

Part of why arcades died was because it was so obviously a better deal to play the home version than the arcade version. Fighting games were money-making machines, because nothing was more lucrative than your friend getting pissed off that you beat him, driving him to put another quarter in the machine. But if you’re really tired of feeling like there’s always a cash shop or some DLC around the corner, just buy games on a lag of a few years, kind of like what you just did. And indie games are great too. If you’re enjoying Marvel 3, for my money, I’d say Skullgirls is by far the better game, and you can frequently get the game + season pass (4 additional characters) for about $12USD during a big sale.


















Yeah, arcades as we knew them kind of died, but they still exist. They’re more focused at kids than they used to be, and often times they involve adaptations of cell phone games like Angry Birds or almost-simulator-rides like Fast and Furious that cost $8 per play.