/vr/ - Retro Games

So, who here had a chance to try this?

Also dedicated arcade hardware & oddities general I guess

>>2213985
Those deluxe arcade machines cost a fortune and customers had to pay like $5 each. Arcade manufacturers made more money with smaller machines.

The arcade scene died in the US because not enough people go out to play games in public and arcades are niche. However if marketed correctly restaurants like Dave&Busters can be successful and still have some arcade games. I too miss the days when developers took risks and new tech was exciting.

>>1560517
They just are, mah nigga.

Oh, hello. Just posting arcade cabinets you will never get to use, ever.

I live right near the Trafford Centre in Manchester, it opened in 1998 and had a Namco Station in it. Place was awesome, had an 18 lane bowling alley, bumper cars and pool tables as well as loads of arcade games.

All the great stuff like Crazy Taxi, Tekken and the usual Time Crisis cabs along with cool shit like a Sega R360 right at the doorway. I think this pic is the actual one in the Namco Station, the neon signs look very familiar.

Either way, the Namco Station is still there but the arcade games have dwindled. Now its got a handful of light gun games, some racers and guitar hero cabs mixed in with penny pushers and fruit machines.

The place was good fun.