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6/18/2025, 10:41:37 AM
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Yes but it's ultimately self-defeating. The Japanese didn't create Mame or any famous emulators. They just collect boards and roms for the sake of collecting. So hoarding old arcade boards and roms is pointless without an end goal.
I could respect the Japanese collectors a lot more if they made their own competing emulators. Something that is competitive against Mame or even better than Mame. But they have nothing to show for all their efforts. So all their rare or hidden arcade boards just there and will eventually turn to dust.
The worst part is that barcades aren't that popular in Japan. Neither are Freeplay arcades and they have very few arcade museums in Japan. Just hansful
Why do I mention this? Well without any of the things I mentioned, there's very little incentive to save old arcade cabinets. America finds uses for their old cabinets by opening up barcades, freeplay retro arcades, and arcade museums. Many in each state. Meanwhile Japan is destroying and abandoning a lot of their old candy cabinets and their vintage arcade machines at an alarming rate. These are cabinets from golden age of gaming. But the attitude I've seen from Japanese owners is very alarming. Their attitude is to scrap them or leave the machines outside to eventually rust away. There isn't a lot of "sentimentality" in Japanese arcade culture compared to the West.
Many businesses want to clear out their old machines to make room for new stuff. I've seen many absolutely heart breaking photos of some very rare machines that were abandoned and ruined by the outdoor elements.
Yes but it's ultimately self-defeating. The Japanese didn't create Mame or any famous emulators. They just collect boards and roms for the sake of collecting. So hoarding old arcade boards and roms is pointless without an end goal.
I could respect the Japanese collectors a lot more if they made their own competing emulators. Something that is competitive against Mame or even better than Mame. But they have nothing to show for all their efforts. So all their rare or hidden arcade boards just there and will eventually turn to dust.
The worst part is that barcades aren't that popular in Japan. Neither are Freeplay arcades and they have very few arcade museums in Japan. Just hansful
Why do I mention this? Well without any of the things I mentioned, there's very little incentive to save old arcade cabinets. America finds uses for their old cabinets by opening up barcades, freeplay retro arcades, and arcade museums. Many in each state. Meanwhile Japan is destroying and abandoning a lot of their old candy cabinets and their vintage arcade machines at an alarming rate. These are cabinets from golden age of gaming. But the attitude I've seen from Japanese owners is very alarming. Their attitude is to scrap them or leave the machines outside to eventually rust away. There isn't a lot of "sentimentality" in Japanese arcade culture compared to the West.
Many businesses want to clear out their old machines to make room for new stuff. I've seen many absolutely heart breaking photos of some very rare machines that were abandoned and ruined by the outdoor elements.
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