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I certainly miss 90’s arcades but what made them special was limited access (my parents would only take me every now and then) and the gap between arcade and co
by trzy 5y ago
I certainly miss 90’s arcades but what made them special was limited access (my parents would only take me every now and then) and the gap between arcade and consumer hardware. There was a little bit of socializing but it was mostly with the friends that came along. I wish location-based VR experiences like The Void would become a modern substitute but the economics don’t seem to work.
- nikanj 5y agoThere's a massive gap between arcade and consumer hardware today, too. The arcades are filled with machines from a good 20 years ago, pushing less polygons than a PS2. Why would I pay good money to play with extremely outdated hardware?
- lrvick 5y agoThere is something very zen and kind of time-travely about playing a 40yo arcade cab made in the US that still works. They were each built to do one thing and do it well with no need for ads or internet connectivity or yearly hardware upgrades. I for one love them and wish we still approached technology this way. I also still read paper books like a cave person. I'll go back to my corner now.