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    I used to burn games with Nero, but most people used Discjuggler (not sure if that's still available for modern computers.) The main thing is to burn at low speeds...less than 12x. I don't know if burners built into modern OS's allow for speed adjustment or not. I didn't bother putting an optical drive on my new PC.

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    Supposedly the next version, launching to the public soon, runs Zelda Breath of the Wild very well....if you have a monster PC.

     

    I've played Wii(not Wii U) games in Dolphin, they're very nice, especially when you dial up the resolution.

    I have a 7700k and a 1080, and BotW still stutters and drops down to the 10-20fps range at times. The game is very playable, but the slowdowns are annoying. I've tweaked Cemu several different ways and the problem persists. Mario Kart 8 plays very smooth, as do a few other games.

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    All sorts of possibilities exist for a new name and they can keep the retro part and put it with an animal just like someone else did

     

    Retro Rat, Retro Raven, Retro Roadrunner, Retro Rook... that last one could be a good fit if this is all just smoke and mirrors, rook as a verb means to swindle or cheat..

    ...or they could call it the "Houdini."

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    I think this is key. As long as arcades offer something you can't get at home, they will thrive. It's probably not much of a coincidence that when Atari was market leader, they saw to it that their home console were inferior to their arcade systems, that way they could foster that symbiotic relationship. Nintendo too, the NES was notably inferior to arcade machines of its era. Coleco had no such vested interest in arcades though, so it didn't directly hurt them if their ports caused arcade traffic to dwindle.

     

    There was a double-edged situation involved in keeping arcade games relevant. Either a company invest money in new, innovative ideas, making machines (and gameplays) more expensive, or they just barely stay ahead of home consoles and offer little to entice operators to invest in new machines. Which choice offers the most profit?

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    Back in '83-'91, there were six good-sized arcades (including two in the malls) here in the Temple/Killeen, Texas area. Then suddenly, the four outside the malls closed and the two arcades in the malls turned into claw machine havens with the occasional light gun or fighter machine.

     

    I agree with the idea that it happened because the home systems reached a point of equivalency with most arcade machines. I also think that the whole "80's vibe" died out, so arcades just weren't interesting any longer. Myself, I was much more interested in PC games in the early 90s, as were many of my friends.

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    I don't think you need a 2-button controller to do Qix. With 1 button, you can have button down be fast speed, button up be slow.

     

    I'd love to see Qix on the VCS, it was one of those iconic games in the early 80's that never made it to the 2600.

    Or...press the button to start a line. Hold the button for fast, release the button for slow.

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