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I am tired with people assuming that just because I am a teenager, I only started playing games when the PlayStation was released. I get treated as if I don't know anything because I am young, but whenever I try to convince my friends of the joys of these old games, they laugh it off and go back to their PlayStations/Dreamcasts. Don't get me wrong, I love the new consoles as well, and they show some major advances in technology, but not originality. The classics from the speccy/arcade were ground-breaking titles, but almost all games nowadays have strong influences that you can trace back to the 80's.
The first PC game I played wasn't Quake 3, it was commander Keen 1 when I was 4, and I remember being hooked on Bushido, a game with 3 colours and 3 buttons (attack, roll, jump). First arcade game? Space Invaders. I've still got a stack of old ZX's, Master Systems e.t.c. and a load of shareware titles from the very early 90's like Jill of the Jungle, kiloblaster, major stryker and more. These games were great, and still provide a quick blast of arcade action. So come on guys, give the old games a chance, don't get sucked in to the endless cycle of graphics and updates.
The first PC game I played wasn't Quake 3, it was commander Keen 1 when I was 4, and I remember being hooked on Bushido, a game with 3 colours and 3 buttons (attack, roll, jump). First arcade game? Space Invaders. I've still got a stack of old ZX's, Master Systems e.t.c. and a load of shareware titles from the very early 90's like Jill of the Jungle, kiloblaster, major stryker and more. These games were great, and still provide a quick blast of arcade action. So come on guys, give the old games a chance, don't get sucked in to the endless cycle of graphics and updates.
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I am tired with people assuming that just because I am a teenager, I only started playing games when the PlayStation was released. I get treated as if I don't know anything because I am young, but whenever I try to convince my friends of the joys of these old games, they laugh it off and go back to their PlayStations/Dreamcasts. Don't get me wrong, I love the new consoles as well, and they show some major advances in technology, but not originality. The classics from the speccy/arcade were ground-breaking titles, but almost all games nowadays have strong influences that you can trace back to the 80's.
The first PC game I played wasn't Quake 3, it was commander Keen 1 when I was 4, and I remember being hooked on Bushido, a game with 3 colours and 3 buttons (attack, roll, jump). First arcade game? Space Invaders. I've still got a stack of old ZX's, Master Systems e.t.c. and a load of shareware titles from the very early 90's like Jill of the Jungle, kiloblaster, major stryker and more. These games were great, and still provide a quick blast of arcade action. So come on guys, give the old games a chance, don't get sucked in to the endless cycle of graphics and updates.
The first PC game I played wasn't Quake 3, it was commander Keen 1 when I was 4, and I remember being hooked on Bushido, a game with 3 colours and 3 buttons (attack, roll, jump). First arcade game? Space Invaders. I've still got a stack of old ZX's, Master Systems e.t.c. and a load of shareware titles from the very early 90's like Jill of the Jungle, kiloblaster, major stryker and more. These games were great, and still provide a quick blast of arcade action. So come on guys, give the old games a chance, don't get sucked in to the endless cycle of graphics and updates.