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jammies · 04-04-2009, 05:59 PM

It is a shame that arcades have more or less died out completely, as there is something different and better about a stand-up machine on which to play a game as opposed to emulating it on a computer or console. That being said, when you get 90% of the experience for 10% of the cost, economics dictates that the expensive option will disappear or become a niche market.

Pinball, however, can't be adequately simulated at even 50% of the experience - the game is all about analog reality. I was pretty good at pinball as a teen, and the digital reproductions are so vastly inferior that they are not even wroth playing; however other types of games more than fill the gap so I don't really miss it other than a certain kind of nostalgic regret.

If I was a rich layabout, however, I'd be all over having a pinball machine or two in my basement, along with a pachinko machine and maybe a couple standup games like Defender or Robotron.

04-04-2009, 05:59 PM	#5
jammies Basement Chicken Choker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In a land without pants, or war, or want. But mostly we care about the pants. Exp:	It is a shame that arcades have more or less died out completely, as there is something different and better about a stand-up machine on which to play a game as opposed to emulating it on a computer or console. That being said, when you get 90% of the experience for 10% of the cost, economics dictates that the expensive option will disappear or become a niche market. Pinball, however, can't be adequately simulated at even 50% of the experience - the game is all about analog reality. I was pretty good at pinball as a teen, and the digital reproductions are so vastly inferior that they are not even wroth playing; however other types of games more than fill the gap so I don't really miss it other than a certain kind of nostalgic regret. If I was a rich layabout, however, I'd be all over having a pinball machine or two in my basement, along with a pachinko machine and maybe a couple standup games like Defender or Robotron. __________________ Better educated sadness than oblivious joy.