In yor opinion. Is it more fun to play games on arcades or home consoles

Arcades are Noisy...... but the opportunity for Local Multiplayer is pretty much guarenteed......

But nothing beats playing at home....... you can just take your pants off and really get comfortable.

@Lulu_Lulu: true true and I voted "Home consoles" without noticing

Going to the Arcades back in the early 90s growing up was really fun with my friends going to arcades after school was the coolest thing on the block but then all of a sudden, Nintendo came out with there new console SNES. My parents got me my first Nintendo console, I was playing the hell out of it, I stop going to arcades. Home Consoles is were it's at so I don't need to fork over quarters when I can play the home console for free whatever/whenever I want.

Edit: I still love Mortal Kombat arcade and that was the only arcade game I love the most.

Both are equally fun as it depends on my mood, the setting, the game, the people around/with you, etc. I've had awesome times playing games with friends and randoms in arcades. I've also had awesome times playing games at home locally with friends and online with friends and randoms.

@Archangel3371: kinda right

Both are equally fun, it's been decades since I've been to an arcade but I have great memories about them.

I remember when I was younger. My friend Brady and I would save up for a $10 roll of quarters and head over to Thompson's Cafe. We would pump so many quarters into games like Mortal Kombat or my personal favorite Pit-Fighter. I cherish those times, but honestly, I love just popping in a game, sitting in my comfortable chair, and gaming away!

Home consoles for me

Arcades do add a certain type of atmosphere that can't be recreated with consoles generally, but I'd say it's just a novelty for the most part and would choose the latter after an hour or so.

I think that both work equally, but it's primarily based upon location and atmosphere. I myself actually own an original Ms. Pac Man arcade game and I still boot it up from time to time, despite me having to occasionally pay for repairs for it. Arcade games are good for dated and quick play, but, much like Pac Man, I never really get too far into them, a design that many classic arcade devs inevitably realized when designing their games, likely knowing that games that required constant insertion of coins didn't have much attention for long periods of time, as people would run out of money. Excluding that, there's the fact that modern games aren't made or really optimized fro the massive arcade machines of the 80s and 90s, though, as I said, with the right environment or mood, they can still be a blast to play

Never cared for arcade games in general. And I guess I'm too young to have ever really appreciated playing on an actual arcade.

It really depends on the type of game. For fighting games, arcades were the best.

-Byshop

I prefer to play on home consoles.

Back when there was arcades that is where I did at lot of gaming. So coin op arcades were more fun back in the day.

Home consoles for sure.

Consoles. There's something to be said for playing a game in its original form, but consoles are way more convenient. Plus with most console games, you buy them and boom, that's all. One time thing. That's the way it used to be, at least.

Home Consoles hands down

an arcade can be fun if it's shooters or racers,but I have difficulty with certain machines,home consoles are fun too,but I don't like a certain hc also,and just to let you know..I made a rough comparison for both arcade and home consoles.

it's hardly accurate as I don't go to arcades as often as I used to back then.

*=I might get this wrong too,

Playing in an arcade and owning an arcade machine are two different experiences.

I would choose to play on a home console because I feel I can enjoy the game better. Playing in an arcade is noisy, the quality of the screen is not always good, and sometimes sharing space with some people (who like to hover over your shoulder) is less-than-pleasant. I would think owning an arcade machine and playing it at home is a better gaming experience, although, part of the fun of Street Fighter was pulling off a good move and hearing the reaction of the people watching.

@doozie78: what about arcades?

in Puerto Rico there used to be an Arcade/Bar/Pub called Bierdcade which had a ton of machines with both old and new games and even some consoles, and the best part is that it was all free! Everything from Ninja Turtles to SFIV, Mario Bros, etc. and it was glorious. Music was varied, so everything from dubstep to rock, hip hop, trance and sometimes even a local band would play live and weekly tournaments of fighting games too. Getting drunk there with some friends was an experience.

A few months ago it was shut down because the capital of San Juan did not want to renovate them some permissions and I feel very sad that a place so cool could exist in this tiny island but is now gone.

I miss it sooooooo much....