But many of those lower end arcades existed but were hard to find. Some still exist today. Most of the arcades I was familiar with as a teenager were run by lar

But many of those lower end arcades existed but were hard to find. Some still exist today. Most of the arcades I was familiar with as a teenager were run by large companies that apparently made deals with arcade manufacturers for bigger and more expensive machines. I didn't get to experience much of the independent owners like Flynn's Arcade. I don't think I said that every arcade owner made the mistake of misjudging the market, but I do think a large number of them did. I also lump the industry as a whole in this group, including the manufacturers. I simply think that the industry reached a point where it did not understand its own market. But I have no source to back this up though, just my opinion. I agree I'm in the minority for my desire for a good old-fashioned arcade but this thread and the article we're discussing suggests that I'm not in an extreme minority. As I stated elsewhere, this is all based on my experience and should be taken as such.