2old2play.com — Interesting editorial on New Technology vs. Old Gamer Classics looks at how the games of the past have been shaped and what they have meant to us as older gamers. Truly a nostalgic look at the industry up till this point. Bravo.
Jan 12, 2006 View in Crawl 4
nuggetJan 13, 2006
Now I was not old enough when they first came out to play Zelda on NES, but my parents had it and I played it once I got old enough to learn how to play it. It was a great game and still is... I would love to see more games have the kind of fun that I had on my NES, SNES, and Sega Genesis
jumjumJan 13, 2006
I'm sorry he feels that way about "Pro Wrestling". Kin Korn Karn was great, but The Amazon did the most damage.
shoebox639Jan 13, 2006
He missed the biggest reason why older games have no bugs. They were made for consoles, and if you know console games, they don't crash very often, if at all. Computers on the other hand AREN'T all made the same. So there are bound to be issues with computer games.
functionJan 13, 2006
It's an okay article, but I think he misses the point. Older gamers are not upset by the quality of the graphics, or the dumb way young kids act online. I think we miss the originality in gaming. The fact that every new game, was truly and uniquely different. The gameplay and action, objectives, length.. etc. These were all variables in old gaming. You couldn't save your game (most of the time), which really changed the intensity of gameplay. Because game over was really, GAME OVER! There was no rpg/fps/racer/stragey formula, although one was starting, especially with side scrollers. There's no q-berts, arkanoids, tempests, warlords today. Honestly, the most unique games i've played in the past five years are Katamari Damacy, Intelligent Cube and Dance Dance Revolution. Because they change the idea of interactive gameplay, they aren't just a repeat of the same seven games we've been playing forever.No digg, I think this guy really misses the point.
codemonkey420Jan 13, 2006
Ralph_Wiggum, good catch, I totally missed that. I am my own worst editor ;-) I guess I'm far from needing to internationalize it :) Must get the English part down first.
captrockJan 13, 2006
Very nicely done Code. Nice to have all the 2old2play folks to hang out and game with. This site has made online gaming such a great experience for me.
lunatikzxJan 13, 2006
PARTY GREAT STORY
ralahinn1Jan 15, 2006
Great article, and something on the durability on the old games vs the new ones, my dog chewed uppart of a TMNT game cart for super nintendo (I forgot which game now) and it was STILL playable.My grandchildren broke disk 1 of my first copy of FF7 for ps1 0_0 BIG difference.