The Decade That Was: Thriving Veterans

**Valigarmander** · 02-19-2010, 06:29 PM

The Decade That Was: Thriving Veterans from 1UP.com

Because it's retro.

A pretty interesting article. Always good to see an old series going strong.

***the Octopus*** · 02-19-2010, 11:50 PM

The others, I'll give them, but GTA not so much. Metal Gear was awful in its older incarnations, too. I'd point my finger more at series like Final Fantasy to say "here is succes," even if they've alienated my tastes. The most obvious title they're missing, though, is Zelda. Its sales, even when flagging from a shift in design like WW, are still a huge success.

1-up Salesman · 02-21-2010, 12:41 AM

A few series they could have added were Castlevania and Metroid.

02-19-2010, 06:29 PM	#1
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02-19-2010, 11:50 PM	#2
*the Octopus* THE PRESIDENT OF FUN Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 27,481 Thanks: 1,974 Thanked 5,121 Times in 2,320 Posts	The others, I'll give them, but GTA not so much. Metal Gear was awful in its older incarnations, too. I'd point my finger more at series like Final Fantasy to say "here is succes," even if they've alienated my tastes. The most obvious title they're missing, though, is Zelda. Its sales, even when flagging from a shift in design like WW, are still a huge success.

02-21-2010, 12:41 AM	#3
1-up Salesman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Your bedroom. I love it here! Gender: Posts: 3,861 Thanks: 2,071 Thanked 228 Times in 180 Posts Blog Entries: 9	A few series they could have added were Castlevania and Metroid.