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DarknessDeku
Title: Deku Scrub
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Location: The Forest
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Cameron
Title: :O � O:
Joined: Feb 01 2008
Location: St. Louis, MO
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Well, disregarding the fact that all of the arcades in the St. Louis area (at least, as far as I know) have long since died, I'm old enough to realize that spending six to eight bucks at the arcade like my dad used to is kind of a waste of money. That and the fact that many games in the arcades can now be played on home consoles. Though, home consoles couldn't recreate the awesome feeling of playing an X-Men or Simpsons cabinet, but still.
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The Opponent
Title: Forum Battle WINNER
Joined: Feb 24 2010
Location: The Danger Zone
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Because online gaming and downloadable arcade-style games made them obsolete.
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i'll_bite_your_ear
Title: Distillatoria
Joined: Jun 09 2010
Location: van down by the river
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I don't go in arcades anymore because there are none and also because they are too expensive. If they were cheap and available i would still hit the arcades now and then. Playing a game on a arcade machine is much cooler than playing than at home. I always loved to it back in the days.
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Beach Bum
Joined: Dec 08 2010
Location: At the pants party.
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The only arcade I've really been to in the last 10 or so years was Gameworks and that place is expensive as fuck. Only really went because it was a different experience than playing at home, though online gaming has made up for a lot of that. It is much more economical to just buy a game and a system because you'll get more hours per dollar spent.
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Klimbatize
2010 NES Champ
Title: 2011 Picnic/Death Champ
Joined: Mar 15 2010
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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I love arcades and spent a lot of money in them as a kid. That said, as soon as home consoles' power and graphics overtook what you saw in most arcade games, it was over. It made more economic sense to buy the home versions of your favorite games. Since the primary consumers of arcade games were kids with relatively little money, they were forced to go the cheaper route.
Plus, arcades were fun for the social aspect, but that could be met with just everyone going to the same house. That wound up being more fun anyway because you could eat and play for hours into the night.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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I love arcades and spent a lot of money in them as a kid. That said, as soon as home consoles' power and graphics overtook what you saw in most arcade games, it was over. It made more economic sense to buy the home versions of your favorite games. Since the primary consumers of arcade games were kids with relatively little money, they were forced to go the cheaper route.
Plus, arcades were fun for the social aspect, but that could be met with just everyone going to the same house. That wound up being more fun anyway because you could eat and play for hours into the night. |
this mirrors my line of thought
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The Opponent
Title: Forum Battle WINNER
Joined: Feb 24 2010
Location: The Danger Zone
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If I had the space and money, I'd totally buy a cabinet of my own. I want one of those neat Versus City cabinets to convert it to a MAME cabinet or something.
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