Quoted from John_I:I'll take a nice new remake over a twenty year old game any day. If I already have the original I'd stick with it though.
What he said, remake all the way.
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Attack from Mars
Bally, 1995-
Attack From Mars (Remake - Classic)
Chicago Gaming Co., 2017
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Attack From Mars (Remake - LE)
Chicago Gaming Co., 2017
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Medieval Madness
Williams, 1997
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Medieval Madness (Remake - Standard)
Chicago Gaming Co., 2015
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Quoted from 27dnast:Remakes are awesome... beautiful machines. I'd buy one. But, modern games use a lot of SMD chips that are basically impossible for most of us to replace. I had a Stern game go down and it was costly to get an SMD swapped.
So, something to keep in mind.
Except for some of the processor chips, surface mount parts really aren't any harder to replace than through hole parts. I always avoided surface mount until I actually tried it. Watch a youtube video, and practice on some cheap toy. If you are comfortable soldering the old stuff, you will be fine on these.
The chips that use ball grid array are a different story. If repairs start becoming common on these boards, I am pretty sure there will be people out there with the equipment to repair them.
Quoted from bigdaddy07:I think this is actually pretty easy to determine really. If you have an original, then the answer is original. If you have a remake, then the answer is going to be remake. I guess the only ones that could truly make an unbiased opinion is someone who currently has neither.
I think that should be the case. Maybe there are some original owners that want to sell to get a remake, but that should be the only exception. I could buy either now, but I preordered a remake solely because it is the better choice to me. Since this question was asked after I ordered, I would have to be somewhat crazy to answer that I would have rather had an original, since I could have an original for a similar price now instead of waiting.
I think there is more of a question with MMr than AFMr. MMr was released to be as close as possible to the original. AFMr has enhanced features. The enhanced features are what sold me. If I was going to buy an MM, given the same price, I don't know if I would have a huge preference either way. I am waiting to see if they release an upgrade to the larger screen for MMr. If that happens, then the remake would 100% be my choice.
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