Supply of old-fashioned CRT arcade monitors dries up

[nungesser]

@uniqueusername

I still find it curious that some seem to value the old-fashioned arcade experience more than the games themselves, to the point that they need an emulation to duplicate the physical experience exactly, and not just the game play aspects.

The physical experience is part of the nostalgia inherent in collecting/repairing/playing these old games. The visceral thrill of being in an Aladdin’s Castle arcade experiencing Donkey Kong, Gorf, or Ms Pac-Man for the first time is something that can’t really be replicated by firing up MAME on your laptop. I’ve been building a retro gaming area in my house complete with pinball and arcade cabinets, and I joke about piping in the smell of mall pizza and cigarettes and making the floor permanently kinda sticky for the full experience.