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Where Would Pinball Be Today if the Industry Hadn't Collapsed?
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<blockquote data-quote="FurVid" data-source="post: 4576" data-attributes="member: 19"><p>I think the industry hit the sweet spot on the cost curve in the late 80's with System 11. Later it was a case of diminishing returns and machines cost so much to produce that they often wouldn't pay for themselves unless they were a major hit. Games cost 3x as much to build and were at best 10-20% more fun. So when speculating on what kinds of new glitzy unneeded distractions would have been developed if the industry hadn't collapsed, realize that it collapsed largely due to that crap. Games from the mid- or late-90's are like peacock tails.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FurVid, post: 4576, member: 19"] I think the industry hit the sweet spot on the cost curve in the late 80's with System 11. Later it was a case of diminishing returns and machines cost so much to produce that they often wouldn't pay for themselves unless they were a major hit. Games cost 3x as much to build and were at best 10-20% more fun. So when speculating on what kinds of new glitzy unneeded distractions would have been developed if the industry hadn't collapsed, realize that it collapsed largely due to that crap. Games from the mid- or late-90's are like peacock tails. [/QUOTE]
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