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The Year in Gaming
An anonymous reader writes "CNN/Money's Game Over column looks at some of the gaming trends of 2004, including the prevalence of sex and sequels. Writer Chris Morris provides some follow-up as well, discussing the sad, sad sales numbers of "Singles," "The Guy Game" and "Leisure Suit Larry"; the odds of another Playboy magazine video game girls layout and whatever happened to the ApeXtreme." Gamespot has a nice Year in Review piece as well, and we've already previously mentioned Grimwell.com's MMORPG Year in Review.
It's because most newer games have adandoned any notion of simple, addictive gameplay. When's the last time you played a game that could be played with one or two buttons and a joystick? These classic games are a nice diversion to showcase what's missing from today's games. I'm not saying that gaming should revert to its one-button-plus-joystick glory, but it's nice to have a few fast, simple games to play from time to time.