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Emilie is right. The simple fact is that a lot of old games make are simply better at being games.

There are a variety of factors that make the last couple of generations more of a wash in some cases. These factors include the increased cost and development time leading to publishers pushing games too early when they're unpolished and incomplete, games getting overly complex and losing some of the fun factor and games focusing more on new experiences rather than fun experiences.

When games were easier to develop, one man could push his vision for the game much more easily. You could have a single genius control every aspect of the development and make the game (like Punch Out!!) into a perfect little package. These days that is far more difficult.