back in the "day" games had to rely on some form "fun factor" to sell. I mean SMB1 had piss-poor graphics but was hella fun to play
Exactly. Side scrolling games seem to be lost in today's gaming world despite being some of the best games ever made.
Everyone seems to be obsessed with making the next big 3D game and forgetting that story and gameplay are more important than eye candy.
Castlevania, Symphony of the night is one of my favorite games ever, without fancy graphics or anything. Hopefully game designers will continue to come up with titles like this.
Not only is this a fun hobby, but it can be a good money making job on the side. People will pay decent money for a working pinball machine. There are places that auction off old games. Find a few and fix them up.
I think part of what made those games "so much fun" was that they were new.
I agree with you there, but there's still some attraction to these classics after so long.
A friend of mine has several old restored arcade games in his basement and I can waste hours playing Berzerk or Gravitar without even realizing it.
I'm not sure if it's nostalgia value or just a nice break from the graphics intensive games of today, but I'll always enjoy the simple stuff.
I've already dropped two different phones in the toilet during huge drinking binges, so I doubt this would help me any.
Might be interesting for anyone trying to track me though.
*pictures fat bastard dump scene from austin powers 2*
In other news, this image led to the capture and subsequent execution of an unidentified man by the north korean government for the posession of an itty bitty book light.
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It's a south park reference. You need to get out less
back in the "day" games had to rely on some form "fun factor" to sell. I mean SMB1 had piss-poor graphics but was hella fun to play
Exactly. Side scrolling games seem to be lost in today's gaming world despite being some of the best games ever made.
Everyone seems to be obsessed with making the next big 3D game and forgetting that story and gameplay are more important than eye candy. Castlevania, Symphony of the night is one of my favorite games ever, without fancy graphics or anything. Hopefully game designers will continue to come up with titles like this.
Not only is this a fun hobby, but it can be a good money making job on the side. People will pay decent money for a working pinball machine. There are places that auction off old games. Find a few and fix them up.
- I think part of what made those games "so much fun" was that they were new.
I agree with you there, but there's still some attraction to these classics after so long. A friend of mine has several old restored arcade games in his basement and I can waste hours playing Berzerk or Gravitar without even realizing it. I'm not sure if it's nostalgia value or just a nice break from the graphics intensive games of today, but I'll always enjoy the simple stuff.I'm sure there's a spoon joke in here somewhere but i'm too tired to bother.
I've already dropped two different phones in the toilet during huge drinking binges, so I doubt this would help me any. Might be interesting for anyone trying to track me though. *pictures fat bastard dump scene from austin powers 2*
In other news, this image led to the capture and subsequent execution of an unidentified man by the north korean government for the posession of an itty bitty book light.