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Sega quits arcade business after 50 years

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Re: Sega quits arcade business after 50 years

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Post by toast0 »

city41 wrote: post #17
ksec wrote: post #4

I wonder if they could sell it to consumers instead of focusing on malls and places. There are certain type of Arcade that offer better experience beyond console and computer gaming. But I guess that is too courages move for a Japanese company.

Arcade1up is slowly filling this gap. They've already done an Outrun cabinet for example. It seems Arcade1up's quality gradually increases with each release so there is hope they might do some Sega games justice in the future. https://arcade1up.com/products/outrun-stand-up-arcade-machin...

Wow, they've released a lot more titles lately. The one issue is size, these fit in the home a lot easier, because they're much smaller. The bottleneck seems to be LCDs; commercially reasonable 4:3 LCDs top out at 17", which is on the small end. Arcade machines commonly had (CRT) screens from 19-25".

Of course, older games often look better on CRT than LCD, but CRTs obviously aren't going to happen, unfortunately.

Re: Sega quits arcade business after 50 years

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Post by city41 »

toast0 wrote: post #41
city41 wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Arcade1up is slowly filling this gap. They've already done an Outrun cabinet for example. It seems Arcade1up's quality gradually increases with each release so there is hope they might do some Sega games justice in the future. https://arcade1up.com/products/outrun-stand-up-arcade-machin...

Wow, they've released a lot more titles lately. The one issue is size, these fit in the home a lot easier, because they're much smaller. The bottleneck seems to be LCDs; commercially reasonable 4:3 LCDs top out at 17", which is on the small end. Arcade machines commonly had (CRT) screens from 19-25". Of course, older games often look better on CRT than LCD, but CRTs obviously aren't going to happen, unfortunately.

The new Killer Instinct Pro that is coming out is full scale instead of 3/4, and has a 19" monitor.

https://arcade1up.com/products/ki-pro

Yeah CRTs aren't realistic these days but I do think it's possible to emulate the look pretty decently with shaders at least.

Re: Sega quits arcade business after 50 years

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Post by unfocussed_mike »

ArtWomb wrote: post #30

End of an Era, indeed. The "arcade gallery" of retro 1980s hits: out run, after burner, space harrier, hang on. Immensely playable forever ;) https://archive.org/details/arcade_gaxeduel

Space Harrier was a good game. Afterburner at least _looked_ good.

In retrospect, Out Run is a much weaker game, sillier than I remembered -- especially when you consider Konami's outstanding (if madly difficult) WEC Le Mans came out the same year. Good soundtrack though.

Re: Sega quits arcade business after 50 years

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Post by mortenjorck »

seanmcdirmid wrote: post #9

GameWorks, the American-based joint venture started by Sega and Dreamworks, closed all of its remaining locations last month. RIP the downtown Seattle arcade.

Wow, I was about to ask if anyone knew what this meant for GameWorks.

Even if I was too young for the golden age of American arcades, I’m glad I got to experience their twilight. The vertically-integrated, destination-class concept was clearly the end-state for the industry, but it was still a blast to go.

We still have barcades, which are fun, though they tend to be exclusively retro-gaming, appealing first and foremost to Gen X nostalgia. Looks like I'll need to go to Tokyo to get behind the wheel of an Initial D arcade machine again.

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Post by raitom »

ksec wrote: post #4

I wonder if they could sell it to consumers instead of focusing on malls and places. There are certain type of Arcade that offer better experience beyond console and computer gaming. But I guess that is too courages move for a Japanese company.

Not officially but you can buy an arcade machine! I own a vewlix blue diamond that I bought last year for $2300 (tax + shipping included).

If you are interested, here is a link to the guy I bought my machine from: https://www.arcade-projects.com/threads/k-c-game-sale.10993/...

Re: Sega quits arcade business after 50 years

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Post by 0xcde4c3db »

Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #31

Can anyone explain the appeal of arcades to me? It is expensive and games do not look really interesting.

I think it's like why people go to the gym to exercise even though most of them would theoretically be better off buying a set of resistance bands and making a YouTube playlist to follow at home. There seems to be something inherently compelling about a physical space that society has designated as being dedicated to a specific activity.

Re: Sega quits arcade business after 50 years

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Post by beebeepka »

I grew up, and spent most of money, at the arcades. Luckily, a friend introduced me to MAME 22 years ago. I still play Golden Axe, Alien Storm, Altered Beast almost every day after work.

I actually prefer MAME to the real thing. Wireless controllers, pause, auto fire settings and whatnot.

I wish Gens was as alive as MAME.

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