Article originally written by Mario_World 7 for Super Mario Portal (marioportal.com) on 8th of October, 2004.
The "X-Arcade". Everyone's wondering what the hell that is? Find out here
Wow. Already the second article. I feel jittery. I don't know why ... But maybe ... JUST maybe ... IT'S YOU GUYS!!! I love all the people who read this, and I'd love to thank Luke for letting me join the SMP Staff so quickly. Now, if only I could have Luke create a "Mario_World7's Fan Collection" with all of my "Present to Future" stories ... maybe they could be the new site copyrighted stories ... hmmmmmm ...
Well, enough chit-chat about me. Time to talk about Mario. The first thing that
I want to cover is the thrilling psychology of creating your own arcade machine
that can support 1000+ games ... all off of an emulator and an ancient cabinet.
Any clue what that could be? Any guesses? No? Then, here it goes: ...
The "X-Arcade". Everyone's wondering what the hell that is? Yeah. Well, the
price fluctuates from *$399 - $499* and is very nicely built ... especially if
you want to re-live the days of the arcade "Donkey Kong" ...
But, surprisingly, this isn't fiction anymore: it's a reality. If you want it,
and you have the money to buy it, then, sure, go ahead. But it may just catch up
with your conscience one of these days ... for some people consider ROMs and
emulators illegal. Personally, I really don't think so. It may be cheating the
ancient companies out of their money, but, seriously, who would want to take the
time and buy the original Kirby game for a penny when you can download it off
the 'Web for free?
My point exactly. Now, no one should (at the moment) be getting the "Super Mario
Bros." ROM off the 'Web, because it has been newly polished and released for the
GBA for about $20. So do Nintendo a favor: buy the game. I mean, think for a
minute, it may be cash-out-of-your-pocket-expense, but if we pay Nintendo for
the quality games they make and Shigeru doesn't hog all the money, he could be
hiring extra developers to think up new and refreshing ideas on how to improve
"M128"/"SM64-2".
If only everyone thought that way these days, everyone wouldn't be sitting at
home, by their computer, downloading ROMs and emulators and old versions of "Sealab
2021" off of [adult swim]. Maybe not everyone will be going to Blockbuster and
renting "Cowboy Bebop: The Movie" (great movie, mind you).
Maybe everyone will actually get off their butts and drive to their nearest EB
Games / Target / nearest Nintendo-game retailer. Now, of course, I hope I'm not
digging myself into a rut with Sony and Nokia and Microsoft for their great
gaming systems (PS2, N-gage, XBOX) but, seriously, my main job is to write about
Nintendo and Mario. Please don't kill me. So, please, I'm urging everyone to
stop pirating new games ... wait ... was that the subject I was even on ... ?
Woah ...
... That's a scary prophecy ...
- Article Writer, Mario_World7
* = Old price. Check Google.com for current price(s) and
details.