Phetishboy
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Games You'd Own (or do own) for mainly Background Ambiance
I just realized that a lot of the nostalgia I have for arcades and arcade games may actually come less from playing the games, and more from the many attract modes that most games employ, including game demos, sounds and screen changes. Back in 1986-1987, my brother, my friend Jon and I played the shit out of Double Dragon almost every Friday and Saturday night after Rollerskating. When I started in this hobby, I decided that I simply had to have a Double Dragon in my collection to relive those fun days. Well, I picked one up a few years back, restored it, placed it in the game room and...
...was mildly disappointed. No matter how much I wanted to like it, it just wasn't the same. I thought it was because the game play just didn't hold up well after all these years. Recently I realized that it wasn't so much that the game failed to live up to my expectations (though it did seem a little more boring than I remember), but I have actually come to realize that without the attract sounds of "OPERATION WOLF" in the background, the feeling just wasn't the same. The 2 games sat next to each other and you had no choice but to hear OW sounds the whole time you played Double Dragon. Anyone else feel that you would own or do own games just for the nostalgic ambiance their attract modes offer?
This isn't a BEST ATTRACT MODES thread, but more a "WHAT ATTRACT MODES MEAN THE MOST TO YOU & WHY" Thread.
I just realized that a lot of the nostalgia I have for arcades and arcade games may actually come less from playing the games, and more from the many attract modes that most games employ, including game demos, sounds and screen changes. Back in 1986-1987, my brother, my friend Jon and I played the shit out of Double Dragon almost every Friday and Saturday night after Rollerskating. When I started in this hobby, I decided that I simply had to have a Double Dragon in my collection to relive those fun days. Well, I picked one up a few years back, restored it, placed it in the game room and...
...was mildly disappointed. No matter how much I wanted to like it, it just wasn't the same. I thought it was because the game play just didn't hold up well after all these years. Recently I realized that it wasn't so much that the game failed to live up to my expectations (though it did seem a little more boring than I remember), but I have actually come to realize that without the attract sounds of "OPERATION WOLF" in the background, the feeling just wasn't the same. The 2 games sat next to each other and you had no choice but to hear OW sounds the whole time you played Double Dragon. Anyone else feel that you would own or do own games just for the nostalgic ambiance their attract modes offer?
This isn't a BEST ATTRACT MODES thread, but more a "WHAT ATTRACT MODES MEAN THE MOST TO YOU & WHY" Thread.


