Arcade Wipe

**TinCow** · 05-15-2012, 19:56

The Arcade is quite old, and it has a large number of bugs and other issues with it. In addition, many of the games have high scores locked into them that are so high it's essentially impossible to beat them. For these reasons, the TAs propose to wipe the entire thing, including scores, and replace it with an entirely new system. This has been discussed informally both publicly and privately, but we feel like we need to provide a solid public notice about this proposed plan of action. So, please vote in this poll to let us know how you feel about wiping the entire thing and starting from scratch.

**rickinator9** · 05-15-2012, 20:18

I voted yes. I think some new games would be nice too. Also, make it more visible. I forgot how to go there.

**Sasaki Kojiro** · 05-15-2012, 20:21

Yes I think it's a good idea.

**Populus Romanus** · 05-21-2012, 05:16

I voted yes, I tried the arcade a while ago and enjoyed it, but improvement would make it more worthwhile.

**Kadagar_AV** · 05-23-2012, 22:30

I never even heard of it before, so whatever it is, promote it more?

**rajpoot** · 05-31-2012, 19:02

I voted 'GAH' because 'yes' did not sound good enough, but I'm all for it.

**Prodigal** · 06-25-2012, 11:33

Well there go a couple of high scores I won't be bothering to attempt again. When will Mumu be back up? That's a score I can reach again :)

**TinCow** · 06-25-2012, 13:45

The new arcade is installed but disabled while we try to populate it with games. There are about 30,000 games available, and no easy way to figure out what is good and what isn't. If anyone has any suggestions as to what we should add, it would be helpful.

**Prodigal** · 06-25-2012, 14:32

Tin...There's only one that counts & it's called Mumu...It's the only thing keeping me sane.

How about letting the peeps play, see what gets high hits &/or recommendations...If after a few months nothing gets a hit, take it out. Not sure how releasing 30k games would affect the org, but day'hem the high score scrolls would be a sight to see XD

The Thanks button is a weirdly double edged sword...I appreciate the answer & am thankful, but appear to be a total kiss @$$

**TinCow** · 06-25-2012, 15:49

Ok, the Arcade has been re-enabled and can now be accessed by the Arcade tab on the main menu bar. I've installed about 300 games, and from the looks of it the pack I downloaded is the same one that used to be on the forum before. I did a very quick run through the game list and deleted any that looked like they had inappropriate content or just looked absolutely stupid. That said, there are almost certainly many, many games that are pure

and not worthy of being on the arcade. Please post any games you think should be removed from the Arcade in here so that we can deal with them. I'd like to whittle this thing down to a smaller selection of high-quality games, rather than just a boatload of junk. In addition, if there's a game that you'd like to see added that we don't have, let me know and I'll put it up. Also, I haven't categorized the games yet, so most are located in the 'Other' category. If you have category selections for some, that would be useful as well. I'll never play all of them, so input from those who have would be useful.

Also, let me know if you see any errors or formatting issues. This arcade system is a lot nicer and a lot more powerful than the old one, but there still might be some issues with it.