Why do people obsess over ancient games?

I mean Perfect Dark, Golden Eye, and Doom sparked a lot of ideas, but people still obsess over them. I understand that those games were a part of peoples childhood, but I still don't see anything great about them today. I know I'm gonna get flamed, but whatever. lol

Nostalgia... And the pioneering games are almost always the best in the genre to many people...

I mean Perfect Dark, Golden Eye, and Doom sparked a lot of ideas, but people still obsess over them. I understand that those games were a part of peoples childhood, but I still don't see anything great about them today. I know I'm gonna get flamed, but whatever. lol

lahdeedah

You answered your own question without realising it.

old school games > games this gen

i totally respect their place in gaming history and ive had many many great hours from them in the past. but i couldnt careless about playing old games.

Simple answer: Nostalgia, and the fact that people are still stuck in the past. I love some classics myself too. But saying something along the lines of Super Mario World > Super Mario Galaxy (example) just makes it obvious that you're very delusional.

i totally respect their place in gaming history and ive had many many great hours from them in the past. but i couldnt careless about playing old games.

doobie1975

You said couldn't care less...thank you! Yes, I'm a mentalist that gets funny about 'could care less' :P

If you obsess over something like Fallout 1/2, Planescape: Torment or Baldur's Gate, then go ahead. They're better rpgs than anything released this gen so far.

While I'd be wise to not dwell too much in the past, it's still a bit painfull to see my favorite genre not only not improve but actually deteriorate.

Those games you listed changed the way we play games. For instance, Doom was the creation of the modern first person shooter. (I know that wolfenstein 3d was the first, but it lacked multiple heights). Goldeneye on the nintendo 64 proved that a console could have a good first person shooter. Up until then, accuracy was an issue because of the controls. There are a lot more games that are treasured for bringing something new to gaming.

Now for you saying that they are not that great is a testament to their design because almost all of those games features are in newer games.

I would be more likely to sit down and play Zelda: OOT, Doom I/II, Half-life, Starcraft or Diablo II from start to finish then a lot of the newer gen games. At the end of the day gameplay wins out, and well gameplay fell off hard when the current gen started. There are innumerous games that are pretentious shells with a weak fun factor. Now the graphics or urge for something new will have people playing newer games more often, however, solid gameplay will stand the test of time.

As people have said, the old RPG's were just the best. RIP Black Isle, RIP.

[QUOTE="Giancar"][QUOTE="Brownesque"] Y'know what, do yourself a favor and go find a copy of Seven Samurai. I guarantee you you'll be cured of your bias against black and white movies.doobie1975

[QUOTE="doobie1975"][QUOTE="Giancar"]Do you watch old classic movies? Cause I doBrownesque

One of the best movies of all time, and the precursor to many other great movies, inclduing Star Wars.

I think black and white movies are akin to the Atari, and movies like the Sean Connery Bond and 2001 are the NES era. LOL I could do a whole thread with this analogy.

It's partly nostaliga, but many older games are so good that one would want to play them over and over. I do speed runs of the old SMB games because they are so much fun. But that doesn't stop me from popping in games like inFamous.

[QUOTE="Brownesque"][QUOTE="mo0ksi"] RB is still awesome, but aside from Rear Window I don't like Hitchcock movies. Most of them aged badly, including Psycho and especially The Birds.mo0ksi

Those games suck Brownesque

It's definatly nostalgia... very few older games age well. Some do age really well(Super Mario Bros or Chrono Trigger for example) because they have a simple concept that just works. But games like FF7 or Doom definatly don't age as well.

Simple answer: Nostalgia, and the fact that people are still stuck in the past. I love some classics myself too. But saying something along the lines of Super Mario World > Super Mario Galaxy (example) just makes it obvious that you're very delusional.

mo0ksi

old school games > games this gen

def_mode

Really which ones? cause new games are ment to take the old ideas from the older generation and make them BETTER, and they have.

Bu,bu,but Bioshock is way better than System Shock 2. It has way better and original gameplay mechanics, plot twists.:cry:

Raging Bull sucks along with silent films.

Mostly nostalgia. You see it in everything - not just gaming. People long for the good ol' days. Trouble is, gaming has gotten better each successive generation. I have lots of games I am fond of, but when I go back to play them, I see how much they have aged.

lol. old games >>>>> any game this gen.

that;s like saying 'why obsess with Tupac, Rush, Beatles, Bob Dylan, etc. when you can have 50 cent, Jonas Brothers, My Chemical ROmance, Miley Cyrus, etc.?' lulz.

Nostalgia. Some of my favourite games ever were from Megadrive and Snes era. Of course they are not so great on today´s standards but for those who played (and loved) them almost 20 years ago they could mean a lot more.

Nostalgia... And the pioneering games are almost always the best in the genre to many people...

chaplainDMK

Nostalgia. Some of my favourite games ever were from Megadrive and Snes era. Of course they are not so great on today´s standards but for those who played (and loved) them almost 20 years ago they could mean a lot more.

PAL360

I'm probably one of the most nostalgic posters on here who grew up with Atari 2600 and NES, LOL.

The man asked for some games. Here are some:

Xcom: UFO Defense and Xcom: Terror From the Deep

Starcraft

MOO2

No modern iteration of these games has yet released that surpassed their glory.

[QUOTE="PAL360"]

Nostalgia. Some of my favourite games ever were from Megadrive and Snes era. Of course they are not so great on today´s standards but for those who played (and loved) them almost 20 years ago they could mean a lot more.

mitu123

I'm probably one of the most nostalgic posters on here who grew up with Atari 2600 and NES, LOL.

lol. old games >>>>> any game this gen.

that;s like saying 'why obsess with Tupac, Rush, Beatles, Bob Dylan, etc. when you can have 50 cent, Jonas Brothers, My Chemical ROmance, Miley Cyrus, etc.?' lulz.

roddollente

[QUOTE="PAL360"]

Nostalgia. Some of my favourite games ever were from Megadrive and Snes era. Of course they are not so great on today´s standards but for those who played (and loved) them almost 20 years ago they could mean a lot more.

mitu123

I'm probably one of the most nostalgic posters on here who grew up with Atari 2600 and NES, LOL.

Yeah. My first system was a Spectrum128k and honestly i dont miss those 15 minutes "loading times" :P

On the other hand Nes, Megadrive, Snes and Amiga500 provided me some of my favourite gaming moments ever!