House of the Dead 4 Special

[sixteen-bit]

That's fucking awesome. This is how the Arcade is supposed to be. Maybe it wouldnt have died if things like this werent as sparse.

Yeah, I'm sure the PS3 approach would have worked out fantastically.

[Daitokuji]

This how they should reinvent the arcades... give you an experience you can't have at home.

[Timber]

Easton as in Easton, PA?

Easton as in Easton Town Center (indoor & outdoor mall) in Columbus Ohio.

[Yoshi]

Well fuck.

[Frogacuda]

This how they should reinvent the arcades... give you an experience you can't have at home.

What was wrong with doing that with high-end graphics better than the consoles?

[Cowutopia]

Things about the arcade I miss that consoles are taking back:
1) Co-op play. Look at TMNT on xbox live. Headset support is still not as good as being able to punch your friend in the arm for taking the pizza, but it's damn good.

2) Rivalry/king of the arcade.
This is probably why I got into DDR in the first place, my local arcade scene had people that were competitive about it. I miss sticking my name up on high score lists and having it mean something among my friends. Once again xbox live is neat but...first off there's too much competition now and second off it's just too impersonal to be as awesome as the arcade.

Those things were what made the arcade super fun, and then stuff like Dragon's Lair and sweet grafx were just so much wow factor. Now the consoles do it all.

For arcades to become profitable they need to become a place to hang out, and that's been the successful business model, getting their profits on food and drinks.

Dave and Busters is too restaurant though and Barcade is too not-enough-lounge area. Arcade/pool hall with a lounge/some sport tv's and cheap good food and reasonable drinks please. Heaven.

[Daitokuji]

What was wrong with doing that with high-end graphics better than the consoles?

Why not do both?

[Shou]

Played this back when it was on test at Sega Joypolis in Odaiba. IIRC, it was 400 yen a play then and the stages were re-arranged (ie made easier). It's funny that Shaumburg gets all of the old Sega location test leftovers from Japan.

[Kairi]

Yeah, I'm sure the PS3 approach would have worked out fantastically.

Eh? I'm not saying every arcade system needs a giant cabinet with guns. Dont know where you got that from. But thanks for quoting me, and posting your little cool Simpsons pic. Bet you were waiting to use that for ages, now.

[gameoverDude]

Why not do both?

They need to get out some more dual/triple monitor games. Taito should do a Darius 5 twin-widescreen dual Type X2 cabinet. As far as a shooter goes, this would make for one that couldn't be totally replicated at home.

Look at Darius 2- even though it's got a PS2 version now, that's still not arcade perfect. If you were using a widescreen TV, then you could probably get the image to fill the screen and look a little closer to the original (IIRC, the "4:3" mode lets you set the game up to fill the screen).