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Re: If MAME was for sale
04/04/12 04:09 AM
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> I hear that kind of stuff often regarding the emulation scene. In your opinion, why
> do you think that happens? Why have so many people "moved on"?
I think part of it is that it's not as exciting as it used to be. I remember 10-12 years ago, waiting in breathless excitement for the new MAME build because it supported half a dozen new games that you hadn't seen since they were new in the arcade. Now, the additions and changes are interesting and cool, but they're way more esoteric than back in the day. 99% of everything I've ever played or heard about has already been emulated. Most people, especially those who are less hardcore about it than we are, need that excitement and novelty, or they just lose interest.
> How come new people
> haven't gotten interested in emulation to replaced those people who have moved on?
Because new people would mostly be younger people, and people under a certain age don't remember arcades when arcades were cool. They never played the games back in the day, so there's no nostalgia, and they just aren't interested. Naoki notwithstanding.
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