I'd have to disagree. The technology for making movies has gotten better over the last 20 years, but that doesn't mean today's movies are any better. They make just as many crappy movies now as they did in the '80s. Sure, the movies of today may have better graphics than those made long ago, but that doesn't mean they're more fun to watch.
Nostalgia plays a part for sure, but it's not the only reason people enjoy old games. If a fifty-year-old, who had never so much as touched a video game in his life, played Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Bros., and he enjoyed SMB more, it couldn't be nostalgia, right?
"Now, a fun game should always be easy to understand - you should be able to take one look at it and know what you have to do straight away. It should be so well constructed that you can tell at a glance what your goal is and, even if you don’t succeed, you’ll blame yourself rather than the game. Moreover, the people standing around watching the game have also got to be able to enjoy it." - Shiggy
