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Elite/Dedicated Specialist/Old Skool. Just a few of the words used to categorise what is commonly known as a Hardcore gamer. But what do we mean by Hardcore? Before the mainstream had leached our beloved industry of any innovation (pre-Playstation era), Hardcore was the definition of a gamer that was dedicated to video games. Someone who exalted video gaming as the new god. Someone who wasn’t afraid of the ‘spotty geek’ stereotype. Someone who played video games, not because it was ‘cool’, but because it was his passion (yes, I use the word HIS, no political correctness here!)
Nowadays, If I ask who on the forum is a Hardcore gamer, I bet everyone would say they are. I would. I’ve been playing video games since the age of 6. My first console was the Sega Master System II (2) and the first game I owned was Alex Kidd in Miracle World (which came built-in with the machine. It’s coming flooding back. The sheer speed of the motorbike, those d*mned annoying spikes and the ‘do do do doo’ of the theme tune. Video gaming at it’s best. Until I got a SNES, my favourite ever console with ‘The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past’ (my favourite ever game). I don’t like to use the term ‘golden age’, because it implies the time has passed, but I will. It was the golden age of video games, a time never to be replicated. You can only enhance graphics with new machines; you can’t enhance the gameplay.
It really annoys me, though, when people who started off with a playstation (and now have a ps2) say they are Hardcore. They aren’t Hardcore… are they? What is Hardcore? Am I truly Hardcore? Not to someone who is 40 and started on something like a BBC Micron or Sinclair Spectrum all those years ago. So maybe the current generation are Hardcore. Maybe, for them, this age is their finest hour. Maybe there are varying degrees of Hardcore. Though I long for the days of simple graphics, monotonous tunes but super-charged gameplay to return, they never will. So I think it’s important that the true Hardcore (who ever they are) get their foot in the industry door and show all these ‘college boys’ how to make a REAL video game. We need Old Skool to return to the industry that betrayed them. C*ap games are destroying the industry, and though I always moan about the mainstream, we may need them after all. I think we must take the good with the bad.
Nowadays, If I ask who on the forum is a Hardcore gamer, I bet everyone would say they are. I would. I’ve been playing video games since the age of 6. My first console was the Sega Master System II (2) and the first game I owned was Alex Kidd in Miracle World (which came built-in with the machine. It’s coming flooding back. The sheer speed of the motorbike, those d*mned annoying spikes and the ‘do do do doo’ of the theme tune. Video gaming at it’s best. Until I got a SNES, my favourite ever console with ‘The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past’ (my favourite ever game). I don’t like to use the term ‘golden age’, because it implies the time has passed, but I will. It was the golden age of video games, a time never to be replicated. You can only enhance graphics with new machines; you can’t enhance the gameplay.
It really annoys me, though, when people who started off with a playstation (and now have a ps2) say they are Hardcore. They aren’t Hardcore… are they? What is Hardcore? Am I truly Hardcore? Not to someone who is 40 and started on something like a BBC Micron or Sinclair Spectrum all those years ago. So maybe the current generation are Hardcore. Maybe, for them, this age is their finest hour. Maybe there are varying degrees of Hardcore. Though I long for the days of simple graphics, monotonous tunes but super-charged gameplay to return, they never will. So I think it’s important that the true Hardcore (who ever they are) get their foot in the industry door and show all these ‘college boys’ how to make a REAL video game. We need Old Skool to return to the industry that betrayed them. C*ap games are destroying the industry, and though I always moan about the mainstream, we may need them after all. I think we must take the good with the bad.
mikelar10 wrote:
> True story, In my maths class, I used to sit next to the son of a big
> wig at Revolution Software, the creators of the Broken Sword games.
Revolution software eh??? there also responsible for who wants to be a millionaire........
> True story, In my maths class, I used to sit next to the son of a big
> wig at Revolution Software, the creators of the Broken Sword games.
Revolution software eh??? there also responsible for who wants to be a millionaire........
True story, In my maths class, I used to sit next to the son of a big wig at Revolution Software, the creators of the Broken Sword games.
Thus, I am Hardcore.
Thus, I am Hardcore.
locky1133 wrote:
> It really annoys me, though, when people who started off with a
> playstation (and now have a ps2) say they are Hardcore. They aren’t
> Hardcore… are they?
Every one has to start somewhere, just because these people didn't have a mastersystem doesn't mean that they don't dig games as much as you. I actually started of with a Commadore +4, closely followed by a 48K Speccy. Some of the first places you could play video games. But that doesn't mean I am anymore hard core than you.
Ros
> It really annoys me, though, when people who started off with a
> playstation (and now have a ps2) say they are Hardcore. They aren’t
> Hardcore… are they?
Every one has to start somewhere, just because these people didn't have a mastersystem doesn't mean that they don't dig games as much as you. I actually started of with a Commadore +4, closely followed by a 48K Speccy. Some of the first places you could play video games. But that doesn't mean I am anymore hard core than you.
Ros
Happy birthday Tiltawhirl, your one today.
Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Nintendo is the Daddy, now bend over and let Daddy spank you.
Thats disgusting!
> Nintendo is the Daddy, now bend over and let Daddy spank you.
Thats disgusting!
Nintendo is the Daddy, now bend over and let Daddy spank you.
In know it's blocked together but when I try to space it out, it ends up blocked together anyway!?
Elite/Dedicated Specialist/Old Skool. Just a few of the words used to categorise what is commonly known as a Hardcore gamer. But what do we mean by Hardcore? Before the mainstream had leached our beloved industry of any innovation (pre-Playstation era), Hardcore was the definition of a gamer that was dedicated to video games. Someone who exalted video gaming as the new god. Someone who wasn’t afraid of the ‘spotty geek’ stereotype. Someone who played video games, not because it was ‘cool’, but because it was his passion (yes, I use the word HIS, no political correctness here!)
Nowadays, If I ask who on the forum is a Hardcore gamer, I bet everyone would say they are. I would. I’ve been playing video games since the age of 6. My first console was the Sega Master System II (2) and the first game I owned was Alex Kidd in Miracle World (which came built-in with the machine. It’s coming flooding back. The sheer speed of the motorbike, those d*mned annoying spikes and the ‘do do do doo’ of the theme tune. Video gaming at it’s best. Until I got a SNES, my favourite ever console with ‘The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past’ (my favourite ever game). I don’t like to use the term ‘golden age’, because it implies the time has passed, but I will. It was the golden age of video games, a time never to be replicated. You can only enhance graphics with new machines; you can’t enhance the gameplay.
It really annoys me, though, when people who started off with a playstation (and now have a ps2) say they are Hardcore. They aren’t Hardcore… are they? What is Hardcore? Am I truly Hardcore? Not to someone who is 40 and started on something like a BBC Micron or Sinclair Spectrum all those years ago. So maybe the current generation are Hardcore. Maybe, for them, this age is their finest hour. Maybe there are varying degrees of Hardcore. Though I long for the days of simple graphics, monotonous tunes but super-charged gameplay to return, they never will. So I think it’s important that the true Hardcore (who ever they are) get their foot in the industry door and show all these ‘college boys’ how to make a REAL video game. We need Old Skool to return to the industry that betrayed them. C*ap games are destroying the industry, and though I always moan about the mainstream, we may need them after all. I think we must take the good with the bad.
Nowadays, If I ask who on the forum is a Hardcore gamer, I bet everyone would say they are. I would. I’ve been playing video games since the age of 6. My first console was the Sega Master System II (2) and the first game I owned was Alex Kidd in Miracle World (which came built-in with the machine. It’s coming flooding back. The sheer speed of the motorbike, those d*mned annoying spikes and the ‘do do do doo’ of the theme tune. Video gaming at it’s best. Until I got a SNES, my favourite ever console with ‘The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past’ (my favourite ever game). I don’t like to use the term ‘golden age’, because it implies the time has passed, but I will. It was the golden age of video games, a time never to be replicated. You can only enhance graphics with new machines; you can’t enhance the gameplay.
It really annoys me, though, when people who started off with a playstation (and now have a ps2) say they are Hardcore. They aren’t Hardcore… are they? What is Hardcore? Am I truly Hardcore? Not to someone who is 40 and started on something like a BBC Micron or Sinclair Spectrum all those years ago. So maybe the current generation are Hardcore. Maybe, for them, this age is their finest hour. Maybe there are varying degrees of Hardcore. Though I long for the days of simple graphics, monotonous tunes but super-charged gameplay to return, they never will. So I think it’s important that the true Hardcore (who ever they are) get their foot in the industry door and show all these ‘college boys’ how to make a REAL video game. We need Old Skool to return to the industry that betrayed them. C*ap games are destroying the industry, and though I always moan about the mainstream, we may need them after all. I think we must take the good with the bad.