There is a reason I'm writing this, and it's Star Wars: Dark Forces. Steam tempted me with a Dark Forces pack on sale back around Christmas time, which I mainly picked up for Jedi Academy and Jedi Outcast, games I've heard numerous good things about. Well I still haven't got around to either, since I started playing Dark Forces after finding out Academy and Outcast were sequels to Dark Forces. I forgot how much I love the DOOM "kill everything in sight then hit the button" formula, and the fact that I'm a bit of a Star Wars nut doesn't hurt.

I'm still gonna shoot every single Gungan on sight though.

Hell, I'll go as far as saying its impressive to see a game that had cut scenes, voice acting, great music, and came out when a very young me was playing Sonic 2. The only real problem I have with it is that I have to run it in DOSBox, which hates me with a passion.

Am I getting attacked? Am I even moving? What the hell!

Besides that, Dark Forces has confirmed something I've been wondering. I remember games that I used to love as a kid, and I go back to them now and can't even stand to play. I've wondered whether these games from the early(er) days of gaming are good because of some sense of nostalgia, or were they really that good?

Answer: You're goddamn right they're that good

There's lots of companies making "best-of" collections for their older series with updated HD visuals, and it seems like a great idea. Still, it's an awkward position to be in, trying to decide which best sellers and lesser known gems get an HD makeover. For every Beyond Good & Evil & Team ICO game you get to see on shelves and online storefronts, you're going to miss great games that could use the makeover so they run properly on a modern OS or even on a console.

Protip for those trying to make this work in Windows XP or higher: Don't.

Obviously developers can't be bothered to remake every single game they've ever made 15 years after the fact, because they'd spend more time on remakes than they would on current-gen series and original titles. Not only that, but some people played these games when they first came out. I'm sure they may want to replay the game once just to remember the good old days, when milk was a nickel and blah blah blah, but if you want me to choose between Shadow of the Colossus, a game I've played before, and Heavy Rain, a game I've never played, I'll probably go for the new stuff. Remakes are great, but you need to offer up something new now and again so your fanbase doesn't get bored and go find someone else's game to buy. That's just me of course.

Even John is too embarrased to be in Madden games anymore

Just a thought.