Official Xbox Live Arcade Thread
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goldenpp72
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alien hominid will be this week I imagine.
XBLA customer base has proven to be of a very different composition than GAF, and certainly different from YOU. The fact that the retro titles are selling (aka charts you don't want to see) is evidence enough of that. And isn't this a rather random point in the week to start up the same bitching that goes on every week? We don't even know what the game is yet. :lolHitler Stole My Potato said:
goldenpp72
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I believe we do actually.. like I said, the xbox.com site had AH listed and it happened to be in line with the last 3 games released, I think its certain that's what is gonna be out.
I want Sonic to finally hit the arcade. I mean how in the hell does it take that long to port Sonic 1. I mean its been ported to like every ****ing system. it cant be that hard to implement Achievements/what ever the hell else they wanna put in.
In fact the only reason i havent bought it on the wii is because i want the achievements for it on 360
In fact the only reason i havent bought it on the wii is because i want the achievements for it on 360
Segata Sanshiro
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I think the point when it truly beats XBLA is when they make those downloadable PS games playable on the PS3. The PSP thing is neat, but both systems should be able to do their download thang independent of each other.
m0dus said:
We'll see how equivilent they are when SotN hits. PSX games go for $6 (or is it $7?) on PSN. I, along with most people, expect SotN to go for 1200 points. Even if it goes for the reasonable amount of 800, that is still way more money than any PSX game on the PSN.
$5 for Paperboy or Q Bert is way too much no matter how you look at it.
Joe said:
And people spend $60 for yearly sports updates. What's your point? $5 is way too much for classic games, especially when most can be found on a compilation for significantly cheaper. Just because some people are buying them doesn't mean they aren't over priced.
And yes, Nintendo charging $5 for NES games (some NES games) is way too much as well. Companies gouge, but I'm going to protect my eyes.
speculawyer
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bjork said:
Robotron is a good substitute.
What was the name of that bouncing guy?
speculawyer
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Joe said:
Just because they are the two most recent additions.
BenjaminBirdie
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GhaleonEB said:
I believe this is correct.
GhaleonEB said:
If it's a good game, I think it'll sell. But it's also obvious that the big name franchises help.
What I'd like to see is some classic franchises brought back to life with true HD sequels. Or even a port of GnG PSP or that rumoured Sonic: High Speed. They would DEFINITELY sell because they have a good name behind them, but can also offer something to us clamouring for new content.
But it's obvious that there is a market out there for retro content - Paperboy proves that. While I'm all for retro content, I think there is a need to move from 1979-1985 era to the 1989-2000 era. I want to see Streets of Rage, Sonic, etc. Dreamcast arcade ports like Crazy Taxi would be an obvious choice. There's so much more that could be done, so much more money that could be made.
MightyHedgehog
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Evil Otto.speculawyer said:
Crab Milk Mickey
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I don't think Konami will be that stupid. 1200 MS Points for new games like RoboBlitz I can understand, but they'll have a hard time justifying that price tag if SotN will ever cost that much. It's common sense, they should know this.Gigglepoo said:
I don't know how most people expect it to happen though. It doesn't have any online modes (not that the game needs it), the enhanced graphics probably won't look that different compared to the original sprites, so all the XBLA version has is art on the side of your wide-screen TV and achievements. Charging 1200 MS Points for that would be lunacy.
Beavertown
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No updates by now, usually means nothing this week, eh?
goldenpp72
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SOTN was seen on partnernet for 800 points if i recall, the people who tinkered with it said it looked terrible though 
a Master Ninja
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Pachinko said:
Sad, but probably true. Shouldn't be allowed to go above $10 in my opinion.
Uno Ill Nino
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Beavertown said:
Man, I hope not. I think a lot of us called it last week though. We were just hoping to be proven wrong.
BenjaminBirdie
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Uno Ill Nino said:Man, I hope not. I think a lot of us called it last week though. We were just hoping to be proven wrong.
Isn't it Monday? It's the rare week we hear on Mondays, but I'll let y'all run around on fire some more. I gots Volk to take down.
PepsimanVsJoe
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a Master Ninja said:
Considering I got the PS1 version for $10 I don't think this version should go above $5.
Hell I don't even know why I'd buy it, it'd just be paying $5 for 200 achievement points....oh well
I kind of hope the game for this week is Double Dragon. I scoffed at the "classics" until I picked up Gauntlet on a whim. It's fun as hell with four other players, cursing each other out whenever we got stuck. :lol
Hitler Stole My Potato
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Running that service into the ground.
GitarooMan
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Guess they ran out of Midway Classics to fill in....couldn't they at least have thrown up Track and Field?alkaline black said:
Hitler Stole My Potato
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GitarooMan said:
That'll come the week after next. Then, another 2 weeks off.
Bearillusion
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Nothing should be over 800 points no matter what it is. Anything more and I'd rather track down a physical copy where possible.
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PepsimanVsJoe said:
I believe in that XBLA DD screenshot thread it was said to have a March release.
Hitler Stole My Potato
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arne said:
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Bearillusion
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Space A Cobra said:
If it's ready why not just release it? Why are MS scared of multiple releases per week?
Hitler Stole My Potato
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Bearillusion said:
Well obviously they're having trouble releasing one game a week. 25 year old arcade ports takes years to develop!
Bearillusion
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Mojovonio said:
Agreed. Surely it can't be so hard to release two or three classic arcade games per week plus an original game if available. Most 80's or 90's arcade games ie Pacman only need leaderboards and achievments and that can't take that long to implement.
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