/vr/ - Retro Games

>>10445168
>CP System II had a hard limit on ROM size, which became a real issue during development of its later games.
Gee, if only there was a more powerful arcade system that they could have used instead to bypass the issue entirely.
Alas, 'tis but a mere pipedream...

On a serious note, how come games like Vampire Savior and the Marvel vs. series weren't made for CPS-III when they could have REALLY benefited from it?

>Pay Capcom $25,000 for an arcade machine
>Shit breaks, can't fix it yourself, need to hire an "associate" from Capcom
>Need to do this same process for a few dozen machines
Meanwhile
>PC gaming is becoming bigger
>All the kids rage about Counter Strike and Star Craft
>Start up an internet cafe, computers are cheaper then arcade cabinets, can be fixed cheaply
>Kids bring their friends to play these multiplayer games together
>And when a new game releases, you just need to spend a couple hundred dollars to put a copy on every machine

The Internet Cafe killed the arcade, and it's completely logical why.
The Internet Cafe was then killed by cheaper computers and faster internet.
Also, just for show. This picture is the internals of Street Fighter 3. Look at this shit, the CD-Rom drive is held together by a single screw. A good hit to the machine would break that screw and the board.