that good arcades no longer exist. Yeah, when the cabinets aren't maintained or the game selection sucks then the arcade obviously isn't going to be any fun. But when an arcade offers a wide selection of good games, all of which are in perfect working order, arcades are essentially shrines to video gaming.
You live in japan though. So it's a pretty unfair comparison. :P
Though I do live fairly near to a good arcade. So yeah, good arcades are fucking awesome.
I always liked the sights, the sounds, the atmosphere, and the feeling of being surrounded by people who appreciate the same thing I do. Plus, it was a cool way to see games before they came to home consoles. It's sort of too bad they aren't still used as a "testing ground" of sorts for developers...
My dad had an arcade at one point when I was growing up in NC, and there was also one at the mall called "Take Ten." Can't seem to find anything about them online, though, making me wonder if they were just local, or if they even exist any more. The one that was I knew well has closed, sadly.
The arcade that was in the food court at Yorkdale Mall here in Toronto also closed. Now, it's a Subway.
Still, I love to go when I can to some of the more upscale-type places, like Dave & Busters, or Playdium. Sadly, there's only one Playdium left, and it's way out in Mississauga. But I love to check out the stuff you can only find there, as well as some of the classics, and games you still can't quite get at home. Why Nintendo won't release the original Donkey Kong or Mario Bros. to Virtual Console Arcade is beyond me.
The biggest problem I've seen over the years is the price; I'm of the thought that unless it's something like a full-blown ride, it should never exceed a dollar. I'm far more likely to keep pumping quarters in if the game is cheap to play than I am if it's a dollar or more for a single turn; that's the point where "impulse" leaves the building and you start deliberating whether you want to drop that much or not.
Also: classics (Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, etc.) should never be more than a quarter, fifty cents tops. It's just insulting.
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Its more of a twisted metal with tanks.
I have. It's like the pseudo-sequel to Tokyo Wars, which is a tank battle game in lieu of Twisted Metal, except you control it with a steering wheel and a bunch of buttons/levers.
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Because Japanese arcades are awesome and have awesome games?
This. I haven't played it in years, and I'm sorry I didn't play it more, but there was one lightgun game that never got brought over which used the foot pedal to trigger bullet time, as well as dodging. You could shot other bullets out of the air.
Because of this thread, I went to my local arcade, expecting to blow five dollars on a little fun. It was pretty sad. It used to be a cool place, a decent (if not awesome) mix of older and newish games, and some good pinball tables. This time, it was incredibly sparse, and my beloved Silent Scope machine was gone.
Basically, all the had was "cruisin' yaddayadda", a couple of 90's FMV lightgun games, and a Time Crisis machine that had the awesome recoil-tastic gun replaced with the purple Area 51 gun. I was sad.
Also, every fucking game, and I mean each one of them, was at least fifty cents, even the decrepit Mortal Kombat II cabinet.
The thing that surprised me the most, though, was an arcade Guitar Hero cabinet which was a dollar per play.
I wonder if they're even remotely confused as to why they're going under. Seriously, who would spend ~10k on a game that's probably not a major draw, considering everyone and their cousin probably already has the home version? At a dollar, there is no way I'd play even once. At fifty cents, I'd play once or twice, though. At a quarter per play (which, admittedly, is probably preposterous, considering it's a new machine), I would probably put in a buck fifty.
In this modern age of gaming, home consoles and the internet have converted gamers into hordes of unwashed masses hiding behind LCD screens and Gamertags.
Looking for a more social interaction with the people who kick my ass in games i have been looking into arcades and "gaming lounge" type facilities to see if there is any real reason to go one and pay to play the games i may or may not have at home.
What could get you to go to an arcade, or why did you go to an arcade before in your life?
Because it offers me a social gaming atmosphere where the 13 year olds who get in my face screaming racist comments at the top of their lungs get kicked out just prior to me ripping their throats out with my teeth. Alternatively where the 13 year old fucksticks don't act like fucksticks because they know better than to do so in public.
Because Japanese arcades are awesome and have awesome games?
This. I haven't played it in years, and I'm sorry I didn't play it more, but there was one lightgun game that never got brought over which used the foot pedal to trigger bullet time, as well as dodging. You could shot other bullets out of the air.
Goddamn awesome.
Virtua Cop 3?
That's probably my favorite lightgun game of all time.
Have you guys heard about the new Elevator Action lightgun game? It's pretty charming in its gimmicky-ness. There's a fake elevator door in front of the screen, and you have to mash the "close door" button in order to, natch, to protect yourself from certain major attacks (i.e. bazookas and such). It's pretty silly in a good way.
Because Japanese arcades are awesome and have awesome games?
This. I haven't played it in years, and I'm sorry I didn't play it more, but there was one lightgun game that never got brought over which used the foot pedal to trigger bullet time, as well as dodging. You could shot other bullets out of the air.
Goddamn awesome.
Virtua Cop 3?
That's probably my favorite lightgun game of all time.
That was it. I've never seen it in the United States, and it's entirely possible it was brought over to many arcades, but the fact that it wasn't to many more kind of demonstrates one of the problems.
In this modern age of gaming, home consoles and the internet have converted gamers into hordes of unwashed masses hiding behind LCD screens and Gamertags.
Looking for a more social interaction with the people who kick my ass in games i have been looking into arcades and "gaming lounge" type facilities to see if there is any real reason to go one and pay to play the games i may or may not have at home.
What could get you to go to an arcade, or why did you go to an arcade before in your life?
Id go to just chill out at the gaming lounge place and play some multiplayer with my friends or strangers. Pay 10 bucks and hang out and play some games. Could be an interesting way to meet people.
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This pretty much. If there's any kind of game experience that a console can't replicate, it's rhythm games like DJ MAX Technika, Pump It Up, and Beatmania IIDX.
You've never played IIDX until you've played it on a full arcade setup with the floor panels and the Bemani speaker setup.
Also, racers like Initial D, Maximum Tune, and such. It's a shame SSFIV didn't get an arcade release, because nothing beats playing against a person who's actually there.
There's no way a setup like that would remotely fit where I live now, that and the fact I dropped out of the scene after I put my PS2 away for good.
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That is the kind of thing i would love to play.
I still have two of the PS2 IIDXs, and I want Empress. It's a good way to play it, but the arcade units have amazing sound.
SSFIV *is* getting an arcade release.
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Wait, what?
In the US?
I don't think the original was released in the US. Didn't arcades just import it?
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...and proceed to milk that quarter for an hour.
Eventually I need one of my own. But it does take me back to the days when the arcade was a destination.
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As I understand it, folks in Japan - on average - have a lot more respect for other people's shit that any of the mouth breathers over here. That's probably why their arcades are more successful (that, and local access / cheaper prices for replacement parts).
Anyways, arcades primary draw back in the day was to mainly play games we could not play at home. Remember games like Double Dragon and Bad Dudes being great in the arcades, but then you had to go home and play the inferior NES version that was usually only 1 player? That doesn't exist anymore. Today's consoles can emulate all those games without breaking a sweat. I did love all the 4 player cabinet games though. Sunset Riders, Golden Axe: Revenge of Death Adder, Captain America, and Aliens vs. Predator were some of my favorites. Games have also evolved too much. These games you could pick up, play, and be done in an hour. Todays games need to be saved and have a very high replay value. Back in the day people would pay $60 for a copy of Sunset Riders on the SNES so it was profitable to push games like that to the arcades first and then release them on the home console.
And of course fighting games where you square off against another good player with a whole crowd watching. Nothing can ever be as fun as that. Super Street Fighter 4 tries to do it with the group matches, but it's still not the same experience. Even now at Dave and Busters, the only games I play are the 8 player Daytona (middle track :winky:) the free throw games, and some of the other ticket machines. Everything else is a Light Gun game or Driving. To me that place doesn't come close to being an arcade of the 80's. Where I live though in Norther California there is a place called Nickle City that has a lot of old classic arcade games and it's the closest thing to a real arcade that still exists.
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Once I moved to OSU (90ish) the arcades were on campus, and were evolving into a fighting arena. You could fill a big travel cup with Mad Dog 20/20, and get into line for the events. I was pretty good at SF2 (Blanka), Samura Showdown (I forget her name, the chick with the hawk) and most of the Virtual Fighter toons. The crowd was pretty consistent, and alot were regulars. I went through quite a few paychecks there, thanks god MD 20/20 is dirt cheap.
I think most of those days are pretty much dead with projection screens and online play. I really wish I had a retro arcade near me I could visit occasionally. The D&B and the Gameworks that work in the area just aren't the same.
Edit: I always lost at Mortal Kombat. Man, I hated that game.
Light gun games. Plastic MP5 knockoffs and sniper rifles FTW.
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The other games can be fun too. But I mostly go for the fighting games.
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Online console gaming is complete shit compared to the atmosphere in the arcades. There are no internet tough guys in the arcade.
Mostly this. I could practise with the locals online anytime, but we don't. We meet up every week or so and play for real, and everyone is better for it.
And playing offline is more fun. When I want to play a game with my friends we rarely choose to do it over the internet, even when we could. It's a more enjoyable experience to head downtown to our net cafe and play Fight Night 4 or NHL 10 or SvR where we can be in the same place and talk shit in person. There are only a few PC games that I'd feel fine about staying home and playing online, but that has as much to do with PCs offering better online options.
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But then I was confused as to why someone could like games but not want to go to an arcade.
The only explanation I can offer is that these people must have never been to a good arcade. Or perhaps believe that good arcades no longer exist. Yeah, when the cabinets aren't maintained or the game selection sucks then the arcade obviously isn't going to be any fun. But when an arcade offers a wide selection of good games, all of which are in perfect working order, arcades are essentially shrines to video gaming.
Its more of a twisted metal with tanks.
You live in japan though. So it's a pretty unfair comparison. :P
Though I do live fairly near to a good arcade. So yeah, good arcades are fucking awesome.
My dad had an arcade at one point when I was growing up in NC, and there was also one at the mall called "Take Ten." Can't seem to find anything about them online, though, making me wonder if they were just local, or if they even exist any more. The one that was I knew well has closed, sadly.
The arcade that was in the food court at Yorkdale Mall here in Toronto also closed. Now, it's a Subway.
Still, I love to go when I can to some of the more upscale-type places, like Dave & Busters, or Playdium. Sadly, there's only one Playdium left, and it's way out in Mississauga. But I love to check out the stuff you can only find there, as well as some of the classics, and games you still can't quite get at home. Why Nintendo won't release the original Donkey Kong or Mario Bros. to Virtual Console Arcade is beyond me.
The biggest problem I've seen over the years is the price; I'm of the thought that unless it's something like a full-blown ride, it should never exceed a dollar. I'm far more likely to keep pumping quarters in if the game is cheap to play than I am if it's a dollar or more for a single turn; that's the point where "impulse" leaves the building and you start deliberating whether you want to drop that much or not.
Also: classics (Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, etc.) should never be more than a quarter, fifty cents tops. It's just insulting.
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I have. It's like the pseudo-sequel to Tokyo Wars, which is a tank battle game in lieu of Twisted Metal, except you control it with a steering wheel and a bunch of buttons/levers.
This. I haven't played it in years, and I'm sorry I didn't play it more, but there was one lightgun game that never got brought over which used the foot pedal to trigger bullet time, as well as dodging. You could shot other bullets out of the air.
Goddamn awesome.
Basically, all the had was "cruisin' yaddayadda", a couple of 90's FMV lightgun games, and a Time Crisis machine that had the awesome recoil-tastic gun replaced with the purple Area 51 gun. I was sad.
Also, every fucking game, and I mean each one of them, was at least fifty cents, even the decrepit Mortal Kombat II cabinet.
The thing that surprised me the most, though, was an arcade Guitar Hero cabinet which was a dollar per play.
I wonder if they're even remotely confused as to why they're going under. Seriously, who would spend ~10k on a game that's probably not a major draw, considering everyone and their cousin probably already has the home version? At a dollar, there is no way I'd play even once. At fifty cents, I'd play once or twice, though. At a quarter per play (which, admittedly, is probably preposterous, considering it's a new machine), I would probably put in a buck fifty.
Because it offers me a social gaming atmosphere where the 13 year olds who get in my face screaming racist comments at the top of their lungs get kicked out just prior to me ripping their throats out with my teeth. Alternatively where the 13 year old fucksticks don't act like fucksticks because they know better than to do so in public.
That's probably my favorite lightgun game of all time.
Have you guys heard about the new Elevator Action lightgun game? It's pretty charming in its gimmicky-ness. There's a fake elevator door in front of the screen, and you have to mash the "close door" button in order to, natch, to protect yourself from certain major attacks (i.e. bazookas and such). It's pretty silly in a good way.
That was it. I've never seen it in the United States, and it's entirely possible it was brought over to many arcades, but the fact that it wasn't to many more kind of demonstrates one of the problems.
Id go to just chill out at the gaming lounge place and play some multiplayer with my friends or strangers. Pay 10 bucks and hang out and play some games. Could be an interesting way to meet people.