d21lewis on 15 August 2012
When I started gaming, I don't think there really was such a thing as a casual game or casual gamers. Most people in my inner circle that played games would jump from Contra to Adventure Island to Tecmo Bowl to Castlevania without thinking twice. The closest thing to "Too Hardcore" would be something like Dance Dance Revolution or something that required a peripheral or a lot of money to play. To us, that was for the real serious gamers. We just played what we liked. Now, if your game doesn't feature blood and profanity, it's not a real game. Sign of the times, I guess.
