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Probably a lot cooler gear... But perhaps not feel as incredible as the 8-bit stuff felt back in the day. Kids nowadays were born with tablets, LCD TVs, mobile

Probably a lot cooler gear... But perhaps not feel as incredible as the 8-bit stuff felt back in the day. Kids nowadays were born with tablets, LCD TVs, mobile phones and photorealistic games, so the changes they observe during their childhood are largely incremental. VR glasses are cool, but with more primitive graphics than regular games. The videogame experience that started in the 80s was a revolution in electronics, not an incremental change. That felt like Aliens had come to Earth to give us something coming from the future, it was a paradigm shift. My kid looks at his Playstation with excitement, but I've never seen the absolute awe that struck me back in the 80s when I first saw, for instance, Dragon's Lair... Or even, somewhat later, the NES, which the brought Arcades home.

zxcvbn4038 5y ago
Dragon’s Lair was really impressive first time you saw it, the local arcade had to stack another TV on top of the cabinet so the crowd could watch the gameplay. A week later there were several regulars who could play the game through which was also a spectacle. It was a few months before you could walk in and play it freely. The arcade owner must have made a mint - I believe it was the first game I played that cost fifty cents. It is unfortunate that neither the laserdiscs nor their players have held up well - none of the arcade museums I visit have a functioning cabinet - but the emulators work and there is a version for iOS that plays well also.
- wedowhatwedo 5y ago
  The Asheville Pinball Museum's Dragon's Lair worked last time I was there. https://ashevillepinball.com https://ashevillepinball.com
  - zxcvbn4038 5y ago
    Awesome! Next time you have a long weekend check out: American Classic Arcade Museum 579 Endicott St N, Laconia, NH 03246 They have a ton of stuff from the 80s, some earlier and later, working computer space in original cabinet. Plan 6-8 hours to play everything.

zxcvbn4038 5y ago

Dragon’s Lair was really impressive first time you saw it, the local arcade had to stack another TV on top of the cabinet so the crowd could watch the gameplay. A week later there were several regulars who could play the game through which was also a spectacle. It was a few months before you could walk in and play it freely. The arcade owner must have made a mint - I believe it was the first game I played that cost fifty cents. It is unfortunate that neither the laserdiscs nor their players have held up well - none of the arcade museums I visit have a functioning cabinet - but the emulators work and there is a version for iOS that plays well also.

wedowhatwedo 5y ago
The Asheville Pinball Museum's Dragon's Lair worked last time I was there. https://ashevillepinball.com https://ashevillepinball.com
- zxcvbn4038 5y ago
  Awesome! Next time you have a long weekend check out: American Classic Arcade Museum 579 Endicott St N, Laconia, NH 03246 They have a ton of stuff from the 80s, some earlier and later, working computer space in original cabinet. Plan 6-8 hours to play everything.