NEO GEO X - New SNK Games Console

[Tatsujin]

Who cares if something is entirely 'original' or not?  Either it's fun or it ain't.

RIGHT!! and street fighter II was hell of  fun when it came out, and still remains as one of the best arcade BeU to date!! who does disagree is wrong!

[ProfessorProfessorson]

This is also back in the Internet's infancy where the most people had might have been LYNX text access or AOL, so the only advance notice you had of these games coming out was magazines. You'd get like 1 or 2 screenshots, then boom - the machine would be in your arcade and ready to play.

Miss those days.

Some American produced games were tested here near me before general release. Mainly because for one, companies like Incredible Technologies and Midway were one state over, and two, we had 4 major arcade game vendors for the state all right by me along with a few mini arcades in this city located at bowling alleys, etc. Due to that I got to play Mortal Kombat before it seemed to get any real coverage in the game mags back then. Oddly enough Mk took the spot in the local arcade that Narc had maintained for a long time.

[TheClash603]

This is also back in the Internet's infancy where the most people had might have been LYNX text access or AOL, so the only advance notice you had of these games coming out was magazines. You'd get like 1 or 2 screenshots, then boom - the machine would be in your arcade and ready to play.

Miss those days.

Some American produced games were tested here near me before general release. Mainly because for one, companies like Incredible Technologies and Midway were one state over, and two, we had 4 major arcade game vendors for the state all right by me along with a few mini arcades in this city located at bowling alleys, etc. Due to that I got to play Mortal Kombat before it seemed to get any real coverage in the game mags back then. Oddly enough Mk took the spot in the local arcade that Narc had maintained for a long time.

I do long for the days where you needed to go out to the arcade to get an experience you can't get at home.  that is what made gaming social, and by social, i don't mean wearing some stupid ass headset and having no one around you.

other than ticket earning games, there is essentially no reason to get to the arcade in 2013.

[Tatsujin]

other than ticket earning games, there is essentially no reason to get to the arcade in 2013.

sure depends on the country you live in.

[EvilEvoIX]

Going back to SFII and Samurai Showdown the game mechanics, style, and fighting tactics are completely different.  It is quite an original game, AOF 1-2 further deviates from the norm on the fighting engine alone, completely different.  But that's what the games are here for go play them
And see, it's always fun to try a new style especially if you have preconceived notions about them, you will be surprised.

Then how is this possible?





Try playing Karate Champ, Yie Ar Kung Fu, Pit Fighter, Urban Champion and other pre-Street Fighter street fighting games and then decide if Samurai Spirits and AOF are completely different from SFII.

SVC Chaos was a late release and pretty much a swan song.  There were a couple Capcom/SNK arcade machines earlier on which was really fun.  Just a mix of genras and it was fun.  Capcom made some and SNK made the game for the MVS/AES.  The latter wasn't such a good game, shame.



As far as the arcade scene on the jersey shore it was and still is huge.  In fact still growing thanks to Yestercades which is opening a new store.  Classic gaming in my area has been perpetual and I'm blessed to have it still.