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07/27/09
I know I sound like a parent from the late 70's calling heavy metal "noise" and thinking music has gone downhill, but the difference here is, I freakin' love new games. Love THEM! But I wouldn't appreciate them nearly as much if I didn't know their roots.
Also, new games don't beat out old games. Sure, the sum of all the parts often win in new games, but old games offer things new games many times do not...
Like. A. Challenge.
I'm really upset that someday soon kids won't even acknowledge or respect games like the first Zelda, all the way to Goldeneye, Dragon Quest to FF7 to freakin' Frogger. I hope it doesn't come to that. I'm so glad that I never take graphics, sound, gameplay or any other evolutions for granted, because I once played Popeye on an Atari 7600 (7800?), and enjoyed it.
But on the other hand, this kid from the article sounds exceptionally close minded, and perhaps a little spoiled too.
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I can still go back and enjoy all of those games, and I feel good to say it's not really about the nostalgia, I think. I still love those games for the same reason I loved them to begin with-
They're fun.
I remember conversing with someone about how the quality of gaming-ness (yes, his...term...) has been deteriorating, and soon youngin's will forget that once upon a time, a bullet was all it took to kill you. That once, you didn't necessarily HAVE that 100 life cheat. That once, a game took at MOST 3-4 hours to beat. But parts of that are understandable- games are extended in play because of the dying value of the dollar, and how much dev's spend on making games now, as opposed to the ol' days.
Dammit, ranting again-
Point in case, don't give the kid too hard of a time. t3h end.
07/27/09
Why is a kid even playing M-rated games? (Halo 3, WaW)
07/27/09
It's funny listening to them get worked up over each other's trash-talking... sometimes.
Usually though, it's just annoying. I normally mute everyone so I can enjoy playing it.
07/27/09
Yes, there are difficulty settings but the whole premise has been changed to finishing a game "100%", finding Easter eggs, or collecting achievements or trophies. I’m not knocking this gen at all. I started with the 2600 but I have my 360 and making room for a PS3. The fact is that I will always appreciate pixels, and enjoy the difficulty in games like Ninja Gaiden, where a certain eagle would make one conjure up sentences filled with nothing but expletives. I fkn hate that eagle.
Anyway, I can’t really blame that kid for how he feels about the games from way back when. I’m sure that there are a few newbies that actually like old games much like someone born in the 80s loving old cars from the 60s.
That being said, I think these classic 8 bit games should be a part of these gaming leagues for these so called "Gaming Champs" to see what they really have. I’d like to see that MLG Halo champion beat Ghost N Goblins.
07/27/09
Guy's a little too defensive of his old-school games. What the hell would he expect an 11 year old to say?