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Completely agree. What makes these old arcade machines (Western games included) are the uniqueness of the controls. Trackballs, Spinners, 360 joysticks, thruste
by videotopia 7y ago
Completely agree. What makes these old arcade machines (Western games included) are the uniqueness of the controls. Trackballs, Spinners, 360 joysticks, thrusters, yokes all added to the immersion. These are the things that connected players to arcade cabinets and the games. Today's androgynous joypads just don't do that.
- marcins 7y agoThis is what’s so exciting about the Play date (https://play.date/ https://play.date/) - I have the hope it brings back that retro vibe, with a different input mechanic for a twist.
- freeflight 7y agoFeels obligatory to mention Steel Battalion with its massive controller setup [0], that was an early 2000 console game. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Battalion#/media/File:Steel_Battalion_controllers.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Battalion#/media/File:St...
- videotopia 7y agoGood call.