I'm Old...

[retKHAAAN]

Something hit me today...

While perusing the 3DS essentials list (don't ask me why...) I noticed that Alleyway had -2 recommendations because it's "repetitive"... I remember saving for a whole summer to get the original Gameboy (with Link's Awakening packaged) and picking up Alleyway with my leftover cash. There was far more time spent on Alleyway than any other GB game in my eventual collection (aside from Link's Awakening). As a kid I never thought of Alleyway as "repetitive". I played Arkanoid every time we went to PizzaHut

Same game, smaller screen. Of all the games I owned, that is one of the few to remain in my collection until its end when I bought my first electric guitar.

Am I that old now (28) that the games I grew up playing and continue to enjoy are considered "repetitive"? And now I'm curious... I'll list my top 5 favorite games from each system I've owned and see what the few who read this might have to say about them. Not the "best" games, but the games I enjoyed the most (if that makes any sense)...

NES
Jackal
Contra
Dragon Warrior
Zelda II
SMB 1

Gameboy
Alleyway
Link's Awakening
Alien 3
Solar Striker
Tetris

SNES
A Link to the Past
Metal Combat (super scope FTW)
Street Fighter II
Illusion of Gaia
Earthbound

Sega Genesis
Columns
Sonic 1
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
NBA Jam TE
Jungle Strike

I'd still be happy playing any and all of these games... Am I out of touch?

 

[emigre]

28 is not old.

 

[Jamstruth]

As obvious as this is: Old8oy is old.

Nah you're not old, its just gaming has taken on different standards since its beginnings. Now with our huge amounts of processing power and cavernous memory space (comparatively) games with just a high score system as a means to keep you playing seem...primitive I guess. That's not to say they're bad games just that people have different expectations.

 

[Terminator02]

the people who you are trying to ask have probably never played any of those games

 

[retKHAAAN]

the people who you are trying to ask have probably never played any of those games

that is kind of the point

 

[xist]

You're asking a group of people who in the majority play squillions of games for "free" and as a result have small tolerance for things they consider bad....

Back when in the days of yore we squeezed every ounce of fun from the games we bought and thus probably appreciated them more and saw the best bits, and additionally the time spent with those games meant they grew on us. There's a touch of Rose Tinted Spectacles about it but in the main people expect the experience to be dished up for them rather than having to work to get out what you've put in....which is why many older games tend to get binned.

 

[p1ngpong]

I have no interest in the ancient repetitive relics you consider games myself. You must be old, yes.

I think I will go and play minecraft and call of duty now. Top rated non-repetitive modern games that offer me fresh experiences and new surprises every single time I play them.

 

[Vulpes Abnocto]

@p1ng: Hmm. I see that sarcasm tag still isn't working correctly.....

 

[Fudge]

Those game are good! A Link to the Past and NBA Jam FTW.

 

[regnad]

Jeez! You think you're old?

You're still a young whippersnapper!

My first games were played on an Atari 2600 -- called an Atari VCS when I owned it.

I also had to walk to school every day in the snow, uphill both ways! Get off my lawn, dammit!

 

[someonewhodied]

Anything above 18 is OOOOOLLLLLDDDDDD ;P
*16*

 

[AceWarhead]

Hmm, i play modern games, too, but I LOVE those classic games, too. To me, the aren't repetitive, they are fun.
BTW, im 14

 

[someonewhodied]

On the topic of older games, I've owned the original super mario bros NES and on GBC for around 11 years now.

I only just beat it on NES and gbc like, last year. Old games are epicly hard. The modern games now are way too easy.

 

[BloodWolfJW]

I think what you're trying to say is this: you realize that your gaming style hasn't changed with the "times"...

Being different isn't bad; let's take a look at my age and video game preference:

A 14 year old male. The stereotype is that I would play nothing but hard core FPS, right? WRONG.

Actuality:

I'm a 14 year old male who thinks anything with the words "Call of Duty" or "Angry Birds" is giantly overated. I prefer Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Kid Icarus, and not the new ones. The oldies

Don't let your age and preference affect the way you feel about them.

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On the topic of older games, I've owned the original super mario bros NES and on GBC for around 11 years now.

I only just beat it on NES and gbc like, last year. Old games are epicly hard. The modern games now are way too easy.

Agreed on all accounts.

 

[someonewhodied]

To be honest, I love even stupidly hard modern games, like any tales game on mania mode without the exp multiplier. (But then, the tales series is super old. Newer ones are just like older ones, but sometimes harder, and with better graphics)

I would love it if game companies would release older games with updated graphics. (Like Kirby superstar and its ds rerelease)

 

[Deleted User]

old is 60+, You're far from it.

 

[Vulpes Abnocto]

old is 60+, You're far from it.

Finally, somebody speaking some sense. Thank you.
*isn't quite dust and bones yet*

 

[TomLandry]

hey guys, it seems a bunch of you really want super nintendo versions of classic NES games. And a few want to see Kid Icarus. Have you tried Super Kid Icarus yet? Its a cool flash game!

http://home.comcast.net/~superkidicarus/index.html

 

[machomuu]

You're not old, I always considered you to be a sort of...Old boy. With no space and an 8 where the b is, and occasionally a 0 where the O is.

Oh the things I come up with.

 

[mthrnite]

My first videogame I ever owned was Pong (back in 1977.) It seems very repetitive now.. and guess what, it was repetitive then too. If you monkeyed around with the reset switch you could get some bizarro graphics and sounds though.

Boy was I happy when the 2600 came out. That thing was like sweet sweet candy!