![]() We have designed these as showpieces for people to collect and display, the look, design and artwork of these original machines was as important as the game itself, so that why wanted to recreate the machines as they were played originally as well as the game.How did you go about selecting the titles you wanted to use in the range? For the launch of Quarter Arcades, where better to start than the most successful and arguably, most recognisable arcade game of all time.From there, we looked at other arcade games from BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment (Namco), and seemed the natural choice to follow.It felt wrong to skip Galaga's predecessor and Namcos first shoot 'em up, so was added to the range alongside, another huge title. With that in mind, we sat down with Managing Partner Matt Precious and Creative Director Karl Mizen to talk about the range.Can you tell us where the idea for Quarter Arcades came from? Quarter Arcades was born from our love of retro video games and the limited access we had to play them.Classic games didn't disappear, but the experience of playing the classics in their intended form and setting certainly did.It's not practical, for most, to collect full-size machines, so we wanted to bring these games back in a collectable way to those who remember their youth playing in arcades and for the younger generation that missed them entirely. Quarter Arcades Is Bringing Coin-Op History Home - And It Wants To Work With Nintendo Next - Feature Nintendo Life "A 1/4 scale Donkey Kong would look fantastic!" by Share: Image: Quarter Arcades Arcades may be dying out, but they're such a significant part of gaming history that interest in them remains high.There are plenty of people out there old enough to remember the thrill of visiting the local amusement centre and popping spare change into their favourite cabinet, which is why we've seen a host of replica arcade systems popping up over the past few years.UK-based have come up with one of the more appealing ranges, mainly because as the name suggests its units are a 1/4 of the size of the real deal and are therefore easier to fit into the average house than an actual unit.The company has been working with the likes of Bandai Namco and Taito to produce faithful recreations of some of the arcade era's most famous titles, and it has big plans for future releases. Quarter Arcades Is Bringing Coin Op History Home And It Wants To Work With Nintendo Next Feature
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