| Psychotic said: I just watched a Youtube video by Rich from ReviewTechUSA where he almost &#$@ himself because apparently today's teens can't play NES games very well. That's pretty dumb, but when you look at the comments... Today's games hold your hand all the time! ...reminds me of my grandpa talking about how I dress or talk. (I started gaming in 1996, so I'm not a complete newb either, but I don't look down on younger gamers for not enjoying the games I used to play back then, because I realize that's just nostalgia value and these game suck compared to today's games...) |
No because I in my mid 20s was part of all of that and I completely agree with them.
I think its more that new maisntreamers uhm pardon me "gamers" look down on our old games so we look down on them.
Its not nostalgia crap its "what did this game achieve for the time it was released".
Back in the "young days" of gaming you didnt have so many "professional game designers" but yet their stuff was on par or even better than today.
e.g ocarina of time had day night circles was the first 360° adventure with 360° degree movement invented z-targeting, etc etc.
Today alot of times not devs make the games but publishers and SHAR(S)EHOLDERS because they want short term profit and dont give a fuck about the games at all. And especially not about the customer because other than in the 80s and even in the 90s not gamers made games for other gamers but as I said "contract workers" make games for publishers/shareholders.
Thank god indie exists if the big ones cant come up with good stuff because its to risky for the greedy idiots they at least somewhat copy the small ones if the idea is successful.
The problem is that alot of people call themselves gamers without being gamers. Its like when everyone wanted to be EMO the real emos were so annyoed they then started to call themselves SCENE instead. Or how neonazis have exactly nothing to do with Nazis from the past. ITs a new group that jumped on the train because it was suddenly "COOL" A new group thats not really part of the old one yet thinks it can decide whats cool and whats not whats childish and whats for adults etc. (everything thats not bloody;grey or brown is for kids ROFL) Sure the new group outnumbers the old one but that does not change anything at all. I mean Tetris and Mario were hardcore in the 80s and now they are casual? ROFL.
