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Will arcades exist in 5 years??? Thinking about it, Sega, the biggest arcade producer has just stopped hardware production, and is already franchising out their arcades as they begin to lose money. Namco too has cut arcade loses in Japan by closing many of their arcades.
The real problem is that the arcade is no longer the height of gaming. Games can now be made just as well on consoles.... so why should people still go and spend money in arcades? In the past it was for unique experiences like brilliant graphics, and 8 player daytona- now all that can be done on a console linked to the internet.
So how can developers get people back into arcades? The answer is unique experiences. Silent Scope's very individual gun is one example, as is Konami's football game where you actually hit the football. Yet none of these are anywhere near as radical as the 8 player daytona, or the original space invaders! Maybe someone needs to put their thinking caps on...
SonicRav
The real problem is that the arcade is no longer the height of gaming. Games can now be made just as well on consoles.... so why should people still go and spend money in arcades? In the past it was for unique experiences like brilliant graphics, and 8 player daytona- now all that can be done on a console linked to the internet.
So how can developers get people back into arcades? The answer is unique experiences. Silent Scope's very individual gun is one example, as is Konami's football game where you actually hit the football. Yet none of these are anywhere near as radical as the 8 player daytona, or the original space invaders! Maybe someone needs to put their thinking caps on...
SonicRav
New Jimmy wrote:
> Apparently Sega and Namco are going to Team us to make games on a
> PS2 based Arcade machine thats permanently online. Basically this
> means you can experience online gaming in the Arcades, and play
> against the best! Plus when the PS2 conversion of these new arcade
> games come out the online community will get even larger! It sound
> very exciting to me, and Im sure it will take off!
Didnt they make a few arcade machine using Amigas? ... Still at least it means HiScores wonr be lost every time the owner switches the mcahine off for the night :)
> Apparently Sega and Namco are going to Team us to make games on a
> PS2 based Arcade machine thats permanently online. Basically this
> means you can experience online gaming in the Arcades, and play
> against the best! Plus when the PS2 conversion of these new arcade
> games come out the online community will get even larger! It sound
> very exciting to me, and Im sure it will take off!
Didnt they make a few arcade machine using Amigas? ... Still at least it means HiScores wonr be lost every time the owner switches the mcahine off for the night :)
Apparently Sega and Namco are going to Team us to make games on a PS2 based Arcade machine thats permanently online. Basically this means you can experience online gaming in the Arcades, and play against the best! Plus when the PS2 conversion of these new arcade games come out the online community will get even larger! It sound very exciting to me, and Im sure it will take off!
Somebody mentioned this before... but... maybe the way forward, instead of competing with consoels, is to work with consoles...
Rather like the GC & GBA mixup...
Training up characters on the console, to fight it out proper on the arcade... or maybe use the arcade machine to teach your character moves unavalible through the console alone?
Rather like the GC & GBA mixup...
Training up characters on the console, to fight it out proper on the arcade... or maybe use the arcade machine to teach your character moves unavalible through the console alone?
i go down the arcade everyweek with a few mates. its pritty expensive at £1 a go, but i think its worth it. u cant get the same experience on a console. i love the game where u are actually on a bike and have to peddle to move. and its actually hard work and good excercise.
the experience of arcade can never be bought into the home.
long live arcades!
the experience of arcade can never be bought into the home.
long live arcades!
I can't see arcades surviving in their current format.
As a result I'd like to see them become multiplayer arenas instead!
Imagine being able to walk into an arcade, and be able to play against other human opponents whenever you wanted.
Games such as Mario Party are great fun, but only when you have more people to play with, so you could always find opponents in a multiplayer arena.
Huge death matches could take place on the likes of Goldeneye.
How about a 30 man Royal Rumble, draw your number, then wait for your turn!
I think arcades have got too full of fruit machines, which is where all of my money goes in arcades, and the games they have are normally only played by single players, but making arcades more social would surely improve their popularity?
This is only a very basic idea of mine, but if you flesh it out a little (I don't have time to go into depth) you'll see that it would be much better than the lonely, dull arcades around today.
As a result I'd like to see them become multiplayer arenas instead!
Imagine being able to walk into an arcade, and be able to play against other human opponents whenever you wanted.
Games such as Mario Party are great fun, but only when you have more people to play with, so you could always find opponents in a multiplayer arena.
Huge death matches could take place on the likes of Goldeneye.
How about a 30 man Royal Rumble, draw your number, then wait for your turn!
I think arcades have got too full of fruit machines, which is where all of my money goes in arcades, and the games they have are normally only played by single players, but making arcades more social would surely improve their popularity?
This is only a very basic idea of mine, but if you flesh it out a little (I don't have time to go into depth) you'll see that it would be much better than the lonely, dull arcades around today.
Arcades show alot of innovation. They have some brilliant ideas, like the racing wheels,brakes and gear sticks they give the game a big edge over the normal racing game on a console.
With an arcade it runs smoothly, link up play is possibly the best multiplaying experiencing i've had.
But what has let down Arcades is a lack of interest in it from gamers, the occasional visits to the arcade on the way back home and then back to consoles.
Aracades used to be trendy, it was fun, new and cheap now it's just too expensive sometimes just to play one game. Sega must be praised to be still in the market, but the lack of new aracde machines means the arcades will be less popular than a PS2 or N64 any day simply because they have more AAA quality titles and a wider range of them too.
With an arcade it runs smoothly, link up play is possibly the best multiplaying experiencing i've had.
But what has let down Arcades is a lack of interest in it from gamers, the occasional visits to the arcade on the way back home and then back to consoles.
Aracades used to be trendy, it was fun, new and cheap now it's just too expensive sometimes just to play one game. Sega must be praised to be still in the market, but the lack of new aracde machines means the arcades will be less popular than a PS2 or N64 any day simply because they have more AAA quality titles and a wider range of them too.
I never pay good money to play arcades, unless it is the ski thingy...:D
Will arcades exist in 5 years??? Thinking about it, Sega, the biggest arcade producer has just stopped hardware production, and is already franchising out their arcades as they begin to lose money. Namco too has cut arcade loses in Japan by closing many of their arcades.
The real problem is that the arcade is no longer the height of gaming. Games can now be made just as well on consoles.... so why should people still go and spend money in arcades? In the past it was for unique experiences like brilliant graphics, and 8 player daytona- now all that can be done on a console linked to the internet.
So how can developers get people back into arcades? The answer is unique experiences. Silent Scope's very individual gun is one example, as is Konami's football game where you actually hit the football. Yet none of these are anywhere near as radical as the 8 player daytona, or the original space invaders! Maybe someone needs to put their thinking caps on...
SonicRav
The real problem is that the arcade is no longer the height of gaming. Games can now be made just as well on consoles.... so why should people still go and spend money in arcades? In the past it was for unique experiences like brilliant graphics, and 8 player daytona- now all that can be done on a console linked to the internet.
So how can developers get people back into arcades? The answer is unique experiences. Silent Scope's very individual gun is one example, as is Konami's football game where you actually hit the football. Yet none of these are anywhere near as radical as the 8 player daytona, or the original space invaders! Maybe someone needs to put their thinking caps on...
SonicRav