I'm curious how much was lack of demand vs other factors. The ones I've played over the years at various establishments were fine for what they were. Just couldn't justify owning one myself. If they had taken more of a multi system approach....buy one cab and then be able to swap out games / control surfaces / marquees that would have been more enticing for home use.
Having done this myself to some old star wars toys about 10 years ago, I can confirm that every single one of them now looks the same or worse than they did pre-treatment. It did seem to help initially, but didn't last. And they've been stored in a bin away from sunlight.
If I recall in one of the earlier seasons, when the characters were talking about Nintendo, the timing was also very off. Whenever the season took place would have aligned with the very early release of the NES before it hit all markets, but the kids still talked about the system like they'd been playing it for years and it was already the national phenomenon it eventually grew to be.
I'm glad the response latency was mentioned. In my recent years of having a bit of "retro revival", going back and buying/playing games I never experienced back in the day, one of those categories has been the at-home light gun shooters. The Guncon and Guncon 2 feel phenomenal to use on a CRT. Accurate and responsive. The Guncon 3, using processing-laden camera-based tech for the Time Crisis games on PS3, does not feel nearly as good to play with.
Maybe one day I'll pick up the G'AIM'E, but I'll forever be spoiled by the minimal latency inherent in the old analog stuff.
It would be especially neat if they have a second iteration that could output two HDMI signals for a true Time Crisis 2/3 multiplayer experience where each player could have their own screen, just like in the arcade. Throw Vampire Knight and Ninja Assault on there while they're at it ...all Namco properties....and that would be quite a package.
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I'm curious how much was lack of demand vs other factors. The ones I've played over the years at various establishments were fine for what they were. Just couldn't justify owning one myself. If they had taken more of a multi system approach....buy one cab and then be able to swap out games / control surfaces / marquees that would have been more enticing for home use.
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Having done this myself to some old star wars toys about 10 years ago, I can confirm that every single one of them now looks the same or worse than they did pre-treatment. It did seem to help initially, but didn't last. And they've been stored in a bin away from sunlight.
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If I recall in one of the earlier seasons, when the characters were talking about Nintendo, the timing was also very off. Whenever the season took place would have aligned with the very early release of the NES before it hit all markets, but the kids still talked about the system like they'd been playing it for years and it was already the national phenomenon it eventually grew to be.
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I'm glad the response latency was mentioned. In my recent years of having a bit of "retro revival", going back and buying/playing games I never experienced back in the day, one of those categories has been the at-home light gun shooters. The Guncon and Guncon 2 feel phenomenal to use on a CRT. Accurate and responsive. The Guncon 3, using processing-laden camera-based tech for the Time Crisis games on PS3, does not feel nearly as good to play with.
Maybe one day I'll pick up the G'AIM'E, but I'll forever be spoiled by the minimal latency inherent in the old analog stuff.
It would be especially neat if they have a second iteration that could output two HDMI signals for a true Time Crisis 2/3 multiplayer experience where each player could have their own screen, just like in the arcade. Throw Vampire Knight and Ninja Assault on there while they're at it ...all Namco properties....and that would be quite a package.