Ever feel amazed at how far games have come?

[curl-6]

SvennoJ said:

curl-6 said:

Speak for yourself. :P I played games like Donkey Kong Country 3 and F-Zero for the first time as an adult and they're still more fun to me than 95% of modern games.

There were also better than 95% of games released back then. I grew up a shameless pirate and have played tons and tons of games in the eighties and nineties. Most were instantly forgettable. Copy by the truckload, try 10 per afternoon, repeat. A few decent ones got a second chance, very few stayed around for long before being overwritten by the next pirated batch.

What is less about DKCR and Tropical Freeze that DKC 3 had? Rayman Legends is awesome, NSMBU a blast to play together. You couldn't do that with the old ones! No more taking turns, it's better now.

I never said DKC3 was less than DKCR or Tropical Freeze. NSMB aint better than the old 2D Marios though, its levels are much less inspired and multiplayer, while a fun throwaway, is ultimately too messy for serious play. And Legends, while a good game, was too loose and floaty to live up to the greats of the genre.