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What metrics did people evaluate arcade games by when they were popular? (lemm.ee)
submitted 5 days ago by ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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Today some people evaluate games based on their length (e.g. 30+hours), map size (e.g. 40-60 sq. km), etc., so it made me wonder what metrics people may have used for arcade games.

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago

There wasn't much thought behind it other than "is it fun" or "is it new".

There was huge word of mouth whenever a new machine dropped and kids would ride their bikes from store to store to see the new ones.

This was before arcades started collecting them. Arcade machines were just at the local bars, Pizza shops, 7-11s, and grocery stores.

Bars would set them up in non-age restricted areas so kids could play.