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Inside The Worst Videogame Arcade In The World?

Posted by simoniker on from the ever dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Arcades may be a dying breed, so it's a good thing the crusty hotels around the world haven't put the axe to their old game rooms. An article at X-Entertainment provides a lighthearted review of one of the worst hotel arcades out there, featuring broken video games and enough stains to make every joystick in the place off limits."

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  1. Re:Saw this on Fark by 00420 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Good question. It appears to be working too even though the article says that only one game was working.

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  2. [off-topic] Speaking of worst games ever... by empaler · · Score: 3, Interesting

    When I saw the headline, I remembered the worst FPS I've ever tried; In Pursuit of Greed - the color scheme and 3D engine somehow worked together to create a nauseating experience. I actually had to stop playing the demo because I got physically ill from looking at it!

    1. Re:[off-topic] Speaking of worst games ever... by cgenman · · Score: 5, Interesting

      What, you don't remember the infamous Chex Quest? It used the Doom engine, but really looked like something Wolfenstein would be ashamed of. It even had two sequels.

      I guess it is weird enough to escape a "worst of all time" label. But it should garner a "best of so-bad-it's-good." Sometimes you can find them online.

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  3. Chex? by empaler · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Wtf? I don't even know General Mills. I'm from Denmark* - but from the looks of the screenshots, the game wasn't physically challenging, just aesthetically unpleasing.

    - You might think I'm just exaggerating to get my point across, but I did *literally* get nauseated. I tried to keep playing for a while, the little nerd that I was (I'm not little anymore), but it overcame me. The music was ok, though...

    * (The Kingdom of Denmark doesn't officially have any military but our "Defense" - yet we've invaded a country several times larger than our own.)

  4. Re:Touchmaster 5000 by DeadScreenSky · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I actually looked briefly into trying to emulate one of those systems - it is basically a standard X86-based PC, IIRC. So it is potentially really easy to emulate, though I am pretty sure stuff like MAME is actually very poorly equipped to do just that (though it is probably getting better). Might have some very tricky protection, however - other PC-based games (like Raiden Fighters series) certainly do, probably because the hardware is so easy to get.

    I never played the quiz game, but the various Playboy games were pretty fun. My gf and I would play a few rounds every time we drove to and from college - a nice break for a 4 hour drive. :D

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