x360a writes: "Nostalgia can be a funny thing. There isn't a person out there who hasn't taken time to remember summers as a kid, hanging out with friends in high school, partying at college or watching their children grow up (depending on your age). It's nice to remember how we got where we are and the things that make us who we are today. However, attempting to relive those things is an entirely different story. It would be ill-advised to try and go climbing trees with that extra hundred pounds you've gained since you were a kid.
The same caution might apply to reliving your gaming lineage. Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (or the Sega Mega Drive Collection as it is known outside the States) is both an example and an exception to this at the same time. Take for instance Ecco the Dolphin. Growing up, ripping through the ocean and leaping out of the water might have been fun, but going back and playing it now, it seems much less fun and much more... well, there's a word for it, but we'll just say it doesn't quite have the same effect..."
Cover art for games that don't, but maybe should, exist.
ahhh man..poppin open one of these cases for the 1st time was always the best feeling.
The first console i ever bought with my own money.. I miss when console rivals had their own identity.. Sega felt, looked, and sounded very different from nintendo..
GamesAsylum: "Amongst various timeless Zelda and Mario titles, incredibly obscure PlayStation 2 and GameCube releases and some soon to be classic Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 games sits a few others on our bulging dusty shelves that we wouldn’t even dream of trading-in or putting on eBay.
As the name of this article has more than likely already given away, they’re retro collections. Regular readers will know that we’ve always had a soft spot for these, and so today we’re looking at eight of the best.
Inexpensive and often containing one or two games that would cost a small fortune if purchased for their original hardware, all of these offer decent value for money as well as serving as invaluable portals back to misspent youth"
Vince looks at entertainment segregation and assumptions about videogames and other media.
I love this article. I am one of the gamers who often take a break from the ps3 and 360 to play Genesis, snes, dreamcast, etc.
I have to say, YES. They are afraid of fun. All they want these days is Graphics. Its sad really, people that claim to be real gamers and yet they dont care about what makes a game a game: GAMEPLAY.
'Surely judging a piece of entertainment as childish, a piece of interactive entertainment you’ve only watched be played, never been challenged by yourself and don’t even know the name of is more childish than the actual piece of entertainment.'
This is a comment i agree with. I love games like Mario Kart and Mario, well Nintendo in general... and you get these other people that say its childish and other such things, but im having fun playing my games and i cant say that they are.
playing these type of games is great.. genesis, SNES ..if not gamecube & Wii I would still playing FPS'es and other boring things :) Nintendo knows how to entertain people.. :) ..and I don't give a s**t what people are thinking about games that I play.. Mario, Metroid, zelda, warioware, rhythm heaven, fatal frame FTW!!!
I think Sony keeps a nice balance between the two, but yeah. Nintendo also have a great bunch of the games this article talks about.
Its really unfortunate that they are so many closed minded people in the world. Good stuff!
