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Games All Downhill Since Pong?
In a recent article Nolan Bushnell laments the current state of gaming, stating that modern games are nothing more than a "race to the bottom" resulting in complete and utter trash. In order to combat what he sees as the downward spiral in game quality he continues to work on his new dining experience uWink that features tabletop games and a "reasonably priced meal". RPS weighs in on the subject arguing that, while the unhealthy obsession with Halo 3 might be a bit misplaced, there are plenty of gems to be found amidst the flotsam and jetsam.
This was a triumph.
I'm making a note here:
HUGE SUCCESS!
As if Pong could possibly be better than Duke Nukem Forever.
No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
You clearly haven't completed the game. There's cake.
I find that it's hard to overstate my satisfaction. We do what we must, because we can.
The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
Lets review.
New things are not as good as the old stuff back when they weren't as degenerate.
"reasonably priced meals"
Old fashioned entertainment
Isn't this all a little stereotypical Old Fart? i'm waiting for him to start talking about how good 70's cars were compared to today and what great artists "the Captain and tennille" were.
Yes. Pong was a literal 1-bit game. There were 2 instructions, and they each performed a different operation on the bit.
ResidntGeek
Nah. By that standard hide 'n' seek beats them all.
You know that flash based helicopter game. You click the mouse to go up and let go to go down - and then navigate over obstacles that are getting harder and harder. That was a good game.
Another one which I haven't played in a while was this circle game. You had two circles, one within the other. Each one had a small opening and they were both spinning in the oposite directions. So what you had to do is shoot a ball through when the openings align. I payed that one for hours and hours and hours...
Complete? I can't even play it! I run Linux, you insensitive clod!
The Farewell Tour II
Agreed. I walked by it to check it out, then passed also. The idea of using a touch screen that hundreds of people have used before me then eating finger food didn't appeal to me.
I doubt it. They're probably still trying to get their sound card working.
Actually the original pong was a wooden table with a net in the middle, two fleshy air breathers on either side holding wooden paddles and smacking a plastic ball with said paddles.
Remember when we were all having fun with Portal, and Nolan said 'Pong is the best game ever, ever.', and we were like, 'No Way', and then he was like, 'I'm going to murder you'. That was great.