Never been a better time to be a gamer! True or false? (Poll)

[Leynos]

I miss manuals. I liked looking at the art. Look at the Zelda NES Manual art. I still wish they would make a game with that art.  Some modern retro collections let you view original game manual art via PDF which is neat but I reach over grab my copy of MUSHA or something and hold it and seeing it for real hits different. Renting games was fun as well. You went by the cover alone. Some stinkers and some gems. When I got a game as a kid I would read the box front to back and manual until I got home to play it. A couple of times I snuck a game in my Backpack to look at it when I could just so I had something to look forward to when I got home.

Earlier today I played Radiant Silvergun on Saturn then read old gaming magazines. Best shooters of 1998 winners were. G Darius. Eienhander. Damn when shmups were respected and just considered shooters back then. Not some Gaas online only MTX pile of shit that pays Geoffs bills winning that shit. Best RPGs that year. Panzer Dragoon Saga. Shining Force III. Xenogears. I think Rebirth is a good game but better RPGs and games came out this year but the usual shit will happen at the TGA's and the most predictable shit wins.