VAMatt said:
curl-6 said:
I realize this may be a bit of an unpopular opinion, but honestly, I feel like the 2nd generation of gaming, epitomized by the Atari 2600, has aged better than the subsequent generation typified by the NES.
The second gen was limited enough that the games were extremely simple, but that also meant there was less leeway to fuck them up. With the additional complexity of the NES however, came a flood of games that are pretty much unplayable these days thanks to cheap and sloppy game design.
Obviously the NES also brought with it great games like Mario Bros, and the 2600 also had its share of broken shovelware, but by and large, I feel like nowadays the average 2600 game is more fun and playable than the average NES game simply by virtue of being more elegantly simple.
For me it's similar to how the 4th gen (SNES/Megadive) has aged better than the subsequent N64/PS1/Saturn gen. In both cases, I feel we went from simple but more polished games to more complex but as a result messier games.
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I agree in both cases. In fact, I think the 5th gen is the least playable generation at this point. Early 3D games were cool at the time. But, they're terrible now. I stopped trying to go back and play them a while ago, as doing so just ruined any good memories I had of gaming at that time.
Nautilus said:
Nah, I dont agree with you at all.Not all NES games hold up today obviously, but its still a joy to play a megaman game, or a castlevania game for example.
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The fact that some NES games are still enjoyable does not mean that 2600 stuff doesn't hold up better, on average.
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Maybe its because I didnt grow up with an Atari, or even was born back then, but every Atari game that i do watch a video of or play with are simply horrible.Not saying that they are unplayable, but they are simply horrendous to play nowadays.Personally, the 3 gen (NES and Genesis) is when gaming became truly viable as a business(exclusing a few gems in the arcade space that came before)
