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“If in the first act you have hung a Mortal Kombat II poster on the wall, then in the following one it should be played. Otherwise don't put it there.” - Anton

“If in the first act you have hung a Mortal Kombat II poster on the wall, then in the following one it should be played. Otherwise don't put it there.” - Anton Chekhov

imbnwa 4y ago
Can sorta tell how old the writers are (or out of touch). In 2003, when the virus outbreak occurred, Tekken Tag Tournament, maybe Soul Calibur, was what you'd find in an arcade, not Mortal Kombat II, game was _ancient_ by that point.
- King-Aaron 4y ago
  Eh, smaller privately run arcades often use older machines if that's all they can afford.
- dharmab 4y ago
  I remember in the early 2000s mall arcades in smaller cities and towns were dying and many had old machines. In my town the most popular arcades are almost entirely 80s and 90s machines, many out of order. One is in business mostly as an attraction for the bar on the upper floor.
  - rograndom 4y ago
    And I don't remember ANY virus outbreak and downfall of society in the early 2000's either. This show is so unrealistic.
    - dylan604 4y ago
      they only missed by a couple of decades
- rahkiin 4y ago
  They replied on a comment about this. They were not able to get licenses on anything post 2000
  - KeithBrink 4y ago
    Here's the comment: https://forums.arcade-museum.com/threads/last-of-us-arcade-scene.518996/page-4#post-4643180 https://forums.arcade-museum.com/threads/last-of-us-arcade-s...
- danem 4y ago
  And the carousel was playing a Cure song (Just Like Heaven).
  - acomjean 4y ago
    I’ll admit I chuckled at the merry go round version of that song. It was a nice touch. I’m old enough to get to live through 80s music again, which is wierd.
  - philk10 4y ago
    Which I totally missed until I read about it - then had to replay the scene and totally got it
- yourusername 4y ago
  Where i lived Arcades just kept their old machines forever. If a arcade was still open by 2003 they would have Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat and even older stuff like Operation Wolf or Lethal Enforcers.
  - deleted 4y ago
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- glanzwulf 4y ago
  Funny enough, where I lived in 2003 arcades were ancient already, everyone was at home playing PC/PS2
- junon 4y ago
  The writers had little to do with this. If you'd click the actual link, you'd see this is an arcade enthusiast community with two well known members being asked to get involved and help set up the scene.
- sixothree 4y ago
  You're getting downvoted, but you're not wrong. I think it would _extremely_ odd to see a Robotron 2084 in a mall of all places; and especially an asteroids deluxe. By that time Asteroids Deluxe, which is an unreliable game to begin with, would start to be moving into collectors item or into beat up trash category.
  - vehementi 4y ago
    Probably downvoted for the hijack

“If in the first act you have hung a Mortal Kombat II poster on the wall, then in the following one it should be played. Otherwise don't put it there.” - Anton Chekhov

imbnwa 4y ago

Can sorta tell how old the writers are (or out of touch). In 2003, when the virus outbreak occurred, Tekken Tag Tournament, maybe Soul Calibur, was what you'd find in an arcade, not Mortal Kombat II, game was _ancient_ by that point.

King-Aaron 4y ago
Eh, smaller privately run arcades often use older machines if that's all they can afford.
dharmab 4y ago
I remember in the early 2000s mall arcades in smaller cities and towns were dying and many had old machines. In my town the most popular arcades are almost entirely 80s and 90s machines, many out of order. One is in business mostly as an attraction for the bar on the upper floor.
- rograndom 4y ago
  And I don't remember ANY virus outbreak and downfall of society in the early 2000's either. This show is so unrealistic.
  - dylan604 4y ago
    they only missed by a couple of decades
rahkiin 4y ago
They replied on a comment about this. They were not able to get licenses on anything post 2000
- KeithBrink 4y ago
  Here's the comment: https://forums.arcade-museum.com/threads/last-of-us-arcade-scene.518996/page-4#post-4643180 https://forums.arcade-museum.com/threads/last-of-us-arcade-s...
danem 4y ago
And the carousel was playing a Cure song (Just Like Heaven).
- acomjean 4y ago
  I’ll admit I chuckled at the merry go round version of that song. It was a nice touch. I’m old enough to get to live through 80s music again, which is wierd.
- philk10 4y ago
  Which I totally missed until I read about it - then had to replay the scene and totally got it
yourusername 4y ago
Where i lived Arcades just kept their old machines forever. If a arcade was still open by 2003 they would have Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat and even older stuff like Operation Wolf or Lethal Enforcers.
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]
glanzwulf 4y ago
Funny enough, where I lived in 2003 arcades were ancient already, everyone was at home playing PC/PS2
junon 4y ago
The writers had little to do with this. If you'd click the actual link, you'd see this is an arcade enthusiast community with two well known members being asked to get involved and help set up the scene.
sixothree 4y ago
You're getting downvoted, but you're not wrong. I think it would _extremely_ odd to see a Robotron 2084 in a mall of all places; and especially an asteroids deluxe. By that time Asteroids Deluxe, which is an unreliable game to begin with, would start to be moving into collectors item or into beat up trash category.
- vehementi 4y ago
  Probably downvoted for the hijack