What Do You Want From The Future Of Gaming?

[JackHandy]

firebush03 said:

JackHandy said:

I take a grim, fatalist view. I don't think there is a future without AI. And I believe it'll happen, rather quickly. First, they'll use it to help them code. Then they will use it to story-board in places they're struggling with. Then they use let it aid in all story elements and do all the coding. And finally, it'll just be a prompt to make something that sells.

So I've pretty much let go. I have my Atari 2600 all the up to PS5. I have enough games for all those systems to last an entire human lifespan. I'm still saddened by it all, but I'm good.

Jack Handy, I've got a question for you: As somebody who has almost exclusively played games from SNES-and-onward, what games do you most strongly recommend from 2600/NES/GameBoy? I genuinely have never been able to resonate with these games... what about them does it for you? Reveal to me the secret to enjoying these old-school arcade games!

The Atari games are fun for me because they offer an almost ios-from-the-early-10's experience. You pop a cart in, give your friend a joystick and the two of you are off and that's it. No bloat, no updates, no DLC, no waiting. Just instant fun. It requires no time investment. Play for ten minutes, or two hours, and it's still fun. It's that lack of barrier that I like.

As for NES and onward, that is just taste. I grew up with those games. It's what my DNA was formed around. Similar to the above, their design, sound, controls and philosophy are a thing unto themselves. It's sort of like its own food. If you like that taste of a particular type of food, it's only had there, no where else. For me, I happen to just love the taste of that food, nay prefer it, so that's why I can drown in them for the rest of my life and be happy. I like how I can put something like Ninja Gaiden in and instantly know my goal. I go from left to right, beat the boss, then repeat until I either can't go any further or finish the game. There's no wandering around, looking for things, no getting lost, no struggling to figure anything out. Just a super focused, super linear objective-based game that my ADHD (diagnosed) brain loves. 

In short, it's just about what a person gets the most dopamine from. If it's NES/SNES/Genesis, well... all the modern teach in the world just can't compete. They simply don't make 'em like they use to.