5 Reasons why this generation Blows! Agree or disagree?

[Cypher1980]

NinjaV said:

Cypher1980 said:
Definately the best gen....as for 16 bit being "Golden Age" the linked article can quite frankly shove it up its Arse !

16 bit was not Golden in any way.... in many respects the games industry was on its knees after the Great Crash !

Terrible gameplay with graphics and sound that merely served to paper over the cracks ruled the 16 bit era.

There were of course the odd shining gems but the 16 bit era is best seen as a transition phase rather than any hue of precious metal.

CLEARLY you didn't live through those games your oldest console is probably a ps2 or an xbox anybody who has played the games from the 16-bit era knows these are some of the best games every created judgeing them by graphics and sound is something only a person from the last or current generation would do.

Super mario world,sonic the hedgehog,chrono trigger,final fantasy 6,donkey kong country,super metroid,castlevania IV, and those are only some of the popular games.You really need to own a super nintendo genesis or a turbografx 16 to really experience all the great games.

Heck of a shaky hypothesis there NinjaV.

I did indeed live through the 16 bit era and the 8 bit era.

Come to think of it I was playing Defender in the Arcades in the early 80's and was good enough to draw a large crowd.

I guess perspective is everything but as one of the few gamers to have experienced every gen I still maintain that the 16 bit gen is not "Golden"

If anything the Golden age should really belong to the original arcade games (Asteroids, Pole Position, Pac Man) or the Atari 2600 years.

These games were vanguard, they changed the public perception of what computers could be used for. They ultimately gave you your beloved 16 bit consoles.