Space Invaders returning to arcades...

From: steve <gkicomputers_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Fri Dec 5 13:49:49 2003

Probably a 20 square inch off-the-shelf embedded pc
based (386/486) single board computer (pc104 or
whatever) running DOS or Windows, cheap and
development systems widely available. Thats what I
would use anyway.
--- Jason McBrien <jbmcb_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
 
> I wonder what's in those new boxes.. Think it's just
> an embedded micro
> running an emulator? Fewer parts == cheaper to
> build.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Curt vendel" <curt_at_atarimuseum.com>
> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic
> Posts"
> <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 1:52 PM
> Subject: Re: Space Invaders returning to arcades...
>
>
> > Its ridiculous price gouging, the cost to put such
> a unit together is
> under
> > $400. Midway has been doing this same thing for
> a while with its Ms Pac
> > Man/Galaga units, Atari has a Missile
> Command/Millipede/Centipede machine
> > out there and one thing that article doesn't
> mention is just like the
> Midway
> > machine, the Taito unit is also a dual machine
> with both Space Invaders
> and
> > Qix together...
> >
> > These are already available in the US, Frontgate
> has them for $3495 each,
> > you can also find them through Amazon.com and
> Walmart.com as well... all
> > way overpriced.
> >
> >
> > Curt
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bryan Pope" <bpope_at_wordstock.com>
> > To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
> > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 1:25 PM
> > Subject: Space Invaders returning to arcades...
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Check this out:
> > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/fun.games/12/05/space.invaders.reut/index.html
> > >
> > > 10,000 Space Invaders units to be sold in the US
> for $2,772 apiece. But
> > > because of inflation, the cost per game is now
> going to be 50 cents!
> > >
> > > <rant>
> > > Are these people on crack?! What development
> time went into this? What
> > > costs are they recouping? Or do they just want
> to gouge the classic
> > > gamers?
> > > </rant>
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Bryan Pope
> > >
> >
> >


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