Yeah you can play the games they just dont make anymore and are so much fun.
Though I must be younger than you, Ive relived my childhood classics through MAME throughout the years. Havent tried a newer mame for at least since 2000(ad) myself.
Playing Rampage! exactly as I first did in '86 was such a great moment for me. Then fast forward to Street Fighter 2 the last great arcade game IMO. Once they went 3dish I just lost interest and the arcade scene died.
Burgertime is so much fun too! I never played it in the arcade (oh how much i miss those) but i did on my cousins intellivision.. classic.
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