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markers on 12 March 2009

because i had more time to play games. games that were driven by the awesomesauce storyline and character development with kick ass cgi cutscenes. and not graphics and game play.



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WereKitten on 12 March 2009

The fact that most people will find whatever they played first between 9 and 17, or whatever music they listened, the most "awesome" ever ;)
Games are not less fun today, just as old houses haven't become smaller when you go back to them.
You grew up, that's all.



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"..." - Gordon Freeman

Lafiel on 12 March 2009

@ WereKitten )

Uhm, actually most posts here don't seem to indicate they think nowadays gaming wasn't awesome aswell. Atleast my own post wasn't meant to say that.



Ryudo on 12 March 2009
WereKitten said:
The fact that most people will find whatever they played first between 9 and 17, or whatever music they listened, the most "awesome" ever ;)
Games are not less fun today, just as old houses haven't become smaller when you go back to them.
You grew up, that's all.

 

Excuse me sir but logic is not welcome in this topic.

 

I bite my thumb at you good sir.  Now if you will excuse us we were having our afternoon Tea-stalgia.



WereKitten on 12 March 2009
Ryudo said:
WereKitten said:
The fact that most people will find whatever they played first between 9 and 17, or whatever music they listened, the most "awesome" ever ;)
Games are not less fun today, just as old houses haven't become smaller when you go back to them.
You grew up, that's all.

 

Excuse me sir but logic is not welcome in this topic.

 

I bite my thumb at you good sir.  Now if you will excuse us we were having our afternoon Tea-stalgia.

Sincerely sorry, I stepped out of line.

To amend that, I contribute with a token:

"back then you had a real sense of accomplishment, nothing like the hand-holding we see nowadays"

Please, do go on :)

 



"All you need in life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure." - Mark Twain

"..." - Gordon Freeman

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arsenicazure on 12 March 2009

-return to monkey island
-myst
-street fighter2
-super mario bros
-sonic the hedgehog
-mortal kombat 2
-virtua fighter2
-daytona usa
-sega rally
-gran turismo
-soul calibur

-mario kart

-zelda:ocarina in time

-mario 64
-golden eye
-doom
-quake
-wolfenstein 3D
-baldurs gate
-diablo
-ultima online
-command and conquer
-silent hill
-shenmue
-resident evil 2
-simcity
-civilization
-final fantasy
-need for speed 2
-starcraft
-donkey kong country
-dead or alive 2
-king of fighter 96/97
-marvel vs capcom

-genesis, SATURN,PSone, DC, N64
- hitting the 1Ghz barrier on PC's
-broadband internet/gaming
-falling RAM prices
-DVD

I think that bout sums hows awesome gaming got in the 90's



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owner of : atari 2600, commodore 64, NES,gameboy,atari lynx, genesis, saturn,neogeo,DC,PS2,GC,X360, Wii

5 THINGS I'd like to see before i knock out:

a. a AAA 3D sonic title

b. a nintendo developed game that has a "M rating"

c. redesgined PS controller

d. SEGA back in the console business

e. M$ out of the OS business

The Anarchyz on 12 March 2009

Let me see:

-The SNES, for me the best console ever, best control layout (used still today by Sony's Dualshock 3, Nintendo's Classic Controller and Microsoft's 360 Controller), the introduction of 3D gaming (with the extra chips like the Super FX), rise of a lot of genres including fighting, JRPG, racing, sports, action-adventure, etc., the console even made PS and Saturn owners drool with DK Country's graphics when it came out in 1995... I can say other reasons but i think i made my point...

-Sony Computer Entertainment: Nuff said
-Square and Enix (separate) golden era
-Fighting genre's peak (Arcade places made a fortune with me)
-The original console wars (Ninty vs Sega)

But most of all, SIMPLY THE GAMES...



The Fury on 12 March 2009

Crash Bandicoot by Naughty Dog.



Hmm, pie.

salaminizer on 12 March 2009

Great licensed titles that weren't (or at least didn't look like) limited by a low budget



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megaman79 on 12 March 2009

Best of 2d and 3d was brand new. After that its all the same thing repeated



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