Quoted from Whysnow:In a home environment the quality does not matter as they get a fraction of the plays in a year that a game does on route. From what I have seen they just dont hold up in the long run on route and the boardset is of concern.
What would you define as "long run" because the remakes haven't been out long enough to even evaluate how they hold up.
In a HUO environment i feel comfortable they will hold up just fine, with proper care, over the rest of my lifetime, after that, somebody else can have it.
Quoted from sbmania:I owned an original AFM years ago and sold it because I needed the cash. I just bought an AFMrLE and I can tell you it is spectacular! It plays great, and the larger color DMD, topper, light up saucers, mirror blades, enhanced sound, etc etc are amazing!
It is AMAZING, because of all of the above. Nostalgia is someone wanting to play an original just because its "original" and take them back in time.
I was concerned about buying AFMRLE as a few guys talked me into it. It has FAR exceeded my expectations and can't believe really how good it is.
I'm another example of someone who would have considered buying a nice/restored MB or CCC, after seeing what they did with AFMR, not a chance, I'll wait for much better, at a cheaper price.