Played an "Arcade Legends" for the first time. PPBBBTTTT!!

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Played an "Arcade Legends" for the first time. PPBBBTTTT!!

Man for the ridiculously high selling price you would think you would get better animation and joysticks, buttons, layout, monitor etc. Here is a video of me playing Rastan one handed. First think you will notice is how the sound is completely off! This one was on clearance at the local ULTIMATE ELECTRONICS that was going out of business. It was $2999! RIP OFF!!!

 
It is not the ideal arcade experience but I stop by there once or twice a week on my way home from work and play a few games of Robotron. Not bad for what it is but not worth that much $$$!!!!
 
It is not the ideal arcade experience but I stop by there once or twice a week on my way home from work and play a few games of Robotron. Not bad for what it is but not worth that much $$$!!!!

I suppose, but I find emulation the Stepford wife version of video games. Very appealing in theory, but just not right in practice.
 
First off, no one is paying $3K for these now. Just like many people payed $3,500 for a 25" namco reunion cab, they now sell for much less.

They actually have a good mix of games for those looking for a lot of games in a simple package, and on SOME games you compromise the exact gameplay and sound in order to do it, but to me it's worth it.. I have a pretty good collection of rare 80's games, and this, and a lot of my guests like the Arcade Legends machine.

It has good emulations on games such as Robotron (and you use both joysticks), defender, Joust, Jungle Hunt, missile command, and so many more that I can't even think of. It's not perfect, but it serves the purpose of giving you a large selection of pretty good games all in one neat package. Most games are spot on or close enough that most people can't tell if timing or sound is off a little.

And if you look around enough, you can get one for a good price. I got lucky and found someone in a beach community that was moving in a couple of days, so they sold me an Arcade Legends 2 machine for less than $500! At that price, I consider the game an absolute steal and plan on keeping it in my collection.
 
I think it really depends on how you feel about minor differences. I played that for a while and didn't see one game that was even close to accurate. I wouldn't get it even for $500, I would rather put the money toward another real machine. While some guys here would strip a near perfect cabinet and redo the whole thing to better than new, I can't stand play a game in bad emulation.

First off, no one is paying $3K for these now. Just like many people payed $3,500 for a 25" namco reunion cab, they now sell for much less.

They actually have a good mix of games for those looking for a lot of games in a simple package, and on SOME games you compromise the exact gameplay and sound in order to do it, but to me it's worth it.. I have a pretty good collection of rare 80's games, and this, and a lot of my guests like the Arcade Legends machine.

It has good emulations on games such as Robotron (and you use both joysticks), defender, Joust, Jungle Hunt, missile command, and so many more that I can't even think of. It's not perfect, but it serves the purpose of giving you a large selection of pretty good games all in one neat package. Most games are spot on or close enough that most people can't tell if timing or sound is off a little.

And if you look around enough, you can get one for a good price. I got lucky and found someone in a beach community that was moving in a couple of days, so they sold me an Arcade Legends 2 machine for less than $500! At that price, I consider the game an absolute steal and plan on keeping it in my collection.
 
First off, no one is paying $3K for these now. Just like many people payed $3,500 for a 25" namco reunion cab, they now sell for much less.

Someone will if they buy this one.
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