Will Modern Games Stand the Test of Time?

Posted by Soulskill on Thursday September 11, 2008 @12:09PM from the attack-of-the-paradigms dept.

The Multiplayer blog spoke with Tadashi Iguchi, one of the developers for the recent Pac-man and Galaga remakes, about the decision to bring new life to old classics and whether today's games will receive similar treatment twenty years down the road. "'I think more than half of the games you see today with huge budgets and such a "realistic" focus will be either stale or forgotten in 20 years,' he said. 'On the other hand, the masterpieces of the '80s will definitely be enjoyed far into the future. The reason for this is simple — many of these classic titles have unique and fascinating mechanics that can't be diminished by the advancement of technology.'"

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Re:Most of the old games were crap too by Babbster · 2008-09-11 14:00 · Score: 4, Informative

And those are just a couple of consoles. How about Civilization, Doom, The Sims, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Grand Theft Auto III, Baldur's Gate, Diablo (1 and 2), Psychonauts, Beyond Good & Evil, Secret of Monkey Island, Grim Fandago, Tie Fighter...oops, went to 12.

Anyone who claims that game design somehow peaked in the 1980s is locked in a nostalgic haze.