Phils Arcade
Senior Member
Electric Arcade have got the Asteroids Recharged in their place and done a quick unbox review.
Electric Arcade - ALAN-1 Asteroids
Electric Arcade - ALAN-1 Asteroids
Yes, all very nice but look at the price!
- Thread starter WatchThemAllFallDown
- Start date
Looks nicely designed and well put together system, i'd certainly play a few credits.
Appears to be using new custom embedded system, so not a standard PC as I had originally thought.
The gameplay and online tournaments looks fun and better than I had expected, and featuring winning tokens is quite a smart move, but lacking a vector display is always going to lose some of the charm.
Clearly it's aimed at the 'classic' player, as I can't see it being immediately appealing to a wide audience. I could be wrong, but I think for the younger generation it could need somebody to introduce it "here's a classic game you should try", the controls are a bit tricky etc..
Can't really complain about having a new arcade game, so good on Alan-1.
Of course if the real Atari were still making arcade games and had a suitable budget they would be doing something cutting edge, and for this era.
It would involved some new display technology and controls no doubt.
Appears to be using new custom embedded system, so not a standard PC as I had originally thought.
The gameplay and online tournaments looks fun and better than I had expected, and featuring winning tokens is quite a smart move, but lacking a vector display is always going to lose some of the charm.
Clearly it's aimed at the 'classic' player, as I can't see it being immediately appealing to a wide audience. I could be wrong, but I think for the younger generation it could need somebody to introduce it "here's a classic game you should try", the controls are a bit tricky etc..
Can't really complain about having a new arcade game, so good on Alan-1.
Of course if the real Atari were still making arcade games and had a suitable budget they would be doing something cutting edge, and for this era.
It would involved some new display technology and controls no doubt.
Last edited:
D
Deleted member 7540
Guest
I actually dont mind the cab. Its quirky for sure but it looks pretty good imo. The price however.... What on gods earth are they thinking with that!? I wonder if the game is any good. I'm always happy to see new cabinets coming out. Anything over ticket machine crap we see nowadays.
D
Deleted member 7540
Guest
I think it looks good. Only thing i hate is the cheesy LED's but I'm sure it serves its purpose as a form of attract mode for people.