The good ol' days...

**Valigarmander** · 08-18-2007, 04:47 PM

Everything nowadays is about good graphics and good music. There are always a million different controls and side-quests to dick around with. Often time (but certainly not always) this is done with the sacrifice of good storyline or gameplay.

But man, remember the good old days when a game didn't need to have super-realistic movement, smooth graphics, blazing music and sound effects to be great? What about the good ol' games, with their primitive 2D graphics, scratchy music, and simple gameplay? What about Super Mario Bros.? Still one of the greatest games of all time.

What I'm trying to say is... just crawl back into your closet, dig out that dusty old NES or Gameboy or whatever and play it for nostalgia's sake. Ahh... it's just such an intense feeling. Y'know?

Rainbow Dash · 08-18-2007, 05:15 PM

But sidequests are fun.

Games can have a good balance of storyline and sidequests. (see: Zelda, Tales of games, Paper Mario games)

CuccoLady · 08-19-2007, 10:34 AM

^^ Can we dig out our N64 (which is not dusty or barried at all because I play it all the time for Nostalgia's sake anyway)?

**Valigarmander** · 08-19-2007, 10:38 AM

Anything, brothers and sisters.

Demonicus Prime · 08-19-2007, 10:43 AM

*slaps in GOW while playing SM64DS*

Does that count"

Panfan · 08-19-2007, 11:17 AM

Hm, let's see. My Genesis doesn't work, my Dreamcast doesn't have any cords anymore, I don't know where batteries are for my old Game Boy, and I need the N64 cords for my Gamecube, which is at my church.

Bomby · 08-19-2007, 11:49 AM

N64? ****, for true innovation, you gotta take it back to SNES. That was the groundbreaking period.

***Booyakasha*** · 08-19-2007, 11:09 PM

I don't ever go scrounging in the closet for my old game systems. Mostly because they're all still hooked up.

Wyborn · 08-22-2007, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bomby McClane

N64? ****, for true innovation, you gotta take it back to NES. That was the groundbreaking period.

Thought I'd fix that for you.

***Cosmonautical*** · 08-22-2007, 08:08 AM

There was certainly a lot more character in older games, it seems. A lot of these newer ones seem like they're just pure marketing. Still, you just have to remember that for however many good NES games there might have been, there were 700 horrible ones to follow. Every system is remembered for its hits.

Platinum · 08-22-2007, 11:59 AM

no one is pulling the intelivion out
or the atari, what is wrong with them!

Eagle Eye · 08-22-2007, 12:20 PM

I play SMRPG when I can, but I've been deprived for a couple of years. I didn't bring my SNES to the dorm, so thank God for the Virtual Console.

***Cosmonautical*** · 08-22-2007, 08:19 PM

The Atari systems are worth mentioning. The Intellivision, sadly, is nothing more than a bulky paper-weight these days. I don't mind people talking about other systems, but you should keep in mind that this is the Retro Nintendo forum, so it's much less likely to come up. Also, pretty much everyone at this site is too young to have had much to do with any first or second gen systems.

***Booyakasha*** · 08-24-2007, 12:26 AM

Too young? Psssh. My first console was a Magnavox Odyssey2, the lesser-known superior alternative to your Ataris and Colecovisions. My favourite game was one 'KC Munchkin!', a Pac-man rip-off (different from the original in that the pellets would move around, speeding up as you ate more and more of them, until there'd be only one left, moving nearly as fast as you, and you'd still be trying to dodge the ghosts and all as you chased after it. Awesome. It also had one of the earliest level editors in the history of ever.)

Gumby, dammit · 08-27-2007, 08:35 PM

I'd do this, but my SNES is missing all of its cables, and my NES is broken.

CuccoLady · 08-27-2007, 08:58 PM

50 years from now:

"Wow, do you remember back when we had that Wii?"
"Yeah. I was, what, fourteen?"
"I miss games like that. I mean, even without the virtual reality helmets, those games with just simple motion-sensing controllers have a kind of old zing about them."
"Yep... good times..."

Antisocial · 08-27-2007, 09:30 PM

My SNES? Oh sure, I'll play that.

*Whips out Mario All-stars*

...Wait. It's not working. Hold on...

*Blows into cartridge*

**Valigarmander** · 08-27-2007, 09:38 PM

^

I still do that impulsively.

Speed · 08-27-2007, 11:05 PM

I special ordered an SNES of Ebay just So I could kick it old school.
LttP, Super Metroid, Mario All-Stars, Megaman X and SMRPG For the Win

***Cosmonautical*** · 08-27-2007, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antisocial

My SNES? Oh sure, I'll play that.

*Whips out Mario All-stars*

...Wait. It's not working. Hold on...

*Blows into cartridge*

Hit the nail on the head, there.

08-18-2007, 04:47 PM	#1
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	The good ol' days... Everything nowadays is about good graphics and good music. There are always a million different controls and side-quests to dick around with. Often time (but certainly not always) this is done with the sacrifice of good storyline or gameplay. But man, remember the good old days when a game didn't need to have super-realistic movement, smooth graphics, blazing music and sound effects to be great? What about the good ol' games, with their primitive 2D graphics, scratchy music, and simple gameplay? What about Super Mario Bros.? Still one of the greatest games of all time. What I'm trying to say is... just crawl back into your closet, dig out that dusty old NES or Gameboy or whatever and play it for nostalgia's sake. Ahh... it's just such an intense feeling. Y'know?

08-27-2007, 09:30 PM	#17
Antisocial Janitor Join Date: May 2000 Gender: Posts: 11,471 Thanks: 14 Thanked 1,296 Times in 536 Posts	How to rub gamers the wrong way. My SNES? Oh sure, I'll play that. Whips out Mario All-stars ...Wait. It's not working. Hold on... Blows into cartridge

08-18-2007, 05:15 PM	#2
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,402 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	But sidequests are fun. Games can have a good balance of storyline and sidequests. (see: Zelda, Tales of games, Paper Mario games)

08-19-2007, 10:34 AM	#3
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	^^ Can we dig out our N64 (which is not dusty or barried at all because I play it all the time for Nostalgia's sake anyway)?

08-19-2007, 10:38 AM	#4
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Anything, brothers and sisters.

08-19-2007, 10:43 AM	#5
Demonicus Prime Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: I Pity The Fool Who Confuses Me With Someone Other Than YoshiFreak. Gender: Posts: 3,108 Thanks: 648 Thanked 129 Times in 87 Posts	slaps in GOW while playing SM64DS Does that count"

08-19-2007, 11:17 AM	#6
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,251 Times in 1,339 Posts Blog Entries: 15	Hm, let's see. My Genesis doesn't work, my Dreamcast doesn't have any cords anymore, I don't know where batteries are for my old Game Boy, and I need the N64 cords for my Gamecube, which is at my church.

08-19-2007, 11:49 AM	#7
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	N64? ****, for true innovation, you gotta take it back to SNES. That was the groundbreaking period.

08-19-2007, 11:09 PM	#8
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	I don't ever go scrounging in the closet for my old game systems. Mostly because they're all still hooked up.

08-22-2007, 08:08 AM	#10
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,156 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	There was certainly a lot more character in older games, it seems. A lot of these newer ones seem like they're just pure marketing. Still, you just have to remember that for however many good NES games there might have been, there were 700 horrible ones to follow. Every system is remembered for its hits.

08-22-2007, 11:59 AM	#11
Platinum Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wv Gender: Posts: 1,369 Thanks: 48 Thanked 21 Times in 21 Posts	no one is pulling the intelivion out or the atari, what is wrong with them!

08-22-2007, 12:20 PM	#12
Eagle Eye Diddy bops Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Birmingham, AL Gender: Posts: 15,014 Thanks: 1,616 Thanked 1,084 Times in 597 Posts	I play SMRPG when I can, but I've been deprived for a couple of years. I didn't bring my SNES to the dorm, so thank God for the Virtual Console.

08-22-2007, 08:19 PM	#13
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,156 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	The Atari systems are worth mentioning. The Intellivision, sadly, is nothing more than a bulky paper-weight these days. I don't mind people talking about other systems, but you should keep in mind that this is the Retro Nintendo forum, so it's much less likely to come up. Also, pretty much everyone at this site is too young to have had much to do with any first or second gen systems.

08-24-2007, 12:26 AM	#14
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	Too young? Psssh. My first console was a Magnavox Odyssey2, the lesser-known superior alternative to your Ataris and Colecovisions. My favourite game was one 'KC Munchkin!', a Pac-man rip-off (different from the original in that the pellets would move around, speeding up as you ate more and more of them, until there'd be only one left, moving nearly as fast as you, and you'd still be trying to dodge the ghosts and all as you chased after it. Awesome. It also had one of the earliest level editors in the history of ever.)

08-27-2007, 08:35 PM	#15
Gumby, dammit Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Rats th01 Gender: Posts: 1,240 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'd do this, but my SNES is missing all of its cables, and my NES is broken.

08-27-2007, 08:58 PM	#16
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	50 years from now: "Wow, do you remember back when we had that Wii?" "Yeah. I was, what, fourteen?" "I miss games like that. I mean, even without the virtual reality helmets, those games with just simple motion-sensing controllers have a kind of old zing about them." "Yep... good times..."

08-27-2007, 09:38 PM	#18
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	^ I still do that impulsively.

08-27-2007, 11:05 PM	#19
Speed Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: If there's a bright center to the universe I'm on the planet it's farthest from Gender: Posts: 3,747 Thanks: 1,598 Thanked 320 Times in 224 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I special ordered an SNES of Ebay just So I could kick it old school. LttP, Super Metroid, Mario All-Stars, Megaman X and SMRPG For the Win