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| Topic Started: Aug 10 2009, 04:20 PM (1,058 Views) | |
| DMHowe | Aug 10 2009, 04:20 PM Post #1 |
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Do not try and eat the cake, only try and realise the truth.
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I mean really, were they? |
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| Cieran | Aug 10 2009, 05:22 PM Post #2 |
Celebrate with cake!
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In some ways, yes. In some ways, no. Things were different. If we're talking vidya, we tend to associate older games with our childhoods, nice feelings. For example, I dare you to listen to this and not regress a little. Strange really, I, or rather my brother, got Pokémon Red for Christmas 1999. Arguably my worst Christmas ever. Ah well... |
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| Inphoar | Aug 10 2009, 05:55 PM Post #3 |
Dilly-Dally Shilly-Shally
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I clicked the link, and now I'm just about to play Pokemon Red on my DSi. |
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| Highlander Monkey | Aug 10 2009, 06:51 PM Post #4 |
That's a smashing blouse you have on.
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How? |
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| DMHowe | Aug 10 2009, 07:00 PM Post #5 |
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Do not try and eat the cake, only try and realise the truth.
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I'm thinking an R4 |
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| - Razberi - | Aug 10 2009, 07:49 PM Post #6 |
 
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And the above pretty much summarises the difference between old and now. |
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| Highlander Monkey | Aug 10 2009, 08:03 PM Post #7 |
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That's a smashing blouse you have on.
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R4s don't work on DSis though. What does Inphoar's post mean. WHAT DOES IT MEAN!!!!? |
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| picollo no. | Aug 10 2009, 10:20 PM Post #8 |
Screw the rules I'm Yuri Lowell
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I like to think things were better back then. Recently I've been playing some retro games such as Zelda OoA, Resi 2 and the Jak and Daxter games (which are really nostalgic for me) and I've been enjoying them a lot and they are some of the most fun I've had with videogames in ages. Then again we were more easily impressed back then, than we are now so things just don't seem so magical. Still in some ways games are as good as ever for example Fallout 3 is one of the best games I've ever played and easily makes my top 5. |
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| Inphoar | Aug 10 2009, 10:54 PM Post #9 |
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Dilly-Dally Shilly-Shally
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Using an AceKard 2i with the Lameboy emulator. .GBs are so tiny. |
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| Highlander Monkey | Aug 11 2009, 12:16 AM Post #10 |
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That's a smashing blouse you have on.
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I know what you mean by games not being as magical. I remember blasting through pokemon ruby in the summer of '03 with my brother and only stopping playing the game because we had to recharge batteries. But when we got pokemon pearl and diamond it just wasn't the same. I sat in my bedroom playing it by myself while my brother didn't play it as much (mainly because he's 2 years older) and he was out with friends sometimes. Just not the same. I don't know if the reason i don't like pearl and diamond as much as the previous entries is because the excitement wasn't there because I was older or the games themselves weren't as good. I don't think I'll ever play through a game with as much enthusiasm as I did with ruby, silver or blue. I just miss the good old days of gaming when all 4 of us brothers were huddled round mortal combat, tekken, quake 2, timesplitters 2 or mariokart. I'm pretty sure my childhood has ended. |
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| Dino Dan the Dinosaur Man | Aug 11 2009, 10:08 PM Post #11 |
What is a man?
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Oh yeah, games were definitely better 'back then'. That's why they remake old games. If I go back and play games I have, it'll be the old classics - Grandia (you know how I feel about that though :p ), Jade Cocoon, Tetris, Pokemon Trading Card Game, Ristar, Rocket Knight Adventures, etc - that interest me most. That's probably just my taste though. There's a lot of charm in the sound of the Gameboys, and the ol' Sega Megadrive. The outdated but still charming sprites of Pokemon Red. Platforming action like nothing today. A real sense of achievement from finally beating the last boss. Modern games lack much of this. Yes, Final Fantasy 13 has 'good' and 'near-realistic' graphics. But where's the charm? I hold sprited settings that don't worry about realism in equal regard to anything modern. Many games now go for an orchestral, 'epic' (a much overused word) soundtrack, but I equally like to listen to memorable melodies on older hardware. There's a reason they remake games. A reason Mega Man 9 was made as it is. A reason classic franchises like Metroid, Castlevania and Zelda are still around. Many gamers are still inspired by generations that are long past (relatively speaking), and with good reason. 'Back in my day...' |
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| DMHowe | Aug 12 2009, 07:49 PM Post #12 |
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Do not try and eat the cake, only try and realise the truth.
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I love you NoE2, I made this thread referring to bugger all. :x Basically, agreed generally. That said, I was never massively wowed by pokémon. I liked them, but to me the generations haven't deviated from the standard formula quite THAT much. Also, you are now thinking about the FIRST TIME you entered hyrule field on OoT. |
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| Cieran | Aug 12 2009, 07:55 PM Post #13 |
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Celebrate with cake!
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Aw man, I'm not gonna make it to the gate in time and it's gonna clos-F*** ZOMBIES AAAAAAAARGH!!!... |
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| Dino Dan the Dinosaur Man | Aug 12 2009, 09:37 PM Post #14 |
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What is a man?
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Would I have passed through Hyrule Field if I reached the mountain with the Gorons? I barely played OoT... |
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| Takoa | Aug 13 2009, 08:45 AM Post #15 |
Ahoge of Justice
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Yeah, you would have been through it at least twice. Things were generally better back then, but some things are good now too. But also a lot of things are complete bull now. -.- |
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| - Razberi - | Aug 13 2009, 03:52 PM Post #16 |
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Mainly put the Metroid trilogy thing in the newsbox because of this topic, think Andy, Dino Dan and me at least might be giving it a go? |
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| Dino Dan the Dinosaur Man | Aug 13 2009, 04:18 PM Post #17 |
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What is a man?
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Buying it? Nah I'm not paying for 3 games I already have. I did consider it a while ago, but then I replayed Prime and realised the control scheme's fine as it is. |
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| DMHowe | Aug 13 2009, 06:31 PM Post #18 |
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This. Though I might buy it with my brother's money to see how it plays. |
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| Takoa | Aug 13 2009, 06:37 PM Post #19 |
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Ahoge of Justice
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I'll be buying it definitely. Might ask for it for Christmas to save money though. :p Since my Wii's data was wiped a few years ago when it was fixed, I've not played Corruption through again, plus I sold my copy of Echoes (which I regret) and completed a borrowed copy of Prime in the first place, so I'll be getting it and playing through them all again in order and selling my copy of Corruption. ^_^ |
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| - Razberi - | Aug 14 2009, 08:58 AM Post #20 |
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I had to cheat to finish Prime (spank me) I managed prime 2 all by myself but the disc was crap and I had to keep opening the disc draw and shutting it between each room or it would DRE on me so that wasn't enjoyable. The gap between me finishing prime 2 and starting corruption was too big so I didn't really enjoy what I did play of it. Is that enough of an excuse to spend Ł40 of a week's wages? ;) |
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