u/Due-Huckleberry-2222 — reddlx

Is there still a place for a modern arcade platform?

I've been wondering if we've lost something over the years.

Old arcades weren't just about beating a game—they were about chasing high scores, unlocking secrets, collecting things, and having something to come back to every day.

So I've been experimenting with a modern take on that idea:

Multiple arcade-style games in one app

Global leaderboards

Unlockable digital trading cards earned by playing

Trading with other players

Achievements and long-term progression instead of just finishing a game and uninstalling it

The goal isn't another gacha game or endless ads. It's to make an app that feels like walking into an arcade where every game contributes to your overall collection.

Do you think that kind of platform has a future, or do people just prefer standalone games now?

What would make you actually come back every day?

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u/Due-Huckleberry-2222 — 4 days ago

▲ 3 r/web3dev

Where Did All the Web3 Gamers Go?

Serious question.

For years, I kept hearing that blockchain gaming was the future. Massive communities, player ownership, digital economies, and millions of gamers supposedly waiting to jump in.

But where are they?

When you remove the easy money, token speculation, pump cycles, and "buy now before it moons" mentality, the player counts often seem to disappear.

Most gamers want one thing: a good game.

Not a whitepaper.
Not tokenomics.
Not another roadmap.

A lot of Web3 projects spent years building marketplaces before they built gameplay. They attracted traders, not players.

And let's be honest, many communities became small circles of the same people promoting each other's projects, investing in each other's tokens, and repeating the same talking points. That might create activity, but it doesn't necessarily create gamers.

The question I'm wrestling with is:

Can Web3 gaming survive if the game itself is the main attraction and the blockchain is just background infrastructure?

Or was the audience always more interested in speculation than gaming?

I'm genuinely curious what people think because, after watching the space for years, it feels like the number of actual players is much smaller than the number of people talking about Web3 gaming.

What do you think is missing?

In my opinion, we have to get degens out of gaming and let gamers game.

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u/Due-Huckleberry-2222 — 11 days ago

▲ 1 r/classicgameroom+1 crossposts

High score will they work in 2026?

I think part of the problem is that modern games replaced score-chasing with progression systems.

Back in the arcade era, your score *was* your progression. If you wanted to show off, you had to earn it. A leaderboard full of initials was basically a trophy case.

Today, most games reward time spent more than skill. Battle passes, unlock trees, cosmetics, daily quests, etc. They're fun, but they're a different kind of motivation.

I've actually been experimenting with this idea in a small prototype recently (screenshot below). The most interesting feedback I've gotten is that the moment you put a visible score in the corner, people immediately start trying to beat it—even when there's no reward attached.

Makes me wonder if players never stopped caring about high scores. Maybe the industry just stopped building games around them.

If a game tracked your best scores forever and had meaningful rankings, would you care? Or are high-score tables something that only worked in the arcade era?

![img](v31ehidkj19h1)

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u/Due-Huckleberry-2222 — 12 days ago

▲ 6 r/u_Due-Huckleberry-2222+2 crossposts

What happened to high-score gaming?

When I was younger, a huge part of gaming was chasing high scores. Arcades, pinball machines, racing games, even simple flash games all had leaderboards people cared about.

Now it feels like everything revolves around battle passes, cosmetics, and progression systems.

Do people still care about pure score-chasing and competition?

Would you play simple arcade-style games if there were meaningful tournaments, rankings, or collectible rewards tied to performance, or is that era gone for good?

What's the last game you genuinely cared about your score in?

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u/Due-Huckleberry-2222 — 14 days ago

▲ 0 r/aigamedev

The sky is blue.

The sky is blue

Just to prove that trolls have nothing better to do

Happy father's day.

Games are the best. Play create and above all else love each other.

u/Due-Huckleberry-2222 — 15 days ago

▲ 2 r/AIMain+1 crossposts

As someone who really loves making games AI has been a blessing to me I understand there's a lot of controversy around it I'm almost 60 years old without it I would probably be sunk.

I wanted to write this from my own voice I normally use Chad GPT because my grammar is so horribly bad.

But I would like to say I'm really glad that AI came along when it did it's making things so much easier for the longest time I had to pay for art and I had to try to explain to the artist while I was in my head and it was back and forth and back and forth and back and forth basically producing the same thing that AI does.

I've just been able to streamline the process because after working with AI for about 6 months it burns my habits and my actual taste.

Also I use real developers for the back end and 99% of my games if you look at my website you'd notice that they're all built in unity they've been built over several years again a lot of back and forth with the developers etc etc it is true that I built a few games with AI but I've done that mostly for fun

And for a way to kind of play with the technology and everything else I wouldn't in no way ever build an entire company on AI if you look at the back end all the stuff we've done I've spent thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars with my developers my web developers my crypto contract developers etc etc.

That being said I understand the balance of the things that I do I absolutely think nft's and beam coins are the worst thing on the planet I think that they have absolutely killed crypto and that we have to change the narrative for web 3 gaming.

But alas I also love technology and don't mind using AI when applicable as a matter of fact I'm sure that this post would have been written for cleaner had I use chat TP instead of just speaking into my phone but there again I was speaking into my phone another technology that is super helpful.

When I was younger everyone was scared of the internet because they didn't want big brother in their house and they were afraid that the bots were going to take over and blah blah blah blah blah then everybody got super scared about cryptocurrency literally guys it's just technology that's all AI is technology if you think it's taking your job it's because you're not creative enough to figure a way to use it in your job.

And I know everyone's going to say it's all AI slob blah blah blah blah blah a year from now everybody's going to be embracing it the people who are complaining about are probably going to be embracing it in 90% of people are complaining about it thanks that it just gives them some sort of creed out to be honest truth is your opinions wonderful and if you don't like AI That's great for those who do I really hope that you enjoy these conversations I know that I do.

This time I've decided to put an actual picture of myself as opposed to an AI generated cartoon because it seems to really upset people that those exist it's hilarious to me that people get so incredibly upset about technology as you can tell I'm almost 60 years old and I embrace technology because I think it's super cool I hope and pray that you guys do too if not I understand and I'm definitely here to listen.

u/Due-Huckleberry-2222 — 15 days ago

▲ 3 r/AIDiscussion+1 crossposts

Can we stop pretending AI game development is just typing "make game" and cashing checks? As a 60 year old game Dev I appreciate the help.

Can we stop pretending AI game development is just typing "make game" and cashing checks?

I wish it worked that way.

Half my day is spent arguing with AI because it broke something that was working five minutes ago.

People see an AI-generated image and assume the whole game appeared out of thin air. They don't see the backend systems, databases, gameplay loops, balancing, testing, bug fixing, UI design, server setup, deployment headaches, marketing, community building, and the hundred other things required to ship an actual game.

The truth is AI is a tool, not a magic wand.

A bad developer with AI still builds a bad game.

A good developer with AI can build faster.

That's it.

The hardest part of game development has never been writing code or making art. The hardest part is turning a messy idea in your head into something real that people actually enjoy.

AI doesn't solve that problem.

It still takes vision.

It still takes taste.

It still takes persistence.

It still takes thousands of decisions.

And honestly, if you've ever built something with AI, you know the real joke:

Sometimes the AI is the most difficult coworker on the team.

It forgets things.

It misunderstands instructions.

It confidently breaks working systems.

And somehow it always thinks it knows better.

Sound familiar?

The difference is I can't fire it.

So no, I'm not impressed by people pumping out low-effort garbage with AI.

But I'm equally tired of people dismissing every AI-assisted project as "slop."

Judge the final product.

Judge the gameplay.

Judge the systems.

Judge the creativity.

But don't pretend the work disappeared just because the toolbox got bigger.

Building a good game is still hard.

AI just gives builders another hammer.

u/Due-Huckleberry-2222 — 15 days ago