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Whoever said gaming was a hobby for spotty teenage kids in their bedrooms missed the point. Gaming was always meant to be a retreat from reality, but it never has to be done alone...
And I'm certainly not talking about Internet gaming. Although it's a good laugh to play online with people all over the globe, it's still socially reclusive- removing you from the people you actually come into contact with in real life.
No- what I'm talking about is gaming that brings people together physically; namely arcades and multiplayer gaming.
Let's start with arcades:
Although a dying breed, arcades really can offer so much! You can take a group of friends down to an arcade, spend the amount of money you might in a night out, and have some great fun beating each other up, driving them off the road and competiting with them for a top score.
In the same way that the pub pool table brings together people in the community for a weekly game for a sporting challenge, arcades can pull together people for some fun. This is what gaming should be about.
As for multiplayer gaming:
Far better than playing a first person shooting game across the internet would be to have a group of friends round and playing a big brawl around one TV. The shouting, jearing and competitiveness easily equals a night out on a pub crawl.
Even better are team multiplayer games where one group of friends takes on another, retaining the sense of competition, but increasing the teamwork involved.
So, social gaming- the best gaming experience that many people never have the opertunity to experience. Shame really- it makes a nice change from the pub every once in a while.
Sonic
And I'm certainly not talking about Internet gaming. Although it's a good laugh to play online with people all over the globe, it's still socially reclusive- removing you from the people you actually come into contact with in real life.
No- what I'm talking about is gaming that brings people together physically; namely arcades and multiplayer gaming.
Let's start with arcades:
Although a dying breed, arcades really can offer so much! You can take a group of friends down to an arcade, spend the amount of money you might in a night out, and have some great fun beating each other up, driving them off the road and competiting with them for a top score.
In the same way that the pub pool table brings together people in the community for a weekly game for a sporting challenge, arcades can pull together people for some fun. This is what gaming should be about.
As for multiplayer gaming:
Far better than playing a first person shooting game across the internet would be to have a group of friends round and playing a big brawl around one TV. The shouting, jearing and competitiveness easily equals a night out on a pub crawl.
Even better are team multiplayer games where one group of friends takes on another, retaining the sense of competition, but increasing the teamwork involved.
So, social gaming- the best gaming experience that many people never have the opertunity to experience. Shame really- it makes a nice change from the pub every once in a while.
Sonic
Maybe some of them would though.
Streets of Rage would DEFINITLEY, and something like Alex Kidd may also go down quite well!
Streets of Rage would DEFINITLEY, and something like Alex Kidd may also go down quite well!
Well, Sega have done the Smash pack- the best Mega Drive and a couple of Saturn games (no NiGHTS! or Panzer Dragon though :(...
I don't think old arcade games would sell well at all. Better is to continue with Sega's current policy of remaking classics. For example, Planet Harrier looks to be amazing (sequal to Space Harrier)... but I want NiGHTS!
Sonic
I don't think old arcade games would sell well at all. Better is to continue with Sega's current policy of remaking classics. For example, Planet Harrier looks to be amazing (sequal to Space Harrier)... but I want NiGHTS!
Sonic
Yes, but what about some of the OLDER Sega-Arcade classics, games that the current, younger generation need to know, so that they know what Sega gaming is really like!
Solskjaer, they have.
What was the Dreamcast? It was Sega's arcade board in a console! Hence all the arcade ports!
Sonic
What was the Dreamcast? It was Sega's arcade board in a console! Hence all the arcade ports!
Sonic
Maybe Sega should sell Arcade games to gamers for their homes. Maybe in the form of a new console, the 'Sega Arcade'.
Or what about 'Se-cade-a'?? Or 'Soni-cade'??
It could be a way of helping them until their next (possble) console.
Or what about 'Se-cade-a'?? Or 'Soni-cade'??
It could be a way of helping them until their next (possble) console.
Any respectable Japanese arcade still has 16 player Daytona (original)- this just demonstrates the pinnicle of arcade gaming.
What we need now is for Sega (who complete;ly dominate the arcade market... they'll have between 70 and 80% of it next year!) to come up with a big drive, and some hugely original fun arcade concepts. If it pulls off Sega will be back at full strength
Sonic
What we need now is for Sega (who complete;ly dominate the arcade market... they'll have between 70 and 80% of it next year!) to come up with a big drive, and some hugely original fun arcade concepts. If it pulls off Sega will be back at full strength
Sonic
I'm one of only......maybe 3 people I know that still own, play and use their N64's! My mates love coming round to play 4-player games on the 64-bit machine, and we end up playing all night! It's even better when they bring their own pads, so we can play with 4, and it's something we do every time it's some party or celebration at my house!
It beats just sitting around, drinking tea and talking all night, like my mum! It could only be possibly beaten by a game of footy! But that's a daytime thing.
It beats just sitting around, drinking tea and talking all night, like my mum! It could only be possibly beaten by a game of footy! But that's a daytime thing.
We got a cool place near our college.
Its got about 15 Pool tables, tons of Arcade machines and a Bar.
Daytona 6 player just totally kills it though. Crashing into your mates and seeing them flip over and then carry on with huge dents. Absolute quality.
Near perfect social environment really.
Its got about 15 Pool tables, tons of Arcade machines and a Bar.
Daytona 6 player just totally kills it though. Crashing into your mates and seeing them flip over and then carry on with huge dents. Absolute quality.
Near perfect social environment really.
Whoever said gaming was a hobby for spotty teenage kids in their bedrooms missed the point. Gaming was always meant to be a retreat from reality, but it never has to be done alone...
And I'm certainly not talking about Internet gaming. Although it's a good laugh to play online with people all over the globe, it's still socially reclusive- removing you from the people you actually come into contact with in real life.
No- what I'm talking about is gaming that brings people together physically; namely arcades and multiplayer gaming.
Let's start with arcades:
Although a dying breed, arcades really can offer so much! You can take a group of friends down to an arcade, spend the amount of money you might in a night out, and have some great fun beating each other up, driving them off the road and competiting with them for a top score.
In the same way that the pub pool table brings together people in the community for a weekly game for a sporting challenge, arcades can pull together people for some fun. This is what gaming should be about.
As for multiplayer gaming:
Far better than playing a first person shooting game across the internet would be to have a group of friends round and playing a big brawl around one TV. The shouting, jearing and competitiveness easily equals a night out on a pub crawl.
Even better are team multiplayer games where one group of friends takes on another, retaining the sense of competition, but increasing the teamwork involved.
So, social gaming- the best gaming experience that many people never have the opertunity to experience. Shame really- it makes a nice change from the pub every once in a while.
Sonic
And I'm certainly not talking about Internet gaming. Although it's a good laugh to play online with people all over the globe, it's still socially reclusive- removing you from the people you actually come into contact with in real life.
No- what I'm talking about is gaming that brings people together physically; namely arcades and multiplayer gaming.
Let's start with arcades:
Although a dying breed, arcades really can offer so much! You can take a group of friends down to an arcade, spend the amount of money you might in a night out, and have some great fun beating each other up, driving them off the road and competiting with them for a top score.
In the same way that the pub pool table brings together people in the community for a weekly game for a sporting challenge, arcades can pull together people for some fun. This is what gaming should be about.
As for multiplayer gaming:
Far better than playing a first person shooting game across the internet would be to have a group of friends round and playing a big brawl around one TV. The shouting, jearing and competitiveness easily equals a night out on a pub crawl.
Even better are team multiplayer games where one group of friends takes on another, retaining the sense of competition, but increasing the teamwork involved.
So, social gaming- the best gaming experience that many people never have the opertunity to experience. Shame really- it makes a nice change from the pub every once in a while.
Sonic