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Back in the days of the Megadrive and Super Nintendo, gaming was a kids toy. Adults diddn't play games, and when you showed your mum your latest game they would reply "That's nice, dear". Games were written for children, with cartoon graphics and themes.
As gaming progressed, the audience got older. In 1992 Mortal Kombat was released and caused a shedload of controversy for the splats of red representing blood. There was Uproar! Parents were complaining about the graphic nature, and how it should not be imposed on children. The kids, now teenage, loved it.
Nowadays, gaming is very much adult orientated. Games like Quake, Resident Evil and Silent Hill are released, and though there are some people that complain about the content, it's nothing like it was, with the introduction of age ratings.
The computer players of the 8 and 16 bit age have grown up, yet havent left their gaming behind in their childhood, as everyone expected. The average gamer is now late teens and young professionals that have the money to buy the latest kit and games, and the developers have written the games to cater for this. Gaming is still also a kids toy, with games from Barbie and Lego, but with this more mature audience (and their wallets), games are mostly for the adults now.
So why diddn't our parents have the interest that we have? Well, we were there from the start. We remember the pixelly graphics of Alex Kidd, and look back with fond memories. We can appreciate how the technology has evolved more than the older generations, as it has come into bloom in our time, not theirs. Young people are brought up in the society that surrounds them. They accept the world that they have in front of them and blend in. As you get older, you find your place in life, and stay there, letting the latest crazes past by, happy in their world.
Our generation will not be this way. We have been brought up in a world of technology, updating and advancing at an extreme rate. People who have let the early stages of the digital age slip over them have missed the vital stages, and now they are lost in this new world of DVD, MP3 and Videogames.
So, what happens next? Young people will be brought up in this new digital age, and trends will accept them and evolve. Our generation will keep up as much as we can, and past generations will become ever lost in the flashing LEDs.
I hope that as I age, I will stay in tough of the things that I liked when I was young i.e.games, and look forward to the future. I am adjusted to a world that is constantly evolving, and will try and keep up with the latest innovations. I look forward to my children getting into gaming, so they can help me keep up, and hope that by the time they say "Dad, look at my new game!" I'll have a more constructed response than "That's nice..."
Cheers for staying awake,
Slave.
As gaming progressed, the audience got older. In 1992 Mortal Kombat was released and caused a shedload of controversy for the splats of red representing blood. There was Uproar! Parents were complaining about the graphic nature, and how it should not be imposed on children. The kids, now teenage, loved it.
Nowadays, gaming is very much adult orientated. Games like Quake, Resident Evil and Silent Hill are released, and though there are some people that complain about the content, it's nothing like it was, with the introduction of age ratings.
The computer players of the 8 and 16 bit age have grown up, yet havent left their gaming behind in their childhood, as everyone expected. The average gamer is now late teens and young professionals that have the money to buy the latest kit and games, and the developers have written the games to cater for this. Gaming is still also a kids toy, with games from Barbie and Lego, but with this more mature audience (and their wallets), games are mostly for the adults now.
So why diddn't our parents have the interest that we have? Well, we were there from the start. We remember the pixelly graphics of Alex Kidd, and look back with fond memories. We can appreciate how the technology has evolved more than the older generations, as it has come into bloom in our time, not theirs. Young people are brought up in the society that surrounds them. They accept the world that they have in front of them and blend in. As you get older, you find your place in life, and stay there, letting the latest crazes past by, happy in their world.
Our generation will not be this way. We have been brought up in a world of technology, updating and advancing at an extreme rate. People who have let the early stages of the digital age slip over them have missed the vital stages, and now they are lost in this new world of DVD, MP3 and Videogames.
So, what happens next? Young people will be brought up in this new digital age, and trends will accept them and evolve. Our generation will keep up as much as we can, and past generations will become ever lost in the flashing LEDs.
I hope that as I age, I will stay in tough of the things that I liked when I was young i.e.games, and look forward to the future. I am adjusted to a world that is constantly evolving, and will try and keep up with the latest innovations. I look forward to my children getting into gaming, so they can help me keep up, and hope that by the time they say "Dad, look at my new game!" I'll have a more constructed response than "That's nice..."
Cheers for staying awake,
Slave.
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Oh, and good post. :0)
Let me think.
When games started out, they had poor graphics, and used very small amounts of colour. Because of this, they looked like cartoons and comic style games.
This kept on right until the Playstation came along... or a decent PC. Depends on your viewpoint.
Then games were then tried to look more like films, to attempt to add a larger trend to games. It's a shame really that they were judged on looks alone, and they still are. Games can be so much more involving and detailed than films, but people refuse to play them because of their graphical style.
Well, I'll still play games until I get bored of it. :0)
When games started out, they had poor graphics, and used very small amounts of colour. Because of this, they looked like cartoons and comic style games.
This kept on right until the Playstation came along... or a decent PC. Depends on your viewpoint.
Then games were then tried to look more like films, to attempt to add a larger trend to games. It's a shame really that they were judged on looks alone, and they still are. Games can be so much more involving and detailed than films, but people refuse to play them because of their graphical style.
Well, I'll still play games until I get bored of it. :0)
RawisAndy wrote:
> Good post SU! :D
Ta, mate! First time anyone has said that! :)
Anyway, topic.....
> Good post SU! :D
Ta, mate! First time anyone has said that! :)
Anyway, topic.....
Completely true gaming practically grew up with me and over the years has matured more and has as you say more adult orientated games.
Thats why people like us like to break out our old snes or megadrive and relive those memorable times.
Good post SU! :D
Thats why people like us like to break out our old snes or megadrive and relive those memorable times.
Good post SU! :D
Back in the days of the Megadrive and Super Nintendo, gaming was a kids toy. Adults diddn't play games, and when you showed your mum your latest game they would reply "That's nice, dear". Games were written for children, with cartoon graphics and themes.
As gaming progressed, the audience got older. In 1992 Mortal Kombat was released and caused a shedload of controversy for the splats of red representing blood. There was Uproar! Parents were complaining about the graphic nature, and how it should not be imposed on children. The kids, now teenage, loved it.
Nowadays, gaming is very much adult orientated. Games like Quake, Resident Evil and Silent Hill are released, and though there are some people that complain about the content, it's nothing like it was, with the introduction of age ratings.
The computer players of the 8 and 16 bit age have grown up, yet havent left their gaming behind in their childhood, as everyone expected. The average gamer is now late teens and young professionals that have the money to buy the latest kit and games, and the developers have written the games to cater for this. Gaming is still also a kids toy, with games from Barbie and Lego, but with this more mature audience (and their wallets), games are mostly for the adults now.
So why diddn't our parents have the interest that we have? Well, we were there from the start. We remember the pixelly graphics of Alex Kidd, and look back with fond memories. We can appreciate how the technology has evolved more than the older generations, as it has come into bloom in our time, not theirs. Young people are brought up in the society that surrounds them. They accept the world that they have in front of them and blend in. As you get older, you find your place in life, and stay there, letting the latest crazes past by, happy in their world.
Our generation will not be this way. We have been brought up in a world of technology, updating and advancing at an extreme rate. People who have let the early stages of the digital age slip over them have missed the vital stages, and now they are lost in this new world of DVD, MP3 and Videogames.
So, what happens next? Young people will be brought up in this new digital age, and trends will accept them and evolve. Our generation will keep up as much as we can, and past generations will become ever lost in the flashing LEDs.
I hope that as I age, I will stay in tough of the things that I liked when I was young i.e.games, and look forward to the future. I am adjusted to a world that is constantly evolving, and will try and keep up with the latest innovations. I look forward to my children getting into gaming, so they can help me keep up, and hope that by the time they say "Dad, look at my new game!" I'll have a more constructed response than "That's nice..."
Cheers for staying awake,
Slave.
As gaming progressed, the audience got older. In 1992 Mortal Kombat was released and caused a shedload of controversy for the splats of red representing blood. There was Uproar! Parents were complaining about the graphic nature, and how it should not be imposed on children. The kids, now teenage, loved it.
Nowadays, gaming is very much adult orientated. Games like Quake, Resident Evil and Silent Hill are released, and though there are some people that complain about the content, it's nothing like it was, with the introduction of age ratings.
The computer players of the 8 and 16 bit age have grown up, yet havent left their gaming behind in their childhood, as everyone expected. The average gamer is now late teens and young professionals that have the money to buy the latest kit and games, and the developers have written the games to cater for this. Gaming is still also a kids toy, with games from Barbie and Lego, but with this more mature audience (and their wallets), games are mostly for the adults now.
So why diddn't our parents have the interest that we have? Well, we were there from the start. We remember the pixelly graphics of Alex Kidd, and look back with fond memories. We can appreciate how the technology has evolved more than the older generations, as it has come into bloom in our time, not theirs. Young people are brought up in the society that surrounds them. They accept the world that they have in front of them and blend in. As you get older, you find your place in life, and stay there, letting the latest crazes past by, happy in their world.
Our generation will not be this way. We have been brought up in a world of technology, updating and advancing at an extreme rate. People who have let the early stages of the digital age slip over them have missed the vital stages, and now they are lost in this new world of DVD, MP3 and Videogames.
So, what happens next? Young people will be brought up in this new digital age, and trends will accept them and evolve. Our generation will keep up as much as we can, and past generations will become ever lost in the flashing LEDs.
I hope that as I age, I will stay in tough of the things that I liked when I was young i.e.games, and look forward to the future. I am adjusted to a world that is constantly evolving, and will try and keep up with the latest innovations. I look forward to my children getting into gaming, so they can help me keep up, and hope that by the time they say "Dad, look at my new game!" I'll have a more constructed response than "That's nice..."
Cheers for staying awake,
Slave.