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What metrics did people evaluate arcade games by when they were popular? (lemm.ee)
submitted 5 days ago by ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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Today some people evaluate games based on their length (e.g. 30+hours), map size (e.g. 40-60 sq. km), etc., so it made me wonder what metrics people may have used for arcade games.

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[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Gameplay is top, is it challenging, varied and beatable?

Can you 1CC it, and get 40-50 minutes from that 1 credit?

Did it seem like the designers and programmers were interested and invested in producing a decent game?

Were their any hitbox fails or physics errors that cause massive annoyance? Skip.

Then graphics and sound quality can influence the choice.

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1CC games========

Slap Fight

Willow

Wardner

Heavy Barrel

RoboCop

Wonder Boy in Monster Land

Black Tiger

Calibre .50

Gun Force

These all took about 30-50 minutes to complete on 1 credit.