![]() The notion that score attack games are obsolete without leaderboards hinges on the principle that score has no purpose beyond comparing yourself to other players. But I’ve always gotten a thrill out of beating my own high scores as much as I have beating others. ![]() But one genre I’ve dived into more recently excels at the score attack experience despite packing modern gaming elements that wouldn’t fly in an arcade game, such as cutscene-dense narratives and permanent character upgrades. For years, I’ve mostly sated this thirst through traditional arcade genres like shmups. Even though the original magic is gone, my passion for hitting new high scores remains. Now the only leaderboards I can access are online, where the competition is so fierce I’ve long considered any leaderboard spot worth reaching distant and out of reach (that or it’s already hacked). I always fantasized about sitting at the top of a local leaderboard, and while I never hit that goal, the opportunity to write my initials into the 50th place always inspired me to go further. ![]() I wasn’t a social kid, but there was something fascinating and magical about seeing so many fellow hobbyists gather together, take turns on machines, and boast about their high scores. One of the hardest things I had to accept growing up was watching my local arcades go out of business. ![]()
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