Games? They cost upwards of $200 each.
When you boot up Garou: Mark of the Wolves and see those massive, fluid sprites for the first time, you realize: 35 years later, nothing else looks or feels quite like it. neogeo games
There is a specific sound. The heavy "thunk" of an arcade stick engaging. The deep, bass-heavy explosion of a 24-bit sample. The sight of a credit counter ticking up from 00 to 01. fluid sprites for the first time
For a certain generation of gamers, that sound is synonymous with one thing: you realize: 35 years later