Why didn't they put the old school arcade games on new gen systems?

[JQ Legend]

I mean like Wrestlefest, Alien vs Predator, Ninja Turtles, Final Fight, etc?

They could make millions possibly billions off nostalgia alone

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

Some of those games did get console versions.
Speaking of arcade games though, I usually check craigslist once a week for arcade cabinets.
I wonder if anyone here has one and has any tips on what to look for and what to stay away from.

 

[puppetmaster]

If I could get the first Ninja Turtles, Double Dragon and WWF Wrestlefest cabinets in my basement I'd be a content son of a gun.

 

[Detroit Wave]

PC > consoles got MAME on deck. playin simpsons arcade with fam on the 50"

 

[Kingshango]

Licensing issues.

One of the reasons why we didn't get the OG Turtles in Time but the trash remake instead.

 

[The Mad Titan]

Some did get a re release, but honestly. The thing about old school co op games and just arcade games in general was the money factor.


That was a huge driving part in staying alive and the intensity. And it made for great fun with your friends in person.


To capture that now, it would have to mimic that in some way, be it with difficultly or no continues. Heck even making them free to play and you buying "tokens" to use.


That would actually be kind of dope...

 

[B86]

Woulda been nice (if they were free), but with even a pretty shytty PC you can run almost all emulators with no problem so I don't see why old school games are needed on consoles

 

[Sterling Archer]

MAME breh.

 

[Trapperman Dave]

PC > consoles got MAME on deck. playin simpsons arcade with fam on the 50"

You got +++ or mame32?

 

[Trapperman Dave]

Seriously they should just cross over that pissed me off about ps3 to ps4

 

[JQ Legend]

I feel y'all but some of us dont know much about mame and all that

I just want wrestlefest, turtles, alien vs predator and simpsons

Is the mame thing that easy?

 

[basketball reasons]

I mean like Wrestlefest, Alien vs Predator, Ninja Turtles, Final Fight, etc?

They could make millions possibly billions off nostalgia alone

 

[PS5 Pro]

I feel y'all but some of us dont know much about mame and all that

I just want wrestlefest, turtles, alien vs predator and simpsons

Is the mame thing that easy?

yes, and mame works on any jailbroken console. Wii is the easiest

 

[Rozay Oro]

PC > consoles got MAME on deck. playin simpsons arcade with fam on the 50"

Put me on breh. I remember playing that shyt as a kid. Always wanted to beat it.

 

[TransJenner]

This army dude had a custom made arcade unit with every arcade game you could imagine


shyt was nice man

Idk if it was MAME