"Arcade" modes in non-arcade games

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Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of games - most noteably on
the Playstation - that never appeared in the arcade, yet have an
"Arcade mode"? Were there some games that were intended for the arcade
but just went straight home instead? I suspect "Battle arena toshinden"
was originally meant to be an arcade game. BAT 2 actually did appear in
both the arcade and on the playstation.

 

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"The Space Boss" <drsmith666@aol.com> wrote in news:1108965764.779357.98870
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> Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of games - most noteably on
> the Playstation - that never appeared in the arcade, yet have an
> "Arcade mode"? Were there some games that were intended for the arcade
> but just went straight home instead? I suspect "Battle arena toshinden"
> was originally meant to be an arcade game. BAT 2 actually did appear in
> both the arcade and on the playstation.

It's possible that the idea for any "Game X" being an arcade game was
tossed around early in the development cycle, but I don't think that
results in the "arcade mode" you'd see on a home edition. More likely,
it's done to add a fairly inexpensive play mode to a game, in order to
increase customer interest.

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In article <1108965764.779357.98870@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
The Space Boss <drsmith666@aol.com> wrote:
>Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of games - most noteably on
>the Playstation - that never appeared in the arcade, yet have an
>"Arcade mode"?

I bought Qix Neo (used) for the PSX a few months ago. It has an
arcade mode. I presumed the arcade version was a Japan-only release.
So is there or is there not a Qix Neo coin-op?

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"Lee K. Seitz" <lkseitz@see.my.sig> wrote in message
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> In article <1108965764.779357.98870@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
> The Space Boss <drsmith666@aol.com> wrote:
> >Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of games - most noteably on
> >the Playstation - that never appeared in the arcade, yet have an
> >"Arcade mode"?
>
> I bought Qix Neo (used) for the PSX a few months ago. It has an
> arcade mode. I presumed the arcade version was a Japan-only release.
> So is there or is there not a Qix Neo coin-op?
>

"Arcade mode" doesn't necessarily mean there was a coin-op. It simply means
it's not a career mode or quest mode. It means it's a mode you just play,
not worry about statistics.

 

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>Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of games - most noteably
>on the Playstation - that never appeared in the arcade, yet have an
>"Arcade mode"?

Yeah, I've noticed. There is a reason they use the words "arcade mode"
rather than "arcade version". "Arcade mode" means that you're playing
the game with a different set of goals and/or rules, usually these
changes mean more emphasis on action and high scores.