Then And Now

Hello Fellow Gamers,


I have been playing video games for over 20 years.It got me to thinking about how much they have changed with respect to graphics,control,speed,content,and length.Personally,I think over the years from arcades to home systems we kind of lost the little things that made some of the older games truly challenging and fun.

Before strategy guides,the internet,cheat mags,and tv shows dedicated to reviewing games and divulging hints and codes.Although today's games are absolutely awesome in every aspect,I feel that along the way,we somehow forgot the simple thrill of beating games such as "Donkey Kong","Jungle Hunt","Time Pilot","Double Dragon",etc.

Back then,I loved nothing more than getting a big fat roll of quarters and marching my butt up to the closest arcade and spending hours and hours playing "Punch-Out".

I just think that in all the hubbub with today's games,that we forgot just how much fun playing those games were without all of today's info and cheats at our finger tips.How about you?

God bless.

I don't think the fact that strategy guides and cheats are available to us changes anything. You can simply not use them if you don't want to. I personally only use them if I'm stuck and can't figure out what to do or where to go to advance the story.

Technological limitations made it so that games couldn't really be that in depth. They also were not graphic powerhouses, so games had to rely on being fun to be successful.

These days, as technology has gotten better, there's a lot more that goes into a game being enjoyable. Graphics, length, storyline, controls, etc.

And then when you factor all of that in, good games become a matter of taste. But actually, games have always been a matter of taste.

Well what killed the Arcade, was bringing the Arcade home. All the fun games we adore...now can easily be brought to the Home without any hassle. Just looke at Wii.

We've actually had a similar discussion before.

Here's the link to it if you would like to read it.

http://www.egameaddiction.com/forums/index.php?topic=7675.0

If that's what you were asking, let me know, and we can merge the two topics.

If not, that's fine too. :lol

Pretty much what Mai said about the limitations. Aside from that I feel that games are still as enjoyable as they always have been, now with that the only thing that gets me is how games have become seemingly easier than the older games.

@Mega, you still don't get that same feel as you would as if you had if you went to the arcade.