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Outrun. Remeber the arcade? I came across an old arcade machine of this recently, and I just had to have a go. I remember playing that when the arcade machine was cutting edge and Outrun, that was the best!
The key word in the sentence above is "was". You can hardly call Outrun the best driving game ever when there are such titles as Burnout 2 on the market.
But is it a fair comparison?
You can argue that it's not fair at all, as Outrun is a good 15 years or so before Burnout 2, and technological advances in hardware have allowed game developers to push games to new limits that could never be realised in the era of the 8bit world. In it's time, Outrun was the king, and because Burnout 2 is not as universally accepted as Outrun was for being the king, then Outrun is the better game.
But in my opinion, it's a fair battle. On one side you have Outrun, and on the other you have Burnout 2. Burnout 2 has the better graphics by a mile, better crashes, faster gameplay, more modes, extra challenges, the ability to have more than 3 characters on your name on the scoreboard, and is generally a far superior game.
The age thing is not in this argument, it's a case of which is better. If someone released a game similar to Outrun (not actualy outrun, as it would sell on nostalgia value), with identical graphics and gameplay, would it still be a great game? Possibly. Would you buy it? No. Why would you buy a game that looks and plays like it's 15 years old?
Nostalgia and rose tinted glasses get in the way of our perceptions. As much as I am happy to admit that when I was a lot younger and Outrun was in the arcade, I thought it was the best thing since peanut butter on digestives, but as the technology has improved and the quality of games has increased, I have evolved too and games released today still manage to shock with their competance, even though i may have seen it before.
Games of past generations such as Outrun deserve respect for their place in gaming history, but for me that's where they stay. Titles on the shelves now are far superior, and I get far more excited about what's coming next far more than what has been.
The key word in the sentence above is "was". You can hardly call Outrun the best driving game ever when there are such titles as Burnout 2 on the market.
But is it a fair comparison?
You can argue that it's not fair at all, as Outrun is a good 15 years or so before Burnout 2, and technological advances in hardware have allowed game developers to push games to new limits that could never be realised in the era of the 8bit world. In it's time, Outrun was the king, and because Burnout 2 is not as universally accepted as Outrun was for being the king, then Outrun is the better game.
But in my opinion, it's a fair battle. On one side you have Outrun, and on the other you have Burnout 2. Burnout 2 has the better graphics by a mile, better crashes, faster gameplay, more modes, extra challenges, the ability to have more than 3 characters on your name on the scoreboard, and is generally a far superior game.
The age thing is not in this argument, it's a case of which is better. If someone released a game similar to Outrun (not actualy outrun, as it would sell on nostalgia value), with identical graphics and gameplay, would it still be a great game? Possibly. Would you buy it? No. Why would you buy a game that looks and plays like it's 15 years old?
Nostalgia and rose tinted glasses get in the way of our perceptions. As much as I am happy to admit that when I was a lot younger and Outrun was in the arcade, I thought it was the best thing since peanut butter on digestives, but as the technology has improved and the quality of games has increased, I have evolved too and games released today still manage to shock with their competance, even though i may have seen it before.
Games of past generations such as Outrun deserve respect for their place in gaming history, but for me that's where they stay. Titles on the shelves now are far superior, and I get far more excited about what's coming next far more than what has been.
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I was playing Top Gear 2 the other day on my SNES.
Maybe it was becasue i havnt played any recent racing games in a while, but it was sooooo GOOOOOOOOOOOD.
Went back to NBA JAM last week, but it wasnt as good as i remembered. Thats just becasue i had REALLY good memories of it. It still lived up to 90% of my expectations of it though.
Maybe it was becasue i havnt played any recent racing games in a while, but it was sooooo GOOOOOOOOOOOD.
Went back to NBA JAM last week, but it wasnt as good as i remembered. Thats just becasue i had REALLY good memories of it. It still lived up to 90% of my expectations of it though.
Sonic the hedghog, as time went by he got worse (well acctually he got worse when he became 3d) i still enjoy the sonic game, its a classic.
Thats a very good point. Retro games always tend to dissapoint me when I re-play them for nostalgia value.
I have to say not all of them, some RPGs still hold real playability, but as you say most of them have been surpassed now, and taking a trip down memory lane often leads to dissapointment when old games don't live up to the memories you have of them.
I have to say not all of them, some RPGs still hold real playability, but as you say most of them have been surpassed now, and taking a trip down memory lane often leads to dissapointment when old games don't live up to the memories you have of them.
Outrun. Remeber the arcade? I came across an old arcade machine of this recently, and I just had to have a go. I remember playing that when the arcade machine was cutting edge and Outrun, that was the best!
The key word in the sentence above is "was". You can hardly call Outrun the best driving game ever when there are such titles as Burnout 2 on the market.
But is it a fair comparison?
You can argue that it's not fair at all, as Outrun is a good 15 years or so before Burnout 2, and technological advances in hardware have allowed game developers to push games to new limits that could never be realised in the era of the 8bit world. In it's time, Outrun was the king, and because Burnout 2 is not as universally accepted as Outrun was for being the king, then Outrun is the better game.
But in my opinion, it's a fair battle. On one side you have Outrun, and on the other you have Burnout 2. Burnout 2 has the better graphics by a mile, better crashes, faster gameplay, more modes, extra challenges, the ability to have more than 3 characters on your name on the scoreboard, and is generally a far superior game.
The age thing is not in this argument, it's a case of which is better. If someone released a game similar to Outrun (not actualy outrun, as it would sell on nostalgia value), with identical graphics and gameplay, would it still be a great game? Possibly. Would you buy it? No. Why would you buy a game that looks and plays like it's 15 years old?
Nostalgia and rose tinted glasses get in the way of our perceptions. As much as I am happy to admit that when I was a lot younger and Outrun was in the arcade, I thought it was the best thing since peanut butter on digestives, but as the technology has improved and the quality of games has increased, I have evolved too and games released today still manage to shock with their competance, even though i may have seen it before.
Games of past generations such as Outrun deserve respect for their place in gaming history, but for me that's where they stay. Titles on the shelves now are far superior, and I get far more excited about what's coming next far more than what has been.
The key word in the sentence above is "was". You can hardly call Outrun the best driving game ever when there are such titles as Burnout 2 on the market.
But is it a fair comparison?
You can argue that it's not fair at all, as Outrun is a good 15 years or so before Burnout 2, and technological advances in hardware have allowed game developers to push games to new limits that could never be realised in the era of the 8bit world. In it's time, Outrun was the king, and because Burnout 2 is not as universally accepted as Outrun was for being the king, then Outrun is the better game.
But in my opinion, it's a fair battle. On one side you have Outrun, and on the other you have Burnout 2. Burnout 2 has the better graphics by a mile, better crashes, faster gameplay, more modes, extra challenges, the ability to have more than 3 characters on your name on the scoreboard, and is generally a far superior game.
The age thing is not in this argument, it's a case of which is better. If someone released a game similar to Outrun (not actualy outrun, as it would sell on nostalgia value), with identical graphics and gameplay, would it still be a great game? Possibly. Would you buy it? No. Why would you buy a game that looks and plays like it's 15 years old?
Nostalgia and rose tinted glasses get in the way of our perceptions. As much as I am happy to admit that when I was a lot younger and Outrun was in the arcade, I thought it was the best thing since peanut butter on digestives, but as the technology has improved and the quality of games has increased, I have evolved too and games released today still manage to shock with their competance, even though i may have seen it before.
Games of past generations such as Outrun deserve respect for their place in gaming history, but for me that's where they stay. Titles on the shelves now are far superior, and I get far more excited about what's coming next far more than what has been.
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