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Re:Soviet Arcade Games from the 70s and 80s by videotopia on Saturday June 15, 2019 @06:19PM (#20192539)
Completely agree. What makes these old arcade machines (Western games included) are the uniqueness of the controls. Trackballs, Spinners, 360 joysticks, thrusters, yokes all added to the immersion. These are the things that connected players to arcade cabinets and the games. Today's androgynous joypads just don't do that.
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Re:Soviet Arcade Games from the 70s and 80s by freeflight on Sunday June 16, 2019 @02:06AM (#20194086)
Feels obligatory to mention Steel Battalion with its massive controller setup [0], that was an early 2000 console game.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Battalion#/media/File:St...

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Re:Soviet Arcade Games from the 70s and 80s by videotopia on Sunday June 16, 2019 @02:13AM (#20194100)
Good call.
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Re:Soviet Arcade Games from the 70s and 80s by marcins on Saturday June 15, 2019 @07:44PM (#20192908)
This is what’s so exciting about the Play date (https://play.date/) - I have the hope it brings back that retro vibe, with a different input mechanic for a twist.
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