>go to round1 because no arcades are near me >normies all over the DDR machines and the light gun stuff >ok whatever >they have initial D stage 8(?), mario kart Arcade, and some big rigs racer off to another part >select the beginner/level 1 stage for each game to get the flow of it, how to play it >have some trouble, but manage to place first in all 3 games >rankings show up, the next screen says game over >you literally have to pay to continue to play even after succeeding
this is why arcades are dying. There is no user validation for being good, its all just paypaypay with those shitty inflated card credits and shitty claw machines
What did you think an arcade was? You can't just pop a quarter and play forever based off skill. Now, pinball, pinball rewards skill. If you're intermediate you can start racking up free games for days off of easy boards. God I fucking love pinball.
Nolan Jones
imagine playing outrun and having to feed a credit after each checkpoint
this is horseshit
Dylan Hall
Yeah that's an arcade game. They're supposed the eat your money. If I've ever wanted to "beat" an arcade game it's always taken about $10 worth of quarters. You do get a unique sense of domination when you conquest a cabinet though, totally worth it.
Jose Evans
after you DIE its supposed to take your money
whats the point of playing if you have to spend money regardless of your success in the game?
Dominic Robinson
t. never played an arcade game
Christopher Bailey
Nigga what? I was at an arcade five days ago.
Dominic Jenkins
>visit Vortex Arcade in Little Rock >you pay 10 at the door and all games are unlimited play until you leave >wall of CRTs with retro consoles with huge cabinets full of physical copies of games as well
cool place, all arcades should be pay at the door with unlimited plays on cabs
Angel Taylor
ah-bloo-bloo
Aaron Evans
t. Round1 shareholder
Samuel Evans
>You can't just pop a quarter and play forever based off skill. Yes actually, you can.
Noah Watson
>this is why arcades are dying. There is no user validation for being good They're dying because the average console shits on arcade machines and I don't have to go to the local mall to play it. They can make a resurgence if they start investing into multiplayer VR but I'm not going to play the garbage they currently have when I can do it at home.
Zachary Campbell
All those drivan games like Initial D/Mario Kart/Wangan are a one full race thing user since there's a progression thing to save your progress/car upgrades. However in VS mode for those games you can stay on and keep playing if you are the winner.
Julian Clark
>go to arcade >little nigglet in the way playing on the machine with no credits in it
every time
Jaxon Howard
>They're dying because the average console shits on arcade machines Not OP but you are quite very much incorrect on this. Especially the boards using Taito Type X hardware which are literally a desktop PC hardware in some cases.
Daniel Gonzalez
but only the X4 is even remotely close to current hardware
There should be more pinball threads around here. Shit's so good.
Ethan Rivera
It's just hard to talk about pinball >Wow, pinball! >Indeed, it's so pure that you don't even need to discuss it because it is that self explanatory
Thomas Bell
this. Arcades originally let you play games that were prettier and more innovative than anything else out there. Why the fuck would I spend time in an arcade when the only game I cant play at my house and get the full experience is Initial D?
Henry Wood
>there are people over 30 that still post here OHNONONONONO HAHAHAHAHA
>take part in a thing >new people come to thing >OLD PEOPLE GET OUT >*try to claim thing as their own*
fuck yourself, kid
Adam Lee
Yeah and it's better than the average console hardware and all those boards can be upgraded for additional RAM, storage or even change out CPU's based on the architecture of the board. Like I said it's literally desktop PC hardware.
Christian Miller
Don't seeth so hard boomie, you might go into cardiac arrest
