The Ugly Truth About Classic Games. They Are Terrible.
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The Ugly Truth About Classic Games. They Are Terrible.
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#2Timeless classic games:
- Super Mario 3
- Super Mario World
- Mega Man X
- Baldur's Gate
Still 100% fun. Dunno how they manage it.
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#3Yes, many classic games are terrible by today's standards. Even those of us who are old enough to have played these games when they came out, and who thoroughly enjoyed them, now consider them unplayable (or close to it), simply because many games have come out since that are better in every possible way (graphics, sound, playability, UI, ...). All in all, it's just a matter of expectations, and how they change over time.
Which makes me wonder, will today's games be considered unplayable 20 years from now? You'll explain to your (grand)child how revolutionary the Wii was when it came out, and they will just look at you funny, and throw away the controller in disgust after five minutes of playing on it?
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#4Timeless classic games: - Super Mario 3 - Super Mario World - Mega Man X - Baldur's Gate Still 100% fun. Dunno how they manage it.
Master of Orion II
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#5Yes, many classic games are terrible by today's standards. Even those of us who are old enough to have played these games when they came out, and who thoroughly enjoyed them, now consider them unplayable (or close to it), simply because many games have come out since that are better in every possible way (graphics, sound, playability, UI, ...). All in all, it's just a matter of expectations, and how they change over…
I think we are on a path to reach an asymptote, so changes won't be as drastic (though that may just be narrow-mindedness).
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#6Timeless classic games: - Super Mario 3 - Super Mario World - Mega Man X - Baldur's Gate Still 100% fun. Dunno how they manage it.
Fallout 1+2 (and 3 when it gets old enough to be considered "classic")
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#7I still have a lot of fun with Thrust, Repton and Blockout, all of which have crappy graphics.
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#8My friends on steam started to comment about how many times they see the popup that I'm playing X-COM: UFO defense, so I had to stop.
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#9My favorite game of all time was made in 1998... 12 years later I still play it maybe once a year. Anyone else a big fan of Grim Fandango? I wish they would resurrect this game, or at least do an update to it like they did with Monkey Island.
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#10I think a lot of the classic games are classics because they're universal and appeal to human natures desire to solve puzzles and best challenges. Games like Tetris will never get old because they're simple, easy to pick up, but you can always outdo yourself. Most games now cost $50-$60, last 5-10 hrs, and then you're done (generalizing here). I think that's way worse than classic games that I'm still playing 15 years later.