It's surprising the lengths they seemed to have gone to make the single player experience not fun. I know the goal is to get more quarters in the machine, but it felt like the wrong way to do it.

The 2 player competitive experience was where these games shined. It's just a shame that there was more potential for a fun single player. Regular MK3 I always found to be fun against the computer, even though the difficulty ratchets up as you climb the tower.