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Metal Gear Coming to Arcades?
What Is This "Arcade" You Speak Of?
When Konami announced that their cryptic marketing campaign was for an iPhone version of Metal Gear, there was much disappointment. Many of us were hoping that the enigmatic teaser image represented an Xbox 360 installment of the stealth action series, and despite the fact that Metal Gear Touch actually turned out to be pretty decent, a lot of gamers were disappointed that Snake wouldn’t be appearing on their home console of choice.
If you were upset that Konami brought their flagship franchise to the smallish iPhone screen, you might just be furious that their next platform will be one that many of us believed to be extinct; the arcade machine. Konami has filed two trademarks for Metal Gear and Tactical Online Action, both of which are described as “arcade games, namely, amusement game machines, coin-operated video games, electronic game machines."
There’s been no official word yet from Konami in regards to the filings, but the listings are pretty clear in their wording, leading us to believe that they equate to more than idle speculation. I’m all for expanding the series onto new platforms, but seriously, are there still people playing arcade games? Are there even any arcades left?
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So we made them buy the most expensive console to play our game. And the most expensive phone....
Think anyone will buy an arcade?
maybe if more developers pushed for arcade releases it would start to come back! bring back the arcades!
Yes there are some good arcades left, but they either carry classic uprights or fighters. University Pinball in west Philly is my spot.
How the F is Metal Gear going to work in an arcade?
I'm with Makyo- anything that means a return of the arcade is good news as far as I'm concerned.
ar⋅cade [ahr-keyd] noun, verb, -cad⋅ed, -cad⋅ing.
–noun
1. Architecture. a. a series of arches supported on piers or columns. b. an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
2. an arched or covered passageway, usually with shops on each side.
3. an establishment, public area, etc., containing games of a mechanical and electronic type, as pinball and video games, that can be played by a customer for a fee.
4. an ornamental carving, as on a piece of furniture, in the form of a row of arches.
–verb (used with object)
5. to provide with an arcade.
Origin:
1725–35; < F < It arcata arch, equiv. to arc(o) arch (see arc ) + -ata -ate 1
Thanks, J-Man, for reminding us of what an arcade is. I don't know how they would make it into an arcade game, but whatever. It'll make money for them. I know of two in my area that I can easily go to and try it out. I would just rather get a route canal then go to either of them.