******* On 06 May 96  14:44:09, Erik Roby Said....
-=> Quoting Eric Fishbein to Jay Smith <=-
ER> 
ER>  EF> So I'm not the only one?  Well, there are many of us "older"
ER>  EF> gamers (I am in my late 20's) who despise fighting games in general. 
ER>  EF> One fighting game is OK, but 20?  Give me a break!  My local mall
ER>  EF> arcade is almost all fighters with 3 racers and 3 pinball machines.  
I
ER>  EF> find fighters quite boring.  Seeing how many buttons you can push in 
5
ER>  EF> seconds before you get pummeled isn't my idea of fun. The real
ER>  EF> question is, why do the Japaneese think that what Japaneese players
ER>  EF> want, American gamers want?  Arcade machines are now test-bases for
ER>  EF> the home versions, and since most arcade games are fighters, this is
ER>  EF> what I get on my Playstation.  How many different versions of Mortal
ER>  EF> Kombat and Street Fighter can you have? 
ER> 
ER>  I don't mind your opinion on fighting games, although I love them ALOT!!
ER> But I must correct you on one thing you said.  I know for fact the the
ER> Japaneese players and game makers do not like fighting games very much.
ER> There top arcade game and home game played as of today are:
ER> Arcade--Professional Bass Fishing
ER> Home--Some RPG I can't pronounce
ER> 
ER> I have been to Japan and when I went to the arcade there it really 
ucked.
ER> There were about 2-3 fighing games, ex. Virtua Fighter, Mortal Kombat 2, 
an
ER> Super Street Fighter 2.  There was hardly anyone playing MK2 which 
surprise
ER> me alot.  More people were playing Super Street Fighter 2.
Guess maybe the japanese have _taste_.   :)
And they are usually pretty good when it comes to games.  Perhaps they know 
something we don't?  I mean, that "RPG you can't pronounce" has GOT to be 
ore
compelling then the latest fighter clone.  Trends only last so long.
--- Dragonsnet WHQ 
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