Remembering those Arcade Quarters

**Dark Watcher** · January 6th, 2006

We remember those early Street Fighter II arcade days when gamers would crowd around the arcade cabinet to watch two gamer gladiators laying the smacketh down on one another. If you thought you had what it takes to beat out the last man standing, you would place a quarter on the cabinet to symbolize you as the next challenger.

We remember being the king of the hill. The one to beat! A glance at the notch between the cabinet monitor and controls would have several quarters lined up with would be challengers. We remember all the trash talk and the "OOhs Ahhhs and DAAAMMMNs".. Those were indeed the days.....

It looks like those wonderful days of yore will return....

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While no price tag was announced, Capcom has confirmed that Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting (known in the arcades as Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting) will become available over the Xbox Live Marketplace, with a number of new features (including online play) sometime in early 2006. In addition to the Xbox Live standard quick match and optimatch, Hyper Fighting will include a new quarter match option.

Intended to replicate the arcade experience, quarter matches will let two players duke it out while a group of spectators wait for their own chance to dethrone the reigning champ--similar to the online mode of the Xbox 360's only fighting game so far, Dead or Alive 4. Just as in the arcades, onlookers will be able to watch the brawls while they wait their turn, trash-talking the fighters or discussing strategy. Players' "quarters" will be used to represent their spot in line.

Before entering a quarter match, players will be able to choose ranked or unranked matches to determine whether or not stats will be tracked for the Xbox Live leaderboards. Beyond the somewhat common all-time and monthly leaderboards, Hyper Fighting will include rankings broken down by character, as well as a board for the most consecutive wins.

Capcom is also promising more than 10 online and offline achievements to reward players for meeting certain tasks, and a "feature limited" demo version will allow gamers to play single matches with two playable characters

We are still not interested in X360, but we are happy with this online concept being introduced

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**hushypushy** · January 6th, 2006

dude, that's sweet!

and it's also really sad that the only good games on Xbox360 are the ones that you can buy on xbox live (the only games i enjoy for 360 are geometry wars, smash TV, and that billiards game)

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Celine · January 7th, 2006

Neat.

I remember way back when, I had to have my brother queue for me because they didn't believe a girl would play those things and would point me to the UFO catcher doll thingies

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Nevermore · January 7th, 2006

Ah man don't get me started about Street Fighter and how much I love the series ;D.. still it won't make me buy a 360.. I'd be happy if they'd get up their lazy asses and give the sony (next gen) console online play.

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**Dark Watcher** · January 7th, 2006

Celine,
We would have loved to have heard some of the trash talking..hehe

Nevermore,

No worries..Sony will have their own "Live"

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cloudvii · January 7th, 2006

Yeah DW. All that is cool

. But SNK has already made many arcade games with online features. With the same details as above in the quote, including the rankings

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Samor · January 7th, 2006

yes, but isn't that IN the arcades? Or do you mean old xbox live?

...as for arcades themselves, they've died out in NL for years (sob).

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**hushypushy** · January 7th, 2006

really samor? we have tons of arcades here, and the behaivor still persists. i used to play a lot of Initial D, and to challenge someone, you put your card in little groove at hte top of the machine. good times

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Exodus · January 9th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Celine

would point me to the UFO catcher doll thingies

those are harder than the arcade games.

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Paratech · January 9th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Celine

Neat.

I remember way back when, I had to have my brother queue for me because they didn't believe a girl would play those things and would point me to the UFO catcher doll thingies

Hmmm, my girlfriend likes Super Street Fighter 2, Marvel vs Capcom 1 & 2, Soul Cailbur, etc...

I traded her a Street Fighter Alpha 3 for a Street Fighter III 3rd strike, because it used the traditional characters she liked, and she has a Gameboy Advance SP, Dreamcast, Playstation, Super Nintendo, and a Sega Genesis...She doesn't like games as much as me, but she enjoys playing 'em...

And yeah, she beats me on a few games...
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**Cid Highwind** · January 9th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Samor

yes, but isn't that IN the arcades? Or do you mean old xbox live?

...as for arcades themselves, they've died out in NL for years (sob).

I think is was in November of 2004 when I went to Scheveningen with my class, and they still have an arcade over there. I couldn't resist going in and I was in awe: F355 Challenge (the 3 screen version), House of the Dead 2 and other games that were later ported to DC

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Kraelis · January 10th, 2006

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Originally Posted by hushypushy

really samor? we have tons of arcades here, and the behaivor still persists. i used to play a lot of Initial D, and to challenge someone, you put your card in little groove at hte top of the machine. good times

Here too. Whether it's using old fashioned tokens or smart cards, the king-of-the-hill matchups are still alive.

Cool concept though. It reall is something to be able to do that.

@Celine: I used to think so too. Until a friend beat me in Bloody Roar and my sister outshoots me in House of the Dead 3/4

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Viper_Viper · January 11th, 2006

Whow, guess what, later this month I will be buliding a Arcade Gaming Pad for my pc! I will post pics and all! ummm ya this has basicly nothing to do with this thread....

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**hushypushy** · January 11th, 2006

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@Celine: I used to think so too. Until a friend beat me in Bloody Roar and my sister outshoots me in House of the Dead 3/4

it's true, girls can kick ass

i took this girl to the arcade, we played 2 player Time Crisis 3, yeah she was still going way after me

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**Snake785** · January 11th, 2006

I truly miss those arcade days. There aren't that many arcades around here anymore either...only one that's about 45 mins away by car and that arcade isn't all that great anymore (really expensive too).

This quarter match feature does sound interesting...but I dunno...I'm oldschool and would rather draw the crowd at an arcade instead of online...

Btw, it wouldn't feel right playing SF2 on an Xbox controller. They'd have to release an arcade joystick with authentic arcade buttons. That would kick ass.

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**Dark Watcher** · January 11th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Snake785

I truly miss those arcade days. There aren't that many arcades around here anymore either...only one that's about 45 mins away by car and that arcade isn't all that great anymore (really expensive too).

This quarter match feature does sound interesting...but I dunno...I'm oldschool and would rather draw the crowd at an arcade instead of online...

Btw, it wouldn't feel right playing SF2 on an Xbox controller. They'd have to release an arcade joystick with authentic arcade buttons. That would kick ass.

Hmm..they do have that Arcade Pro stick for the PS2...then use one of those controller adaptors. That might do it.

There is an arcade 5 minutes from us...called Nickel City (Thanks Capcom!). We may go there this weekend for a fix

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**hushypushy** · January 11th, 2006

nickel city where?!!? they closed down all the nickel cities near me a long long time ago...i used to go to the one on Capital and Silver Creek :/

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**Dark Watcher** · January 11th, 2006

Hushy,

It's on Camden ave and Little Branham in San Jose. Go and be prepared to be schooled!

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**hushypushy** · January 12th, 2006

you know what, i was actually thinking of that exact one when you mentioned it. that's the only one that i was unsure of. my friend lives less than a mile away from there, and you can see it right as you get off 85, too bad i didnt bother to look last time i was there (last week, incidentally)

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Viper_Viper · January 12th, 2006

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nickel city where?!!? they closed down all the nickel cities near me a long long time ago...i used to go to the one on Capital and Silver Creek :/

nickel city? Is that anything like my local Nickel Nickel?

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January 6th, 2006	#2 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	dude, that's sweet! and it's also really sad that the only good games on Xbox360 are the ones that you can buy on xbox live (the only games i enjoy for 360 are geometry wars, smash TV, and that billiards game) __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.

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Celine Narcissist Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Stage 5.0 (26 Dimensional Jump) Posts: 722	Neat. I remember way back when, I had to have my brother queue for me because they didn't believe a girl would play those things and would point me to the UFO catcher doll thingies __________________ Chuck Norris was once on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and was the first to spin. The next 29 minutes of the show consisted of everyone standing around awkwardly, waiting for the wheel to stop.

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Nevermore Psychotic Robot Master Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Angelgrove Posts: 1,404	Ah man don't get me started about Street Fighter and how much I love the series ;D.. still it won't make me buy a 360.. I'd be happy if they'd get up their lazy asses and give the sony (next gen) console online play. __________________ [23:02:11] <HC_Rikki> i have a list of webcomic here, you really might like. mustsee references [23:03:07] <Neverm0re> hmm, I can always look at them but references is far to be a thing that I need. [23:03:39] <Neverm0re> and I do believe representing the members the way I think they are is quite cool because they are stars [23:04:15] <Neverm0re> of course, some are over exagerated like miretank who has an afro [23:05:30] <HC_Rikki> were the herpes and other discutable features necessary ? [23:05:52] <Neverm0re> XD

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Dark Watcher Coffee Demon Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Darkness, Unknown Posts: 2,905	Celine, We would have loved to have heard some of the trash talking..hehe Nevermore, No worries..Sony will have their own "Live" __________________

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cloudvii Emunext fanboy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cairo , Egypt Posts: 4,241	Yeah DW. All that is cool . But SNK has already made many arcade games with online features. With the same details as above in the quote, including the rankings __________________ Fekra Online magazine Fekra Magazine Fekra Magazine readers Facebook group

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Samor racing gamer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NL Posts: 6,051	yes, but isn't that IN the arcades? Or do you mean old xbox live? ...as for arcades themselves, they've died out in NL for years (sob). __________________ YouTube Channel Current consoles: Xbox360, Playstation2, Dreamcast Geometry Wars: 447850

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hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	really samor? we have tons of arcades here, and the behaivor still persists. i used to play a lot of Initial D, and to challenge someone, you put your card in little groove at hte top of the machine. good times __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.

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Viper_Viper Experenced But New User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: United States of America Posts: 866	Whow, guess what, later this month I will be buliding a Arcade Gaming Pad for my pc! I will post pics and all! ummm ya this has basicly nothing to do with this thread.... __________________ MY PC!!!! Intel 2.44 ghz // Intel Desktop Board D845PEBT2 (533MHz FSB) // 1GIG DDR PC2700 (NEW) // 120 gig Western Digital HD // 8x DVD+/-R 4x DVD+/-RW Burner (NEW) // 48x15x48 CD-RW // ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb // USB 2.0 // Firewire (soon) // 6 Channel Digital Audio // Serial ATA // 3Dmark05 Demo - 2108

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Snake785 Prepare for Descent... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 2,619	I truly miss those arcade days. There aren't that many arcades around here anymore either...only one that's about 45 mins away by car and that arcade isn't all that great anymore (really expensive too). This quarter match feature does sound interesting...but I dunno...I'm oldschool and would rather draw the crowd at an arcade instead of online... Btw, it wouldn't feel right playing SF2 on an Xbox controller. They'd have to release an arcade joystick with authentic arcade buttons. That would kick ass. __________________ My Computer specs: Pentium 4 2.6Ghz 512 MB of RAM Geforce FX 5700 128 MB Windows XP SP1 Click here for Flaretech.Biz Web Hosting

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hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	nickel city where?!!? they closed down all the nickel cities near me a long long time ago...i used to go to the one on Capital and Silver Creek :/ __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.

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Dark Watcher Coffee Demon Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Darkness, Unknown Posts: 2,905	Hushy, It's on Camden ave and Little Branham in San Jose. Go and be prepared to be schooled! __________________

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hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	you know what, i was actually thinking of that exact one when you mentioned it. that's the only one that i was unsure of. my friend lives less than a mile away from there, and you can see it right as you get off 85, too bad i didnt bother to look last time i was there (last week, incidentally) __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.